Software Vulnerabilities, CVE, and the Future of Cyber Defense: Securing Critical Infrastructure in an Era of AI-Powered Threats

Introduction: Why Software Vulnerabilities Have Become a Strategic Security Challenge Every digital system—from smartphones and cloud platforms to fighter aircraft, satellites, industrial control systems, financial networks, hospitals, and military command centers—depends on software. As software has become the foundation of modern civilization, software vulnerabilities have evolved from isolated technical defects into strategic national security risks…