Tech27 seconds: Why humans can’t respond fast enough to cyberattacks

The push to build more powerful AI is also driving efforts to defend against its use by cyber attackers. AI can make attacks more sophisticated, faster, easier to scale and carry out, leaving defenders less time to detect and respond. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says the average online-crime breakout time fell to 29 minutes in 2025, with the fastest observed breakout occurring in…