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The End of Era Most third-party risk programs focus on tracking activity instead of improving safety. Vendors fill out questionnaires, and teams submit reports, but the real risks often remain. TrustCloud created a new version of TrustLens to break this pattern by using ongoing, evidence-based data that stands up to review. This announcement comes at … Read more
Artificial intelligence has crossed a threshold in cybersecurity. The World Economic Forum’s May 2026 white paper, “Empowering Defenders: AI for Cybersecurity,” produced in collaboration with KPMG, puts a number on that shift. Some 94% of cyber leaders now identify AI as the defining force in their field. Another 77% report that their organizations already use … Read more
Munich Re’s latest cyber insurance report warns that the threat landscape is widening as Agentic AI adds speed, scale, and adaptability to attacks. The report says four loss drivers continue to define the market: Ransomware, Data Breach, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS). These threats shape claims, test resilience, and push … Read more
Cybercrime is changing quickly as automation, stolen identities, and fast-moving attacks become more common. A new Flashpoint report says Agentic AI is speeding up cyberattacks and changing the risks faced by businesses, insurers, and security teams. Flashpoint’s 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report shows that attackers are now mixing AI automation, stolen credentials, and ransomware into … Read more
A researcher typed a simple request into a chat window. The agent answered like a diligent assistant. Then it did something else. It complied with a stranger’s framing. It returned private emails. In one scenario, it refused to reveal a Social Security number. Then it “forwarded the full email,” exposing the same data anyway. The … Read more