Tag: governance
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From Shadow APIs to Shadow AI: How the API Threat Model Is Expanding Faster Than Most Defenses
The shadow technology problem is getting worse. Over the past few years, organizations have scaled microservices, cloud-native apps, and partner integrations faster than corporate governance models could keep up, resulting in undocumented or shadow APIs. We’re now seeing this pattern all over again with AI systems. And, even worse, AI introduces non-deterministic behavior, autonomous actions,…
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Keenadu: Android malware that comes preinstalled and can’t be removed by users
Embedded in core system apps: Keenadu can control legitimate system applications on affected devices. Kaspersky observed it inside critical components such as face unlock applications, raising the possibility that attackers could access biometric data. The malware was also found operating within the home screen app that controls the device’s primary interface.The researchers warned that the…
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Will Your Organization Take the Quantum Leap in 2026? Read This First
Explore how organizations can prepare for the quantum age by developing quantum security intelligence, establishing governance plans, and prioritizing system updates. Learn strategies for building resilience without exorbitant investments as quantum computing technology advances First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/will-your-organization-take-the-quantum-leap-in-2026-read-this-first/
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Riverty Group wählt Omada für skalierbare Identity Security
Das deutsche Fintech-Unternehmen beschleunigt seine Wachstumsstrategie mit der agilen Identity-Governance-Plattform von Omada Identity First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/riverty-group-waehlt-omada-fuer-skalierbare-identity-security/a43752/
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The new paradigm for raising up secure software engineers
Tags: ai, application-security, awareness, ceo, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, data, governance, login, risk, skills, software, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityThreat modeling as a core competency: This system-level thinking should also elevate the need for greater developer fluency in threat modeling, says Yasar. He notes that threat modeling has historically been difficult for product security and engineering teams to operationalize at scale. One of the longstanding barriers to practical threat modeling was the knowledge required…
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GitGuardian Doubles Down on AI Agent Defense With $50M Raise
Series C Funding Round Focuses on Secrets Remediation, Agent Governance Expansion. Backed by a $50 million Series C, GitGuardian plans to accelerate U.S. expansion and enhance secrets detection remediation and non-human identity controls as AI agents multiply across enterprises, increasing exposure to credential abuse and lateral movement. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/gitguardian-doubles-down-on-ai-agent-defense-50m-raise-a-30778
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News alert: Award nominations reveal a shift from AI hype to a sharper focus on governing agentic AI
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2026, CyberNewswire: The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards today published early nomination insights from the 2026 program, highlighting a shift in vendor emphasis from broad AI positioning toward governance frameworks, identity architecture, and measurable accountability. Produced by Cybersecurity Insiders,… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/news-alert-award-nominations-reveal-a-shift-from-ai-hype-to-a-sharper-focus-on-governing-agentic-ai/
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CredShields Leads OWASP Smart Contract Top 10 2026 as Governance and Access Failures Drive Onchain Risk
SINGAPORE, Singapore, 17th February 2026, CyberNewswire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/credshields-leads-owasp-smart-contract-top-10-2026-as-governance-and-access-failures-drive-onchain-risk/
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Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Reveal Nomination Shift from AI Hype to Governance Execution
Washington DC, USA, February 17th, 2026, CyberNewswire The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards today published early nomination insights from the 2026 program, highlighting a shift in vendor emphasis from broad AI positioning toward governance frameworks, identity architecture, and measurable accountability. Produced by Cybersecurity Insiders, the analysis draws on more than 200 submissions received ahead of RSA Conference…
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Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Reveal Nomination Shift from AI Hype to Governance Execution
Washington DC, USA, 17th February 2026, CyberNewswire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/cybersecurity-excellence-awards-reveal-nomination-shift-from-ai-hype-to-governance-execution/
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Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Reveal Nomination Shift from AI Hype to Governance Execution
Washington DC, USA, 17th February 2026, CyberNewswire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cybersecurity-excellence-awards-reveal-nomination-shift-from-ai-hype-to-governance-execution/
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New security research finds governance determines trust in AI
As AI adoption deepens, governance determines whether security teams can trust it. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/spons/new-security-research-finds-governance-determines-trust-in-ai/811962/
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With CISOs stretched thin, re-envisioning enterprise risk may be the only fix
Tags: access, ai, application-security, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, fraud, governance, grc, group, identity, infrastructure, jobs, monitoring, privacy, RedTeam, risk, soc, supply-chain, vulnerabilityStructural changes necessary: Flavio Villanustre, CISO for the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group, says many organizations have already made the structural changes necessary to address the rising importance, and specialization, of cybersecurity and risk functions.”The breadth and depth of information security and cybersecurity have increased so significantly over the past two decades that it drove a…
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GUEST ESSAY: The hidden risks lurking beneath legal AI, permission sprawl, governance drift
In many law firms today, leadership believes their data is secure. Policies are documented, annual reviews are completed, and vendor questionnaires are answered with confidence. On paper, the safeguards look strong. Related: The cost of law firm breaches Yet in… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/guest-essay-the-hidden-risks-lurking-beneath-legal-ai-permission-sprawl-governance-drift/
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Why Borderless AI Is Coming to an End
Countries Are Pouring Billions Into Domestic AI Stacks to Escape US-China Dominance. By 2027, more than one-third of the world’s nations will be locked into region-specific AI platforms built on proprietary data, infrastructure and governance frameworks, according to Gartner. Nations are now safeguarding LLMs in the same way they do critical infrastructure. First seen on…
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Safe and Inclusive E”‘Society: How Lithuania Is Bracing for AI”‘Driven Cyber Fraud
Presentation of the KTU Consortium Mission ‘A Safe and Inclusive Digital Society’ at the Innovation Agency event ‘Innovation Breakfast: How Mission-Oriented Science and Innovation Programmes Will Address Societal Challenges’.Technologies are evolving fast, reshaping economies, governance, and daily life. Yet, as innovation accelerates, so do digital risks. Technological change is no longer First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Finding a common language around risk
Tags: ceo, cio, ciso, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, framework, governance, guide, intelligence, lessons-learned, metric, monitoring, phishing, ransomware, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, updateBuilding one culture from three languages: The Organizational Risk Culture Standard (ORCS) offers something most frameworks miss: it treats culture as the foundation, not the afterthought. You can’t bolt culture onto existing processes and call it done. Culture is how people actually think about risk when no one is watching. It’s the shared beliefs that…
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Why key management becomes the weakest link in a post-quantum and AI-driven security world
Tags: access, ai, attack, computer, control, crypto, cryptography, data, data-breach, exploit, governance, incident response, infrastructure, risk, switchWhy post-quantum readiness is really a key lifecycle problem: Post-quantum cryptography is often framed as a future threat. That framing misses the real challenge.The risk is not the moment a quantum computer breaks an algorithm. The risk is the long transition period before and after that moment. During this phase, organizations must support hybrid cryptography,…
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Why key management becomes the weakest link in a post-quantum and AI-driven security world
Tags: access, ai, attack, computer, control, crypto, cryptography, data, data-breach, exploit, governance, incident response, infrastructure, risk, switchWhy post-quantum readiness is really a key lifecycle problem: Post-quantum cryptography is often framed as a future threat. That framing misses the real challenge.The risk is not the moment a quantum computer breaks an algorithm. The risk is the long transition period before and after that moment. During this phase, organizations must support hybrid cryptography,…
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Why key management becomes the weakest link in a post-quantum and AI-driven security world
Tags: access, ai, attack, computer, control, crypto, cryptography, data, data-breach, exploit, governance, incident response, infrastructure, risk, switchWhy post-quantum readiness is really a key lifecycle problem: Post-quantum cryptography is often framed as a future threat. That framing misses the real challenge.The risk is not the moment a quantum computer breaks an algorithm. The risk is the long transition period before and after that moment. During this phase, organizations must support hybrid cryptography,…
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Securing Agentic AI Connectivity
Securing Agentic AI Connectivity AI agents are no longer theoretical, they are here, powerful, and being connected to business systems in ways that introduce cybersecurity risks! They’re calling APIs, invoking MCPs, reasoning across systems, and acting autonomously in production environments, right now. And here’s the problem nobody has solved: identity and access controls tell you…
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Roses Are Red, AI Is Wild: A Guide to AI Regulation
AI regulation doesn’t have to be romanticized or feared. Understand what matters in AI governance, compliance, and SaaS risk management. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/roses-are-red-ai-is-wild-a-guide-to-ai-regulation/
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Roses Are Red, AI Is Wild: A Guide to AI Regulation
AI regulation doesn’t have to be romanticized or feared. Understand what matters in AI governance, compliance, and SaaS risk management. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/roses-are-red-ai-is-wild-a-guide-to-ai-regulation/
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Proofpoint Expands AI Security Offerings With Acuvity Acquisition
Proofpoint announced Thursday that it has acquired a startup focused on AI security and governance, Acuvity. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/proofpoint-expands-ai-security-offerings-with-acuvity-acquisition
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Gartner® Names Tenable as the Current Company to Beat for AI-Powered Exposure Assessment in a 2025 Report
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, business, cloud, container, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, finance, flaw, gartner, governance, identity, intelligence, iot, leak, network, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability“Tenable’s asset and attack surface coverage, its application of AI and its reputation for vulnerability assessment makes it the front-runner in AI-powered exposure assessment,” Gartner writes in “AI Vendor Race: Tenable Is the Company to Beat for AI-Powered Exposure Assessment.” Key Takeaways from Tenable: This is the latest among a recent string of recognitions Tenable…
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Omada Identity Governance Bericht zeigt Sicherheitsbedenken bei KI-Agenten
Die Studie verdeutlicht einen Paradigmenwechsel: Identity Governance hat sich längst von einer punktuellen Kontrollaufgabe zum Kernelement für den modernen IT-Betrieb entwickelt. Sie bildet das unverzichtbare Fundament für Zero Trust und KI-gestützte Prozesse in Unternehmen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/omada-identity-governance-bericht-zeigt-sicherheitsbedenken-bei-ki-agenten/a43705/
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Palo Alto closes privileged access gap with $25B CyberArk acquisition
Tags: access, ai, cloud, control, detection, endpoint, governance, identity, intelligence, microsoft, network, okta, risk, threat, zero-trustCustomer impact and integration risks: While Palo Alto is integrating CyberArk’s capabilities into its security ecosystem, the company will continue to offer CyberArk’s identity security solutions as a standalone platform.This signals continuity and roadmap stability for existing customers in the near term. “Standalone CyberArk availability is expected to continue, now backed by Palo Alto’s global…
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The ephemeral infrastructure paradox: Why short-lived systems need stronger identity governance
Tags: access, automation, cloud, container, credentials, data, framework, github, governance, identity, infrastructure, jobs, network, risk, service, software, toolFigure 1: Governance must move from static reviews to a continuous lifecycle of issuance, verification and automated expiration. Niranjan Kumar Sharma 1. Identity must be cryptographic We must stop relying on IP allowlists. In a world of dynamic containers, network location is a poor proxy for trust.We need to move toward cryptographic identity. Every workload…
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Hack-Backs: Deutschland plant Cyber-Gegenangriffe
Die Bundesregierung will offensive Cyberoperationen gegen ausländische Angreifer ermöglichen. Das ist ein Paradigmenwechsel in der deutschen Sicherheitspolitik. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/hack-backs-deutschland-plant-cyber-gegenangriffe-2602-205312.html