Tag: risk
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Beyond Testing: API Security as the Foundational Intelligence for an ‘industry leader’-Level Security Strategy
Tags: ai, api, application-security, attack, business, ciso, communications, container, data, detection, gartner, governance, intelligence, risk, service, strategy, technology, tool, vulnerabilityIn today’s security landscape, it’s easy to get lost in a sea of acronyms. But one layer has become the undisputed foundation for modern application security: API security. Why? Because APIs are no longer just part of the application, they are the application. They are the connective tissue for microservices, third-party data, and the explosive…
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Output from vibe coding tools prone to critical security flaws, study finds
checking agents, which, of course, is where Tenzai, a small startup not long out of stealth mode, thinks it has found a gap in the market for its own technology. It said, “based on our testing and recent research, no comprehensive solution to this issue currently exists. This makes it critical for developers to understand…
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The multibillion-dollar AI security problem enterprises can’t ignore
AI agents are supposed to make work easier. Butthey’realso creating a whole new category of security nightmares. As companies deploy AI-powered chatbots, agents, and copilots across their operations, they’re facing a new risk: How do you let employees and AI agents use powerful AI tools without accidentally leaking sensitive data, violating compliance rules, or opening…
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How WitnessAI raised $58M to solve enterprise AI’s biggest risk
As companies deploy AI-powered chatbots, agents, and copilots across their operations,they’refacing a new risk: how do you let employees and AI agents use powerful AI tools without accidentally leaking sensitive data, violating compliance rules, oropening the door to prompt-based injections? Witness AI just raised $58 million to find a solution, building what they call >>the…
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How WitnessAI raised $58M to solve enterprise AI’s biggest risk
As companies deploy AI-powered chatbots, agents, and copilots across their operations,they’refacing a new risk: how do you let employees and AI agents use powerful AI tools without accidentally leaking sensitive data, violating compliance rules, oropening the door to prompt-based injections? Witness AI just raised $58 million to find a solution, building what they call >>the…
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How WitnessAI raised $58M to solve enterprise AI’s biggest risk
As companies deploy AI-powered chatbots, agents, and copilots across their operations,they’refacing a new risk: how do you let employees and AI agents use powerful AI tools without accidentally leaking sensitive data, violating compliance rules, oropening the door to prompt-based injections? Witness AI just raised $58 million to find a solution, building what they call >>the…
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The multi-billion AI security problem enterprises can’t ignore
AI agents are supposed to make work easier. Butthey’realso creating a whole new category of security nightmares. As companies deploy AI-powered chatbots, agents, and copilots across their operations, they’re facing a new risk: how do you let employees and AI agents use powerful AI tools without accidentally leaking sensitive data, violating compliance rules, or opening…
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Living Security Adds AI Engine to Surface Risky End User Behavior
Living Security revealed it is beta testing an artificial intelligence (AI) engine on its platform that continuously analyzes billions of signals to predict risk trajectories, recommend the most effective actions, and automate routine interventions to better secure employees and, by extension, AI agents. Dubbed Livvy, the AI engine is being added to a Human Risk..…
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SpyCloud Launches Supply Chain Solution to Combat Rising Third-Party Identity Threats
Austin, TX / USA, January 14th, 2026, CyberNewsWire New monitoring capability delivers unprecedented visibility into vendor identity exposures, moving enterprises and government agencies from static risk scoring to protecting against actual identity threats. SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today announced the launch of its Supply Chain Threat Protection solution, an advanced layer of…
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CISO Succession Crisis Highlights How Turnover Amplifies Security Risks
When cybersecurity leadership turns over too fast, risk does not reset. It compounds. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ciso-succession-crisis-highlights-turnover-amplifies-security-risks
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DORA penetration testing and threat-led exercises explained
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) introduces a unified framework for managing ICT risk across the European financial sector, with key requirements, including penetration testing, coming into force in 2026. Its aim is to ensure that regulated organisations, and the critical third-party providers they rely on, can withstand, respond to and recover from operational disruptions.”¦…
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AI in Manufacturing: The Growing Risk and Reward Dilemma Escalating Data Security
Explore the challenges and strategies for securing AI integration in manufacturing, focusing on governance, data privacy, and the role of connected worker platforms. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/ai-in-manufacturing-the-growing-risk-and-reward-dilemma-escalating-data-security/
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AI surges among top business risk concerns, while cybersecurity holds firm
A report from Allianz Commercial shows the rapid embrace of AI is posing new challenges for enterprise leaders. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-surges-business-risk-cybersecurity-holds/809620/
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AI surges among top business risk concerns, while cybersecurity holds firm
A report from Allianz Commercial shows the rapid embrace of AI is posing new challenges for enterprise leaders. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-surges-business-risk-cybersecurity-holds/809620/
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SpyCloud Launches Supply Chain Solution to Combat Rising Third-Party Identity Threats
Tags: access, ai, authentication, breach, business, communications, compliance, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, defense, government, grc, group, identity, incident response, infosec, infrastructure, malware, monitoring, phishing, ransomware, risk, risk-management, service, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, toolFor government agencies and critical infrastructure operators, supply chain threats present national security risks that demand heightened vigilance. Public sector organizations managing sensitive data and critical services increasingly rely on contractors and technology vendors whose compromised credentials could provide adversaries with pathways into classified systems or essential infrastructure. Last year alone, the top 98 Defense…
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CrowdStrike to add browser security to Falcon with Seraphic acquisition
Gen AI altering browser risk: Generative AI has fundamentally altered the browser risk profile. Gogia noted that the browser is now a bidirectional data exchange, where employees routinely feed sensitive context into AI systems. Most of this activity happens outside formal enterprise governance. Copying internal data into AI prompts, uploading files for summarisation, or using…
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US cybersecurity weakened by congressional delays despite Plankey renomination
Tags: business, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, government, infrastructure, law, network, risk, strategy, threatCISA 2015 reauthorization: Likely, but late and suboptimal: A major cybersecurity bill called the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015), which expired on Sept. 30, was temporarily revived on Nov. 13 and given a two-month lease on life through Jan. 30, 2026. The law provides critical legal liability protections that enable cyber threat…
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January 2026 Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Actively exploited zero day needs attention
More priorities: Executives should also prioritize rapid patching and risk reduction efforts this month around the Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Remote Code Execution, Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege, and Windows Virtualization Based Security Enclave Elevation of Privilege flaws, Bicer said, as these vulnerabilities directly enable full system or trust boundary compromise.Strategic focus…
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MS-ISAC Flags High-Risk Security Flaws in Fortinet Products
A new cybersecurity advisory from the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) is alerting organizations to multiple vulnerabilities affecting Fortinet products, some of which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on impacted systems. The advisory, identified as MS-ISAC Advisory 2026-003, was issued on January 13, 2026, and applies to a wide range of enterprise, government, and education-focused…
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Survey: Rapid AI Adoption Causes Major Cyber Risk Visibility Gaps
As software supply chains become longer and more interconnected, enterprises have become well aware of the need to… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/survey-rapid-ai-adoption-cyber-risk-visibility-gaps/
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CISO Assistant: Open-source cybersecurity management and GRC
CISO Assistant is an open-source governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform designed to help security teams document risks, controls, and framework alignment in a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/14/ciso-assistant-open-source-cybersecurity-management-grc/
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2026 Study from Panorays: 85% of CISOs Can’t See Third-Party Threats Amid Increasing Supply Chain Attacks
New York, NY, January 14th, 2026, CyberNewsWire Panorays, a leading provider of third-party security risk management software, has released the 2026 edition of its annual CISO Survey for Third-Party Cyber Risk Management. The survey highlights third-party cyber risk as one of the most critical challenges facing security leaders today, driven largely by a lack of…
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Cyber Fraud Takes the Lead: What the Shift Away From Ransomware Signals for Enterprises
A new global assessment shows that cyber fraud has overtaken ransomware as the top cybersecurity concern for business leaders, driven by a sharp rise in phishing, business email compromise, and identity-based scams, according to the World Economic Forum. While ransomware continues to pose a serious risk, this shift highlights a critical change in attacker behavior.…
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Identity Under Siege: What the Salt Typhoon Campaign Reveals About Trusted Access Risks
A recent disclosure confirms that email accounts belonging to U.S. congressional staff were compromised as part of the Salt Typhoon cyber-espionage campaign, targeting personnel supporting key House committees and exploiting trusted identities rather than software vulnerabilities, according to TechRadar. While no immediate operational disruption was publicly reported, the incident sends a clear message: identity systems…
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Cybersecurity risk will accelerate this year, fueled in part by AI, says World Economic Forum
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, ceo, ciso, control, country, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, finance, framework, fraud, governance, healthcare, incident, infrastructure, international, middle-east, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, skills, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAI is anticipated to be the most significant driver of change in cybersecurity in 2026, according to 94% of survey respondents;87% of respondents said AI-related vulnerabilities had increased in the past year. Other cyber risks that had increased were (in order) cyber-enabled fraud and phishing, supply chain disruption, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities;confidence in national cyber…
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Cancer Center: Hackers Stole Research Files, Encrypted Data
University of Hawaii Cancer Center Paid Ransom. Cancer patients who participated in University of Hawaii Cancer Center studies during the 1990s may soon receive a notification that ransomware hackers stole their data in an August 2025 incident. Experts said the hack spotlights concerning risks involving compromises of medical research data. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Magecart Hits Continue: Stripe Spoofing, Supply Chain Risks
Digital Skimming Attacks Spoof Stripe Payment Forms to Steal Payment Card Data. Magecart-style digital skimming attacks targeting payment card data continue, with researchers detailing an active campaign targeting the popular WooCommerce platform and Stripe. Separately, widely used ConnectPOS exposing its code repository for years, posing a supply-chain risk for customers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Dark Patterns, Children’s Data and Corporate Fiduciary Risk
How UX Decisions Are Becoming Regulatory Liabilities for CISOs Children’s data is entering a new regulatory era where dark patterns, defaults and monetization choices can signal breached fiduciary duty. As privacy, safety and consumer laws converge globally, CISOs must treat manipulative UX, consent flows and retention practices as core security and governance risks. First seen…