Opinion
Alex Stamos warns AI is rapidly lowering the cost of cyberattacks
Cognition security chief Alex Stamos argues that open-weight AI models and agentic tools can increasingly automate vulnerability discovery, exploit creation, and attacks. He says this shift is expanding advanced offensive capabilities beyond elite hackers while defenders still face high operational costs. Stamos calls for cheaper, layered AI systems to help security teams monitor logs, investigate alerts, and respond to attacks.
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