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Anton Bonifacio Explains AI Success Depends on Cybersecurity & Scale on the CAIO Connect Podcast with Sanjay Puri
Globe Telecom’s Anton Bonifacio told Sanjay Puri’s CAIO Connect Podcast that AI growth must pair with cybersecurity, governance, and scale. WASHINGTON, DC,
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[{"type":"text","content":"CAIO Connect Podcast Anton Bonifacio, Chief AI Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and Chief Data Officer at Globe Telecom with Sanjay Puri, President of CAIO Connect Globe Telecom’s Anton Bonifacio told Sanjay Puri’s CAIO Connect Podcast that AI growth must pair with cybersecurity, governance, and scale. Responsible AI should not become a gate that slows everything down.”— Anton Reynaldo BonifacioWASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 11, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- At the CAIO Connect Podcast during a wide-ranging discussion hosted by Sanjay Puri, Anton Reynaldo Bonifacio explained why companies cannot separate artificial intelligence from cybersecurity. Bonifacio, who leads AI, security, and data strategy at Globe Telecom, said organizations must treat AI adoption and cyber defense as one connected mission. He warned that companies moving too slowly on AI risk falling behind, while companies ignoring security create larger risks for customers and operations. Bonifacio described Globe Telecom as one of the Philippines’ largest telecom providers, serving roughly 57 million mobile users in a highly digital market. He also highlighted the company’s role in helping launch digital services such as GCash, which now reaches millions of Filipinos. During the interview, he explained how his career started at age 12 as one of the Philippines’ youngest bulletin board system operators before the internet became mainstream. That early curiosity, he said, taught him to “catch the waves” of major technology shifts. He later moved into Linux, cybersecurity, consulting, and eventually enterprise AI leadership. Bonifacio argued that leaders must position themselves early around emerging technologies instead of waiting for trends to mature. A major focus of the conversation centered on Globe Telecom’s unusual decision to combine AI, cybersecurity, and data leadership under one executive role. Bonifacio said the company’s leadership believed early that “you can’t do AI if you don’t do cyber.” He explained that AI systems cannot scale safely without strong governance, privacy controls, and security foundations. According to Bonifacio, Globe Telecom now has AI adoption across roughly 90% of its workforce. Employees use AI not only for chat tools but also to build internal copilots, automation systems, and workflow agents. Many of these projects...