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When AI burst upon the scene a few years ago, it became a boon to the cybersecurity industry. The AI sector pushed a narrative that AI was not just a tool, but a way to replace human workers. Cyber threats exploded and there was greater demand for tools and services. The security industry glommed onto that narrative with AI-driven services. That had the expected result of destroying any goodwill available to AI technology.

However, recent revelations about the effectiveness of AI replacements are making proponents change their tune. What changed? Let’s start with human fertility.

Most businesses and the MSPs who support them have built a reasonably solid security stack. Email filters catch most phishing attempts before they land. Endpoint tools monitor devices around the clock. Security awareness training teaches employees what to watch for. For most organizations, that covers the obvious bases.

Not all scams take money from you. One of the biggest security scams is the belief that once you have joined a Meta platform, it is impossible to leave. The news the Meta is working with a government contractor to make facial recognition tech for ICE agents has accelerated interest in how to escape Meta Hell. The question is, how?

Migration from Meta platforms is no longer a niche trend. Through 2025 and 2026 there is a sustained structural shift in the social media. Just consider the explosive growth of Bluesky, which closed 2025 with over 41.4 million registered users, a 60% year-over-year increase, with daily active users climbing past 4.5 million. That represents real growth from status into mainstream viability.

For decades, cybersecurity strategy has revolved around a shared assumption: zero-day vulnerabilities are rare, expensive to find, and difficult to exploit at scale. That assumption is now breaking down. The emergence of Mythos, the advanced AI system developed by Anthropic, marks a turning point in how vulnerabilities are discovered, weaponized, and defended against—and it forces security leaders to rethink long-held priorities.