76 percent of enterprises make decisions without consulting data because it's too hard to access
A new report finds that 76 percent of enterprises admit they've made business decisions without consulting available data because it was too difficult to access, creating a concerning gap between data availability and data-driven decision-making.
The report from Sisense with research firm UserEvidence shows that although 81 percent of organizations believe they have good or full control of their data, 64 percent acknowledge that they can't reliably access it for decision-making.
New MCP server uses AI to help enterprises secure SaaS
Organizations are often using 50 or more different security tools and, even with the help of AI, they need to manually interact with each when investigating cybersecurity incidents.
A new SaaS security Model Context Protocol (MCP) server launched by AppOmni at this week's RSA Conference is designed to let security teams spend less time investigating incidents and more time taking action to fix them.
Cybercriminals lure LLMs to the dark side
A new AI security report from Check Point Software shows how cybercriminals are co-opting generative AI and large language models (LLMs) in order to damage trust in digital identity.
At the heart of these developments is AI's ability to convincingly impersonate and manipulate digital identities, dissolving the boundary between authentic and fake.
The challenges of using AI in software development [Q&A]
Artificial intelligence has found its way into many areas, not least software development. But using this technology isn't without problems around security, code quality and more.
We talked to Vibor Cipan, senior manager -- developer relations, community and success at AI coding agent Zencoder to find out more about the challenges of AI development and how to address them.
Cybersecurity budgets increase but so do incidents
According to a new study, 79 percent of respondents say their organization is making changes to its cybersecurity budget. Of these, 71 percent say their security budgets are increasing, with the average budget at $24 million.
However, the report from Optiv, with research by the Ponemon Institute, also shows 66 percent of the more than 600 respondents report cybersecurity incidents have increased in the past year, up from 61 percent in 2024.
Poor architecture documentation leads to project delays and security risks
Although 63 percent of organizations claim their architecture is integrated throughout development (from design to deployment and beyond), a new study shows more than half (56 percent) have documentation that doesn't match the architecture in production.
The research from vFunction shows the impact of this architecture disconnect has potentially resulted in project delays (53 percent), security or compliance challenges (50 percent), scalability limitations (46 percent), and reduced engineering team productivity (28 percent).
Compliance is a major obstacle to data management strategies
A new survey of nearly 1,500 IT, engineering, and cybersecurity professionals worldwide reveals that 69 percent say maintaining data security and compliance is a top data management obstacle.
Not far behind is managing data volume and growth, cited by 67 percent. The research from Splunk shows 62 percent of respondents claim that difficulties with data management resulted in compliance failures.
67 percent of organizations report a rise in identity-based incidents
New research highlights the growing threat of identity-based attacks and looks at organizations ability to defend against them.
The study from Huntress shows 67 percent of organizations reported an increase in identity-based incidents over the past three years, with these attacks comprising more than 40 percent of security incidents for 35 percent of organizations in the past year alone.
Would you trust a robot lawyer?
A new survey for Robin AI reveals that while nearly one in three people would be open to letting a robot lawyer represent them in court, the vast majority would only do so if a human lawyer was overseeing the process.
The research carried out by Perspectus Global polled a sample of 4,152 people across the US and UK and finds that on average, respondents say they would need a 57 percent discount to choose an AI lawyer over a human.
Almost a quarter of HTML email attachments are malicious
When used legitimately, HTML attachments in emails enable organizations to share content, such as newsletters or invitations, that display properly when opened in an email client or web browser.
But a new report from Barracuda reveals that 23 percent of HTML attachments are malicious, making them the most weaponized text file type. Overall more than three-quarters of the malicious files detected overall were HTML, and 24 percent of email messages overall are now unwanted or malicious spam.
Mobile becomes the preferred route for attacks on enterprises
Mobile threats are no longer an emerging issue, they're here, rapidly evolving, and targeting the devices organizations depend on every day.
As employees use smartphones, laptops, and tablets to access sensitive data and systems, a new report from Zimperium zLabs shows attackers are increasingly exploiting these endpoints through mobile-first strategies that bypass traditional security defenses.
AI is challenging organizations to rethink cyber resilience
A new report from managed security services company LevelBlue reveals that organizations are forging ahead with AI innovations despite increased security concerns.
The report shows AI-powered attacks, such as deepfakes and synthetic identity attacks, are expected to rise in 2025, but many remain unprepared. The report finds that only 29 percent of executives say they are prepared for AI-powered threats, despite nearly half (42 percent) believing they will happen.
Cloud waste -- why it's a problem and how to tackle it [Q&A]
In recent years, businesses have stampeded to move systems to the cloud. But in doing so they often unwittingly introduce multiple layers of virtualization which means they can be paying to run the same processes multiple times.
Can optimization techniques help to improve performance and cut cloud costs? We spoke to Dr. Ignacio M Llorente, CEO and founder of OpenNebula Systems to find out more.
Enterprises struggle with serious gaps in cyber response plans
A new survey of 1,000 businesses across the UK, UK, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region reveals a worrying disconnect between organizations' perceived readiness and actual performance in cyber crisis response.
The study for Semperis, with research from Censuswide, finds 90 percent of enterprises surveyed struggle with serious blockers to effective cyber response. Top issues include cross-team communication gaps (48 percent), out-of-date response plans (45 percent) and unclear roles and responsibilities (41 percent).
Navigating data privacy and security challenges in AI [Q&A]
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape industries, data privacy and security concerns are escalating. The rapid growth of AI applications presents new challenges for companies in safeguarding sensitive information.
Emerging advanced AI models like Deepseek, developed outside the US, underscore the risks of handling critical data. We spoke to Amar Kanagaraj, CEO of Protecto -- a data guardrail company focused on AI security and privacy -- to get his insights on the most pressing AI data protection challenges.
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Ian spent almost 20 years working with computers before he discovered that writing about them was easier than fixing them. Since then he's written for a number of computer magazines and is a former editor of PC Utilities. Follow him on Mastodon
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