AI Uncovers Security Crisis: Web Vulnerabilities Double As Industry Races Forward

Artificial intelligence has become both cybersecurity's solution and its biggest headache. While AI-powered tools are helping organizations discover software vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed, the same acceleration is creating a wave of security crises that experts say will test global infrastructure for years to come. A critical flaw in PHP—the programming language powering roughly 70% of the world's websites—exposed the stakes when government agencies across Europe, from France and Denmark to the Netherlands, temporarily took systems offline this week while rushing to patch the weakness.