The new tools come as cybersecurity and AI companies race to help defenders keep pace with attackers.
Microsoft launched MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, a specialized model scoring 95.95% on CyberGym for accelerating vulnerability detection and patching. Compact domain-specific models cut scanning costs versus frontier models, reshaping security economics as AI-driven attacks accelerate.
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Microsoft introduced a new cyber-specific AI model and AI-powered security agents designed to help organizations identify, prioritize and patch software vulnerabilities faster while responding more quickly to active cyber threats.
Why it matters: Cybersecurity and AI companies are racing to help defenders keep pace with attackers using increasingly capable AI models to automate hacking.
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