Cyberattack Time Drops from 2 Years to 20 Hours... AWS Stresses Need for Continuous Automated Verification

"From One-Time Inspections to Continuous Verification and Automated Response"

As the risks of cyberattacks utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) continue to increase, experts are advising that security verification should be conducted continuously and through automated systems.

On the morning of July 1, Amazon Web Services (AWS) held the 'AWS Security 101 Press Conference' at the AWS Korea headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, where it shared AWS's security strategies for the era of high-performance AI.

Eunsu Shin, Senior Security Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS Korea, is presenting at the 'AWS Security 101 Press Conference' held on the morning of the 1st at the AWS Korea headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. AWS

Eunsu Shin, Senior Security Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS Korea, stated, "The advent of high-performance AI is fundamentally changing both the speed and methods of security response," and added, "Attackers can now use AI to detect vulnerabilities, generate and refine exploits, and even suggest modifications much faster than before."

According to AWS, the time required to exploit vulnerabilities has decreased from 2.3 years in 2018, to 5 days in 2024, and is expected to drop to about 20 hours in 2026. In contrast, it still takes an average of 32 to 38 days to patch vulnerabilities. As a result, the gap between attack and defense continues to widen.

Shin advised, "As AI-powered vulnerability detection becomes more advanced, corporate security systems must shift away from one-time inspections to a model focused on continuous verification and automated response."

On this day, AWS also introduced 'AWS Continuum', a solution that automates all processes from discovering to remediating security vulnerabilities. AWS Continuum utilizes AI to review software code, identify security vulnerabilities, and prioritize actions based on risk level. It then determines whether the vulnerability can actually be exploited and applies the appropriate patch to address it.

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