Microsoft introduces MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, an AI model trained for cybersecurity, and launches Perception, an agentic security system to patch vulnerabilities (New York Times)

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/microsoft-unveils-ai-cybersecurity-tools.html?unlocked_article_code=1.01A.c_Y4.7RhNYnUPQCWP&amp;smid=url-share"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260727/i23.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260727/p23#a260727p23" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/">New York Times</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/microsoft-unveils-ai-cybersecurity-tools.html?unlocked_article_code=1.01A.c_Y4.7RhNYnUPQCWP&amp;smid=url-share">Microsoft introduces MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, an AI model trained for cybersecurity, and launches Perception, an agentic security system to patch vulnerabilities</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; As some executives fret over the safety of new A.I. systems, protecting against them could be a big business for tech companies.</p>