MY TAKE: From ‘holy mackeral’ to ‘daily routine’ — AI vendors maneuver to commandeer your life
An email from Claude landed in my inbox Friday morning with a subject line that stopped me cold: “Using Claude for your everyday life.” Related: AI’s fortune teller effect Not “Unlock the power of AI” or “Transform your productivity.” Just… … (more…) The post MY TAKE: From ‘holy mackeral’ to ... Read More
AUTHOR Q&A: New techno-thriller ‘The Virus’ simulates an AI malware outbreak gone global
Eddy Willems has been a steady, pragmatic voice in cybersecurity for decades — known for breaking down complex threats in ways real people can understand. Related: AI fueling disinformaton With The Virus, he tries something new: a fast-paced techno-thriller … (more…) The post AUTHOR Q&A: New techno-thriller ‘The Virus’ simulates ... Read More
Best of 2025: News alert: SquareX research finds browser AI agents are proving riskier than human employees
Palo Alto, Calif., Jun. 30, 2025, CyberNewswire–Every security practitioner knows that employees are the weakest link in an organization, but this is no longer the case. SquareX’s research reveals that Browser AI Agents are more likely to fall prey to cyberattacks than employees, making them the new weakest link that ... Read More
SHARED INTEL Q&A: Why Data Bill of Materials (DBOM) is surfacing as a crucial tool to secure AI
Enterprises hustling to embed AI across their operations came to an uncomfortable realization in 2025: they lost track of the data powering those systems. Related: The case for SBOM Few paused to map where sensitive data lived or how it … (more…) The post SHARED INTEL Q&A: Why Data Bill ... Read More
SHARED INTEL Q&A: This is how ‘edge AI’ is forcing a rethink of trust, security and resilience
A seismic shift in digital systems is underway — and most people are missing it. Related: Edge AI at the chip layer While generative AI demos and LLM hype steal the spotlight, enterprise infrastructure is being quietly re-architected, not from … (more…) The post SHARED INTEL Q&A: This is how ... Read More
LW ROUNDTABLE: Part 4, Trust Frameworks on Trial and the Push Toward Verifiable Systems
Trust broke down in 2025 in ways both familiar and new. Old signals stopped working. Identity got fuzzier. Credentials were bypassed, MFA was skirted, and even browser sessions turned into attack surfaces. Meanwhile, AI-driven impersonation blurred the lines between human, … (more…) The post LW ROUNDTABLE: Part 4, Trust frameworks ... Read More
LW ROUNDTABLE: Part 3, Cyber resilience faltered in 2025 — recalibration now under way
This is the third installment in our four-part 2025 Year-End Roundtable. In Part One, we explored how accountability got personal. In Part Two, we examined how regulatory mandates clashed with operational complexity. Part three of a four-part series. Now … (more…) The post LW ROUNDTABLE: Part 3, Cyber resilience faltered ... Read More
LW ROUNDTABLE Part 2: Mandates surge, guardrails lag — intel from the messy middle
Regulators made their move in 2025. Disclosure deadlines arrived. AI rules took shape. Liability rose up the chain of command. But for security teams on the ground, the distance between policy and practice only grew wider. Part two of a … (more…) The post LW ROUNDTABLE Part 2: Mandates surge, ... Read More
LW ROUNDTABLE: Lessons from 2025 — Cyber risk got personal; accountability enters a new phase
In 2025, the stakes changed. CISOs were hauled into courtrooms. Boards confronted a wave of shareholder lawsuits. And the rise of autonomous systems introduced fresh ambiguity and risk around who’s accountable when algorithms act. Part one of a four-part series … (more…) The post LW ROUNDTABLE: Lessons from 2025 — ... Read More
NEW TECH Q&A: Start-up Identient debuts reimagined AI copilots trained on experts’ insights
Cybersecurity has always been a moving target. But AI has shifted the center of gravity. Related: The workflow cadences of Gen AI Over just the past two years, we’ve watched decision cycles compress, incentive structures change beneath us, and the … (more…) The post NEW TECH Q&A: Start-up Identient debuts ... Read More
