Issue Exponential threat growth is asserted without any quantity attached

Summary

Gartner's case for preemptive cybersecurity rests on the claim that AI-powered threats are multiplying exponentially against networks, software applications and connected IoT devices. The word exponential appears without a growth rate, starting value, time period or source. From that claim, the chapter infers that proactive defence will become a universal requirement and that products lacking it will lose market relevance by 2029. The only related figure is a projection that documented vulnerabilities will pass one million a year by 2030, which is itself unsourced. The issue is that a major strategic conclusion depends on an unquantified premise.