The Real Risk Isn't AI-It's Context Ignorance in Cybersecurity Automated tools generate findings that lack validation against actual environment conditions. When systems use dynamic access controls, role-based permissions, and continuous authentication checks, static scanning cannot assess whether a reported vulnerability leads to an actionable exploit path. A scanner may flag a misconfigured endpoint, but it cannot determine if that endpoint is protected by a WAF, isolated through zero-trust segmentation, or secured with time-bound API keys. This limitation is not due to tooling flaws-it stems from the absence of human judgment in evaluating context. Some organizations have increased automation in security operations, though staffing levels vary widely by sector. The shift has moved focus from technical execution to tactical decision-making, where understanding system behavior under attack becomes more critical than running tools.…