06/04/2026
Cyberattacks are officially moving faster than humans can think. A recent study by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 showcased "Zealot," an AI-driven system that completed an entire cloud attack in just under three minutes.
Using only a single voice-like prompt, these AI agents identified misconfigurations, escalated their own privileges, and even improvised new ways to bypass security when they hit a dead end. The big takeaway for businesses is that traditional human response times are no longer enough to stop an intrusion in progress.