{"id":1981,"date":"2026-07-15T09:11:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=1981"},"modified":"2026-07-15T09:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:11:40","slug":"ibm-ceo-arvind-krishnas-statement-that-wiped-away-70-billion-from-companys-market-value-has-added-millions-for-cybersecurity-companies-as-he-said-mythos-ai-model-is-making-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=1981","title":{"rendered":"IBM CEO Arvind Krishna&#8217;s statement that wiped away $70 billion from company&#8217;s market value has added millions for cybersecurity companies; as he said: Mythos AI model is making people &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132411668,imgsize-99895,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg\" alt=\"IBM CEO Arvind Krishna's statement that wiped away $70 billion from company's market value has added millions for cybersecurity companies; as he said: Mythos AI model is making people ...\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said growing concerns over advanced AI models such as Anthropic&#8217;s Mythos are prompting companies to pause technology deals and rethink how much they need to spend on cybersecurity.<!-- --> His comments came as IBM released preliminary second-quarter results that missed Wall Street expectations, sending the company&#8217;s shares down as much as 26% and wiping out nearly $70 billion in market value. At the same time, cybersecurity stocks surged, as investors bet businesses would increase spending on cyber protection in response to the rapidly evolving AI landscape.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>IBM CEO says Mythos AI is making businesses rethink cybersecurity budgets<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Speaking to CNBC, Aravind Krishna said some large customer deals were delayed toward the end of the quarter as companies reassessed their spending priorities. <!-- -->\u201cMythos is making people pause to say, wait, how much do I need to spend on cyber? They&#8217;re pausing on new deals until they know,\u201d Krishna said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>He added that IBM does not believe AI is disrupting its software business. \u201cWe don&#8217;t see our software being disrupted by AI at all.\u201d In its preliminary results, IBM said customers shifted spending away from some of its products and instead invested more in AI infrastructure, including servers, storage and memory.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Krishna also pointed to \u201crapidly-evolving, industry-wide cybersecurity concerns\u201d as another factor affecting customer spending.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Cybersecurity stocks rally as IBM shares tumble<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Following Krishna&#8217;s comments, cybersecurity companies saw sharp gains in the stock market. As reported by CNBC, CrowdStrike jumped 12%, while Okta and Netskope rose about 11% each. Shares of SailPoint, Zscaler, SentinelOne and Palo Alto Networks gained around 7%.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Meanwhile, IBM shares fell sharply after the company reported preliminary second-quarter revenue of $17.2 billion, below analysts&#8217; expectations of $17.9 billion.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>In a letter to investors, Krishna acknowledged the company&#8217;s performance. &#8220;We did not adapt and move quickly enough, and numerous large deals failed to close on the timelines we expected, driving the majority of our shortfall.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>He added: &#8220;These are not excuses, but they are realities.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/technology\/tech-news\/ibm-ceo-arvind-krishnas-statement-that-wiped-away-70-billion-from-companys-market-value-has-added-millions-for-cybersecurity-companies-as-he-said-mythos-ai-model-is-making-people-\/articleshow\/132411670.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said growing concerns over advanced AI models such as Anthropic&#8217;s Mythos are prompting companies to pause technology deals and rethink how much they need to spend on cybersecurity. His comments came as IBM released preliminary second-quarter results that missed Wall Street expectations, sending the company&#8217;s shares down as much as 26% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784106701_ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784106701_ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784106701_ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784106701_ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784106701_ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784106701_ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784106701_ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784106701_ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784106701_ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784106701_ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784106701_ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784106701_ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784106701_ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784106701_ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said growing concerns over advanced AI models such as Anthropic&#8217;s Mythos are prompting companies to pause technology deals and rethink how much they need to spend on cybersecurity. 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