How can nations maintain cyber resilience when technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing are evolving faster than regulation? Robert Hannigan, Director of GCHQ (2014-2017) - the UK's intelligence, security and cyber agency - looks at what lessons can be learned from the decades before AI to build long-term security.

Drawing on his experience in policy development, Hannigan poses that the nature of Cyberspace requires governments and the private sector to join efforts to secure infrastructure and economies. He also highlights the need to ensure that technology itself is designed securely, while building resilience into physical and cyber infrastructure. As agentic AI accelerates in sophistication, Hannigan makes the case for keeping human judgment, ethics, and oversight at the center of cybersecurity strategies.

Brought to you by the Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF), the Rethinking Cyber podcast shares the latest insights from decision-makers and experts on the opportunities and challenges shaping Cyberspace.