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Mythos also leads to questions previously considered theoretical: What happens when an AI system becomes capable enough to conduct offensive cyber operations autonomously? And what if that capability escapes controlled conditions?<\/p>\n
The answer, as EternalBlue demonstrated and as Mythos threatens to demonstrate again at greater scale, is not something any single organisation, vendor or regulator can absorb alone.<\/p>\n
Organisations, individuals and governments are now undertaking AI transformations \u2013 they cannot afford to let cybersecurity lag. AI and cybersecurity practitioners must work in lockstep.<\/p>\n
At the national level, Singapore\u2019s cyber defenders have clearly grasped this. CSA issued an open letter on Tuesday (May 5) to the boards and senior leadership of Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) owners.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The letter noted that \u201cfrontier AI has materially shifted the cybersecurity baseline for CIIs\u201d and stated in no uncertain terms that these developments demanded board-level attention and should not simply be delegated to IT departments. CSA also requested that the boards commission a review of whether their cybersecurity risk posture remained adequate in light of frontier AI development.<\/p>\n
What the letter did not say, but which is clearly evident between the lines, was this message: Never waste a crisis. The Mythos moment is as good a reminder as any that the time to build resilience is now, not after the next breach.<\/p>\n