Shadow IT stories
Ad-hoc data work is draining staff time and slowing AI projects, as only a quarter of large firms have structured data programmes.
Sovereign AI is becoming vital to mission readiness as Defence Australia builds a connected data ecosystem for faster decisions.
IT teams on Apple fleets can now set rules, spot unsanctioned tools and generate compliance reports as AI use spreads across Macs.
Most enterprise AI use is slipping beyond oversight, with 86% of organisations lacking visibility into data moving to and from tools.
Mac users at many firms can now be covered by the same AI data-loss rules as Windows, closing a governance gap for sensitive work.
Private preview access is now available as security teams race to govern AI agents and harden identity controls for a post-quantum era.
Security teams can now trace AI activity across employee and developer environments as Reco links Claude usage to permissions, keys and data paths.
The preview could help businesses adopt office AI without exposing sensitive data, as search and automation run locally under encryption.
The free check could help security teams uncover overlooked Java runtimes before AI-driven attackers exploit known flaws and outdated versions.
Trusted software is giving cybercriminals persistent access to PCs, making attacks harder to spot and raising the risk of data theft.
Manufacturers risk compliance failures and production delays if they treat AI-generated code as a shortcut to rebuilding core ERP systems.
Thousands of corporate devices may be exposed because many remain unpatched, unseen or missing endpoint protection, Arctic Wolf found.
The move puts KnowBe4's product strategy under a long-serving engineer as the company expands tools to counter AI-driven threats and shadow AI.
Despite productivity gains, workers are losing much of AI's time savings to checking, fixing errors and juggling multiple tools.
Enterprise buyers are demanding proof of what AI agents do, as scrutiny rises over permissions, ownership and audit trails across organisations.
Many firms are adopting AI quickly, but weak data architecture is leaving them unable to measure returns or manage governance risks.
Only two of 13 vendors reached comprehensive maturity as browser security becomes central to Australian organisations' cyber defences.
But 56 per cent of users rely on unapproved tools, leaving Australian employers to tackle security, compliance and trust gaps.
Security teams can now spot unmanaged devices and services on live traffic as Corelight extends Open NDR with passive asset classification.
Unapproved AI use is widening a security and compliance gap, with 75% of UK business travellers saying they would use shadow tools for work trips.
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