[EDRM Editor’s Note: This article was first published here on February 16, 2026, and EDRM is grateful to Rob Robinson, editor and managing director of Trusted Partner ComplexDiscovery OÜ, for permission to republish.]

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: This article arrives at an inflection point for professionals working at the intersection of cybersecurity, legal technology, and information governance. The Citi Institute’s January 2026 report quantifying the GDP-at-risk from a quantum-enabled cyberattack—paired with Check Point’s documentation of attacks on financial institutions doubling in 2025—transforms what has often been a theoretical discussion into an operational…