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OpenSearch survey flags AI infrastructure vendor worries
Hybrid Cloud

OpenSearch survey flags AI infrastructure vendor worries

Technology leaders are prioritising vendor-neutral AI systems as 83% of organisations run or plan AI workloads, a survey found.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
AI agents top insider risk concern for security chiefs
Data Protection

AI agents top insider risk concern for security chiefs

Surveyed firms are struggling to spot when autonomous tools stray from approved tasks, as 48% of security leaders now rank them as their biggest insider threat.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
Forrester urges firms to prioritise practical AI governance
Disaster Recovery

Forrester urges firms to prioritise practical AI governance

Enterprises face mounting risks from AI outages and hidden governance costs as Forrester says day-to-day operational needs now outrank frontier fears.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Airrived launches observability for enterprise AI agents
Data Protection

Airrived launches observability for enterprise AI agents

As firms scale autonomous AI, Airrived's new control layer aims to expose agent ownership, permissions, data use and costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
'Gambling with our lives': Another AI employee quits over safety concerns
Risk & Compliance

'Gambling with our lives': Another AI employee quits over safety concerns

Safety fears are deepening as more AI staff warn regulators may not keep pace with systems they say could soon outrun human control.

By RNZ • 4 min read • This month
Red Hat AI 3.5 adds safety tools for enterprise AI
Virtualisation

Red Hat AI 3.5 adds safety tools for enterprise AI

Enterprises can now monitor and govern AI systems more closely as the new release adds benchmarking, compliance reporting and GPU controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
KDDI cuts Buffmee AI latency by 38% after overhaul
Generative AI

KDDI cuts Buffmee AI latency by 38% after overhaul

Users of Buffmee will get faster, better grounded answers after KDDI reduced response latency by 38% and improved first-token speed.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Lasso launches AI guardrail LEAP & raises USD $30m
Cloud Security

Lasso launches AI guardrail LEAP & raises USD $30m

The funding will help Lasso expand a guardrail designed to inspect AI traffic at scale without costly GPUs, including for US government users.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month
OpenAI scientist urges slowdown on AI race amid safety fears
Risk & Compliance

OpenAI scientist urges slowdown on AI race amid safety fears

Rising cyber and alignment risks could force AI labs to slow development, as OpenAI's chief scientist warns safety checks are lagging.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month
UK execs overconfident on AI failure diagnosis, survey finds
Data Protection

UK execs overconfident on AI failure diagnosis, survey finds

A 25-point gap between executives and engineers suggests many UK firms are scaling AI faster than they can diagnose failures or meet governance demands.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Microsoft tightens AI governance as agentic risks rise
AI Security

Microsoft tightens AI governance as agentic risks rise

Stricter controls on agent identities and tool access aim to curb security and reliability risks as autonomous AI systems spread.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Guickly raises USD $4.2m to track enterprise AI spend
Software-as-a-Service

Guickly raises USD $4.2m to track enterprise AI spend

Enterprise buyers now have a new tool to curb unpredictable AI bills as Guickly secures USD $4.2 million and targets shadow usage.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month
Cyara appoints Ben Corser as APAC go-to-market chief
Software-as-a-Service

Cyara appoints Ben Corser as APAC go-to-market chief

The hire signals Cyara's push to win more enterprise customers in APAC as firms demand tighter oversight of AI customer-service tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Survey finds AI access controls lag behind confidence
Manufacturing

Survey finds AI access controls lag behind confidence

Despite high confidence in their controls, most firms still let AI agents run with broad access, and 29% have seen real harm.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
UK firms struggle to prove GenAI policy compliance
Digital Transformation

UK firms struggle to prove GenAI policy compliance

Despite written policies, most firms cannot show staff are following generative AI rules, leaving them exposed to regulatory scrutiny and fines.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Boomi launches AI agent control plane for enterprises
Data Protection

Boomi launches AI agent control plane for enterprises

Enterprises are demanding audit trails and spending controls as AI agents move from pilots into live systems with access to core business data.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

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Why agentic AI is the key to systems integrity
Disaster Recovery

Why agentic AI is the key to systems integrity

Tighter Australian resilience rules are pushing firms to embed governance into agentic AI before expanded access and autonomy raise compliance risk.

By Paul Arthur • 6 min read • This month
Capsule Security launches AI shield to stop rogue acts
Software-as-a-Service

Capsule Security launches AI shield to stop rogue acts

The system lets enterprises block risky agent actions in 71 milliseconds, as autonomy raises the odds of damaging mistakes.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month