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The CISO’s role is expanding at many companies, but at other firms, they still lack access to top decision-makers. A new report looking at this layer of corporate leadership finds just 25% of CISOs say board briefings on cyber risk last longer than 30 minutes. The 2026 Benchmark Report: How Boards Are Partnering With CISOs was created … 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
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
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’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