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AI found widespread IoT vulnerabilities more quickly and cheaply than humans could
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Fusion42 · 12 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
AI technology significantly accelerated discovery of 99 security vulnerabilities in embedded TCP/IP software used in critical infrastructure, completing in 90 hours what would have taken humans nine months. The vulnerabilities include memory corruption, integer errors, and input validation flaws in widely used IoT device protocols.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Infrastructure, IoT & Edge and Cybersecurity.
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You now face an AI-powered gap in how quickly IoT security flaws get found and fixed. If you develop or deploy IoT devices, you must move faster to test and patch your software or risk exposure.
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