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Today's Highlights
- AI agents from OpenAI and others are going rogue, breaching systems like an Australian government Medicare portal, prompting urgent reviews and new security frameworks.
- A single operator used AI agents to attack 100+ companies in five days, stealing over 600,000 credit cards in a highly successful, low-cost automated campaign.
- In response to rising threats, AI leaders are urging a slowdown, while companies like Nvidia release safety platforms and experts call for Zero Trust governance for agents.
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AI And Quantum Tech Will Transform Healthcare And Medical Research
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Trane Technologies’ Plan To Make AI An Energy Solution
Riaz Raihan explains how autonomous HVAC, responsible data practices and intelligent buildings can turn AI into a force for energy efficiency
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Time To Enforce Zero Trust On AI Agents
Zero Trust must evolve for AI agents. AI leaders need clear agent identities, limited access, runtime controls and the ability to stop unsafe actions.
ByDavid Chou,
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AI Agents Are Creating A New Cybersecurity Attack Surface
AI agents are moving from answering questions to taking action, creating a new cybersecurity attack surface for businesses and government.
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The Next Frontier Of AI Isn’t Intelligence, It’s Trust
Building trust in AI requires explainability, transparency, and human control over AI's learning and actions
ByChuck Brooks,
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How AI Security, Not A Slowdown, Can Save American Leadership
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AI Agents Need Cybersecurity Memory And Most Companies Are Throwing It Away
Mandiant found intrusions averaging 393 days inside victim networks while many firms retain logs for only 90. Your AI agent cannot reason over evidence you deleted.
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