CrowdStrike and EY: AI turns cybersecurity into a never-ending process

CrowdStrike's SafeMind pits offensive AI models against simulated customer infrastructure while defensive AI detects and patches the holes, logging every change. EY reports a measurable rise in attack volume and velocity and says clients are broadly deploying AI to probe and fix their own systems.

• CrowdStrike's SafeMind attacks a simulated environment and feeds the change log back to offensive models
• EY sees a measurable increase in the volume and velocity of AI-assisted attacks
• Global cybercrime costs were estimated at $10.5 trillion in 2025
• Companies deploy AI to find and patch vulnerabilities but keep humans in the loop