AI collapsed the patching window. Washington needs a cyber risk operations doctrine.

AI models like Mythos and GPT-5.5-Cyber rapidly uncover software vulnerabilities faster than government agencies can patch, creating a cybersecurity crisis. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Binding Operational Directive 26-04 mandates risk-based vulnerability management with a 72-hour remediation window, pushing agencies toward a risk operations center model for prioritizing and automating patching.

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