AI Risk and Autonomous Agents: Why Access Controls Matter – NEW PODCAST

Guardrails Or Chaos An AI-generated email once caused a real-world mix-up for your host, Martin Hinton. I arrived at the airport expecting a 9 p.m. rebooking, but the airline’s app listed 5 p.m. instead. The airline blamed the confusion on an AI-generated message with the wrong flight information, making the idea of a ‘non-human identity’ … Read more

Darktrace Report: Phishing, CVEs, And Cloud Abuse Raise Cyber Risk Stakes

At some point in the last year, month, day, or hour, you probably typed a password into a glowing rectangle while half paying attention on a train, in a meeting, in bed, because the modern world runs on a small, forgettable act of faith: yes, it’s really me. The old image of a brute force … Read more

Security Chiefs Hit Brakes – AI Risk Concerns Spike

Apono’s new 2026 State of Agentic AI Cyber Risk Report finds that companies are tightening controls as AI risks rise. In a global survey of 250 security leaders, 98% said they slowed deployments, added extra reviews, or reduced project scope. CEO Rom Carmel explained, “CISOs are pressing the brakes” as agentic AI gets closer to … Read more

Cyber Insurance Claims Data Shows Criminals Shift To Data Theft And Long-Tail Damage

Resilience’s 2025 cyber insurance claims data shows that ransomware groups are now focusing on stealing data to gain leverage. Data-suppression extortion rose from 49% in the first half of the year to 65% in the second half. In 57% of attacks, criminals used data theft to get around stronger backups. Infostealers collected over two billion … Read more

Trustify Adds Datasurance Cyber Insurance Policy To Trust365 For MSPs

Trustify’s new pitch comes in hot with these four words: “significant new revenue stream.” Trustify said Tuesday it has added a Datasurance cyber insurance policy to its Trust365 platform, a move aimed at helping managed service providers (MSPs) and IT service providers sell cyber coverage to small and midsize businesses while opening a new revenue … Read more

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