Infosec stories
Customers may see clearer safeguards as cyber security firms adopt AI, with NCC Group joining a charter setting standards for oversight and transparency.
Security teams are being offered new tools to track shadow AI and block prompt injection as enterprises rush to deploy agents and models.
Growing AI use in coding is widening software risk, forcing security leaders to match training and controls to each adoption stage.
Boards face growing pressure to treat AI-driven cyber threats as an immediate business risk, with attackers able to exploit flaws within months.
Businesses adopting autonomous AI agents face a new pre-deployment security check as Exabeam's Praxen tests whether permissions match duties.
The tie-up gives enterprises a single policy layer to curb data leaks and compliance risks as AI workloads spread across clouds and models.
AI-driven phishing is forcing buyers to favour platforms that cut false positives and blend email defence with user training, Frost & Sullivan said.
Strict controls are now central to One NZ's AI push as it guards customer data and avoids costly errors in billing and finance.
Password reuse leaves Australian football fans exposed to wider account theft, despite the country recording the lowest sharing rate in the survey.
The move could sharpen threat detection for Check Point's 100,000-plus customers as attackers increasingly use artificial intelligence, the company said.
More than 1,300 organisations have adopted the platform in six weeks, as Tanium bets AI can cut endpoint security and IT workflows.
Enterprise security teams gain a new AI-assisted way to spot exploitable code flaws, as IBM widens its cyber work with OpenAI.
The scam network's fake texts may have reached millions of Android users, with authorities linking it to major card theft and losses.
Customers of Check Point will soon get OpenAI-powered defences as the tie-up moves from internal use into security products and managed services.
Security teams could get faster threat triage and richer alert context as Proofpoint folds GPT-5.5 into managed workflows, not customer access.
The move aims to help defenders turn faster vulnerability discovery into working fixes, as OpenAI broadens access to its cyber tools and partners.
The deal gives customers red teaming and runtime protection for AI systems as enterprises rush to secure models and autonomous agents.
Continuous attack testing aims to help customers spot exploitable gaps before criminals do, including misconfigurations hiding outside core systems.
The hire comes as the cyber risk company expands into third-party and supply chain defence, with attacks on connected networks growing more persistent.
Skills shortages are leaving New Zealand firms exposed as AI adoption outpaces cyber and governance expertise across key sectors.
