AI agents dominated the news this week, from security exploits that unfolded in hours to new tools that let agents shop, manage transactions, and conduct scientific research. On the latest episode of This Week in AI , host Vicki Reyzelman of Akamai examined how these developments are testing existing security practices and creating new opportunities for businesses and researchers.

AI attacks are outpacing traditional security responses

AI is changing how attackers find and exploit vulnerabilities. A supply chain attack involving ARTEX , an open source agentic AI penetration-testing framework, helped attackers reach more than 2,250 Microsoft 365 tenants through a ConnectWise compromise.…