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June 24, 2026
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Vulnerability Management After Claude Mythos: How to Prioritise, Patch, and Reduce Exposure When Findings Spike

Within just a few weeks, Mythos has completely shifted how we talk about vulnerabilities. Instead of asking “How many new findings are there?” we’re now wrestling with a much more practical challenge: “When vulnerability reports start flooding in with increasing complexity, how do we maintain smart prioritisation, effective patching, and solid exposure management...
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Vulnerability Management After Claude Mythos: How to Prioritise, Patch, and Reduce Exposure When Findings Spike
June 24, 2026
Within just a few weeks, Mythos has completely shifted how we talk about vulnerabilities. Instead of asking “How many new findings are there?” we’re now wrestling with a much more practical challenge: “When vulnerability reports start flooding in with increasing complexity, how do we maintain smart prioritisation, effective patching, and solid exposure management decisions?”If you’re managing a vulnerability…
Anthropic’s Mythos Raises the Cyber Threat Level
June 24, 2026
In November 2022, ChatGPT 3.5 debuted, marking a major milestone for generative AI. Since then, new tools and models have emerged rapidly—bringing distinct capabilities and new security risks. As these technologies evolve toward more advanced reasoning and agentic capabilities, security leaders are evaluating what they could mean for vulnerability discovery, exploit development, and defense.
Third-Party Exit Planning: Prepare for the Worst, Plan for Control
June 22, 2026
Exit planning has become a critical element of the third-party risk management lifecycle as organisations contend with a rapidly evolving threat landscape and increasingly disruptive events. Protiviti’s 2026 Executive Perspectives on Top Risks and Opportunities survey ranks third-party risk as the second-highest near-term global risk.These findings reflect growing vulnerabilities across complex vendor ecosystems.…
Succession Planning: Preparing for the AI-Fueled Future of Corporate Finance
April 10, 2026
The organisations that thrive in 2030 will be those that treat talent development, AI integration and organisational agility as interconnected priorities requiring coordinated action today and careful consideration of implications.
Rapid Mitigation Strategies for Salesforce Marketing Cloud’s Encryption Changes
April 10, 2026
On January 21, 2026, a platform-wide security update in Salesforce Marketing Cloud generated an issue that caused links in previously sent emails to stop working. Salesforce Security identified a vulnerability within Marketing Cloud Engagement and responded by deploying enhanced encryption across the platform. While this critical update strengthens data protection, it exposes a risk to organisations that requires…
AMLA Readiness Starts Now: Ten Practical Moves for 2026
April 6, 2026
Many financial and non-financial organisations are only now beginning to assess the impact of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering (AMLA). AMLA marks a fundamental shift from Europe’s previously fragmented supervisory landscape to a single EU level authority with direct and indirect powers. AMLA’s Single Rulebook will apply uniformly across all 27 member states from 10 July 2027, establishing one common standard…
Microsoft Copilot for Finance: From Productivity to Finance Transformation
March 27, 2026
Finance organisations are at a pivotal moment. What began as AI experimentation for productivity is now becoming functional transformation, with Microsoft Copilot enabling finance teams to accelerate analysis, reduce manual effort and deliver higher value insights.
The AI-Led Operating Model: Where Humans Stay in Command
March 5, 2026
Last month, I wrote about how AI investments expose the cracks in your operating model. The response was clear: "We get it. But what does good actually look like?"Most organisations are approaching this backwards. They're automating tasks when they should be reimagining how work gets done. The difference? One saves you 10%. The other unlocks 10x potential.
From Gridlock to Governance: The Case for a High-Performing Architecture Review Board
February 23, 2026
In brief:The cost of architectural non-governance: More than half of companies are spending more than a quarter of their technology budgets on remediation, much of it architectural. (link) This is money not spent on business enablement and alignment.AI is raising the stakes: The explosion of AI and other emerging technologies has dramatically increased the volume and complexity of architectural decisions, making…
Navigating Innovation and the Board’s Balancing Act
February 13, 2026
The term innovation is seen by many as an ambiguous buzzword, invoked in conversations around AI, emerging technologies and the future of work, yet rarely defined with precision. Innovation is often considered synonymous with technological advancements, but it is far broader than this. To unlock its full potential, and to understand the risks and opportunities it presents, leaders must articulate what innovation…
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