Summary
Mythos automatically reads the code, looking for mistakes or security gaps, helping to protect the nation’s digital infrastructure.
The agency’s Attack Surface Evaluation team oversees the process, ensuring the AI’s findings are acted upon.
Key Points
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Cybersecurity Agency adopts AI tool Mythos for code review.
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Mythos searches for errors and security weaknesses in government software.
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Attack Surface Evaluation team monitors and implements AI recommendations.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsCybersecurity
Keeping computers safe from bad people.
Audit
Checking something carefully to see if it is correct.
Code
Instructions that tell a computer what to do.
Artificial Intelligence
A computer program that can think and learn like a brain.
Mythos
The name of the special computer program that reads code.
Attack Surface Evaluation
A group that looks for weak spots in computer systems.
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