Executive Summary

Attackers now weaponize new vulnerabilities in about five days, while the median organization takes 43 days to patch one. A free guide explains how autonomous AI agents can close this gap, outlining the controls security leaders must demand before deploying them to production. Exploitation remains the front door, responsible for 31% of breaches.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: The Hacker News - Published Date: 2026-09-17T10:50:53+00:00 - Category: threat-intel

Original Description: Attackers now weaponize new vulnerabilities in about five days (Mandiant, part of Google Cloud). The median organization takes 43 days to patch one (Verizon DBIR 2026). A new free guide explains how autonomous AI agents are closing that gap, and what security leaders must demand before pointing one at production. TL;DR Exploitation is now the front door. It starts 31% of breaches (Verizon DBIR

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