The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents
A curated Australian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Agents (Agentic AI).
What to know about AI Agents
AI agents represent a transformative area within artificial intelligence, focusing on autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks and making decisions to enhance business operations and personal productivity.
Our recent stories highlight how AI agents are rapidly evolving across sectors—from cybersecurity and data management to customer experience and enterprise automation. Companies are integrating AI agents to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and manage security risks in increasingly sophisticated ways.
By exploring these developments, readers can gain insights into the potential benefits, emerging applications, and challenges associated with AI agent deployment. Whether you're interested in how AI agents enhance software development, automate workflows, or secure enterprise environments, this tag offers a comprehensive look at this dynamic and impactful technology.
Australian AI Agents News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
AI, post-quantum cryptography shift signals new era of CLM
Shorter certificate lifespans are leading Australian businesses to automate renewals as manual tracking raises costs and security risks.
Intuit launches AI tools for Australian QuickBooks users
Australian small businesses and accountants will get more automated bookkeeping help as Intuit rolls out its AI platform in QuickBooks and Accountant Suite.
Australian firms hit by cyber incidents as AI threats rise
AI-enhanced attacks are widening the gap between well-coordinated teams and slower rivals, with 93% of Australian organisations hit in the past year.
Trellix launches private cloud AI for security teams
Security teams can keep AI threat investigations inside their own environments, easing data sovereignty fears as 90% of Australian leaders flag new risks.
JFrog expands development lifecycle security for agentic era
Enterprises face fresh governance and compliance pressure as AI agents generate code faster than teams can secure and audit it.
Passkeys offer greater security as AI lowers phishing barrier
AI-generated phishing is making employee vigilance less reliable, pushing organisations towards passkeys and phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Agents
Omnissa launches AI tools as endpoint use surges 1,000%
Reco raises USD $55 million as AI agent security grows
DXC partners LangChain to govern enterprise AI agents
AI agents in IT service management and cloud operations
Trellix launches private cloud AI for security teams
Featured News
AI, post-quantum cryptography shift signals new era of CLM
Shorter certificate lifespans are leading Australian businesses to automate renewals as manual tracking raises costs and security risks.
Workday is a Fortune 500 startup reborn for the AI era
Its AI-first overhaul has cut layers, sped product cycles and left the company betting that startup-style speed can still serve Fortune 500 customers.
JFrog expands development lifecycle security for agentic era
Enterprises face fresh governance and compliance pressure as AI agents generate code faster than teams can secure and audit it.
Passkeys offer greater security as AI lowers phishing barrier
AI-generated phishing is making employee vigilance less reliable, pushing organisations towards passkeys and phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication.
UST: Businesses must rethink how AI returns are measured
Australian firms risk spending increasing resources on AI pilots that ultimately fail to prove gains in revenue, efficiency or customer service.
AI, data analytics driving FPT's strong APAC growth
Enterprises across APAC are moving from AI trials to deployment, boosting demand for FPT's data-led transformation services.
Celonis banking head: Banks want proof before scaling agents
Celonis argues frontier AI models are too generic for regulated banking, urging firms to weigh cost, risk and process gains before scaling deployments.
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
UiPath: AI agents force rethink of junior tech roles
Routine junior tasks could soon be handed to AI agents, forcing firms to redeploy early-career staff towards strategic work, UiPath's CEO says.
Zscaler takes zero trust beyond the corporate network
Critical infrastructure operators are using cellular links to secure distributed assets as outages and spoofing raise the stakes for resilience.
Workiva: The secret compliance and reporting arms race
Driven by improved tooling, finance teams are meeting higher standards as regulators and analysts scrutinise disclosures faster.
AI transforming B2B discovery - but human trust endures
AI is changing how B2B buyers make decisions - but an expert warns that it is not a substitute for effective human comms strategies.
Databricks AI helping telcos prevent churn, predict fraud
By linking customer, network and operational data, telcos can spot churn and fraud sooner, while also speeding service and support decisions.
Filigran: Does your CISO know enough?
CISOs are under pressure to answer boardroom questions on exposure in minutes, as Filigran pushes CTEM and open-source validation tools.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
Interview: Cloudera bets on hybrid AI growth in JAPAC
Banks and large enterprises in Asia-Pacific are rethinking cloud-first AI plans as costs, sovereignty and regulation favour hybrid deployments.
Confluent: Data architecture gap impairing AI ambitions
Older systems may leave Australian firms unable to meet CDR demands, while modern data architecture is becoming crucial for real-time AI use.
Confluent: Stale, unreliable data could impair enterprise AI
Fresh data and tighter controls are becoming critical as businesses push AI into production, with weak lineage and quality seen as a major risk.
AI transforms CX to go beyond the chatbot
Consumers now expect faster, more automated support as AI agents handle complex customer journeys, though many firms still struggle to prove ROI.
Open source is powering the next generation of frontier AI
Rising inference demand and custom hardware needs are pushing AI infrastructure beyond standard cloud setups, boosting open source tools.
Governance controls are crucial for AI adoption and modernisation
Trusted partners and tighter guardrails are becoming essential as AI agents expand the attack surface and put data sovereignty on the line.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
Interactive customers win, as AI expands into service operations
AI is cutting manual triage in Interactive's cloud operations, where 40,000 device alerts a year now generate tickets and suggested fixes automatically.
Big AI moves at Lendi Group, brokers and customers benefit
More deals and faster lender integrations are expected as Lendi shifts its mortgage platform towards agentic AI for 1,300 brokers.
Rimini Street offers AI magic without the forced ERP migration
CIOs can keep existing ERP systems and still adopt agentic AI, as Rimini Street pitches a cheaper path away from vendor-led migrations.
Customers at the centre of Adobe's new AI evangelist role
Adobe is using the post to help customers navigate AI adoption while feeding regional priorities back into its global product strategy.
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Apple's Unified Memory powers Kiraa AI's rapid automation
Australian firms can speed month-end processing from days to an hour by running Kiraa AI on Macs instead of costly cloud servers.
Jamf launches AI Governance to enhance visibility, security
IT teams can now track AI models on Apple fleets to curb data leaks and token spend as businesses wrestle with shadow AI.
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AI models expose new attack surfaces through misconfiguration
Misconfigured models are giving attackers a fresh route into cloud systems, raising the risk of data theft and service compromise.
Zendesk's outcome-based pricing balances AI with human touch
Businesses will pay only for closed support cases under Zendesk's new model, as the software group ties AI automation to human fallback.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
ClickHouse customer base soars on back of AI demand
AI agents are driving a sharp rise in demand for the real-time data platform, which added 1000 customers early in 2026 to top 4000.
Cloudflare: Non-human traffic may reshape publishing models
Publishers may be pushed towards licensing deals and micro-payments as AI crawlers consume content without sending traffic back.
Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth
APAC customers are fuelling LogicMonitor's AI growth, with Australia among the earliest adopters of its Edwin AI platform.
Ingram Micro's Great Migration promises security and productivity boost
One million ageing Windows 10 PCs are set for replacement as Ingram Micro and Microsoft push AI-ready devices to cut security risks and cloud costs.
CrowdStrike report: AI is rewriting rules of cybersecurity
Organisations now have just 48 hours to patch most flaws, as AI helps attackers weaponise vulnerabilities far faster than before.
Fresh perspective: New Gentrack CTO on AI-driven utility future
AI tools could cut utility costs and reduce customer friction as Gentrack's new Chief Technology Officer pushes a more proactive service model.
AI arms race forcing businesses to rethink cybersecurity
Security teams are racing to shrink exposure windows as AI makes newly disclosed vulnerabilities exploitable almost immediately.
Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword
AI is shrinking the gap between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation to hours, forcing security teams to adapt fast.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
Reviews
Expert Columns
Data Governance in the AI Era: Why One-Off Projects Fail
AI in Retail is Only as Good as its Data Foundation
AI isn't the problem, Australia's natural resources industry needs business orchestration
Australia's reporting crunch exposes finance's data gaps
Building Infrastructure for an AI World in Motion
Cybersecurity's Next Challenge: Knowing What to Trust
Three technology myths CIOs should stop believing
The next eCommerce interface may not be a screen
In the AI era, channel value is being redefined
Stop saying AI hacked the system
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Agents News
Reco raises USD $55 million with AT&T Ventures backing
The security software company will use the money to expand sales and support as enterprises race to govern AI agents accessing sensitive systems.
pubX raises USD $5m, acquires media quality firm Compliant
The acquisition will fold Compliant's media quality signals into pubX's automated ad-buying tools as it expands in the United States.
Arctic Wolf launches AI oversight tools for security teams
Security teams are being offered earlier attack interruption and clearer AI decision trails as the company adds three products to its Aurora platform.
Beca moves finance to Oracle cloud in Asia Pacific
The overhaul is set to cut manual work and improve financial controls for the consultancy's 4,300 staff across 24 Asia Pacific offices.
BlackFog adds AI prompt controls for employee data
The update gives organisations more oversight of employee and agent prompts, helping to stop sensitive data being sent to external AI services.
DevRev joins OpenAI Marketplace as a launch partner
Enterprise customers can now direct part of their OpenAI commitment to DevRev's support and workflow tools, widening its sales reach.
Xyper launches points rewards for creator marketplace
Users can now earn a single balance for referrals, campaign work and community tasks as Xyper folds Protocol XP into its new rewards system.
Deepfake fraud market hits USD $40 billion, report says
Synthetic fraud is now costing banks and insurers USD $40 billion a year, with voice cloning and video deepfakes driving most cases.
Deepfake scams drive USD $40 billion fraud warning
Banks and insurers face rising losses as deepfake fraud is now estimated at USD $40 billion a year, with voice cloning fuelling most cases.
Banks overrate fraud readiness as data gaps persist
Operational gaps are undermining banks' fraud defences, with only 41% fully connecting key data despite strong plans to increase AI spending.
HCLTech signs Anthropic partnership for enterprise AI
The deal should help large firms deploy safer AI systems, with HCLTech adding Claude to services and software for banks, hospitals and manufacturers.
Workday to acquire C1.ai for AI identity governance
The deal gives Workday a way to tie access controls to hiring and departures, reducing manual oversight as firms deploy AI agents.
Zendesk launches directory for verified AI support endpoints
The new directory aims to stop AI assistants from routing users to spoofed help desks by verifying brands' official support channels first.
Codenotary launches AgentMon Start for small businesses
The cloud-free tool gives smaller firms visibility into AI agent activity, helping them curb hidden token costs and security risks.
Bloomberg launches Enterprise MCP for AI data access
Financial firms can now give AI agents governed access to Bloomberg data, with context that clarifies currency, pricing and timing.
Thales expands Google Cloud tie-up to secure AI agents
The integration aims to curb prompt injection, data leakage and unauthorised actions as firms shift AI from pilots to critical systems.
AI agents force payments industry to verify intent
Banks and card networks may need new checks as software agents start buying on customers' behalf, blurring fraud and consent.
FIS launches AI suite for CFO cash flow forecasting
Finance teams can now spot liquidity pressure earlier, as the new suite pulls together data from multiple systems and forecasts cash across time horizons.
Thales launches data security tool amid AI access risk
The platform is designed to help firms expose and protect sensitive data as AI assistants and machine identities widen access paths across systems.
Bloomberg launches enterprise MCP for AI data access
Financial firms can now let AI agents pull licensed Bloomberg data through a standardised interface that also supplies the context needed to use it correctly.
Job Moves
Ledger appoints Oded Blatman as Chief Information Officer
Kablamo appoints Troy Bebee to lead Google Cloud push
CommBank appoints first Chief AI Scientist in Australia
Cloudwerx appoints Harsh Mishra to lead SA market expansion
Prophet strengthens AI team with key engineering hires
Prophet names Rachel Scott as Head of Marketing Science
VentureCrowd appoints Jesse Arundell to lead agentic AI drive
JAGGAER names first Chief Digital & AI Officer to boost platform
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