BrianKrebsMar 9

New, by me: How AI Assistants are Moving the Security Goalposts

AI-based assistants or “agents” — autonomous programs that have access to the user’s computer, files, online services and can automate virtually any task — are growing in popularity with developers and IT workers. But as so many eyebrow-raising headlines over the past few weeks have shown, these powerful and assertive new tools are rapidly shifting the security priorities for organizations, while blurring the lines between data and code, trusted co-worker and insider threat, ninja hacker and novice code jockey.

Read more (and boost please!):

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/03/how-ai-assistants-are-moving-the-security-goalposts/

#openclaw #AI #agentic #aiagents #lethaltrifecta

Show threaddavecb 🇨🇦Mar 10

@briankrebs

In a discussion with @glynmoody, I noted that an accountant friend said AI is "not a fiduciary". Meaning they're not acting in your best interest.

That's why their sellers like calling them an "agent", which implies they are acting in your best interest, but actually only mean they are acting for you. Whether for good or for bad.

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@davecb @briankrebs

Just like your real estate agent, when buying a house, has the perverted incentive to keep the price high, not low, because their percentage stays higher too.

And their incentive is not to find you the best house, but to sell you one as fast as possible so they can move onto the next mark.

Mar 10 at 5:36pmWeb