AI Collapses Vulnerability Window, CISOs Shift Budget

AI has compressed vulnerability discovery-to-exploit from months to hours, breaking the traditional patch-management buffer. Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview found over 10,000 high-severity flaws in one month, with 99% still unpatched. Zero Day Clock reports the 2026 average time-to-exploit is roughly 24 hours, down from 53 days in 2024.