AI Threat Readiness Pillar 1: Reduce Critical Exposures & Scan with AI

AI is making it faster for attackers to turn newly discovered vulnerabilities into working exploits, with exploitation timelines shrinking from days or weeks to just hours. Security teams are overwhelmed with too many vulnerability alerts to handle, so they need to focus on identifying which exposures actually matter by evaluating reachability (can attackers access it?), exploitability (can it be compromised?), and business impact. To address this, organizations should use AI-powered scanning tools to find complex attack chains and prioritize vulnerabilities based on real-world risk rather than just volume.