AI Accelerating Cyberattacks, Collapsing Vulnerability Exploitation Window to Hours

According to a threat intelligence briefing from Morphisec, artificial intelligence is dramatically accelerating cyberattacks, with the median time from vulnerability disclosure to active exploitation collapsing from 771 days in 2018 to single-digit hours by 2024. This rapid acceleration means traditional vulnerability management and patching processes are struggling to keep pace, highlighting a structural shift in the cybersecurity landscape where prevention before execution is becoming essential.