AI is finding vulnerabilities faster. Who is funding the people expected to fix them?

OpenSSL reports that AI-driven vulnerability discovery has increased its monthly security reports from nine to about 70 in a year, raising concerns about funding for the security teams expected to address the growing workload.

Artificial intelligence is changing vulnerability discovery. At OpenSSL, we are seeing that change first-hand. A year ago, our security address received around nine separate reports and enquiries a month. It now receives around 70. AI tools can examine source code and identify potential security issues at a scale that would previously have required significant human … The post AI is finding vulnerabilities faster. Who is funding the people expected to fix them? https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/09/04/ai-is-finding-vulnerabilities-faster-who-is-funding-the-people-expected-to-fix-them/ appeared first on IT Security Guru https://www.itsecurityguru.org .