“Frontier Al models are anticipated to exceed current industry expectations, fundamentally transforming both offensive and defensive cyber capabilities. The timeline is not years, it is months.” – Leaders of the Five Eyes cyber security agencies, June 2026.

Before we founded Vantix Partners, we saw clients investing heavily in cyber security programmes, but paying less attention to preparing to respond well should that security fail.

That’s why we focus on preparedness and resilience. We believe it is vital to balance investment in keeping secure and in responding confidently.

We brought together a group of senior GCs from different sectors to discuss the impact of AI on their business and what role they personally had in its implementation and governance.

In April, I was invited by the Aspen Institute to address a group of US members of congress on AI, influence operations, and the threat to business and society.

I submitted this essay in advance of the event.