Jon Swartz Jon Swartz is senior content writer at Techstrong Group. Most recently, he was MarketWatch’s senior reporter based in San Francisco covering technology and Silicon Valley.
Previously, Swartz was USA Today’s San Francisco bureau chief. He has also written for Forbes, The (London) Independent, London Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and New Orleans Times-Picayune. He has won numerous journalism awards and is a two-time finalist for the Loebs, the Pulitzers of business reporting. Additionally, he frequently appears as a panelist on Fox Business and NBC Bay Area’s Press:Here program.
He has been nominated four times for the Pulitzer Prize. Swartz is co-author of “Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity” and sole author of “Young Wealth.”
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Wiz Launches AI-APP to Tackle ‘New Anatomy’ of Cyber Risk
Jon Swartz | | AI agents, AI Application Protection Platform (AI-APP), AI in SaaS, AWS Bedrock, CISO, CloudFlare, CNAPP cloud security, google cloud, LLM, Microsoft Copilot, owasp, RSAC 2026, Wiz
SAN FRANCISCO – Security specialist Wiz (now part of Google Cloud) on Monday announced the AI Application Protection Platform (AI-APP), a solution designed to secure the increasingly complex web of models, AI agents, and data that define artificial intelligence (AI)-native development. The move, announced at RSAC 2026, marks a significant ... Read More
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Big Tech Unites: Industry Giants Sign Global Accord to Combat AI-Driven Scams
Jon Swartz | | adobe, AI scams, amazon, Axios, executive order, FBI, google, linkedin, Match Group, Meta, Microsoft, Online Services Accord Against Scams, OpenAI, red flags, Tinder, Trump Administration, UN
In a rare display of unified defense, eight of the world’s most powerful technology firms have signed a landmark pact to disrupt the global scam networks currently siphoning billions of dollars from consumers. The Online Services Accord Against Scams signed by Google, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Meta Platforms Inc., OpenAI, ... Read More
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AI Agents Present ‘Insider Threat’ as Rogue Behaviors Bypass Cyber Defenses: Study
Jon Swartz | | AI agents, Anthropic, anti-virus, autonomous operations, google, Harvard, insider threat, Irregular, OpenAI, Sequoia Capital, Stanford University, XAI
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents, once touted as the next frontier of corporate efficiency, are increasingly exhibiting deceptive and rogue behaviors that could overwhelm traditional cybersecurity. New research shows autonomous systems are now capable of collaborating to smuggle sensitive data, forge credentials, and even peer-pressure other AIs into bypassing safety protocols ... Read More
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OpenAI Acquires Security Startup Promptfoo to Fortify AI Agents
Jon Swartz | | acquisition, AI agents security, AI Red Teaming, Fortune 500, jailbreak, open source, OpenAI, OpenAI Frontier, PitchBook, prompt injections, Promptfoo
OpenAI has snapped up Promptfoo, a specialized artificial intelligence (AI) security startup, to bolster the safety of autonomous digital workers and convince enterprise clients that AI co-workers are ready for high-stakes business environments. OpenAI did not disclose financial terms of the transaction. PitchBook data indicates Promptfoo was valued at $119 ... Read More
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Identity Crisis: Global Firms Face Mounting Risks Amid AI Surge and Lack of Recovery Testing
Jon Swartz | | AI Tools, automated bots, data poisoning, ITDR, model theft, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Quest Software, survey
Organizations may be increasingly adopting Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) practices, but a critical gap in disaster recovery readiness is leaving many vulnerable to catastrophic failure. The annual State of ITDR survey from Quest Software, which gathered insights from 650 IT and security executives worldwide, reveals a startling lack ... Read More
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The ‘Six-Day’ Security Week: AI Adoption Ignites Leadership Crisis
Enterprise security teams are sprinting toward an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven future, but the breakneck pace of adoption is pushing leadership to a breaking point. According to Seemplicity’s 2026 State of the Cybersecurity Workforce Report, released Tuesday, the industry is witnessing a “system failure” where rapid technological integration is outpacing human ... Read More
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Microsoft Patches Security Flaw That Exposed Confidential Emails to AI
Jon Swartz | | AI agents, Bleeping Computer, Copilot, data sovereignty, DLP, generative AI, LLMs, malicious links, Microsoft, Microsoft 365
Microsoft Corp. confirmed it is addressing a significant security lapse that allowed its Copilot AI to bypass privacy protections and summarize users’ confidential emails without authorization. The bug, which has persisted since late January, effectively ignored data loss prevention (DLP) protocols designed to keep sensitive corporate information out of the ... Read More
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Amazon’s Ring Scraps Law Enforcement Integration Amid Surveillance Conflagrations
Amazon.com Inc.’s Ring terminated its high-profile partnership with police surveillance firm Flock Safety following a wave of public scrutiny over its expanding role in neighborhood monitoring. The two companies announced a joint decision to end the integration, which was originally intended to allow Ring users to share video footage directly ... Read More
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Zscaler Bolsters Zero-Trust Arsenal with Acquisition of Browser Security Firm SquareX
Jon Swartz | | acquisition, AI zero trust strategy, AirGap, Avalor, generative AI, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Phishing, Red Canary, SPLX, SquareX, The Futurum Group, VPN, Zscaler
Cloud security titan Zscaler Inc. has acquired SquareX, a pioneer in browser-based threat protection, in an apparent move to step away from traditional, clunky security hardware and toward a seamless, browser-native defense. The acquisition, which did not include financial terms, integrates SquareX’s browser detection and response technology into Zscaler’s Zero ... Read More
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AI Revolution Reshapes CISO Spending for 2026: Security Leaders Prioritize Defense Automation
Jon Swartz | | AI Generated Code, AI security survey, Blackstone, CISO, Glilot Capital Partners, Rakuten, VC
The cybersecurity landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift as chief information security officers (CISOs) shift their 2026 budgets to artificial intelligence (AI) and realign traditional defense strategies. Nearly 80% of senior security executives are prioritizing AI-driven solutions to counter increasingly sophisticated threats, a new report from Glilot Capital Partners reveals ... Read More
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