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AI JUST RAISED THE INTEREST RATE ON YOUR TECHNICAL DEBT

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Summary from the TLDR IT newsletter

AI-assisted vulnerability discovery effectively raises the interest rate on technical debt by making exploits much cheaper and faster to develop. While finding bugs has become vastly accelerated, repairing them still moves at human speed, creating a dangerous asymmetry for organizations. Leadership teams should look into auditing deferred security tickets, sunsetting unused internet-facing systems, and reviewing accepted-risk registers on a regular schedule.