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AI tools enhance cybersecurity, driving continuous pen-testing and bug discovery

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An AI tool has been employed to identify 38 bugs within the OpenEMR software, including two critical vulnerabilities. Separately, artificial intelligence is also driving a shift towards continuous penetration testing methodologies within the healthcare sector, as seen at Evinova, a unit of AstraZeneca. These advancements highlight AI's growing role in both discovering and mitigating security weaknesses in healthcare IT systems. AI

IMPACT AI is being used to discover and patch vulnerabilities in healthcare software, improving system security.

RANK_REASON AI tool used to discover bugs in software, which is a research/tooling application.

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    DATE: April 29, 2026 at 05:21PM SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY Direct article link at end of text block below. @US_FDA Piloting Use of # AI for 'Real-Time' Cl

    DATE: April 29, 2026 at 05:21PM SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY Direct article link at end of text block below. @US_FDA Piloting Use of # AI for 'Real-Time' Clinical Trials https:// t.co/s1Lkgr0Lh0 Here are any URLs found in the article text: https:// t.co/s1Lkgr0Lh0 Articles ca…

    LINKS healthcareinfosecurity.com clinicians-exchange.org
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    DATE: April 28, 2026 at 05:32PM SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY Direct article link at end of text block below. How # AI Drives Shift to # ContinuousPenTesting

    DATE: April 28, 2026 at 05:32PM SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY Direct article link at end of text block below. How # AI Drives Shift to # ContinuousPenTesting at # Evinova , a Unit of # AstraZeneca https:// t.co/lRCewjEGut @TerraSecurity Here are any URLs found in the article t…

    LINKS healthcareinfosecurity.com clinicians-exchange.org
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    DATE: April 29, 2026 at 08:33AM SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY Direct article link at end of text block below. How is # AI changing # cybersecurity # pentesti

    DATE: April 29, 2026 at 08:33AM SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY Direct article link at end of text block below. How is # AI changing # cybersecurity # pentesting ? https:// t.co/PNkTXCtLm5 Here are any URLs found in the article text: https:// t.co/PNkTXCtLm5 Articles can be foun…

    LINKS healthcareinfosecurity.com clinicians-exchange.org
  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    DATE: April 29, 2026 at 08:30AM SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY Direct article link at end of text block below. # AI tool used to discover 38 bugs in # OpenEMR

    DATE: April 29, 2026 at 08:30AM SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY Direct article link at end of text block below. # AI tool used to discover 38 bugs in # OpenEMR , which included 2 maximum severity vulnerabilities. Have they been patched? https:// t.co/9G4L5PJ3oc Here are any URLs…

    LINKS healthcareinfosecurity.com clinicians-exchange.org

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