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Microsoft Expands AI Security Platform to Address Security Risks from AI Agents

Microsoft is expanding the focus of its AI-powered Project Perception security platform to address the growing concern that AI agents may have access to sensitive information and systems, yet don't always behave as expected.

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Sophos Launches Tool to Defend Against Shadow AI

Unauthorized artificial intelligence tools and agents are creating security risks for enterprises as AI adoption increases, according to cybersecurity company Sophos.

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Unexpected AI Agent Activity Reported by Nearly Half of Organizations in Recent Survey

Nearly half of the security and technology professionals in a recent Salt Security survey confirmed or suspected that an AI agent had taken an unintended, unexpected, or unauthorized action in their organization over the past year.

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Cyber Attacks Increasingly Exploit Trusted Workplace Tools

A new threat intelligence report from Ontinue found that attackers are increasingly using trusted workplace tools to trick users into giving them access to enterprise networks.

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Study Finds Most Organizations Are Not Consistently Measuring AI Value Against Costs

While AI investment continues to grow, relatively few organizations consistently measure whether the technology's benefits justify its costs, according to consulting firm KPMG.

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Phishing Attacks Increasingly Exploit Remote Management Tools and AI E-mail Assistants, Reports Find

Phishing attacks are increasing their use of legitimate remote management software to take over computers and hidden instructions to manipulate AI e-mail assistants, according to two recent security reports.

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SailPoint Rolls Out New Capabilities to Address Agentic AI Identity Security Challenge

AI agents are quickly moving from experiments into everyday enterprise environments, but the security controls around them are not keeping pace, according to enterprise identity security company SailPoint.

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Flashpoint Patents Ransomware Risk Model, Tying Vulnerabilites to Likelihood of Attack

Cybersecurity company Flashpoint recently announced it has received U.S. Patent No. 12,705,360 for its Ransomware Risk model, a methodology designed to help security teams determine which newly disclosed vulnerabilities more closely resemble those historically used in ransomware attacks.

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Report: Convergence of AI, Quantum Risks Impacting Cybersecurity

New research from Thales highlights how AI adoption and emerging quantum computing threats are putting pressure on existing security measures.

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Claude Sonnet 5.5 Offers Model-Switching Cybersecurity Safeguards

Anthropic's latest Claude release, Sonnet 5.5, brings cybersecurity safeguards that can change which model handles a request during a Claude conversation. Higher-risk tasks can fall back to Sonnet 5.