• Palo Alto Networks warned that AI-driven supply chain attacks are outpacing human-led defenses, increasing risks from trusted vendors and software dependencies.
• The fastest quartile of sensitive data exfiltration occurs within 72 minutes of compromise; human alert triage typically takes at least 15 minutes.
• Unmonitored AI services used by employees or partners can expose corporate data if compromised, creating additional supply chain vulnerabilities.
• The analysis urged unified security architecture with autonomous detection and response in seconds, versus containment processes that can take days.

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