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

Attack surface · source: arXiv cs.CR submissions

0.417z = +2.36 · as at 2026-08-16
0.500.300.10Jan '24Dec '24Nov '25Aug '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
2026-08-160.417
2026-08-150.415
2026-08-140.415
2026-07-150.425
2026-06-150.415
2026-05-150.465
2026-04-150.471
2026-03-150.38
2026-02-150.401
2026-01-150.371
2025-12-150.329
2025-11-150.342
2025-10-150.344
2025-09-150.314
2025-08-150.311
2025-07-150.29

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