Cloudflare CEO warns of years of AI-driven security crises after PHP flaw

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince warned that AI-powered tools will accelerate discovery of internet security flaws, predicting "a couple years" of frequent crises following this week's PHP vulnerability panic that took down major websites. The PHP incident exposed flaws in a language used by roughly 70% of websites, with Wiz Research using LLM tools to develop exploits in hours. Prince said additional severe vulnerabilities exist in other critical software, as AI lowers barriers for both discovery and exploitation. Prince noted long-term benefits, saying vulnerabilities will eventually be patched for more secure software. He advised users to stay current on browser and app updates, adding that "extra paranoia won't hurt" in the coming years.