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Cloudflare launches identity-aware AI gateway for firms
Data Protection

Cloudflare launches identity-aware AI gateway for firms

Companies can now trace AI prompts to individual staff, helping curb surprise bills and reduce the risk of sensitive data leaks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
Sentra launches Shadow AI DLP to block sensitive data
Software-as-a-Service

Sentra launches Shadow AI DLP to block sensitive data

Boards are under pressure to curb staff use of ChatGPT and similar tools, as pasted data could expose customer records and source code.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
KnowBe4 adds Claude oversight to Agent Risk Manager
Privileged Access Management

KnowBe4 adds Claude oversight to Agent Risk Manager

Security teams can now monitor Claude-based agents for prompt injection, data leaks and rogue tool access as autonomous AI use spreads.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 4 days ago
F5 & NVIDIA tie up on AI guardrails for production
Hybrid Cloud

F5 & NVIDIA tie up on AI guardrails for production

Centralised oversight for AI traffic should help firms cut prompt-injection and data-leakage risks as models shift into production.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Enterprise AI deployments slowed by security reviews
Data Protection

Enterprise AI deployments slowed by security reviews

Security checks are delaying most AI projects for weeks or months, with many firms deploying watered-down systems to get them live.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Netskope says downstream AI data breaches are surging
Malware

Netskope says downstream AI data breaches are surging

Downstream AI data leaks have more than doubled in a year, with connected services now returning unauthorised information to staff and agents.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
BlueVoyant launches Microsoft 365 E7 readiness bundle
Data Protection

BlueVoyant launches Microsoft 365 E7 readiness bundle

Organisations adopting Microsoft's top security tier are being offered a single bundle to cover data protection, identity controls and AI agent oversight.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
LeakData launches breach index with 1,485 incidents
Software-as-a-Service

LeakData launches breach index with 1,485 incidents

Readers can now inspect breach reports by source, verification and context, as the service avoids inflating record totals into a unique-victim count.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Fortinet adds AI oversight & data controls to FortiEndpoint
Data Protection

Fortinet adds AI oversight & data controls to FortiEndpoint

Security teams gain tighter endpoint oversight of shadow AI and sensitive data, as Fortinet folds new controls into FortiEndpoint from the third quarter.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Critical vulnerability exposures double, Check Point finds
Phishing

Critical vulnerability exposures double, Check Point finds

Only a small share of alerts proved urgent, but critical vulnerability exposures more than doubled as phishing also surged in the report.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Dify flaws expose cross-tenant AI data, Zafran says
Application Security

Dify flaws expose cross-tenant AI data, Zafran says

Users of Dify's cloud service could have had private chats and files exposed after Zafran Security disclosed four flaws in the AI platform.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
Gentlemen ransomware gang supplies EDR killers to affiliates
Ransomware

Gentlemen ransomware gang supplies EDR killers to affiliates

ESET says the gang's operator-backed toolkit could help affiliates bypass defences faster, widening the threat to businesses worldwide.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2026
Global cyber attacks fall but ransomware jumps 48%
Data Protection

Global cyber attacks fall but ransomware jumps 48%

Ransomware losses worsened in May as attacks climbed 48% year on year, despite a 7% drop in overall cyber incidents.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026
Companies wildly unprepared for new era of security threats
Customer Relationship Management

Companies wildly unprepared for new era of security threats

Many firms are exposing sensitive data as shadow AI and weak controls leave them open to breaches, hallucinations and unauthorised access.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2026
NVIDIA adds security features to Vera BlueField-4 STX
Data Protection

NVIDIA adds security features to Vera BlueField-4 STX

New silicon-level controls aim to curb unauthorised agent access and data exposure in enterprise AI storage, while keeping traffic fast.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026

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Sygnia finds AI onboarding flaw exposing client data
Fintech

Sygnia finds AI onboarding flaw exposing client data

A faulty token check let low-privilege users view other applicants' identities, payment details and Social Security numbers in a financial onboarding app.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Ransomware victims surge to 7,551 as attacks fragment
Software-as-a-Service

Ransomware victims surge to 7,551 as attacks fragment

Ransomware attacks spread through vendor systems and AI-aided tactics, leaving 7,551 publicly disclosed victims in the latest 12-month period.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month