Periodic Security Warning

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In recent years I have repeatedly told friends and family that online security is fundamentally compromised and that their providers have nothing effective in place to protect people. Everybody should be demanding a much more affirmative posture from authorities and providers. At this point, a major system not proactively using AI for defense is near guaranteed to be hacked and its users compromised. As of now, the response of vendors is to blame their users, and even in the case of gross negligence to make users whole.

🛡️ The AI Defense Imperative — Revisited (2025–2026)

1️⃣ Why AI‑on‑AI defense is now essential

Cyber attacks now evolve in real time—policymakers at a June 2025 Axios event warned that AI is rapidly changing the cybersecurity landscape ([source](https://www.axios.com/2025/07/03/axios-event-policy-cyber-defense-ai)) :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}.

2️⃣ Why human/static defenses lag behind

Static, rule-based defenses are brittle against adaptive AI adversaries. Studies in adversarial machine learning highlight how such attackers can evade defenses trained only on past data :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}.

3️⃣ Adversarial self‑play: Defense that “learns like the attacker”

Research like “Self‑RedTeam” shows how online self‑play reinforcement learning, pairing attacker and defender models, uncovers novel threats and boosts robustness by ~65 % over static defenders :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}. Related frameworks such as AegisLLM and multi‑agent security explore autonomous agent pipelines that continually test and defend themselves :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}.

4️⃣ Key 2025 institutional developments

  • In January 2025, a sweeping Biden executive order mandated AI-powered cyber defense programs, secure‑by‑design software development, and stronger CISA authority across federal systems :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}.
  • The U.S. launched the International Network of AI Safety Institutes and created the TRAINS task force to manage AI threats to national security :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}.
  • A recent Washington Post proposal advocates establishing a national tech academy (USATA) to train cyber and AI talent in defense roles, reflecting urgent workforce gaps :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}.
  • Axios reported that ransomware attacks using AI-driven tactics now target SharePoint servers at scale, signaling real-time adversarial automation :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}.

5️⃣ What adversarially‑trained defensive AI delivers

  • Ability to **anticipate novel threats** before they occur.
  • Capability to **adapt defenses in real time** as attacks evolve.
  • Scalability to **match attack speed** across distributed networks.
  • Proactive **vulnerability discovery** through self‑attack regimes.

6️⃣ Risks of failing to adapt

Organizations relying on outdated, heuristic defenses face capability gaps and rising exposure to state-sponsored AI threats. Regulatory and insurance trends increasingly demand measurable adversarial robustness :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}.

✅ Bottom Line

For 2025–2026, deploying **AI-versus-AI cyber defense** is not optional—it’s essential. Systems must be trained via adversarial self-play, battle-tested continuously, and integrated with adaptive monitoring. Anything less is a brittle shield, destined to fail under AI-powered attack.

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