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OpenAI launches GPT-Rosalind for life sciences research

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OpenAI expands its enterprise AI push with a biology-focused model aimed at speeding target discovery, analysis and early drug development.
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Protegrity launches AI Team Edition for secure inferencing

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Protegrity rolls out AI Team Edition to shield business knowledge during inferencing, using semantic preserving encryption and policy automation.
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Rubrik survey warns of AI agents outpacing security

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Survey finds AI agents are spreading faster than security teams can track them, with most firms lacking visibility, rollback controls and identity governance.
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Sentra & Wiz add data classification to cloud risks

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Sentra and Wiz link cloud risk findings to sensitive data, helping security teams prioritise the alerts most likely to expose PII, PHI or IP.
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Emergent launches Wingman autonomous AI agent for work

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Emergent's Wingman puts autonomous AI agents to work across email, calendars and chats, with human approval for higher-risk actions.
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Building security outcomes for small businesses: Why breaches persist despite available tools

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SMBs already own the tools, but cyber breaches keep breaking through because patchwork security, weak access controls and over-trust still leave gaps.
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Keeper boosts endpoint privilege governance for firms

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Keeper Security adds approval workflows and audit logging to Endpoint Privilege Manager as enterprises tighten control over temporary admin access.
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Capsule Security raises $7 million to guard AI agents

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Capsule Security emerges from stealth with $7 million backing to police AI agents at runtime as enterprises widen their use.
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AI coding boom deepens cognitive debt, says Thoughtworks

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Thoughtworks warns AI-assisted coding is swelling software complexity, as developers lean on older controls to curb security and oversight risks.
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OpenAI expands cyber access for verified defenders

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OpenAI broadens Trusted Access for Cyber to verified defenders, giving vetted users GPT-5.4-Cyber for tougher security work and code analysis.
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Denodo study flags trust gap in agentic AI adoption

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Denodo survey finds real-time data, security and context are the main barriers as firms struggle to trust agentic AI at scale.
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Kyndryl launches sovereignty services as concerns grow

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Kyndryl rolls out a new sovereignty advisory and managed service to help firms control data, systems and AI across complex IT estates.
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Gallagher Security launches New Zealand hiring drive

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Gallagher Security to create up to 100 jobs as it ramps up product development from Hamilton, with roles in engineering, testing and leadership.
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The hidden risk in New Zealand's digital transformation

3 days ago
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New Zealand organisations are urged to tighten controls on third-party access and identity management as digitisation and AI reshape risk.
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Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push

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Ledger names Ian Rogers as Chief Human Agency Officer, putting hardware approval and human oversight at the centre of its AI security push.
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KnowBe4 launches Agent Risk Manager for AI agent security

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KnowBe4 unveils Agent Risk Manager to monitor autonomous AI agents in real time, flag prompt injections and curb rogue data access.
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The AI risk hiding in your finance team's browser tabs

3 days ago
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Finance chiefs warned over shadow AI as staff paste ERP data into consumer tools, risking model training and bypassing governance.
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AI readiness illusion as data controls lag, Cloudera says

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Cloudera says most firms have embraced AI, but weak data governance, access controls and integration are still blocking real-world gains.
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Cloudflare Mesh links AI agents to private networks

4 days ago
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Cloudflare launches Mesh to give AI agents secure access to private networks across clouds, data centres and internal systems.
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Gallagher Security spotlights integrated systems at ISC West

4 days ago
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Gallagher Security says ISC West 2026 underlined demand for easier migrations and tighter integrations as it unveiled QuickSwitch and AccessNow.