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Kevin Mandia says AI cuts red-team hacking from days to minutes

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published August 8, 2026 · Shawn Ryan Show · Cybersecurity Expert Reveals America's Terrifying AI Arms Race
Kevin Mandia says AI cuts red-team hacking from days to minutes
Shawn Ryan Show
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Cybersecurity Expert Reveals America's Terrifying AI Arms Race

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"What used to take us 5 days with two smart humans is 5 minutes to 10 minutes with AI now. That already exists today."

Cybersecurity executive Kevin Mandia says his firm’s red-team work has been accelerated dramatically by AI, claiming tests that previously took “5 days” can now be done in “5 minutes to 10 minutes”. He presents this as already operational capability, and argues the same speed-up will be available to criminal and state actors as AI takes “the human out of the loop” in intrusion work.

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