If AI Can Build the Exploit, It Can Write the Patch

The window between an exploit being discovered and actively used is around eight hours. Curtis Koenig, Head of Application Security at Gen, explains why zero trust and a prepared incident response process remain the foundation for security teams navigating this new threat landscape.

"The good news is that if the tool can find a vulnerability and create an exploit, it can find a vulnerability and write a patch as well."

Curtis captures the dual nature of AI in security in one sentence. The same tools accelerating attacks can also accelerate the fix.

Defenders have to win every time. The attacker only has to win once. With an exploit window of around eight hours, Curtis says assume breach and invest in incident response. His team at Gen is working with AI tools to empower developers to create fixes faster.

Full episode: https://youtu.be/aLv52Bs8dQI