# The Attacker Never Sleeps, Neither Can Your Testing

DevFeed: [The Attacker Never Sleeps, Neither Can Your Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-attacker-never-sleeps-neither-can-your-testing-7832.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/attacker-never-sleeps-neither-can-testing/>)

Author: Manoj Nair

Published: 2026-07-30T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [Developer Tools](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-tools.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [application-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/application-security.md>), [awareness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/awareness.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [code-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-security.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [devsecops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devsecops.md>), [executive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/executive.md>), [finserv](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/finserv.md>), [interest](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interest.md>), [open-source-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-security.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [snyk-apprisk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/snyk-apprisk.md>), [snyk-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/snyk-code.md>), [snyk-open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/snyk-open-source.md>), [snyk-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/snyk-platform.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supply-chain-security.md>), [tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [vulnerability-insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability-insights.md>)

## AI overview

AI-driven code generation is expanding software attack surfaces while giving attackers machine-speed reasoning capabilities. The article argues that security teams need continuous testing, agent governance, and independent validation of findings.

## Source excerpt

AI is accelerating software development and giving attackers machine-speed capabilities. Security teams must continuously test AI-built code, govern agents, and independently validate every finding.