- Expleo welcomes the European Commission’s Action Plan on Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence and its focus on AI assurance, secure testing and governance.
- The EU plan aims to strengthen cyber resilience as advanced AI is adopted across critical sectors and systems.
- Expleo says AI cybersecurity should be treated as an engineering and assurance challenge, not just a compliance issue.
- Organisations should assess AI vulnerabilities, validate systems before deployment and embed security by design throughout the AI lifecycle.
- Expleo supports secure, responsible AI adoption through cybersecurity, AI engineering and quality assurance expertise.
London, UK, 5 August 2026, Expleo – Expleo, the global engineering, technology and consulting service provider, welcomes the Action Plan on Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence, saying stronger AI assurance will be essential as organisations deploy advanced AI across critical systems.
The Action Plan sets out measures to strengthen Europe’s cyber resilience, including greater evaluation of advanced AI models, a secure platform for testing AI in cybersecurity applications, and closer collaboration between Member States, industry and the cybersecurity community. The measures underline a growing priority for organisations to prove that AI systems are secure, reliable and ready for real-world deployment.
Steve Elce, Head of Cybersecurity – UK at Expleo, said: “The Commission’s Action Plan reflects a situation companies are already experiencing. AI is transforming cybersecurity on both sides. It is strengthening enterprises’ ability to detect and respond to threats while also giving attackers new ways to automate and scale cyberattacks.
“What stands out is the Commission’s focus on testing AI before it is deployed in operational environments. As AI becomes part of business-critical and safety-critical systems, technology leaders need confidence that it is secure, reliable and performing as intended.”
Expleo believes the next phase of AI adoption will be defined by how effectively companies build assurance around it. As the Commission develops its secure AI testing platform, businesses have an opportunity to strengthen their own approach by assessing AI-related risks, embedding security by design, validating AI systems before deployment and establishing clear governance throughout the AI lifecycle.
Elce added: “AI has enormous potential to strengthen cyber security, from identifying vulnerabilities to supporting faster response. Making the most of that potential depends on combining AI with robust engineering, effective governance and meaningful human oversight. Teams that build those foundations now will be better placed to adopt AI with confidence as the technology continues to evolve.”
Expleo supports companies across multiple industries to adopt emerging technology securely and at scale. Combining expertise in cybersecurity, AI engineering, digital transformation and quality assurance, the company helps clients build resilient systems that are secure by design and ready for the demands of an increasingly AI-enabled world.
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