Cyber Heard

Why AI Might Make Your Margins Worse, Not Better

Alex Munn, CTO at Propellant.Digital

20 August 2026 · 23 min

A fractional CTO explains why AI's productivity gains are more modest than the hype suggests, why the same speed can quietly create serious security risks, and why cyber and operational risk need to be managed together.

AI AdoptionFintechCTO LeadershipCyber SecurityRisk ManagementStartups

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46 days

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68%

of large UK businesses now own cyber at board level.

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