How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Software Security: Machine-Speed Delivery, Shifting Risk, and New Control Points

Editor’s Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone’s 2026 Trend Report, Security by Design: AI Defense, Supply Chain Security, and Security-First Architecture in Practice.

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AI has hit the gas pedal on software delivery. We are shipping more code, more often, and relying on automated logic and external dependencies, which expand the attack surface beyond what existing practices were designed to catch.