How AI Assistants Are Moving the Security Goalposts

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By BeauHDMar 9, 2026, 5:00 pm83 ptsTrending
An anonymous reader quotes a report from KrebsOnSecurity: AI-based assistants or "agents" -- autonomous programs that have access to the user's computer, files, online services and can automate virtually any task -- are growing in popularity with developers and IT workers. But as so many eyebrow-raising…

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