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Rethinking Penetration Testing for AI-Enabled Systems: From Resource Compromise

Penetration testing traditionally evaluates whether adversaries can exploit weaknesses in software, infrastructure, configurations, or operational controls to achieve security-relevant compromise. This paradigm remains necessary for AI-enab

https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.14006v1 ↗
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