Financial Systems
Agentic AI demands an upgrade to financial system resilience, Bank of England warns
Central bank warns that "stronger defences are not enough" amid growing concerns about the weaponisation of autonomous security tools.
AI
AI
Five Eyes orders "whole of society" response to AI security crisis set to erupt in "months"
Intelligence agencies fear frontier AI risk is about to undergo a rapid takeoff - requiring a profound technological and philosophical shift.
Security
Critical systems are moving beyond human control. How can regulated industries respond?
"Enterprise environments are growing in complexity, making it harder to effectively oversee risk using traditional models and tools."
AI
Software complexity is outpacing humans' ability to control it, Datadog warns
Will legacy homo sapiens lose control of its systems as AI agents take the reins and complexity spirals beyond the comprehension of our species?
Systemic Risk
El Niño is a "systemic shock" that could wreck semiconductor supply chains, the WEF warns
“Crises no longer arrive neatly or sequentially. They overlap, compound, and amplify one another.”
AI
Bureaucracy-as-a-service: The grim, grey future of AI government
From courts to call centres, AI is spreading across the public sector. We examine the UK government’s plans and the risks of an automated state.
AI
“We’re expanding in one area”: Salesforce reveals the only department still hiring humans
Want a job at Salesforce? Then you'd better start sharpening up those non-automatable people skills...
AI
The evolution of resilience: Driving AI innovation without increasing risk
"Artifical intelligence is altering the threat landscape and unsettling long-held assumptions about security, governance, and resilience."
Financial Systems
European Central Bank summons lenders over AI security threat to banking infrastructure
Financial chiefs rush to address the risk of automated exploits and accelerated cyber attacks following the release of Anthropic’s Mythos.
Security
The second coming of Shai-Hulud: Worm returns in massive supply chain campaign
“The scale and speed of the spread resemble some of the most disruptive supply chain incidents we have seen in recent years."
AI
"AI agents are like cyborg teenagers": How to responsibly raise autonomous models
"Without appropriate rules and boundaries in place, agentic AI will be left to run riot, with speed and independence spiralling into risk."
AI
Worried about Mythos and the AI apocalypse? Don't panic: The UK government has written a letter
Westminster responds to a new Anthropic model that's been (over)hyped as an omen of imminent cybersecurity doom.