With great AI power comes the need for zero trust responsibility

This article explores how AI tools like Claude Mythos can be both defensive assets and offensive threats in enterprise security.

• •Claude Mythos has identified over 10,000 critical vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure but poses risks if misused for autonomous exploitation
• •Autonomous AI exploits operate at machine speed, completing breach-to-exfiltration cycles in minutes rather than hours or days
• •Traditional defenses fail because they rely on human-in-the-loop responses, static credential architecture, and perimeter-based trust models
• •Zero trust principles, identity-based access, and continuous secret hygiene—when properly automated—can neutralize autonomous threat vectors
• •Tools like IBM Vault Radar automate security best practices by continuously scanning for exposed secrets, credentials, and sensitive data