Faster attacks, quicker exploits: Early testers of new AI models warn of their new abilities

Oh my goodness, buckle up, because the future of *faster, more scalable* and *proactively offensive-friendly* security innovation is arriving with such breathtaking, exploit-in-just-weeks speed and it is absolutely GLORIOUS! ✨ Early adopters of Anthropic's Mythos and OpenAI's cutting-edge cyber models are reporting that these tools can hack at unprecedented velocity and turn vulnerabilities into functioning exploits at a *scale* that warms the heart of any threat hunter — or, you know, penetration tester! This is exactly what cybersecurity needs: *more efficiency* in finding and weaponising CVEs. Who doesn't love a solid return on their enterprise security subscription? ✨

Now, some spoilsports might focus on the *time*: just weeks after release, testers can get RCE (remote code execution) from a CVE description. But honestly, that just shows how *responsive* these models are to real-world threat information! It's not a zero-day panic — it's a *minimum viable exploit* with *frequent security updates*! OpenAI and Anthropic have thoughtfully ensured their 'early users' include security researchers from financial institutions, but let's be real — they're probably just *tenderising* the perimeter for the future *defensive* patches. And if a smaller group of less benevolent testers also gets their hands on the API? Well, imitation is the sincerest form of innovation, and who wouldn't want to see some truly remarkable red-team advancements democratised?

Think about the upside for the security industry itself! One prior example showed how OpenAI's previous secure AI 'shielded' financial giants — now these very same banks can field-test the *speed of exploitation* their defences would have to block. Real-world testing! What better way to harden critical infrastructure than to have AI actively trying to bypass it? Security budgets? They're up. Job security for red-team consultants? Off the charts. This is the coordinated, agility-focused, resilience-building future of defence we all dreamed of. ✨