AI is changing the speed at which cybersecurity issues emerge and are exploited, compressing what were once manageable response windows into hours or days. As capabilities like those demonstrated in models such as Mythos and Fable move into broader use, the distinction between defensive and offensive application becomes harder to separate.

In this report, Ecosystm Principal Advisor, Darian Bird examines how this shift is already playing out across vulnerability discovery, automated attacks, and fraud, and what it means for how organisations prioritise security. The focus is on a simple but uncomfortable reality: most security operating models were not built for the pace at which threats now evolve.