Originally published at nlocoding.com
81%of critical vulnerabilities exploited in 2025 had known fixes available for over 60 days. (CISA, 2026)
Software doesn’t get hacked because attackers are clever. It gets hacked because maintainers move slow. That’s the ugly truth. AI is changing the speed equation—sometimes for both sides.
AI tools are shifting vulnerability detection from reactive to real-time in 2026
AI-driven security tools now analyze codebases, dependencies, and infrastructure 24/7, not just during scheduled audits. According to Gartner’s 2026 Security Report, 73% of high-growth SaaS companies use AI to scan new code on every commit. Manual review? Still vital—but it’s too slow for modern CI/CD.
