Boards must prioritise resilience as AI enabled cybercrime grows

Four Risks Boards Cannot Treat as Background Noise argues that resilience, not absolute prevention, should be the boardroom focus as attacks intensify. It notes that AI can amplify cybercrime in both frequency and sophistication, threatening data integrity and trust when inputs are manipulated or corrupted in the background. The piece highlights supply chain risk as first-party risk, emphasising that reputational and commercial impacts land on the organisation even when incidents originate with a third party.

It also warns that quantum risk will require a long transition to post-quantum cryptography, with risk increasing the longer sensitive data is stored and encryption remains embedded in legacy systems. Published on 26 February 2026, the article references last year’s Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack, which halted production for five weeks and led to a $2 billion bailout by the British government, illustrating how business disruption can drive attention and urgency for a connected resilience agenda.