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Walking past IBM's offices on York Road, just a short walk from Waterloo Station , I spotted the IBM Quantum System One on public display. Like many people, I initially wondered whether it was simply a replica or a marketing exhibit. The answer is no. This is a genuine IBM Quantum System One , housed within a sophisticated dilution refrigerator designed to keep its superconducting quantum processor at temperatures only a fraction of a degree above absolute zero. The striking gold structure that catches everyone's attention is not the quantum processor itself. The processor is tiny compared with the surrounding equipment and sits deep inside the system. Much of what you can see exists to cool, control and protect the processor from heat, vibration and electrical interference. It is a fascinating sight and well worth stopping to admire when passing through Waterloo. More Than a Display What many people do not realise is that IBM...

The recent decision by the U.S. administration to lift restrictions on Anthropic’s frontier AI models has generated plenty of debate. Some have questioned whether the original restrictions were justified, while others argue they reflected legitimate concerns about the cybersecurity capabilities of increasingly powerful AI systems. Regardless of where you stand, I believe the real story lies elsewhere. This is one of the clearest examples yet of governments treating AI models as technologies with potential national security implications rather than simply another software product. That should make every cybersecurity leader take notice. AI Security Is Different For decades, cybersecurity has focused on protecting systems from attack. Today, we are entering an era where AI itself can influence the speed, scale and sophistication of those attacks. Modern frontier models can assist with code analysis, vulnerability discovery, malware understanding and offensive research. While t...