Tag: business
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Crime increasingly a ‘serious barrier’ to UK growth, say business leaders
British Chambers of Commerce survey shows firms ‘are dealing with rising levels of theft, fraud and cyber-attacks’UK business leaders have warned that crime is becoming an increasingly “serious barrier” to growing Britain’s economy amid a rise in shoplifting, fraud and cyber-attacks against companies.The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents tens of thousands of businesses…
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The AI oversight paradox: Is the investment worth the cost of watching it?
Unlike in 2025, when AI adoption and testing drove business strategies, organizations in 2026 want proven ROI before committing budgets, according to a report by Globalization … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/15/ai-workforce-impact-report/
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How Fintech APIs Are Modernizing Business Cash Flow Management
Business cash flow is often harder to manage than revenue. A company can have strong sales and still… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fintech-apis-modernize-business-cash-flow-management/
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FlowerStorm phishing gang adopts virtual-machine obfuscation to evade email defenses
Tags: attack, authentication, business, cloud, communications, control, credentials, defense, detection, email, framework, government, infrastructure, login, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, phishing, service, theftThe campaign dynamically adapts to victims: After deobfuscation, the phishing payload loads infrastructure designed to impersonate Microsoft 365 and other login portals while dynamically adapting to targeted users.According to the report, the malware can determine which authentication provider should be impersonated, preload victim email addresses into phishing pages, and customize branding elements such as company…
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Amazon Quick Security Flaw Allowed Restricted Users to Access AI Chat Agents
A newly disclosed security flaw in Amazon’s AI-powered business intelligence platform has revealed how restricted users could quietly bypass controls and interact with AI chat agents, despite explicit administrative denial. The issue, discovered by Fog Security researcher Jason Kao, exposes a critical gap between user interface restrictions and backend enforcement in modern AI-integrated cloud services.…
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What CISOs need to land a board role
Tags: business, ciso, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, governance, government, intelligence, jobs, resilience, risk, skills, strategy, trainingTips for CISOs aiming for a board role: For CISOs interested in contributing to global vendor boards, Morelli advises focusing on becoming a partner, not just a customer. This requires the ability to articulate how a product’s evolution impacts the risk profile of an entire sector.For non-industry or public boards, CISOs must be comfortable contributing…
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Palo Alto Networks bets on identity security for autonomous AI with Idira launch
Tags: ai, attack, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, credentials, cybersecurity, governance, identity, injection, intelligence, least-privilege, mfa, network, RedTeam, risk, soc, threat, tool, vulnerabilityCISOs navigate AI risks: For enterprises, the launch reflects a broader industry shift toward identity-centric cybersecurity models as organizations deploy generative AI tools, autonomous agents, and cloud-native applications at scale.Analysts say the growing number of non-human identities is creating operational and security challenges because many existing identity systems were originally built to manage employees and…
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West Pharmaceutical warns of ransomware attack impacting business operations
West Pharmaceutical Services filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday evening warning customers that a hacker breached the company network on May 4, stole data and encrypted systems. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/west-pharmaceutical-warns-of-ransomware-attack-impacting-operations
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Amazon Quick authorization bypass let users reach blocked AI chat agents
Enterprises running Amazon Quick, the AWS business intelligence and agentic AI service, rely on a feature called custom permissions to restrict who inside an account can use … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/12/fog-security-amazon-quick-authorization-bypass/
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Why patching SLAs should be the floor, not the strategy
SLAs measure discipline, not risk: Here’s the mental model I’ve been pushing with my peers. Think of patching SLAs the way you think of fire drills. Fire drills are necessary. They prove that, on a predictable cadence, your organization can execute a known procedure. No one in charge of a building full of people would…
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Linux kernel maintainers suggest a ‘kill switch’ to protect systems until a zero-day vulnerability is patched
Tags: access, attack, business, control, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, group, incident response, infosec, linux, LLM, mitigation, risk, service, strategy, switch, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-day), a logic bug which lets users easily obtain root access, and Dirty Frag, which abuses weaknesses in how the Linux kernel handles fragmented memory pages. The Dirty Frag attack combines two separate vulnerabilities affecting the Linux IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) subsystem (CVE-2026-43284) and the RxRPC networking protocol (CVE-2026-43500). The proposal has set off a furious…
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UK government renews calls to sign Cyber Resilience Pledge
Westminster renews calls for business leaders to sign up to its yet-to-be-launched Cyber Resilience Pledge and highlights growth, and challenges, for the UK’s cyber economy. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366642938/UK-government-renews-calls-to-sign-Cyber-Resilience-Pledge
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Securing AI Agent Orchestration In The Enterprise: Best Practices For 2026
Global businesses are racing to deploy artificial intelligence, sometimes at the expense of their cybersecurity postures. The rise of “agentic AI” is especially notable, due to its potential to automate business workflows, cloud operations, engineering tasks and cybersecurity. Not only are AI agents getting more capable, but they can also work much faster than humans,…
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AI security is repeating endpoint security’s biggest mistake
Tags: access, ai, api, automation, business, control, data, detection, edr, endpoint, governance, incident response, injection, LLM, monitoring, open-source, radius, risk, saas, sbom, soc, strategy, technology, threat, tool, updateMost AI security is still at the posture phase: Look at where most organizations are with AI security today. Model cards, AI-specific SBOMs, input and output filters, prompt injection guardrails and access controls around model APIs. These are valuable controls, but they reflect a posture-based approach. To truly enhance security, organizations must recognize the importance…
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8 guiding principles for reskilling the SOC for agentic AI
Tags: ai, automation, business, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, data, governance, incident response, jobs, penetration-testing, sans, skills, soc, technology, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementSet the tone from the top: The second principle for reskilling security teams for agentic AI is all about leadership.As Baker says, CISOs must set the tone. That means building a culture of rapid experimentation, iteration, and innovation. “Fail fast and move forward,” he says.A key aspect of CISO leadership is understanding the needs of…
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The missing cybersecurity leader in small business
As AI and quantum threats target the backbone of the American economy, Washington must provide the guidance and incentives necessary for SMBs to access executive-level cyber expertise. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/the-missing-cyber-leader-virtual-fractional-ciso-smb-op-ed/
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LinkedIn verwehrt Recht auf Selbstauskunft, noyb legt Beschwerde ein
Das Business-Netzwerk LinkedIn beschränkt den Zugriff auf die Daten des eigenen Profils auf zahlende Kunden, was offenbar nicht legal ist. First seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/artikel/it-sicherheit/datenschutz/linkedin-verwehrt-recht-auf-selbstauskunft-noyb-legt-beschwerde-ein-329056.html
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ServiceNow’s New Platform Also Governs Everyone Else’s AI
ServiceNow Takes Aim at Enterprise AI Sprawl at Knowledge 2026. At its Knowledge 2026 conference, ServiceNow announced artificial intelligence control tower expansions, an autonomous workforce across every business function and a platform play to become the operating layer for all enterprise AI solutions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/servicenows-new-platform-also-governs-everyone-elses-ai-a-31631
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Frank Kölmel ist neuer Chief-Revenue-Officer für das B2B-Geschäft von Bitdefender
Bitdefender hat Frank Kölmel als Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) der Bitdefender Business Solution Group (BSG) vorgestellt. Kölmel blickt auf mehr als drei Jahrzehnte Erfahrung in der Cybersicherheitsindustrie zurück. In verschiedenen Stationen leitete er die Wachstumsstrategien führender internationaler Cybersicherheits- und Software-Anbieter. In seiner neuen Rolle ist Kölmel für Business-Development, Umsatzsteigerung und die Go-to-Market-Initiativen des gesamten BSG-Bereichs…
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Financial stability risks are rising as AI fuels cyber-attacks, IMF warns; oil below $100 on Iran peace hopes as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/07/climate-campaigners-attack-shell-over-windfall-profits-from-iran-war”>Climate campaigners attack Shell over ‘windfall’ profits from Iran war</li></ul>The Danish shipping giant <strong>Maersk</strong> has maintained its profit guidance for the year, even as it reported a spike in fuel costs and warned that traffic through the strait of Hormuz “remains at a near standstill”.The company,…
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Financial stability risks are rising as AI fuels cyber-attacks, IMF warns; oil below $100 on Iran peace hopes business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/07/climate-campaigners-attack-shell-over-windfall-profits-from-iran-war”>Climate campaigners attack Shell over ‘windfall’ profits from Iran war</li></ul>The Danish shipping giant <strong>Maersk</strong> has maintained its profit guidance for the year, even as it reported a spike in fuel costs and warned that traffic through the strait of Hormuz “remains at a near standstill”.The company,…
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CISOs: Align cyber risk communication with boardroom psychology
Tags: breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, governance, psychology, resilience, risk, threat, updateStop reporting risk as a technical status update: Executives do not need a master class in threat modeling. They need to know what the business stands to lose.Risk has to be framed in terms boards already use to weigh other enterprise decisions: financial exposure, operational disruption, compliance consequences, legal risk and the cost of delay.…
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Ten years later, has the GDPR fulfilled its purpose?
Tags: access, ai, breach, business, china, cio, compliance, data, data-breach, dora, finance, flaw, framework, GDPR, governance, government, international, jobs, law, mobile, office, privacy, regulation, risk, service, technology, tool, trainingFernando Maldonado, technology advisor at Foundry. MuleSoft. Gray areas remain: Still, if anything has been demonstrated in the decade since its entry into force, it’s that the GDPR still has a long way to go.Miguel Recio, president of APEP.IA (Spanish Professional Association for Privacy), argues that some of the limitations that have been exposed about the…
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World Passkey Day 2026: Passkeys als Schlüssel zum sicheren Agentic Enterprise
Der 7. Mai, der World Passkey Day, ist ein globaler Anlass, um den Übergang von Passwörtern hin zu einfachen und sicheren Anmeldemethoden voranzutreiben. Im Zeitalter von autonomen KI-Agenten, die längst von Cyberkriminellen für Hacks missbraucht werden, wird die Umstellung dringlicher. Den Ergebnissen unseres jüngsten, jährlichen Berichts Business at Work zur Folge waren Angriffe auf Basis……
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Multi-model AI is creating a routing headache for enterprises
Application teams are moving AI inference into production systems that support business operations. Enterprises are expanding traffic management, identity controls, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/07/f5-ai-inference-operations-report/
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How orphaned applications are quietly fueling your shadow IT problem
Tags: access, ai, api, awareness, business, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, data, finance, framework, governance, infrastructure, monitoring, risk, security-incident, service, threat, tool, updateOperational and financial overhead: Orphaned applications continue consuming licenses and infrastructure while cluttering configuration management databases (CMDBs). They introduce undocumented dependencies that skew asset management and complicate troubleshooting.Security exposure: Applications without active ownership are rarely reviewed. This means updates are missed, underlying components are no longer maintained, and access paths remain open far longer than intended.Hidden data…
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How orphaned applications are quietly fueling your shadow IT problem
Tags: access, ai, api, awareness, business, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, data, finance, framework, governance, infrastructure, monitoring, risk, security-incident, service, threat, tool, updateOperational and financial overhead: Orphaned applications continue consuming licenses and infrastructure while cluttering configuration management databases (CMDBs). They introduce undocumented dependencies that skew asset management and complicate troubleshooting.Security exposure: Applications without active ownership are rarely reviewed. This means updates are missed, underlying components are no longer maintained, and access paths remain open far longer than intended.Hidden data…