Risk Management stories

Anthropic is to give UK banks controlled access to its Mythos AI model, as financial firms brace for a new era of autonomous cyber threats.

Cisco rolls out sovereign infrastructure portfolio and expanded support for air-gapped on-premises systems across EMEA as data control demands intensify.

BlackLine courts finance chiefs with a governance-first AI model and New York innovation hub aimed at making accounting automation auditable.

Sysdig says companies are increasingly leaning on automated defence as AI-driven attacks accelerate, with machine identities now dominating cloud access.

UK AI fund sparks debate over sovereignty, as vendors warn that homegrown models and infrastructure may lag behind US and Chinese rivals.

Intuit's QuickBooks is under pressure as AI start-ups push automated bookkeeping, forcing accounting software to prove it can do more than digitise ledgers.

Revolut has launched an in-app AI assistant as banks and fintechs race to replace menu-driven apps with chat-based tools for everyday money tasks.

Fintech's middle tier is under strain as tighter funding, heavier regulation and AI-driven competition favour big platforms and fresh startups.

AI-powered SOC platforms are cutting threat-hunting time from an hour to under 20 minutes, while widening access beyond senior analysts.

AI adoption is exposing a gap between what systems can do and what organisations can prove, as provenance, integrity and accountability become essential.

Xero unveils AI-native finance platform and JAX assistant to cut admin for small firms, with accountants and bookkeepers also in line for gains.

Anthropic's Mythos spots corporate network attacks in hours, while security experts warn unmanaged AI agents are becoming a critical enterprise risk.

FIRST conference in Scottsdale draws 500-plus as security leaders and AI firms debate vulnerability disclosure, CWE's role and CVE's future.

Protegrity rolls out AI Team Edition to shield business knowledge during inferencing, using semantic preserving encryption and policy automation.

OpenAI expands Trusted Access for Cyber with Bank of America, BlackRock and others, backing defenders, researchers and open-source security teams.

Anthropic rolls out Claude Opus 4.7 with sharper coding, stronger image handling and new cyber safeguards, plus fresh API controls and review tools.

CaptivateIQ survey finds 91% of firms changed incentive strategy in the past year as AI, budget pressure and wider plan use speed up redesigns.

Mastercard and Lobster.cash to let OpenClaw users authorise AI agents to spend on existing cards, backed by Verifiable Intent.

CIQ rolls out Enterprise Linux compliance stack as federal cryptography, defence contractor and post-quantum rules tighten from 2026.

Emerson deepens its cybersecurity push with OPSWAT, adding OT patch management to the Ovation platform as utilities face rising attack pressure.