IT Governance stories
New controls will help SMBs and MSPs curb shadow AI use and limit data leaks as staff adopt chatbots without clear rules.
Australian firms face rising cyber and compliance costs as OpenText adds tools to govern AI use, data access and application risks.
Many projects remain stuck at proof of concept as businesses wrestle with data governance, security and agent oversight before scaling AI.
Boards are valuing CISOs more for business risk, resilience and AI oversight than pure technical defence, a survey of 346 executives found.
Companies using Claude can now log prompts, responses and attachments for compliance, easing oversight of sensitive data shared by staff.
The gap risks leaving UK and Irish businesses unable to turn AI spending into returns, as only 48% give staff time to experiment.
Enterprises can now turn plain-language prompts into governed AI workflows inside Snowflake, as Dataiku targets compliance-minded users.
Most organisations are now running AI inference in-house, with F5 warning the shift is putting security and governance under strain.
Businesses running GPU-backed AI systems face higher oversight and cost-control risks as emma extends its cloud governance model to production workloads.
The purchase adds browser-based AI controls to Akamai's security portfolio as firms scramble to monitor staff use of generative tools.
Nearly half of finance teams are now using AI to manage databases, but weak governance is leaving them exposed to audit scrutiny.
Audit demands are exposing gaps in governance as finance firms juggle hybrid databases, multiple platforms and growing AI use.
Shared ownership of security and networking is still rare at large US firms, leaving many exposed to breaches, delays and higher costs.
The findings show many firms still leave internet-facing databases and admin tools open, giving attackers easy routes before flaws are even published.
More than half of North American SMBs lack basic email protections, leaving them more exposed to phishing, impersonation and fraud than UK peers.
Businesses can now buy senior cyber security leadership on a flexible basis, easing compliance pressure without the cost of a full-time executive.
Enterprises could cut outages and speed troubleshooting as the update unifies middleware monitoring and analyses petabyte-scale telemetry.
Many US enterprises still cannot trace AI failures across infrastructure, leaving costly GPU bottlenecks and hidden risks unresolved.
NHS technology teams are facing mounting pressure as leaders warn that patchy standards and duplication are slowing better patient care.
The hire signals a sharper focus on resilience and customer trust as buyers demand stronger governance from identity security suppliers.