{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Good Tech Companies ","title":"CertiK Is Building the Antivirus for an AI World Worth $400B by 2030: Inside Cybersecurity AI","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":510,"description":"\n This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/certik-is-building-the-antivirus-for-an-ai-world-worth-$400b-by-2030-inside-cybersecurity-ai.\nCertiK launches Skill Scanner, an antivirus for AI agents scoring third-party Skills before execution as the agent market nears $50B by 2030.\nCheck more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming.\n You can also check exclusive content about #certik, #ai, #autonomous-agents, #cybersecurity, #agent-skills, #ai-cybersecurity-toolkit, #good-company, #web3, and more.\nThis story was written by: @ishanpandey. Learn more about this writer by checking @ishanpandey's about page,\n and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.\nCertiK has launched CertiK Skill Scanner, a security tool that inspects third-party AI Skills and scores them from 0 to 100 before they run. It targets the gap between how fast AI agents are being adopted and how slowly they are being secured. The AI agents market is on track to grow from $5.4 billion in 2024 to $50.31 billion by 2030. The dedicated market for securing those systems is being built almost from zero. CertiK is moving into that gap with a pre-execution trust layer.\n\nWhat happens when an AI agent runs code it was never inspected for, and the first time anyone checks is after the money has already moved?\n\nThat question sits underneath the launch of CertiK Skill Scanner, announced today by Certik. The product scans third-party AI Skills, the plug-in tools agents call to get things done, and returns a risk score before any of them execute. CertiK frames it as an antivirus for the AI age. The framing is apt for a reason most coverage will skip: the threat model has changed, and the defense has not kept up. What is CertiK Skill Scanner? CertiK Skill Scanner is a security tool launched on May 27, 2026 that inspects third-party AI Skills, the plug-in tools AI agents use, and scores them from 0 to 100 with a pass,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HZ9CRzf5js9DK86xzUVMWBRbXYwg4dA8xVXJGVzpL6Y/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMTNl/MjgwMmI0ZmEzNThj/YmJiOWNiN2UyZmRm/MzY3My5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}