Authorisation stories
Opal Security unveils AI agents and tools to root out unused access rights as research shows permissions sprawl swamping security teams.
Rising automation and data growth are exposing cloud users to identity drift, hidden telemetry gaps and fragmented defences.
The move could help firms block synthetic impostors before payments or sensitive data are approved across voice, video and contact centre systems.
Many firms lack the controls to deploy autonomous AI safely, leaving governance gaps as Kyndryl sells a new oversight toolkit.
External AI tools can now control live tabs, forms and searches inside Opera Neon, reducing copy-paste friction for users and developers.
The new tool aims to cut false declines as payment firms face faster-moving fraud patterns and rising losses from card abuse.
Many enterprises still cannot prove they can restore data quickly enough as cloud, container and AI systems outpace traditional backup plans.
Most firms cannot tell AI agent activity from human use, leaving access controls strained as autonomous software spreads across production systems.
Banks and fintechs are increasingly using payments data for fraud checks and rewards as Spade expands its merchant-matching platform with fresh funding.
Databricks unveils Lakewatch, an AI-driven security platform aiming to replace legacy SIEM tools and counter automated cyber attacks.
BeyondTrust warns a surge of unsupervised AI agents is creating a hidden “shadow workforce” with admin-level access inside enterprises.
Saviynt unveils an AI identity security platform to govern autonomous agents across major enterprise AI stacks and close emerging access gaps.
ExtraHop unveils an AI network visibility tool to track agents, expose shadow AI and tighten security and governance across enterprise systems.
monday.com unveils Agentalent.ai, a marketplace where enterprises can recruit vetted AI agents for defined roles across their operations.
monday.com unveils Agentalent.ai, a marketplace to recruit, vet and onboard AI agents into defined business roles alongside human staff.
BeyondTrust expands Pathfinder to discover, govern and lock down proliferating enterprise AI agents, identities, privileges and secrets.
OpenID Foundation names four partners to deliver new independent conformance testing for fast-growing digital identity schemes from 2026.
Thousands of smaller firms should gain easier access to loan comparisons, payment tools and cashflow apps as banks widen data sharing by 2027.
Institutions handling cross-border stablecoin flows could cut false compliance alerts as MetaComp adds AI risk checks and an agent governance standard.
Only 42% of Australian organisations back up all workloads, leaving many exposed when ransomware or hardware failures hit.