AI-powered breaches provide wake-up call for incident response

Attackers are increasingly using AI agents (autonomous AI systems that can perform multiple tasks without human control) to automate all stages of cyberattacks, from initial entry to stealing data and establishing persistence (maintaining long-term unauthorized access). This automation dramatically speeds up attacks compared to traditional manual hacking, and security experts warn that most organizations haven't updated their defenses to handle this threat, especially since these AI attacks often exploit unpatched systems and common weaknesses rather than requiring advanced zero-day vulnerabilities (previously unknown security flaws).