The Next Frontier of Cyber Threats

Agentic AI

Agentic AI is generative; it uses large language models to come up with answers which don’t physically exist at the moment. Its use is growing rapidly, with new advancements being made weekly. Gartner predicts that by 2026, 40% of enterprise applications will integrate task-specific AI agents, and Goldman Sachs estimates that agentic AI will account for roughly 60% of software market value by 2030.

While these systems promise efficiency gains, they also introduce additional attack surfaces and governance challenges. It is embedded in office tools such as Microsoft and Google, so it has become an organisational issue, if there are no governance and controls on what it’s used it for.

Quantum Threats

Forward-looking organisations are beginning to assess quantumresistant encryption. Quantum computing may, in the medium term, compromise traditional cryptographic systems, necessitating early migration and auditing of cryptographic assets to mitigate future risk.