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

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

Artificial Intelligence Report: Only 44% Ready to Support Secure AI, Delinea Finds

Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption is surging; check that, it has surged and continues to do so. Whether this results in a gold rush or leaves hands full of fool’s gold remains to be seen. Regardless of that, the rush is on, and cybersecurity readiness lags. Delinea’s new report, “AI in Identity Security Demands a New … Read more

Fools Rush In – AI Security Lags as Breaches Rise: IBM’s 2025 Data Breach Report

Fools Rush In - AI Security Lags

Fools Rush In – “Bypassing Security” – “Organizations are bypassing security and governance for AI in favor of do-it-now AI adoption.” That line in the press release announcing IBM’s latest Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025 rings with urgency. It evokes the old line, “Fools rush in,” penned by English poet Alexander Pope in … Read more

2025 Cybersecurity Readiness Report: 96% of Firms Still Unprepared for AI-Driven Threats, Cisco Finds

Despite widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) and an uptick in digital threats, global cybersecurity readiness remains dangerously low, according to Cisco’s newly released 2025 Cybersecurity Readiness Index. Only 4% of organizations worldwide have reached the “Mature” level of readiness. That’s up just one percentage point from last year’s findings. The rest remain vulnerable to … Read more

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