Shadow IT stories

AI-era data security needs more than DSPM visibility, as firms must track how sensitive information moves and enforce controls in real time.

Construction software often fails after launch because it misses site realities, adds admin and lacks follow-up, not because teams resist change.

Workers increasingly sidestep approved AI systems, while WalkMe's latest report finds executives remain far more upbeat than staff over workplace technology.

AI is boosting developer output, but Australian firms are finding the bigger challenge is joining up fragmented tools, data and governance.

Secure.com urges Chief Information Security Officers to use AI for alert triage and threat detection, but keep human judgement in the loop.

Experts warn firms must improve visibility and backup resilience as automated ransomware campaigns and hidden SaaS and AI assets widen exposure.

Bitdefender offers free 45-day internal security check to spot over-entitled staff access as attackers increasingly abuse trusted tools.

Security teams risk sleepwalking into danger as vendors slap the SaaS label on hosted legacy tools disguised as modern cloud identity.

Boards lag on AI oversight as Diligent survey finds most directors use the tools, but few have embedded governance or risk controls.

Cork Cyber adds AI-powered asset analysis to help MSPs spot security gaps, zombie records and wasted licences across crowded tool stacks.

HPE rolls out AI governance, recovery and post-quantum updates across networking and storage to strengthen cyber resilience in distributed operations.

Australian boards and executives feel growing pressure to back AI projects despite security gaps, as new TrendAI research finds governance trailing adoption.

Check Point unveils AI defence plane to help enterprises govern employee tools, applications and autonomous agents at runtime.

Nudge Security has launched AI agent discovery to help firms spot risky employee-built agents, tighten access and curb shadow AI sprawl.

Omnissa warns AI tools are surging across workplace devices while patching, encryption and stability gaps widen, especially in regulated sectors.

Mimecast chief warns human risk is now cybersecurity's 'eighth layer' as malicious insiders overtake negligence in Australian attacks.

Red Hat survey finds 97% of organisations hit by cloud-native security incidents, forcing delays, higher costs and loss of customer trust.

BeyondTrust warns a surge of unsupervised AI agents is creating a hidden “shadow workforce” with admin-level access inside enterprises.

ExtraHop unveils an AI network visibility tool to track agents, expose shadow AI and tighten security and governance across enterprise systems.

BeyondTrust expands Pathfinder to discover, govern and lock down proliferating enterprise AI agents, identities, privileges and secrets.