FutureGuard Insights - A Blog on Futuring and innovation

  Welcome to FutureGuard Insights—A Blog on Futuring and Innovation By Adebayo Cole My name is Adebayo (A.B.) Cole and I have worked in IT and cybersecurity for more than 25 years. Currently, I am pursuing my Doctorate in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance at Colorado Technical University. As part of CS875—Futuring and Innovation—I created this blog to explore the next generation of technological advancements that will impact IT, cybersecurity, and society. In this class, we examine how technologies evolve and what innovations are emerging beyond today's generative AI systems. Research indicates that neuro-symbolic AI, which integrates deep learning with symbolic reasoning, is one of the most significant developments in advanced artificial intelligence, offering new levels of explainability and logical decision-making (Colelough, 2025; Velasquez et al., 2025). Likewise, quantum computing continues to emerge as a disruptive force capable of breaking classical encryption ...