Space, Subsea, AI & Quantum Computing — Tom Patterson on the Threat Landscape Defining Our Future

The internet runs on cables buried at the bottom of the ocean. Quantum computers will soon break the encryption protecting them. Most leaders don't even know the clock has started. 

I sat down with one of the most consequential voices in global cybersecurity — Tom Patterson, Managing Director of Emerging Tech Security at Accenture, FormerChief Trust Officer at Unisys, and White House NSTAC Cyber Moonshot Co-Lead. 

Tom has spent decades advising the world's largest governments and enterprises on the threats they don't see coming. 

In this conversation, we went deep on the four forces quietly reshaping the security of our entire digital world:

🛰️ Space — satellites are infrastructure, and they're exposed

🌊 Subsea cables — the physical backbone of the internet, increasingly targeted

🤖 AI — a tool for both defenders and adversaries

⚛️ Quantum Computing — not coming. Already here. 

Tom's message was clear: "This is not Star Wars. This is real life."

The enterprises and governments preparing now will define the next decade. The ones waiting will be playing catch-up in a game they can't win.  

If you lead a team, run an organization, or make decisions about technology and risk — this conversation is not optional.