ISMG Editors: Prep Now, Hackers Will Soon Wield Frontier AI

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management ISMG Editors: Prep Now, Hackers Will Soon Wield Frontier AI Also: AI Model for Drug Development Allegedly Stolen; Accenture's Dragos Deal Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • June 26, 2026     Credit Eligible Get Permission Video Player 00:00 00:00 Clockwise, from top left: Mathew Schwartz, Michael Novinson, Marianne Kolbasuk McGee and Chris Riotta In this week's panel, four ISMG editors discussed Western intelligence agencies' warning that attackers will soon wield frontier artificial intelligence models, risks facing AI-adopting healthcare firms and Accenture's move to take a majority stake in operational technology security firm Dragos. See Also: Edge Transformation: Top 5 SASE Predictions and Trends The panelists - Mathew Schwartz, executive editor, DataBreachToday and Europe; Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, executive editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity; Michael Novinson, executive editor, ISMG Business; and Chris Riotta, managing editor, GovInfoSecurity, discussed: How business leaders should respond to the Five Eyes intelligence alliance warning that within months, frontier AI models will reshape the offensive hacking threat they face; How the alleged theft of AI models used for drug discovery from Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk highlights the new types of risks facing healthcare firms that use AI; What this year's biggest cybersecurity deal to date means, as consulting giant Accenture announced a $4.2 billion plan to buy a majority stake in operational technology threat detection firm Dragos, along with full ownership of runZero and NetRise. The ISMG Editors' Panel runs weekly. Don't miss our previous installments, including the June 12 edition on Anthropic unleashing Claude Mythos 5 and the June 19 edition on the backlash to the White House export ban on Anthropic AI.