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Clear signals and practical implications on emerging technology risk: executive strategy papers, long-form essays on Substack, and the Ahead of the Curve executive web series on YouTube.

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July 2026 · Mike Reed

Machine Speed, Human Judgment

How AI is reshaping the security services market: the four buying models, where the spending gravity is moving, and what executives should plan around. Ungated. No form, no gate.

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October 2026 · Emily Soward

AI Adoption Was Never a Zero-Sum Game

First-mover or fast-follower is a false choice for AI, and waiting is itself a strategic risk. The risk-informed path, where oversight is actually coming from in 2027 (boards, disclosure, insurers), and how to build an AI Action Plan. Summary here, full essay on Substack.

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October 2026 · Realis Solutions Group

Anthropic S-1 Filing: Implications for Executive Risk Conversations

Anthropic filed its S-1 on October 26, 2026, beginning the move from research lab to public company. The risk factors are Anthropic’s own, but they describe the conditions every enterprise adopting AI now operates in. Five risks reframed for the boardroom: talent gravity, escalating cost against revenue viability, governance and safety lag, geopolitical and regulatory headwinds, and rapid market consolidation. Each is paired with the question to put to your own team. Ungated.

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Apr 30, 2026

Fewer thoughts, more leadership

Announcing a live web series contextualizing all things emerging-technology risk for executives and those who support them.
Apr 8, 2026

Project Glasswing: What Security Leaders Should Actually Do

Cutting through the commercial framing of a major AI-security announcement: what it actually means for security leaders.
Apr 2, 2026

Dispatches from the RSAC 2026 Hallways

Five themes curated from Realis's hallway conversations with executives, policymakers, and vendors at RSA Conference 2026.
Mar 22, 2026

Vendor Conversation Starters: Realis at RSAC 2026

Questions that drive to the heart of your business's needs, to spark sharper conversations with your AI vendors.
Mar 13, 2026

Nimbleness is your next step

Five considerations for prioritizing agile risk management and cybersecurity during geopolitical uncertainty.

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