Big Tech’s “Free” Services: The Hidden Cost of Data Access In recent years, the use of so-called “free” services from major technology companies like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft has come at a significant price: the relinquishing of personal data. While embracing cloud technology and utilizing free applications can simplify many…
Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development AI Emerges as a Key Focus in Efforts to Mitigate Budget and Staffing Challenges Jennifer Lawinski • December 16, 2025 Minnesota joins a number of U.S. states investing in AI for modernization and cybersecurity risk management in 2026.…
Organizations are increasingly prioritizing the understanding of agentic artificial intelligence and its implications, as highlighted by JoAnn Stonier, the former chief data and AI officer and chief privacy officer at Mastercard. However, traditional governance frameworks often struggle to keep pace with the rapid and intricate cycles of innovation in AI,…
Recent reports indicate that two individuals believed to be associated with China’s notorious Salt Typhoon hacking group may have previously undergone training at Cisco’s renowned networking academy. This development comes amidst growing concerns among U.S. lawmakers that expanded wiretap powers are inadequately protecting citizens’ data, allowing intelligence agencies broader access…
Growing Concerns Over AI Vulnerabilities in the UK: NCSC Warns of Prompt Injection Risks The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a significant warning regarding a misunderstanding that could expose UK organizations to serious data breaches. As generative AI technologies continue to proliferate, many developers and cybersecurity professionals are…
Australia Shifts to Voluntary AI Framework, Leaving Regulatory Gaps On December 2, 2025, the Australian government unveiled a national strategy that favors voluntary frameworks for artificial intelligence, diverging sharply from its earlier proposal for enforceable regulations. Three months prior, officials had advocated for a set of ten mandatory guardrails designed…
Cloudflare Blocks Over 400 Billion AI Bot Requests Amid Growing Concerns Over Data Scraping In an announcement from WIRED’s Big Interview event in San Francisco, Cloudflare cofounder and CEO Matthew Prince revealed that the internet infrastructure company has blocked more than 400 billion requests from AI bots since July 1,…
Recent investigations have revealed the presence of up to 100 malicious artificial intelligence and machine learning models hosted on the Hugging Face platform. These models pose significant risks, as they can execute unauthorized code through the loading of specific pickle files, according to software supply chain security firm JFrog. Senior…
Outdated digital infrastructure, including routers, network switches, and network-attached storage systems, has quietly emerged as a significant risk for organizations. While it may seem more cost-effective in the short term to maintain these aging devices in obscurity, doing so often means relying on outdated configurations that are no longer secured…
