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Two colleagues compare budget charts and security processes beside a monitor in a corporate office, illustrating scrutiny of AI defence spending.

Cyber Resilience

EY cybersecurity study: AI spending plans outpace proof

A survey of 500 US security leaders found strong demand for AI defences and ambitious spending plans. It did not establish whether those investments pay.

By Daniel Okafor · 15 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

Two IT analysts review a network diagram in a small operations room, illustrating suppliers’ dependence on connected public-service systems.

Cyber Resilience

NASCIO-Deloitte survey exposes US state cyber-budget pressure

State security chiefs reported falling confidence in 2026 as budget cuts emerged and AI threats grew more sophisticated. Businesses share some of that exposure.

By Daniel Okafor · 15 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

A technician checks a small connected media box beside network equipment in a business equipment room.

Big Tech & Research

Anthropic’s IoT worm tests point to device-security gaps

Small models can run across cheap connected devices. Anthropic has not yet shown them completing an autonomous infection cycle—a distinction that matters for security spending.

By Thomas Achterberg · 15 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

An IT administrator checks network equipment beside a laptop in a company server room during access-system maintenance.

Cyber Resilience

Ivanti Connect Secure flaw puts business credentials at risk

CISA reports active exploitation of an authentication bypass. Patching is urgent, but suspected compromise requires forensic investigation and a wider recovery effort.

By Daniel Okafor · 15 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

A procurement analyst pauses over an online basket in an ordinary office, illustrating the spending decisions entrusted to browser agents.

Big Tech & Research

Jev prompt injection tests expose risks for automated purchases

Security researchers redirected a shopping agent despite explicit instructions to distrust webpage text. Constrained answers are not the same as constrained behaviour.

By Rajiv Menon · 15 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

Technical staff examine software at temporary desks in a financial-services office, illustrating the staffing demands of security repairs.

Business Owner Concerns

Bank of America adds 1,000 contractors to fix Mythos findings

AI found vulnerabilities faster than the bank could comfortably repair them. The resulting hiring surge illustrates a cost that productivity forecasts tend to leave out.

By Eleanor Whitcombe · 15 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

A developer examines code and an account-usage chart at an office desk, illustrating the access and spending risks of stolen credentials.

Cyber Resilience

Aoki infostealer puts AI coding accounts and budgets at risk

Symantec says the malware now harvests AI assistants’ credentials and session files. The exposure may extend beyond stolen usage to developers’ connected systems.

By Priya Sandhu · 15 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

Two IT staff reviewing a workstation beside a server rack, accompanying analysis of LiteLLM security vulnerabilities.

Cyber Resilience

LiteLLM flaws expose the risks of centralising AI access

Two vulnerabilities in the open-source gateway could turn ordinary accounts into administrative access. Fixes are available; the larger issue is concentrated trust.

By Daniel Okafor · 15 Oct 2026 · 6 min read