Episode notes
Kyndryl's State of Modernization report shows that security requirements are one of the biggest challenges for organizations modernizing their technology. Frontier AI increases the complexity. The new capabilities also expand organizations’ ability to detect threats and recover from incidents.
In this episode, Canadian passenger rail service, VIA Rail, joins us to look at what AI means for enterprise cyber resilience, and what it takes to scale AI securely with trust and accountability built in.
Featured experts
- Janna Dewar, Director, Cybersecurity & Architecture, VIA Rail
- Kate Yamashita, VP Global Security and Resilience Lead – Kyndryl Consult
Conversation highlights
Please note the transcript has been modified for clarity and length.
Tom Rourke (Host): What makes this moment different for cybersecurity?
Kate Yamashita: Frontier AI represents a fundamental shift. It is leveling and expanding the playing field, allowing less sophisticated threat actors to achieve more while changing the attack surface hour by hour. Organizations must move beyond point-in-time controls toward continuous monitoring, identity validation, trust building and risk reduction. (Hear the full response at 5:07)
Tom Rourke: Who needs to be part of the conversation about security now?
Janna Dewar: Security is no longer solely a cybersecurity function. Business owners, executives and employees across the organization must be involved. Security teams need to understand business goals, partner with the organization and enable progress while keeping systems and customer information safe. For a national passenger rail service, trust begins in the systems that manage customer information, not only on the train. (Hear the full response at 7:29)
More to the story
Read “How Frontier AI is reshaping risk” to explore why machine-speed threats demand faster decisions, resilient architecture and security built into the foundation.
See how CISOs are balancing innovation and security in the AI era through business-aligned governance and oversight.
Explore a Kyndryl and Bloomberg co-created article on managing AI agents as digital insiders, with accountability, oversight, and defined boundaries built in.