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    Sharp rise in AI adoption for cyber defense exposes major governance gap

    More than half of practitioners said there are no established frameworks for AI audits in a survey from the SANS Institute.

    By David Jones • July 16, 2026
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    US launches vulnerability clearinghouse amid AI-fueled surge in flaws

    The Trump administration hopes the program will accelerate the discovery and fixing of serious technical problems before hackers exploit them.

    By Eric Geller • July 15, 2026
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    Accenture faces massive data breach that could put clients at risk

    The threat actor claiming responsibility says they stole source code, encryption keys and more.

    By Eric Geller • July 10, 2026
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    US enterprises incorporate cyber risk into larger strategic focus

    The rapid adoption of AI and cloud is forcing significant shifts toward business resilience and financial impact.

    By David Jones • July 10, 2026
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    Anthropic reactivates Fable, Mythos after securing government approval

    The company’s powerful frontier models are back, but vetting issues remain unresolved.

    By Eric Geller • July 1, 2026
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    ServiceNow, Accenture team up to target enterprise security

    Tech vendors are aiming to address security concerns over legacy implementations as agentic AI reaches more parts of the business.

    By June 30, 2026
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    Software, AI companies form alliance to tackle open-source security flaws

    Anthropic, AWS and Microsoft are among the companies teaming up to spot and fix vulnerabilities.

    By David Jones • June 29, 2026
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    What enterprise CIOs can learn from the public sector on AI spending

    A “try and fail fast” strategy can help tech leaders who want to reel in AI budgets, said Dru Rai, CIO for the State of New York.

    By June 24, 2026
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    AI isn’t solving cybersecurity workforce woes

    More than half of cybersecurity professionals said they’re thinking about leaving the industry, according to a new report.

    By Eric Geller • June 23, 2026
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    AWS unveils agent security, data access tools

    The updates reflect Anthropic's Mythos model and the speed at which vulnerabilities can be surfaced.

    By June 17, 2026
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    AI adoption correlates with incident frequency, underscoring need for governance

    Even organizations that haven’t been breached expect an AI-related incident in the near future, a Jamf survey found.

    By Eric Geller • June 17, 2026
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    Cybersecurity experts blast US government for restricting Anthropic’s AI models

    CISOs and prominent researchers called a recent export-control ban “dangerous.”

    By Eric Geller • June 16, 2026
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    Midsize companies expect AI gains, but integration woes curb progress

    Security, data readiness and integration challenges continue to hinder broader AI adoption despite growing confidence in the technology's potential.

    By Scarlett Evans • June 15, 2026
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    Enterprises report increasing budgets for security training in AI and other critical topics

    Finding the time to train employees remains the biggest impediment to programs’ success, according to an ISC2 report.

    By Eric Geller • June 11, 2026
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    ServiceNow, IBM team up to target legacy IT

    Customers will be able to use IBM tools through the ServiceNow platform to modernize applications, govern data and automate workflows.

    By June 11, 2026
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    Cyber insurance policyholders facing heavier scrutiny in underwriting, claims

    A multiyear lull in insurance rates and insurers’ over-dependence on large U.S. policyholders have led to more restrictions and exclusions in coverage.

    By David Jones • June 10, 2026
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    How CIOs can build an agentic AI framework

    Business acumen and a strategic framework will support successful tech overhauls through AI adoption, said Info-Tech Research Group CEO Tom Zehren.

    By June 9, 2026
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    Companies aren’t ready for how AI is accelerating impersonation attacks

    Businesses generally aren’t taking a proactive enough approach to blocking schemes that spoof their leaders’ identities, according to a new report.

    By Eric Geller • June 9, 2026
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    ‘Don’t panic’: AI reality checks dominate major cybersecurity conference

    CISOs and their colleagues should focus on network security basics, not overhyped AI promises, analysts said at a Gartner cybersecurity event.

    By Eric Geller • June 4, 2026
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    What CIOs should watch for in Trump’s AI oversight order

    Clear standards will be key to making the process worthwhile for AI providers and the companies that contract with them, tech experts say.

    By June 3, 2026
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    AI agents put cybersecurity frameworks to the test

    Security and governance management are rapidly evolving as enterprises deploy the technology across more parts of the business.

    By June 3, 2026
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    Why non-production data is becoming enterprises’ biggest compliance blind spot

    DevOps velocity, analytics workloads and now AI training pipelines have multiplied the number of places sensitive data lands and the speed at which it gets there.

    June 1, 2026
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    OpenAI unveils security framework, citing emerging regulations

    The Trump administration scrapped a proposed executive order requiring government review of new AI models. But providers still face regulations at the state and international levels.

    By May 29, 2026
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    Leading AI models are more vulnerable to malicious prompts than vendors claim

    Hackers could subvert frontier models with attacks that their developers overlook, Cisco said.

    By Eric Geller • May 27, 2026
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    Enterprise data is creeping its way into shadow AI tools

    Executives and employees are clashing over usage policies as AI security concerns rise, an Okta report found.

    By May 27, 2026