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Understanding the Hidden Cost of Faster Payments
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (811+ words) Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Fraud Risk Management As Fed Now expands into higher-value transactions with limits now reaching $10 million, banks are being forced to rethink their fraud strategy. To date, banks have managed to strike a balance between…...
The Rise of 'Shadow AI Agents' Inside Enterprises
21+ hour, 34+ min ago (316+ words) Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Governance & Risk Management As enterprises rush to deploy artificial intelligence across their organizations, a new largely invisible risk is emerging: shadow agents operating outside of traditional IT oversight. Shiven Ramji, president of the customer…...
Akamai to Buy Layer X for $205 M to Expand AI Browser Security
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (624+ words) Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Endpoint Security Akamai plans to purchase a browser security startup led by a former Check Point analyst for $205 million to provide visibility and control for user interactions. See Also: Privilege Blind Spots: Part 1, Uncover…...
Cloudflare Cuts 1, 100, Arctic Wolf Axes 250 Amid AI Surge
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (302+ words) Two prominent cybersecurity vendors disclosed widespread layoffs last week, axing a significant percentage of their workforce. See Also: AI Fuels New Wave of Browser-Based Cyberattacks "Cloudflare started as a digitally native company built in the cloud. That allowed us to…...
Microsoft Debuts Bug Hunting 100-Agent AI System
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (425+ words) Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development, The Future of AI & Cybersecurity Microsoft says its new approach to finding vulnerabilities with artificial intelligence agents outclasses the single models touted by Anthropic and Open AI. See Also: Context Drives Security…...
New Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Grants Admin Access
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (394+ words) Network Firewalls, Network Access Control, Security Operations See Also: Multi-Cloud Security Drives Firewall Evolution The authentication bypass vulnerability, assigned CVE-2026-20182 with a CVSS score of 10, stems from a broken peering authentication mechanism in the vdaemon service. It allows attackers to…...
Security Scorecard Buys Driftnet for More Internet Visibility
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (593+ words) 3rd Party Risk Management, Governance & Risk Management, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Security Scorecard purchased an internet scanning startup led by a longtime United Kingdom government researcher to get deeper visibility into internet infrastructure and hidden exposures. See Also: Autonomous Security in…...
Upscale vs. Upskill: The Real Cybersecurity Gap
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (471+ words) Cybersecurity presents a growing divide between two parallel forces: scaling technology and building capability. One is inevitable; the other is urgent. See Also: AI Impersonation Is the New Arms Race-Is Your Workforce Ready? Upscaling is constant, and that in itself…...
Anthropic Warns US Risks Losing AI Edge to China Over Chips
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (358+ words) The United States risks losing its frontier artificial intelligence lead against Beijing if policymakers weaken chip export controls or fail to aggressively protect advanced American models from Chinese replication efforts, Anthropic warned Thursday. See Also: AI Fuels New Wave of…...
ISMG Editors: Should We Trust Ransomware Gangs?
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (192+ words) Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Cybercrime In this week's panel, four ISMG editors discussed a ransomware case that once again raises questions about paying extortionists, why security leaders fear artificial intelligence is accelerating attacks faster than humans can respond…...