ARTEX and beyond: AI-enabled penetration testing platforms

AI-enabled penetration testing and red team frameworks can automate and chain reconnaissance, vulnerability testing, and follow-on actions, lowering the skill threshold for attackers and accelerating intrusions when the tools are misused.

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