{
  "id": 18914,
  "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/why-patching-networks-against-cyberattacks-is-very-scary-in-the-age-of-ai",
  "title": "Why patching networks against cyberattacks is ‘very scary’ in the age of AI",
  "summary": "The long-standing mantra that certain operational systems must be continuously available and can’t be brought down for a patch is becoming harder to defend as cyber threats accelerate, US officials warn.",
  "authors": "Barry Rosenberg",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "military-security",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-12T20:00:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-13T05:10:37.786Z",
  "source_slug": "x-breaking-defense-ai",
  "source_name": "Breaking Defense (AI)",
  "source_homepage": "https://breakingdefense.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18914",
  "original_url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/why-patching-networks-against-cyberattacks-is-very-scary-in-the-age-of-ai",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}