AI is everywhere in modern development. But most AppSec models are still built for a world where humans wrote the code and pipelines moved slowly. That gap is now being exploited.
𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫. In 2025, attackers proved they don’t need zero-days to win.
They abused automation, trusted pipelines, AI-generated code, and inherited trust, and let systems do the rest.
Our new report, <a href="https://xygeni.io/resources/download-report-new-application-security-attack-trends-for-2026/?utm_source=daily-dev&amp;utm_medium=post" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">New Application Security Attack Trends for 2026</a>, breaks down what actually changed and why traditional AppSec signals failed.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
• How AI changed the economics of software supply chain attacks
• Why CVEs and static analysis missed trust-based, workflow-driven attacks
• How persistence moved from access to artifacts and build outputs
• What attackers optimized in 2025, and will keep optimizing in 2026
• Why AppSec must shift from issue lists to system-level control of execution and trust, and much more!
This isn’t about more scanning. It’s about understanding how risk propagates when AI and automation operate at machine speed.
If you’re responsible for AppSec or DevSecOps in an AI-first world, this report is for you.
📘 <a href="https://xygeni.io/resources/download-report-new-application-security-attack-trends-for-2026/?utm_source=daily-dev&amp;utm_medium=post" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔</a>
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AI-driven development has created new attack vectors that traditional AppSec tools miss. Attackers in 2025 exploited automation, trusted pipelines, and AI-generated code without needing zero-day vulnerabilities. The shift requires moving from vulnerability scanning to system-level control of execution and trust, as attacks now target workflows and artifacts rather than just code vulnerabilities. A new report examines how AI changed the economics of supply chain attacks and why AppSec strategies must adapt to machine-speed automation.

New Application Security Attack Trends for 2026 - Report