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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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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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Survey Reveals Data Governance Enforcement Gap for Agentic AI Tools

According to a new report, 99.7% of IT and security leaders surveyed by identity security company Delinea said their organization has a formal policy governing what data AI tools and agents are permitted to access. Yet only about 51% said AI access is checked against those policies in real time.

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Survey: Lack of Specialized Infrastructure Is a Top AI Adoption Challenge

Enterprise AI projects are running into infrastructure questions as organizations move from planning toward deployment, according to a recent Digital Realty survey.

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Report: AI Ambitions Are Running Into a Network Infrastructure Trust Problem

Network-provider trust concerns are impacting enterprise AI plans, with AI and data-driven projects the most affected initiatives among respondents reporting disruption.

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AI Leads 2027 Educause Top 10

While artificial intelligence has long factored into the trends and issues within Educause's annual Top 10, the technology has officially risen to the No. 1 spot for 2027.

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AI's Productivity Gains in Science Tempered by Time Spent Validating Outputs

Artificial intelligence is saving scientists substantial amounts of time, but researchers are giving some of those gains back by checking the technology's work, according to a new study involving Google, Google DeepMind, and MIT.