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The Messy Reality of Building an Empire in Space
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk both faced challenges this past week in the race to make their sci-fi dreams a reality.
AI, Compliance, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Weaponized AI: The new frontier of fraud and identity spoofing
Today’s enterprise executives are navigating a complex landscape of AI-driven challenges, but none is more urgent than the rapid escalation of AI-generated fraud. Fraudsters are weaponizing generative AI to automate impersonation and mass-produce synthetic identities at a scale and pace that is rendering enterprises’ long-standing defenses obsolete. This is no longer a slow-moving game of…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
Cyber is the Number One Global “People Risk,” Says Marsh
Marsh’s 2026 People Risks survey finds cyber‑related challenges dominate, as cyber‑threat literacy tops risks and cyber and AI skills shortages rise
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, malware
Cybersecurity Challenges Facing Small Businesses Today
In this post, I will talk about cybersecurity challenges facing small businesses today. Key Takeaways Small businesses are now primary targets for threat actors who view them as high-value, low-resistance gateways compared to heavily fortified enterprise organizations. The use of generative A and machine learning has allowed criminals to automate sophisticated phishing campaigns and malware…
AI, Global Security News, Network Security
We let OpenClaw loose on an internal network. Here’s what it found
Following our article on the challenges posed by agentic AI, we gave OpenClaw access to one of our legacy networks Categories: Threat Research Tags: OpenClaw, LLM, AI, penetration testing, Red Team, CISO, Sophos X-Ops
AI, Global Security News, Network Security
We let OpenClaw loose on an internal network. Here’s what it found
Following our article on the challenges posed by agentic AI, we gave OpenClaw access to one of our legacy networks Categories: Threat Research Tags: OpenClaw, LLM, AI, penetration testing, Red Team, CISO, Sophos X-Ops
AI, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News
Hexnode CEO: MacBook Neo forces IT to rethink its budget laptop strategy
Apple’s MacBook Neo (reviewed here) challenges what we expect from budget laptops. Accompanied by shrewd enterprise-focused moves, the new model gives Apple a chance to convert hitherto resistant IT purchasers to adopt its platforms. I spoke with Hexnode CEO Apu Pavithran to get some sense of this potential. Apple’s decision to introduce a $599 laptop is hugely significant, said Pavithran.…
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Do Back-to-Back Courtroom Losses Herald Meta’s ‘Big Tobacco’ Moment?
Social-media giants are confronting an existential dilemma as a flood of litigation challenges their product designs.
AI, Global Security News
Trend Micro’s enterprise business is now TrendAI
New identity for solving enterprise challenges reflects company’s evolution and AI leadership
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Risk Management
Trend Micro’s Enterprise Business Is Now TrendAI
New identity for solving enterprise challenges reflects company’s evolution and AI leadership. The global leader in AI cybersecurity has adopted a name to match. TrendAI™ is the new name for the enterprise cybersecurity business unit of parent company Trend Micro Incorporated. The new identity aligns with the company’s focus on solving real-world security challenges as AI…
AI, Global Security News
Teleport announced Beams, wants to remove major barrier to agentic AI
Teleport today announced Beams, a trusted runtime designed to solve the security and IAM challenges blocking teams from designing and running AI agents in production infrastructure. Beams runs each agent in an isolated Firecracker VM with built-in identity. Each Beam is connected to infrastructure and inference services without secrets, with audit and access control. Beams…
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Software Development Practices Help Enterprises Tackle Real-Life Risks
Organizations can borrow secure-by-design processes to manage non-technical challenges like governance or the inevitable human error.
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
The OpenClaw experiment is a warning shot for enterprise AI security
Agentic AI promises a lot – but it also introduces more risk. Sophos’ CISO explores the challenges and how to address them Categories: Threat Research Tags: AI, LLM, OpenClaw, CISO, risk, Sophos X-Ops