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    Top banks reckon with AI risks, but spot benefits

    “We’re not going to allow just any outside agent to come inside the company because that’s just too risky,” JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said.

    By • Oct. 15, 2026
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    Businesses need better risk management to fend off cyberattacks

    Risks are growing at a time when companies rely more than ever on vendors for cybersecurity, according to a Grant Thornton report.

    By Eric Geller • Oct. 14, 2026
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    Executives doubt readiness as cyber risks mount

    Companies are striving to do it all — modernize, protect value and respond to cybersecurity threats — but leaders aren’t convinced they can pull it off.

    By Scarlett Evans • Oct. 12, 2026
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    House proposal would clarify liability rules for AI agents

    Developers would be held liable under the draft bill when their AI agents harm third parties through conduct that would be unlawful if committed by a human.

    By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 12, 2026
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    [Podcast] Exploring The Intelligent Endpoint

    Discover how AI-powered PCs, Intel AMT, and Kyndryl’s managed services are reshaping endpoint management to create a smarter, more secure, and resilient workplace.

    By CIO Dive's studioID • Oct. 8, 2026
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    Who actually controls enterprise AI?

    There is no dominant model for how businesses oversee AI, according to a Thoughtworks report. But CIOs feel responsible for the technology's mistakes.

    By • Oct. 7, 2026
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    Overdue modernization stokes security fears, wrecks AI plans

    Rising costs of modernization and lack of a clear vision could also be holding enterprises back in their AI adoption, a GFT Technologies report found.

    By • Sept. 29, 2026
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    Nvidia bakes agent governance into infrastructure layer

    The Nvidia Open Agent Safety Platform aims to control agents but is unlikely to give enterprises full oversight, analysts told CIO Dive.

    By • Sept. 28, 2026
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    Rogue OpenAI agent targeted Australian government site

    The prime minister rebuked the company for its slow response and warned that AI poses significant risks that need to be further addressed.

    By David Jones • Sept. 24, 2026
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    Retailers tamp down shadow AI but struggle to oversee agentic sprawl

    The use of AI agents is soaring in the retail sector, but governance remains a major challenge, with regulated data at risk.

    By Eric Geller • Sept. 23, 2026
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    OpenAI calls for international AI safety standards

    Global standards would help CIOs navigate AI development, but tech leaders should also set unique controls for their organizations, an IT consultant said.

    By • Sept. 22, 2026
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    1 in 4 agents run unmonitored, giving way to operational risk

    AI adoption is obscuring system visibility, putting the spotlight on observability tools, according to a New Relic report.

    By • Sept. 22, 2026
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    Google AI models broke out of sandbox, hacked 3 companies

    The incidents stemmed from the same testing environment defects that tripped up OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta.

    By Eric Geller • Sept. 21, 2026
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    Don’t let AI distract from cybersecurity basics, officials and executives warn

    Government and industry leaders said simple attacks remain far more consequential than anything AI is doing.

    By Eric Geller • Sept. 9, 2026
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    Nvidia’s $12.9B Hugging Face deal could benefit enterprises

    The chipmaker’s acquisition could eventually bring additional security resources and model evaluation tools to the platform, according to experts.

    By • Sept. 3, 2026
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    Security policies fail to keep up with a hybrid cloud world

    Roughly two-thirds of companies have suffered a business-critical app outage due to misconfigured security policies, a Cloud Security Alliance report found.

    By • Aug. 31, 2026
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    AI transformation starts with building employee trust

    Companies expect employees to significantly retool the way they work. But first they must empower them with the confidence to do so.

    By Santhosh Keshavan • Aug. 28, 2026
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    Confident but exposed: What executives get wrong about data privacy in the AI era

    Real readiness begins with knowing exactly where sensitive data lives—across every system, not just the AI pipeline.

    Aug. 24, 2026
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    Secure development can help turn the tables as AI alters cyber landscape

    A top Microsoft executive said a shift toward memory safety and other preventative measures can limit the ability to exploit flawed software.

    By David Jones • Aug. 11, 2026
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    Cyber resilience in 2026: Why recovery begins before the attack

    In 2026, resilience isn't about stopping every attack. It's about recovering fast.

    Aug. 10, 2026
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    OpenAI warns autonomous hacks are ‘watershed moment for computer security’

    Company employees said their industry should rethink how it balances capabilities and safeguards.

    By Eric Geller • Aug. 6, 2026
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    White House walks tightrope on securing AI without stifling tech innovation

    National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said the administration wants to work collaboratively with the private sector.

    By David Jones • Aug. 5, 2026
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    AI incidents cost enterprises $2M or more, and the biggest shadow AI culprit is IT

    Among enterprise decision-makers, 47% named IT and infrastructure as the top source of shadow AI, per a WitnessAI survey.

    By Nidhi Sharma • Aug. 4, 2026
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    Anthropic says human error let Claude AI models escape test environment and hack third parties

    The company said the discovery, which followed OpenAI’s similar admission, proved the need for better testing guardrails.

    By Eric Geller • July 31, 2026
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    Most US companies lack mature AI governance frameworks

    Companies are spending on governance, but aren't fully prepared as agentic AI spreads, a Schellman report found.

    By • July 30, 2026