Data Security stories
Enterprises may soon design data systems for AI agents rather than staff, as Google Cloud adds real-time context, automation and cross-cloud access.
Unapproved AI agents are already exposing firms to hidden security gaps, with LevelBlue saying many are running tools without oversight.
Enterprises get tighter controls for autonomous AI agents and Cloud SQL backups as Rubrik expands its Google Cloud security stack.
Early adopters are seeing stronger returns as AI agents move from trials into core operations across customer service, security and support.
Enterprise users can now cut response times by up to 25% while adding ransomware detection, single sign-on and migration tools.
Nearly half of organisations now treat mixed on-premise and cloud estates as permanent, with security and cost pressures mounting.
The new tools could let firms’ AI agents act on live data more securely across clouds, while cutting rebooking from hours to minutes.
Businesses can now query Oracle databases in Gemini Enterprise without SQL, as Oracle and Google Cloud widen multicloud AI access while keeping data governed.
Businesses can now let Gemini agents run for hours or days, while new controls aim to keep AI workflows traceable and secure.
The rollout aims to cut time lost switching between apps by letting Gemini draw on emails, files and chats in one workwide context.
Security teams can now apply one policy model across more AI agents as Bedrock Data adds Google Vertex AI to ArgusAI.
Enterprise users can now query Oracle databases in natural language through Gemini, without moving data or writing SQL, as the partners expand their cloud tie-up.
In-house legal teams can now check contract wording against case law and statutes without leaving the Luminance workflow, after a LexisNexis tie-up.
Rising AI-generated vulnerability reports are leaving security teams with record backlogs and only hours to judge which flaws hackers can exploit.
Executives at Procon Analytics will get natural-language answers in seconds as Amberd.ai replaces slower dashboard reporting with an AI layer.
Greater reporting by English councils has pushed logged breaches up 53% in five years, with serious referrals to the ICO also rising.
A free entry point could speed adoption of contract AI as teams weigh sensitive data controls against rising compliance and commercial risks.
Canadian finance teams could save hours of month-end admin as Float’s new AI tool auto-codes card transactions with 90% precision.
Irish executives are saving time with AI, but the country still ranks as the most wary of its impact among four European markets.
Digital standards are now shaping cloud security, AI governance and connected devices as BSI marks its 125th anniversary.