AI Risk Rises As Netskope Flags Data Leaks, Shadow Tools, And Agentic Exposure For 2026

Netskope Threat Labs reviewed 2025 to predict the next set of enterprise threats. This look back helps security teams prepare for 2026. The 2026 Cloud and Threat Report covers global trends in cloud use, phishing, and malware. It also tracks the fast growth of genAI and related data leaks. The report describes itself as “a … Read more

Coalition Launches Deepfake Response Endorsement as AI Impersonation Threats Grow

Rose-tinted glasses: do they make you optimistic or ignorant? What about AI-driven rose tints that present a distorted or entirely fake reality? Coalition has introduced a global Deepfake Response Endorsement to address the alarming rise of AI-driven impersonations. The update now provides critical structured support within its cyber liability insurance portfolio. The company warns that … Read more

Cyber Insurance News Podcast: Willis’ Peter Foster on Pixels, Privacy and Claims

Cyber Insurance News Podcast Cover Peter Foster of Willis.

Vendors Remain the Systemic Nightmare Scenario Cyber insurance still faces its biggest unknown: a major third-party outage hitting thousands of customers at once. On the latest Cyber Insurance News & Information podcast, host and executive editor Martin Hinton talks with Peter Foster, Chairman of Willis’ Global FINEX Cyber Solutions, about that risk. Foster describes a … Read more

AI Risk: Shadow AI Usage Surges, Raising Cyber Liability Stakes

Shadow AI usage and AI Risk are significant cybersecurity and cyber liability insurance concerns for 2026

Resisting The New-New-Shiny Thing Is Hard! UpGuard’s new “State of Shadow AI” report lands with a jolt. The study shows widespread use of unapproved Artificial Intelligence at work. “8 out of 10 employees” use unauthorized tools, according to the companion press release. Security leaders participate, too. “68% of security leaders… admit to incorporating unauthorized AI,” … Read more

AI Risk: Cyber Insurance Ransomware Past Warns of Faster, Bigger AI Pain

In the latest episode of the Cyber Insurance News & Information Podcast, host Martin Hinton sits down with AI Risk expert Erin Kenneally, founder of Elchemy, to explore one of the most pressing questions in technology and insurance today: What happens when AI fails and who pays for it? The conversation dives deep into AI … Read more

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