A new “Lies-in-the-Loop” attack pattern exposes risks in AI safety workflows, Ciphero raises funding for runtime AI security, Anubis launches an open-source AI firewall to block scraping, and Darktrace enhances defenses against AI-driven social engineering.
New research suggests AI-generated phishing training can improve user detection performance, while a new on-prem AI security tool highlights the growing push to apply AI to investigations without cloud data exposure, bringing new integrity and governance considerations.
OpenAI acknowledges its next-generation models may reach zero-day and intrusion-level capabilities, NIST moves to define a threat and mitigation taxonomy for AI agents, Tenable shows how a simple prompt injection against Microsoft Copilot Studio led to data leakage and fraud, and the Cloud Security Alliance publishes detailed guidance on AI prompt guardrails for enterprise GenAI.
AI plugins are powerful, and risky. Learn how to control permissions, monitor data flows, and prevent cross-system data leakage.
AI agents are powerful but risky. Learn how to create guardrails and human review points so your automation stays safe and under control.
Use AI to accelerate decisions, but never outsource judgment. Learn how to structure AI-assisted decision workflows that expose assumptions, demand verification, and avoid false confidence.
Sweet Security raises $75M for AI protection, Black Duck adds model-risk scanning, Google Cloud urges board-level governance, and Capgemini finds banks scaling supervised AI agents.
Survey finds most execs believe AI increases vulnerability; Microsoft reveals “Whisper Leak” side-channel risk; Cisco reports 93% success rate for multi-turn prompt attacks; experts warn AI is a double-edged sword; firewall exploits persist.
The final part of When AI Listens Too Closely delivers a policy and design roadmap for building trustworthy AI. It introduces the Safe-AI Standard — a framework uniting transparency, oversight, and accountability to prevent harm before it happens.
Insiders are now using generative AI to analyze, summarize, and exfiltrate data faster than ever. This playbook outlines detection, prevention, and response strategies to counter AI-driven insider threats.