Emerging Tech Security
AI security, cyber-kinetic security, 5G and mIoT security, blockchain and crypto security, and emerging technology risk domains adjacent to quantum.
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Quantum Threat to Cryptocurrencies
The Quantum Threat to Cryptocurrencies: What’s Real, What’s Hype, and What to Do About It
Google Quantum AI estimates that breaking the 256-bit elliptic curve cryptography protecting Bitcoin and Ethereum would require fewer than 500,000 physical qubits and roughly nine minutes of runtime on a superconducting architecture. The same day that paper landed, a separate…
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Cyber-Kinetic Security
OT Security in the Age of AI Exploits: What Anthropic’s Mythos Preview Means for Critical Infrastructure
On April 7, 2026, Anthropic disclosed Claude Mythos Preview, an AI model that autonomously discovers and exploits zero-day vulnerabilities in every major operating system and web browser. As I detailed in my analysis of the announcement, these capabilities represent a…
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Quantum Sensing
Quantum Sensing and AI for Drone and Nano-Drone Detection
Quantum sensing technologies are emerging as powerful tools to detect and track UASs, including small and nano-drones that often evade conventional sensors. These quantum sensors, such as quantum radars, quantum LiDARs, atomic magnetometers, and Rydberg RF detectors, exploit phenomena like…
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Leadership
Board AI Governance and Oversight
AI is reshaping businesses across industries, and corporate boards are increasingly expected to oversee AI strategy, ethics, and risk management. In fact, the number of S&P 500 companies formally assigning AI oversight to a board committee more than tripled in…
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Leadership
Future of Leadership and Consulting in the Age of AI: A Decade On
Exactly ten years ago, on July 3, 2015, we published the first version of Future of Leadership in the Age of AI. At that time, most discussions about artificial intelligence revolved around automating blue-collar jobs and routine manual tasks. Our…
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AI Security
Why AI Cannot Break Modern Encryption
AI cannot break modern encryption. The reasons are fundamental: Mathematical Hardness, Cryptographic Design, Empirical Track Record, Quantum Contrast, Expert Consensus.
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Post-Quantum, PQC, Quantum Security
Quantum Readiness: What Crypto Exchanges Should Do Today
Preparing for quantum computing is a grand challenge, but it’s one that crypto exchanges can tackle step by step. By addressing off-chain vulnerabilities, fortifying custodial key management, and staying vigilant on-chain, exchanges can dramatically reduce the risk of being caught…
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AI Security
Closing the Gap Between AI Principles and AI Reality
In pursuit of AI systems that are ethical and robust we are seeing the emergence of an, ironically, ethical challenge: firms rushing to position themselves as leaders in Responsible AI without the necessary depth in technical expertise. Though their motivations…
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Post-Quantum, PQC, Quantum Security
Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Meets Quantum AI (QAI)
Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and Quantum Artificial Intelligence (QAI) are converging fields at the forefront of cybersecurity. PQC aims to develop cryptographic algorithms that can withstand attacks by quantum computers, while QAI explores the use of quantum computing and AI to…
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AI Security
Full Stack of AI Concerns: Responsible, Safe, Secure AI
As AI continues to evolve and integrate deeper into societal frameworks, the strategies for its governance, alignment, and security must also advance, ensuring that AI enhances human capabilities without undermining human values. This requires a vigilant, adaptive approach that is…
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AI Security
The Dual Risks of AI Autonomous Robots: Uncontrollable AI Meets Cyber-Kinetic Risks
The automotive industry has revolutionized manufacturing twice. The first time was in 1913 when Henry Ford introduced a moving assembly line at his Highland Park plant in Michigan. The innovation changed the production process forever, dramatically increasing efficiency, reducing the…
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Cyber-Kinetic Security
Digital Actions, Lethal Consequences: A Cyber-Kinetic Risk Primer
Our physical world is becoming more connected – which makes it more dependent on the cyber world. Many physical objects around us are no longer just physical, but extend into cyberspace, being remotely monitored and controlled. Consider the power plant…
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Cyber-Kinetic Security
Fortifying the Future: Cyber-Kinetic Risks in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Technological Zeitgeist
To fortify its cyber-kinetic defenses in line with growing digital transformation and infrastructural expansions, Saudi Arabia must adopt a multi-layered approach that encompasses regulation, technology, and human capital. To this end, the Kingdom has already embarked on a comprehensive strategy…
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AI Security
Creativity is Not as Uniquely Humans as We Think
For years, creativity has been held up as the last bastion of human uniqueness. A mysterious force that AI could never replicate. Our moat against AI. A defining trait that would forever separate human minds from silicon brains. The idea…
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Post-Quantum, PQC, Quantum Security
Quantum Computing Risks to Cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Beyond
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum derive their security from cryptographic algorithms – mathematical puzzles that are practically impossible for classical computers to solve in any reasonable time. However, the emergence of quantum computing threatens this security assumption. Unlike classical machines,…
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