# Technical debt reduction and improved scanning could make software safer sooner

DevFeed: [Technical debt reduction and improved scanning could make software safer sooner](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/mythos-has-made-2026-patching-hell-it-might-make-2027-a-breeze-30933.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/16/mythos-has-made-2026-patching-hell-it-might-make-2027-a-breeze/5296747>)

Author: Simon Sharwood

Published: 2026-09-16T05:54:47Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [patches](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/patches.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [ai-and-ml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-and-ml.md>), [mythos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mythos.md>), [patch-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/patch-management.md>), [patches](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/patches.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [technical](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical.md>)

## AI overview

The article discusses how paying down technical debt and improving software scanning could make software safer sooner, potentially easing patching challenges in 2027.

## Source excerpt

Gartner sees huge amounts of technical debt paid down, and better scanning that could make software safer sooner