💻 Technology Apr 30, 2026 · Justin Cappos

With $1 Cyberattacks on the Rise, Durable Defenses Pay Off

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With $1 Cyberattacks on the Rise, Durable Defenses Pay Off
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Transforming a newly discovered software vulnerability into a cyberattack used to take months. Today—as the recent headlines over Anthropic’s Project Glasswing have shown—generative AI can do the job in minutes, often for less than a dollar of cloud computing time.But while large language models present a real cyber-threat, they also provide an opportunity to reinforce cyberdefenses. Anthropic reports its Claude Mythos preview model has already helped defenders preemptively discover over a thous

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