Why AI Forces a Rethink of Everything We Know About Software Security

Editor’s Note: The following article is the full-length version of the article, “How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Software Security: Machine-Speed Delivery, Shifting Risk, and New Control Points.” AI has hit the gas pedal on software delivery. We are shipping more code, more often, and relying on automated logic and external dependencies, which expands the attack surface beyond what existing practices were designed to catch.