AI Safety stories - Page 16
Sumsub unveils AI tool tying agents to human users
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Sumsub launches AI Agent Verification to link automated activity to verified humans, tackling rising AI-driven fraud without blocking bots.
KnowBe4 marks AIDA decade & names AI innovation VP
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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saas
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digital transformation
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cloud security
KnowBe4 marks a decade of its AIDA security AI, now running seven agents for 70,000 clients, and appoints Harlan Parrott VP of AI Innovation.
AI-fuelled cyber attacks surge 70%, Check Point warns
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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saas
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firewalls
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data protection
AI-driven hacking has pushed weekly cyber attacks up 70% since 2023, with Check Point warning campaigns are faster, broader and harder to stop.
Further boosts AI governance with new AIGP cohort
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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data protection
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Cleveland-based Further certifies 15-plus staff in AI governance, aiming to turn responsible AI into a competitive edge for regulated clients.
Fiddler raises $30m Series C to power the control plane for AI Agents
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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ai security
Fiddler raises USD $30m to expand its AI agent control plane, targeting governance, security and observability for complex enterprise systems.
TELUS study finds Canadians and Americans demand safer AI
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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data protection
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hyperscale
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cx
TELUS survey finds most Canadians and Americans use AI but overwhelmingly want stricter regulation, safety checks and clearer explanations.
AI crime matures as jailbreak, malware & deepfakes grow
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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malware
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socs
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physical security
AI crime is shifting from experiments to a stable industry, with jailbreak services, adaptive malware and deepfake fraud becoming routine.
Shadow AI assistant Clawdbot raises workplace risks
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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uc
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firewalls
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data protection
Shadow AI tool Clawdbot quietly spreads across workplaces, alarming security teams as staff grant it broad access on unmanaged devices.
AI drives 70% surge in weekly cyber attacks in 2025
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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firewalls
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ransomware
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hybrid cloud
AI-fuelled automation drove a 70% surge in weekly cyber attacks in 2025, with nearly 2,000 incidents per organisation, Check Point warns.
ServiceNow deepens Claude AI integration across work
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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paas
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digital transformation
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iaas
ServiceNow makes Anthropic's Claude its default AI across Build Agent and workflows, promising faster app development and industry-specific gains.
AI reshapes data privacy as firms shift to real-time defence
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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saas
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data protection
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devops
AI-driven cloud adoption is forcing firms to swap static privacy checklists for continuous, real-time defence of sensitive data flows.
US CFOs back AI for finance but insist on oversight
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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it automation
US mid-market CFOs eye AI to free time for strategy but say adoption hinges on strict human oversight and verifiable audit trails.
Security fears keep half of agentic AI stuck in pilots
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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uc
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devops
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digital transformation
Security and governance fears keep half of agentic AI stuck in pilots, even as leaders raise budgets and pursue tightly supervised use cases.
Cloudbrink boosts AI security for hybrid enterprises
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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firewalls
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data protection
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digital transformation
Cloudbrink adds Safe AI controls to its zero trust platform, securing hybrid enterprise use of AI agents and browser-based AI services.
Altman sets out OpenAI roadmap for future AI co-workers
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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data protection
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martech
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ai security
Sam Altman says AI co-workers will reshape software jobs, cut team sizes and force firms to compete on ideas, attention and resilience.
Rising data complexity undermines UK AI security gains
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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storage
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data protection
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private cloud
UK firms risk weaker AI security and wasted investment as soaring data complexity outpaces their ability to govern and protect systems.
RAIDS AI launches real-time rogue AI behaviour monitor
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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hyperscale
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partner programmes
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risk & compliance
RAIDS AI rolls out a real-time platform to spot and flag rogue AI behaviour, targeting failures, bias and regulatory exposure.
Rocket Software unveils ContentEdge for safer GenAI
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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data protection
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document management
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hybrid cloud
Rocket Software launches ContentEdge to give organisations safer GenAI access to sensitive unstructured data across hybrid environments.
AI agents race ahead of governance, security & trust
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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data protection
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digital transformation
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phishing
AI agents surge into big business with scant oversight, leaving governance, security and trust frameworks struggling to keep pace.
New book urges leaders to put AI accountability first
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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risk & compliance
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ai
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ai ethics & governance
Kay Firth-Butterfield's new book urges senior leaders to treat AI governance and accountability as core duties, not afterthoughts.