Shadow IT stories - Page 5

UK CIOs embed AI agents in critical workflows but lack real-time oversight as board pressure mounts for provable returns and tighter audits.

Okta launches Agent Discovery to uncover and rein in shadow AI agents, mapping risky app access and tightening identity-based controls.

AI, quantum threats and tougher regulation will reshape cyber strategies by 2026, forcing new governance, identity models and SOC workflows.

AI investment is surging faster than data privacy and board oversight, leaving storage gaps and weak access controls to fuel rising risk.

Alteryx deepens its Google Cloud partnership, bringing Alteryx One workflows directly into BigQuery and planning a Google-first marketplace edition.

Staff are quietly turning to unsanctioned AI tools, trading security and data privacy for speed, as new research warns of rising leakage risks.

Shadow AI tool Clawdbot quietly spreads across workplaces, alarming security teams as staff grant it broad access on unmanaged devices.

Data Privacy Day shifts focus from policy to proof, as firms embed control, resilience and design into complex hybrid data estates.

AI is reshaping data privacy in Australia and New Zealand, exposing shadow tools, privilege sprawl and weak identity controls, experts warn.

Sophos has launched Workspace Protection, a browser-led suite to simplify securing hybrid work, SaaS access and shadow AI use at scale.

Check Point sets out a runtime security blueprint for AI factories as enterprises scale GPU-heavy data centres and face mounting GenAI attacks.

Cloudflare warns outdated apps across APAC are choking AI gains, as modernised firms see triple the returns on their AI investments.

London's Cyb3r Operations raises $5.4m to expand real-time monitoring of third-party cyber risk as supply-chain threats intensify.

Harmonic finds six genAI apps drive 92.6% of enterprise data exposure risk, with ChatGPT alone responsible for more than 70% of cases.

Check Point adds AI Cloud Protect to Nvidia's Enterprise AI Factory design to secure purpose-built AI data centres without GPU performance hit.

Cybersecurity in 2026 pivots from building higher walls to one core question: how fast can organisations recover when attacks inevitably hit?.

OpenText warns 2026 will bring an AI‑driven identity crisis, deepfake-fuelled scams and decision overload that many firms are not ready for.

RecordPoint appoints a new revenue chief and partner director to ramp up global AI data governance push for heavily regulated sectors.

CrowdStrike moves deeper into browser security with Seraphic buy, tying in SGNL identity tech to protect in-session activity and AI use.

Just 1% of organisations fully use Just-in-Time privileged access, leaving AI agents and cloud systems exposed to “always-on” credentials.