Thought for the week: Five Eyes call to action for business leaders on AI-driven cyber risk

Your competitors aren't just racing to adopt AI. They're also becoming bigger targets because of it. Most business owners I talk to are focused on one side of the AI story — which tool to buy, what i

Your competitors aren't just racing to adopt AI. They're also becoming bigger targets because of it.

Most business owners I talk to are focused on one side of the AI story — which tool to buy, what it can automate, how fast they can get ROI. Fair enough. But the Five Eyes intelligence alliance just issued a rare joint warning: AI is making cyber threats faster, cheaper, and harder to spot for businesses exactly like yours.

This isn't doom and gloom. It's a business continuity issue dressed up as a tech issue.

Here's the practical read: every AI tool you add to your business creates a new door. If nobody on your team knows who holds the keys, that door stays unlocked. The fix isn't expensive software. It's a 30-minute conversation with your existing IT contact asking one question — "What data does each tool we're already using actually touch?"

That single conversation has saved clients of mine from six-figure exposure they didn't know existed.

You don't need to rip anything apart. You just need visibility before you add anything new.

One question for you — when you last evaluated an AI tool for your business, did anyone ask about security, or did it go straight to features and pricing?

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