IT Governance stories
AI tools have surfaced customer records and other sensitive files at 29% of firms, highlighting weak Microsoft 365 governance.
Most respondents still trust consumer chat apps for sensitive work, despite widespread confusion over what encryption does not protect.
Gaps in visibility are leaving firms exposed, with most finding hidden AI agents in their systems and many suffering incidents.
Despite widespread confidence in governance, UK companies are already seeing AI tools surface sensitive data as Copilot rollouts accelerate.
Most IT staff say AI is adding scrutiny, trust checks and governance duties, offsetting time saved by automating routine work.
European firms can now keep password data in Amsterdam, easing GDPR worries as Passpack adds local-language support for six markets by May 2026.
Enterprises face a new security gap as AI agents spread without oversight, with one preview model finding attack paths in hours rather than days.
The recognition could help New Zealand businesses seeking simpler hybrid-work security, after Nextro completed several Fortinet SASE deployments.
It aims to cut tool sprawl for large companies by putting whiteboarding and enterprise data in one workspace for faster transformation decisions.
Large firms can now curb standing admin rights more tightly, as Keeper adds approvals, expiry checks and audit trails across endpoints.
Boards are being pressed to oversee AI risks and pay-offs as nearly three-quarters are judged to have only limited expertise.
Most IT teams now say AI is making their work more strategic and demanding, with 71% needing to double-check outputs.
Customers can now move from insight to execution as Qlik expands its agentic analytics tools with prediction, automation and third-party AI access.
Thirty percent of UK and Ireland board directors still rank cyber threats as a top risk, with healthcare concern rising, survey data showed.
Executives are increasingly treating sovereignty as an operational risk, with 83% saying concerns have risen over the past year, Kyndryl said.
Employers could face faster detection of illegal content on staff devices as the new tool flags known abuse material without exposing reviewers to images.
Ransomware-hit firms are prioritising data integrity over speed, boosting demand for cyber recovery tools like Index Engines' CyberSense.
Organisers say the two-day programme will tackle deepfake hiring, data sovereignty and the mounting risks of AI-driven cyber attacks.
Banks face tighter proof demands under the EU AI Act as Ataccama adds pipeline checks to log data quality at the point of use.
Nearly 612,000 firms were hit last year, underscoring a gap in basic defences as phishing and ransomware drive growing losses.