Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
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Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
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Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks
Also: Anthropic Warns That AI Agents Could Spread Across IoT Devices
Anna Delaney (annamadeline) •
October 16, 2026
Clockwise, from top left: Anna Delaney, Mathew Schwartz, Suparna Goswami and Rashmi Ramesh
In this week’s ISMG Editors’ Panel, four editors discussed the weaponization of food in a cyberattack against French supermarkets, the prospect of self-replicating artificial intelligence agents and why crypto agility matters beyond post-quantum cryptography.See Also: The Next DevSecOps Challenge: Governing Risk at Enterprise Speed
The panelists – Anna Delaney, executive director, productions; Mathew Schwartz, executive editor of DataBreachToday & Europe; Suparna Goswami, executive editor; and Rashmi Ramesh, senior associate editor – discussed:
A cyberattack that disrupted refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets and the growing vulnerability of food supplies and critical infrastructure to cyber sabotage;
Anthropic’s research into self-replicating AI agents that could spread across connected devices without relying on centralized computing infrastructure and the challenges such autonomous systems could pose for cyber defenders;
Why crypto agility must extend beyond post-quantum cryptography and how organizations can prepare for evolving encryption standards through stronger governance, procurement policies and the ability to switch algorithms without disrupting operations.
The ISMG Editors’ Panel runs weekly. Don’t miss our previous installments, including the Oct. 2 installment on the high cost of Anthropic’s AI boom and the Oct. 9 installment on how China could coerce Taiwan without going to war.
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