AI-Powered App Attacks Are Faster, More Frequent and Harder to Stop
Digital.ai’s latest threat report warns that agentic AI has erased the distinction between emerging and primary targets, enabling attackers to strike mobile apps within hours of release across every industry. The post AI-Powered App Attacks Are Faster, More Frequent and Harder to Stop appeared first on SecurityWeek.
AI, and especially agentic AI, is remodeling attack and defense throughout cybersecurity.
Any distinction between emerging targets and primary targets in app security has dissolved, courtesy of bad actors’ rapid adoption of agentic AI. All apps should be considered primary targets, and security budgets should be allocated to reflect the new reality.
Two areas of focus are discussed in Digital.ai’s 2026 App Security Threat Report.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/ai-powered-app-attacks-are-faster-more-frequent-and-harder-to-stop/
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