IBM is highlighting significant security vulnerabilities within the rapidly developing field of agentic artificial intelligence, a concern underscored by discussions at last week’s RSA cybersecurity conference, which drew over 43,000 attendees. While hundreds of vendors showcased agentic AI security solutions, a comprehensive approach to securing these dynamic systems appeared to be lacking; Suja Viswesan, Vice...Read More
Key Takeaways: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin abandoned cloud AI in April 2026, running Qwen3.5:35B locally on an Nvidia 5090 laptop at 90 tokens per second. Buterin found that roughly 15% of AI agent skills contain malicious instructions, citing data from security firm Hiddenlayer. His open-sourced messaging daemon enforces a human-plus-LLM 2-of-2 confirmation rule for all...Read More
It’s now widely accepted that artificial intelligence will permeate nearly every aspect of our lives. That presents new challenges related to AI threats, enterprise AI management and adapting security programs for an increasingly AI-driven world. What matters most in assessing your risk exposure is to understand what type of AI is being used. There’s a...Read More
San Francisco’s RSA cybersecurity conference recently surpassed pre-pandemic attendance with over 43,000 people, and discussions revealed a critical security gap surrounding agentic AI. While vendors highlighted agentic AI security, a cohesive approach to securing these dynamic systems was absent; Suja Viswesan, Vice President for Security Products at IBM, observed that very few vendors spoke of...Read More
AI agents now generate thousands of LLM requests across developer machines, CI pipelines, and internal systems. Each request can carry prompts, tool calls, secrets, and sensitive data. This creates a new and largely unmonitored security surface for enterprises. Highflame, an AI Security company focused on securing AI agents and their interactions, today announced a partnership...Read More
The first quarter of 2026 has been a wake-up call for the AI industry. In just two weeks in March, a series of high-profile incidents exposed critical vulnerabilities in the AI supply chain and highlighted the growing risks of single-vendor dependency. Image: https://www.abnewswire.com/upload/2026/04/90e36212a7cb531d70d69f2bf8c904db.jpg On March 19-31, attackers compromised multiple open-source projects in a coordinated supply...Read More
Meta has paused all its work with the data contracting firm Mercor while it investigates a major security breach that impacted the startup, two sources confirmed to WIRED. The pause is indefinite, the sources said. Other major AI labs are also reevaluating their work with Mercor as they assess the scope of the incident, according...Read More
Alcatraz, a Cupertino-based AI-powered physical access control company, announced it has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total capital raised to more than $100 million. The round was led by BlackPeak Capital, Cogito Capital, and Taiwania Capital, with participation from Almaz Capital, EBRD, Ray Stata, and others. Founded by a...Read More
Microsoft today announced their newest open-source (MIT-licensed) software project.. the Agent Governance Toolkit. Microsoft is trying their hand at coming up with runtime security governance for autonomous AI agents. Microsoft proclaims their new open-source project is the first toolkit that addresses all ten agentic AI risks identified last year by the OWASP. These risks include...Read More
The Buzz ■ Hackers are distributing weaponized versions of leaked Claude AI source code embedded with malware, according to Wired ■ FBI confirms its wiretap surveillance tools were breached, creating what officials describe as a national security threat ■ Cisco source code stolen in ongoing supply chain attack targeting enterprise infrastructure ■ Security experts warn...Read More
