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Former staff still access data after leaving, survey finds

Lost access controls are leaving sensitive company systems open long after staff depart, with 64% of ex-employees still able to view data.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Data Security stories

Disaster Recovery

AvePoint launches platform for AI governance & cost

Organisations are being urged to tighten controls as AvePoint says 88.4% have already suffered at least one AI agent-related security incident.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Today

Identity and Access Management

Kong launches Token Vault to secure AI agent access

It aims to curb credential sprawl and reduce the risk of compromised AI agents using persistent secrets to move across enterprise systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday

Cloud Security

Google Cloud launches new security tools for AI agents

The rollout aims to help companies patch AI-driven systems faster, as Google adds identity, perimeter and detection controls across its cloud security stack.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

A1 launches AI governance service for mid-market firms

Growing regulatory scrutiny is pushing mid-market firms in Australia and New Zealand to prove who owns AI tools, what they access and how they are controlled.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Security Operations Centres

Reco & Cyera rank AI agent risks from sensitive data

Security teams can now prioritise AI agent exposures by linking permissions to sensitive data across business systems, Reco said.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Fortinet brings AI security to Equinix distributed hub

Enterprises can now inspect AI prompts and responses across clouds and data centres through a validated Fortinet-Equinix architecture.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Robotics

Illumio warns AI authority is outpacing security controls

Most firms now hand AI decisions once reserved for staff, but fewer than half can fully audit its actions, a new survey found.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Robotics

CrowdStrike launches tools to detect risky AI agents

The tools are designed to spot rogue AI behaviour and simulate attacks before autonomous systems can reach critical data or systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Network Security

One in five firms hit by shadow AI security incident

Roughly one in five organisations have already suffered a breach tied to unapproved AI connections, as visibility lags behind spending plans.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Network Security

Hilt raises USD $4.2 million to spot data theft in real time

The seed round gives the San Francisco start-up fresh capital to expand engineering and commercial growth as it targets data theft in real time.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Europe's AI ambitions outpace consumer trust, report says

Consumer trust is lagging behind AI rollouts in Europe, where fewer than one in five organisations are on schedule with transformation work.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

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Data governance

Finance workers share sensitive data with AI tools

Nearly half of finance and insurance staff using AI at work have pasted sensitive information into tools without employer approval, a survey found.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Robotics

Australian firms scale AI only as trust builds, Cisco says

Fewer than half of Australian firms say their AI foundations are ready for more autonomous systems, Cisco's research found.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Today

Data Privacy

MSI expands target market with local AI-ready Prestige N16 Flip AI+

Businesses and creators could cut cloud reliance as MSI widens its laptop push beyond gaming with local AI processing and broader productivity features.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Today