From tool overload to AI attacks: the cyber trends risk managers need to watch

2026-05-21T08:49:00

At Risk-!n, speakers warned that AI-enabled threats, rising board accountability and the limits of tool-led security are forcing organisations to rethink how cyber and technology risks are governed.

Cyber and AI risks are now moving faster than the systems built to control them. At the Risk-!n conference, speakers warned that the challenge for risk managers is shifting from adopting new technology to governing it at speed.

The opening session highlighted three linked trends: the limits of tool-led risk management, the acceleration of AI-enabled threats, and the need to keep people and business outcomes at the centre of cyber and AI governance.

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