Why Banks Must Align Stakeholders Before Scaling AI

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 15, 2026

Scaling artificial intelligence in a large, regulated bank is less a technology challenge than a stakeholder alignment problem - one that demands shared definitions, clean data and process rigor, says Sandip Wadje of BNP Paribas.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Passengers Seek Full Appeals Court Review in CrowdStrike Case

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Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Chinese Hacking Firm Upgrades With New Windows Backdoor

Tiffany Wang • June 16, 2026

Eset uncovered two previously undocumented Windows variants of the China-linked SprySocks backdoor tied to FishMonger and iSoon, revealing expanded espionage capabilities, rootkit-based stealth and continued targeting of government organizations across Asia and Central America.

Endpoint Security

US FCC Eases Router Ban for Cable ISPs

Greg Sirico • June 15, 2026

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved a cable industry lobbying group's request to grant large scale internet service providers with a waiver from Trump administrations' current ban on consumer grade foreign-made routers.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Mythos Shutdown Contains a Message: Don't Wait for Mythos

Shaun Waterman • June 15, 2026

The abrupt, government-ordered cut-off of access to Mythos 5, the most cyber-capable of Anthropic's large language models, has underlined a message security experts have been trying to get out to the operational technology community: You don't need Mythos.

Agentic AI

The Next Enterprise AI Challenge Is Agent Sprawl

Jennifer Lawinski • June 15, 2026

AI is evolving from a productivity tool into a system of execution capable of making decisions and taking action. Hitachi Digital Services CTO Prem Balasubramanian explains why governance, reliability and agent management will determine enterprise AI success.

Cybercrime

ShinyHunters Hits Universities Via Oracle Zero-Day

Chris Riotta • June 15, 2026

ShinyHunters exploited a critical zero-day in Oracle PeopleSoft to breach more than 100 organizations globally, researchers at Mandiant and Google's Threat Intelligence Group said, with universities and colleges accounting for the majority of confirmed targets in the active extortion campaign.

Agentic AI

NewCore Launches With $66M to Rebuild Identity for AI Agents

Michael Novinson • June 15, 2026

NewCore, founded by Dome9 creator Zohar Alon, emerged from stealth with $66 million to build security-first identity infrastructure designed to manage the explosion of autonomous AI agents, machine identities and cryptographic credentials expected across modern enterprises.

AI-Based Attacks

Why AI Defenses Fail Without Data and Identity Fundamentals

Anna Delaney • June 15, 2026

Organizations are racing toward agentic AI defenses, but without clean data, identity and asset management in place, those defenses will fall short. Security fundamentals must come first, said Spencer Scott, head of information security at RPC.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

US Anthropic Export Controls Sparks Sharp EU Reaction

David Meyer • June 15, 2026

The U.S. government’s decision to cut foreign nationals’ access to Anthropic’s most powerful AI models has sparked a massive increase in calls for Europe to reduce its reliance on American technology. Tech sovereignty has become a live topic in Europe.

Governance & Risk Management

1Password Buys Apono to Expand AI Access Governance

Michael Novinson • June 12, 2026

1Password acquired access governance startup Apono to combine credential security, just-in-time authorization and intent-based access controls into a unified platform designed to govern humans, machines and AI agents while reducing risks tied to static permissions.

Governance & Risk Management

AI Reshapes Bug Bounties but Humans Still Matter

Tiffany Wang • June 12, 2026

AI is rapidly increasing vulnerability submissions and bug discovery rates, but security leaders, researchers and platform operators say human expertise remains essential for validating findings, prioritizing risk and sustaining effective bug bounty programs across commercial and open-source ecosystems.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

ISACA Survey: AI Adoption Is Rising, Visibility Is Not

Anna Delaney • June 12, 2026

AI is becoming embedded across the enterprise, yet many organizations still can't quantify its value or answer key questions about oversight and control. ISACA's latest AI Pulse Poll reveals persistent uncertainty about AI ROI, governance and operational readiness, said GRCIE CEO Jenai Marinkovic.

Agentic AI

Why AI Spending Keeps Outrunning Budgets

Jennifer Lawinski • June 12, 2026

AI spending is exceeding enterprise budgets as agentic systems scale into production. Analysts and CIOs say the real driver is uncontrolled token consumption, not pricing, and outline new governance, budgeting and model tiering strategies to bring AI spend under control.