Agent-security research intensity (share of cs.CR)

Attack surface · source: arXiv cs.CR submissions

0.424z = +2.43 · as at 2026-10-01
0.500.300.10Jan '24Mar '26Sep '26Oct '26

What this measures

The share of new arXiv cryptography-and-security (cs.CR) papers that engage with AI agents, LLMs, prompt injection and tool use. A rising share signals the security research field is being pulled toward AI-agent threats, which is evidence the threat surface is intensifying.

Recent values

DateValue
2026-10-010.424
2026-09-300.425
2026-09-290.423
2026-09-280.418
2026-09-270.424
2026-09-260.424
2026-09-250.425
2026-09-240.423
2026-09-230.426
2026-09-220.421
2026-09-210.413
2026-09-200.415
2026-09-190.415
2026-09-180.415
2026-09-170.41
2026-09-160.407

Part of the Data Pressure Index. History before the first live day is reconstructed from current-method inputs.