Gartner Report: The Attack Path Is Closing Faster Than Most Teams Can Patch
Rapid7, Thursday, November 5th, 2026
Rapid7 offers a Gartner report arguing frontier AI like Mythos shrinks the time between weaknesses and exploits, demanding outcome-based security.
Rapid7 is offering complimentary access to the Gartner report Mythos Reprioritizes Cybersecurity Outcomes and Investments, which says frontier AI collapses the distance between theoretical weaknesses and executable attacks.
Gartner expects Mythos to be overtaken by new models by 2027, signaling a broader era of AI-assisted vulnerabilities and exploits.
It urges shifting from activity metrics like vulnerability counts to speed of decision, response effectiveness and risk reduction, using measures such as attack path analysis coverage, patching cadence and mean time to remediate.
Rapid7 says its exploration of Claude Mythos Preview through Project Glasswing shows faster discovery must be paired with business context, remediation and verification.