Visa Expands AI Cyber Tool to Patch Vulnerabilities

Visa first launched VVAH in June, and it showed how AI could help security teams find vulnerabilities and assess how exploitable they were. Now, the tool's workflow is extended to remediation and validation, meaning it can not only spot problems but also guide fixes and confirm they work. This move is part of Visa's response to the threat landscape changing as AI speeds up the gap between when a vulnerability is found and when it gets exploited.

The company is pairing the tool's expansion with new advisory services from Visa Consulting and Analytics, which combine insights from VVAH and payments expertise to help clients prioritize risks and act quickly. Visa's head of technology, Rajat Taneja, noted that defenders need a faster, more reliable path to action. Visa's cyber expert, Jeremiah Dewey, earlier said that modern attacks exploit misconfigurations and third-party vendor issues, and that zero-day exploits can now be weaponized in hours. This background suggests Visa is positioning its AI-enhanced approach to help businesses respond more swiftly, though the effectiveness of these services remains to be seen.