AI-Driven 'Silent Probing' Turns Automated Security Playbooks into Attack Surfaces

Summary

A CyberScoop op-ed highlights the emerging threat of 'silent probing,' in which cyber adversaries use AI to systematically map defender behaviors, automated response patterns, and detection thresholds — effectively turning security automation into a predictable and exploitable attack surface. The article argues this represents a fundamental shift from technical vulnerability exploitation to behavioral risk, where the consistency of automated playbooks becomes a liability rather than an asset. T