How AI is outpacing cybersecurity and what firms must do next

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As attention remains focused on generative AI and productivity tools, a more urgent question is emerging across financial services and the wider technology sector which is can cybersecurity realistically keep pace with machine-speed threats?

Recent discussion around Anthropic’s “Mythos” system has intensified these concerns, with cybersecurity specialists warning about how quickly advanced AI capabilities could move beyond controlled development environments into real-world use.

The system, reportedly capable of autonomously identifying software vulnerabilities, highlights how AI is accelerating cyber risk.

For cybersecurity teams, the challenge is no longer just the sophistication of attacks, but the shrinking gap between vulnerability discovery and exploitation.

At the same time, regulators and financialinstitutions are beginning to respond. FINRA, the U.S. self-regulatory organization overseeing brokerage firms and securities professionals to enforce market integrity and investor protection standards, has launched its Financial Intelligence Fusion Center (FIFC) to improve real-time sharing of cyber threat and fraud...

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