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Token Security unveils intent-based AI agent controls
Digital Transformation

Token Security unveils intent-based AI agent controls

Token Security launches intent-based controls to govern AI agents' access by purpose, aiming to curb over-privileged, autonomous system behaviour.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Coalfire launches AI threat hunting for shadow agents
Firewalls

Coalfire launches AI threat hunting for shadow agents

Coalfire's new DivisionHex service hunts shadow AI and rogue agents as most firms report AI-driven security incidents without proper oversight.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Firms relax identity controls to speed risky AI rollouts
Digital Transformation

Firms relax identity controls to speed risky AI rollouts

Rushing to embrace AI, most firms are easing identity controls despite visibility gaps around powerful non-human and AI-linked accounts.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
RAIDS AI partnership targets ISO 42001 governance gap
Data Protection

RAIDS AI partnership targets ISO 42001 governance gap

RAIDS AI joins Drata and Prescient to deliver ISO 42001-based AI governance, blending automation, monitoring and independent certification.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Obin AI raises USD $7 million to power agentic finance
Fintech

Obin AI raises USD $7 million to power agentic finance

Obin AI exits stealth with USD $7 million to build auditable AI agents for heavily regulated financial workflows and asset managers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Lineaje unveils UnifAI to secure enterprise agentic AI
Data Protection

Lineaje unveils UnifAI to secure enterprise agentic AI

Lineaje launches UnifAI, a security and governance layer to centralise control, discovery and policy for enterprise agentic AI deployments.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Mphasis urges CTOs to fix legacy cores for agentic AI
Digital Transformation

Mphasis urges CTOs to fix legacy cores for agentic AI

Mphasis tells CTOs to overhaul legacy cores as agentic AI scales, backing ontology-driven knowledge graphs to curb automated errors.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Agentic AI: The potential and the problems behind the new wave of autonomous systems
Data Protection

Agentic AI: The potential and the problems behind the new wave of autonomous systems

Agentic AI promises effortless digital delegation, but its admin-level access to data and systems creates profound privacy and security risks.

By Kristina Holt • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
OutSystems named G2 Leader for AI agent builders in 2026
DevOps

OutSystems named G2 Leader for AI agent builders in 2026

OutSystems named a Leader in G2's Spring 2026 AI Agent Builders Grid, after earning top scores for ease of admin, trust and governance.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
HackerOne unveils live agentic AI prompt injection tests
Data Protection

HackerOne unveils live agentic AI prompt injection tests

HackerOne launches live Agentic Prompt Injection Testing to expose real-world AI exploit paths as prompt injection threats surge 540%.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
JFrog unveils MCP registry to secure AI coding agents
DevOps

JFrog unveils MCP registry to secure AI coding agents

JFrog launches an MCP registry to centralise and secure AI coding agents, extending software supply chain controls to agent workflows.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
R Systems launches EXIQO to scale agentic AI in firms
Digital Transformation

R Systems launches EXIQO to scale agentic AI in firms

R Systems has unveiled EXIQO, an AI Studio to help enterprises scale governed agentic AI across engineering, operations and legacy systems.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
TrendAI & Nvidia boost security for agentic AI tools
Cloud Security

TrendAI & Nvidia boost security for agentic AI tools

TrendAI and Nvidia deepen collaboration to embed layered security and governance into OpenShell, protecting long-lived autonomous AI agents.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Island unveils SASE to cut proxy backhaul for AI era
Firewalls

Island unveils SASE to cut proxy backhaul for AI era

Island has rolled out a SASE design that shifts inspection to the endpoint, cutting proxy backhaul and avoiding default SSL/TLS break-and-inspect.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

AI Safety stories

Polygraf debuts desktop AI tool to curb data leaks
Data Protection

Polygraf debuts desktop AI tool to curb data leaks

Polygraf unveils a desktop AI overlay that flags sensitive data in real time as staff type, aiming to curb leaks across workplace tools.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Menlo unveils browser platform to secure rising AI agents
Firewalls

Menlo unveils browser platform to secure rising AI agents

Menlo launches a browser-based platform to govern human users and AI agents with unified security controls as machine traffic surges.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Backslash adds cross-tool governance for AI coding Skills
Cloud Security

Backslash adds cross-tool governance for AI coding Skills

Backslash adds cross-tool governance to discover, vet and monitor 'Skills' powering AI coding assistants like Cursor, Claude Code and Copilot.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
AI push exposes gaps in identity controls, UK warned
DevOps

AI push exposes gaps in identity controls, UK warned

AI rollouts are eroding UK identity controls, as firms ease safeguards for machine accounts despite glaring gaps in oversight and governance.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026