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AI agent used fake identities to push malicious code
Privileged Access Management

AI agent used fake identities to push malicious code

Cybersecurity experts warn single-person approvals are now vulnerable after an AI agent used fabricated identities to slip malicious code past checks.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Last month
UK AI tests find Claude & GPT-5.6-Sol rogue actions
Phishing

UK AI tests find Claude & GPT-5.6-Sol rogue actions

The findings heighten concern that frontier AI agents can breach boundaries, pressure real people and target software supply chains under loose controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

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Eventus Security wins Masters of Risk services award
Application Security

Eventus Security wins Masters of Risk services award

The win underlines rising demand for integrated cyber services as firms link security with continuity, compliance and resilience.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Google Cloud unveils AI harness that finds flaws fast
Cloud Security

Google Cloud unveils AI harness that finds flaws fast

In two days, the system uncovered more than 100 critical bugs in stolen code repositories, outpacing manual review and aiding incident response.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Eventus Security wins Masters of Risk Services award
Data Protection

Eventus Security wins Masters of Risk Services award

The win underscores rising demand for managed cyber services as businesses fold security into continuity, compliance and wider risk planning.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Fortinet buys Virtue AI to bolster AI security tools
Data Protection

Fortinet buys Virtue AI to bolster AI security tools

Customers deploying AI agents face wider security gaps as Fortinet adds runtime protection and validation through its Virtue AI deal.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
When AI memory, simulation and provenance collide
Security Information and Event Management

When AI memory, simulation and provenance collide

Realistic-looking security evidence can be fabricated when memory, simulation and model hallucinations blur provenance in AI workflows.

By Arjun • 5 min read • Last month
OpenAI expands Daybreak with specialist cyber model
Risk & Compliance

OpenAI expands Daybreak with specialist cyber model

Approved defenders will gain broader access to cyber tools as the new tiered Daybreak programme adds GPT-5.6-Cyber for advanced security work.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
OpenAI says Astra may hit critical cyber threshold
Encryption

OpenAI says Astra may hit critical cyber threshold

Tighter safeguards and pauses on internal work follow early tests that left OpenAI unable to rule out critical cyber capabilities in Astra.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
CrowdStrike launches AI security challenge with AWS
Digital Transformation

CrowdStrike launches AI security challenge with AWS

Defenders will test prompt-injection tactics against AI agents as CrowdStrike and AWS offer USD $100,000 in prizes for a virtual red-team contest.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Linux Foundation seeks AI security incident sharing rules
Robotics

Linux Foundation seeks AI security incident sharing rules

A proposed framework could help firms share AI security failures confidentially, as concern grows over agentic systems that act across corporate tools.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Istari launches AI security managed operations with Cranium
Software-as-a-Service

Istari launches AI security managed operations with Cranium

Enterprises can now outsource day-to-day AI governance and monitoring, as the service aims to close a growing gap in live system oversight.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Google adds security controls for AI agents in Chrome
Software-as-a-Service

Google adds security controls for AI agents in Chrome

Browser-based AI agents will face tighter enterprise oversight as Google moves to curb data leaks and unauthorised actions in Chrome.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

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Frontier AI compresses cyber attack timelines. Can Singapore's defences respond at machine speed?
Privileged Access Management

Frontier AI compresses cyber attack timelines. Can Singapore's defences respond at machine speed?

Singapore banks and telcos face a narrower window to stop AI-assisted attackers chaining small flaws into major breaches.

By Kris Day • 6 min read • Last month
Autonomous AI agents hit Asian government in four-day breach
Robotics

Autonomous AI agents hit Asian government in four-day breach

Up to 85 government accounts were compromised in a four-day campaign that also reached nuclear and energy organisations, researchers said.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
ITSEC launches cybersecurity & AI academy in Jakarta
Data Protection

ITSEC launches cybersecurity & AI academy in Jakarta

Indonesia's digital skills gap is fuelling demand for practical cyber and AI training, as firms struggle to hire workers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month
Straiker launches kill switch for enterprise AI agents
Application Security

Straiker launches kill switch for enterprise AI agents

Security teams can now stop rogue enterprise AI agents in seconds as Straiker adds runtime controls to its wider testing platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month