Almost as if I spoke it into being, the New York Times reports on the fact that AI-powered research into existing software is quickly uncovering security flaws and bugs that had gone unnoticed for years, and researchers are rapidly patching them. The chief executive of Cloudflare gives the important final assessment. Even if these are stressful days to be in cybersecurity, they are hopeful ones:
“You’re actually safer in a world where we are finding these things,” Mr. Prince said. “The next two years, it’s going to feel like the sky is falling, but I think we come out the other end of it with a much safer internet.”