How fast are AI-enabled attacks happening according to CrowdStrike?

CrowdStrike's 2025 Global Threat Report documents breakout times as fast as 51 seconds for AI-enabled attacks.

What is the new challenge for CISOs regarding patches?

CISOs face the challenge of threat actors reverse-engineering patches within 72 hours, necessitating rapid patching.

Why are traditional security measures failing against AI attacks?

Traditional methods struggle with the semantic and stochastic nature of AI attacks, which bypass static signatures and deterministic rules.

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AI Attacks Outpace Defenses: New Threat Model

10 Jan

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Summary

AI enables attacks with breakout times as fast as 51 seconds.
Threat actors reverse-engineer patches within 72 hours.
89% of technologists bypass cybersecurity for business goals.

AI Attacks Outpace Defenses: New Threat Model

Enterprise security is increasingly vulnerable to AI-driven attacks, not due to weak defenses, but a fundamental shift in the threat model. Attackers are exploiting runtime weaknesses where breakout times are as short as 51 seconds, outpacing traditional security's ability to respond. This rapid advancement, accelerated by AI, means threat actors can reverse-engineer patches within 72 hours, leaving organizations exposed if they cannot patch promptly.

Traditional security methods, relying on static signatures and deterministic rules, are proving insufficient against the semantic and stochastic nature of AI-targeted attacks. Vectors like prompt injection, camouflage attacks, and synthetic identity fraud bypass conventional controls. These methods weaponize AI to exploit vulnerabilities in LLM applications, with some attacks succeeding in seconds and leading to data leaks.

Gartner predicts a quarter of enterprise breaches by 2028 will stem from AI agent abuse. Security leaders must prioritize deployment of inference security and adopt zero-trust principles. The race is on to close the security gap before organizations become the next cautionary tale in the escalating AI arms race.