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Microsoft: Threat Actors Are Benefiting from AI Faster Than Defenders in the Early Race

According to Microsoft's 2026 Digital Defense Report, attackers are currently benefiting from artificial intelligence faster than defenders. This is accelerating vulnerability discovery, malware development, and post-compromise activity such as data exfiltration, secret discovery, and lateral movement.

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Microsoft: Threat Actors Are Benefiting from AI Faster Than Defenders in the Early Race

According to Microsoft's 2026 Digital Defense Report, attackers are currently benefiting from artificial intelligence faster than defenders. This is accelerating vulnerability discovery, malware development, and post-compromise activity such as data exfiltration, secret discovery, and lateral movement.