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As agentic development accelerates, workflow auditability becomes a bottleneck
DevOps

As agentic development accelerates, workflow auditability becomes a bottleneck

Regulators may soon demand proof of who did what as AI agents start opening merge requests in heavily audited development pipelines.

By Brian Wald • 6 min read • Yesterday
Codenotary flags 210,000 risky AI agent actions daily
Data Protection

Codenotary flags 210,000 risky AI agent actions daily

About 7% of monitored interactions raised security, compliance or operational concerns as enterprises deploy more autonomous AI into daily workflows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Datasite & Harvey link deal documents to AI workflows
Software-as-a-Service

Datasite & Harvey link deal documents to AI workflows

Lawyers can now use approved deal files inside Harvey without leaving Datasite, as the tie-up aims to speed diligence and drafting.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 2 days ago
CrowdStrike launches identity controls for AI agents
Digital Transformation

CrowdStrike launches identity controls for AI agents

It aims to stop autonomous software from keeping access it no longer needs as enterprises rush to use AI agents across business systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Rubrik adds identity resilience tools in Strata deal
Data Protection

Rubrik adds identity resilience tools in Strata deal

The deal could help organisations keep staff logging in during an attack, as Rubrik moves to cover identity recovery as well as restoration.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Visa to enable OpenAI payments in agentic commerce
Network Infrastructure

Visa to enable OpenAI payments in agentic commerce

AI agents will be able to make purchases with user-approved controls, as Visa moves to bring tokenised payments into OpenAI's commerce tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Mastercard launches machine payments for AI agents
Crypto

Mastercard launches machine payments for AI agents

Automated buying by AI systems could soon run at machine speed, with Mastercard backed by more than 30 partners to enable it.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week
CrowdStrike joins identity standards groups amid AI threats
Cloud Security

CrowdStrike joins identity standards groups amid AI threats

AI-driven attacks are forcing identity systems to move faster, as CrowdStrike backs standards for real-time access decisions across users and agents.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Databricks, Linux Foundation launch OpenSharing AI standard
Hybrid Cloud

Databricks, Linux Foundation launch OpenSharing AI standard

Businesses will be able to share AI models and unstructured data across clouds and on-premises systems without custom integrations.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Radiant Logic adds AI agent governance to identity platform
Hybrid Cloud

Radiant Logic adds AI agent governance to identity platform

Businesses need a single view of AI agents as their access and ownership can change in real time across cloud and internal systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Sweep launches AI agent for Salesforce & Snowflake
Software-as-a-Service

Sweep launches AI agent for Salesforce & Snowflake

Teams can now map downstream risks across Salesforce, Snowflake and Data 360 before making changes, cutting manual checks and compliance gaps.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Tetrate & Ory launch AI agent security partnership
Data Protection

Tetrate & Ory launch AI agent security partnership

Businesses deploying AI agents can now add live request checks and step-up approval, reducing the risk of unauthorised tool use.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Digidentity helping companies navigate AI fraud challenges
Data Protection

Digidentity helping companies navigate AI fraud challenges

AI-driven fraud is pushing healthcare, government and carmakers to tighten identity checks as remote transactions spread worldwide.

By David Shilovsky • 4 min read • This month
TrustLogix launches TrustAI for Snowflake Cortex AI
Data Protection

TrustLogix launches TrustAI for Snowflake Cortex AI

As AI agents multiply in Snowflake environments, security teams need tighter controls to stop machine-speed access from outpacing policy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • This month

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Authorisation stories

Akamai launches agentic security framework with Visa
Data Analytics

Akamai launches agentic security framework with Visa

The framework aims to let merchants verify authorised AI agents, block rogue automation and monetise machine traffic as commerce shifts online.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • 3 days ago
Akamai launches AI agent traffic security framework
Digital Transformation

Akamai launches AI agent traffic security framework

Businesses will be able to distinguish trusted AI shoppers from malicious bots as automated requests surge across retail and publishing sites.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • 3 days ago
IG launches crypto trading app for Australian investors
Crypto

IG launches crypto trading app for Australian investors

Australian investors gain a mobile crypto platform as IG bets rising demand and new rules will draw mainstream savers into digital assets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Gravitee launches Gamma as UK AI agents top 713,130
Robotics

Gravitee launches Gamma as UK AI agents top 713,130

British firms now use 713,130 AI agents, sharpening pressure for tighter oversight as Gravitee rolls out Gamma to govern them.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month