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  • Law Firm Releases AI Procurement Guide

    Australian law firm MinterEllison has released comprehensive guidance for organisations procuring artificial intelligence systems, emphasising risk-based classification and robust contractual protections as businesses increasingly integrate AI into operations.

  • AI assistants raise serious privacy concerns

    Popular generative AI web browser assistants are collecting and sharing sensitive user data, such as medical records and social security numbers, without adequate safeguards, finds a new study led by researchers from University College London (UCL) and Mediterranea University of ​​Reggio Calabria.

  • Threat Spotlight: How Attackers Poison AI Tools and Defences

    Barracuda has reported on how generative AI is being used to create and distribute spam emails and craft highly persuasive phishing attacks. These threats continue to evolve and escalate – but they are not the only ways in which attackers leverage AI. Security researchers are now seeing threat actors manipulate companies’ AI tools and tamper with their AI security features to steal and compromise information and weaken a target’s defences. 

  • Automation Key to Mutual Bank Survival

    Australian mutual banks must accelerate digital transformation investments or face losing market share to larger, more technologically advanced competitors, according to a new S&P Global Ratings report.

  • UK Defence Ministry's Compliance Crisis Deepens

    The UK Ministry of Defence has admitted to 49 separate data breaches involving Afghan relocation cases over four years, revealing systemic data governance failures beyond the catastrophic 2022 leak that cost the government up to £2 billion. A Freedom of Information request by the BBC has revealed there have been 49 data breaches in the past four years, including the four already known to the public, according to a report published this week.

  • What is Data Custodianship?

    What is Data Custodianship? It's a question that seems straightforward, but sometimes in Data Governance, definitions can vary depending on who you ask. And this is okay because some terms might not suit the culture or structure of your organisation. It's always best to prioritise what will work for your organisation specifically.

  • Retab Raises $US3.5M for Document AI Platform

    San Francisco-based startup Retab has secured $US3.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop its document processing platform that extracts structured data from PDFs and scanned documents using artificial intelligence.

  • Security Gaps Plague AI Governance: US Survey

    While organisations recognise the importance of artificial intelligence governance, most lack the processes to implement it effectively, creating significant security vulnerabilities and compliance challenges, according to a survey by Anaconda Inc.

  • Shadow AI Economy Bypasses IT Governance: MIT

    Workers at 90 per cent of companies are using personal AI chatbots for daily tasks without IT approval, creating significant governance and security risks, according to a new MIT study.

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  • Law Firm Releases AI Procurement Guide

    Australian law firm MinterEllison has released comprehensive guidance for organisations procuring artificial intelligence systems, emphasising risk-based classification and robust contractual protections as businesses increasingly integrate AI into operations.

  • AI assistants raise serious privacy concerns

    Popular generative AI web browser assistants are collecting and sharing sensitive user data, such as medical records and social security numbers, without adequate safeguards, finds a new study led by researchers from University College London (UCL) and Mediterranea University of ​​Reggio Calabria.

  • Threat Spotlight: How Attackers Poison AI Tools and Defences

    Barracuda has reported on how generative AI is being used to create and distribute spam emails and craft highly persuasive phishing attacks. These threats continue to evolve and escalate – but they are not the only ways in which attackers leverage AI. Security researchers are now seeing threat actors manipulate companies’ AI tools and tamper with their AI security features to steal and compromise information and weaken a target’s defences. 

  • Automation Key to Mutual Bank Survival

    Australian mutual banks must accelerate digital transformation investments or face losing market share to larger, more technologically advanced competitors, according to a new S&P Global Ratings report.

  • UK Defence Ministry's Compliance Crisis Deepens

    The UK Ministry of Defence has admitted to 49 separate data breaches involving Afghan relocation cases over four years, revealing systemic data governance failures beyond the catastrophic 2022 leak that cost the government up to £2 billion. A Freedom of Information request by the BBC has revealed there have been 49 data breaches in the past four years, including the four already known to the public, according to a report published this week.

  • What is Data Custodianship?

    What is Data Custodianship? It's a question that seems straightforward, but sometimes in Data Governance, definitions can vary depending on who you ask. And this is okay because some terms might not suit the culture or structure of your organisation. It's always best to prioritise what will work for your organisation specifically.

  • Retab Raises $US3.5M for Document AI Platform

    San Francisco-based startup Retab has secured $US3.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop its document processing platform that extracts structured data from PDFs and scanned documents using artificial intelligence.

  • Security Gaps Plague AI Governance: US Survey

    While organisations recognise the importance of artificial intelligence governance, most lack the processes to implement it effectively, creating significant security vulnerabilities and compliance challenges, according to a survey by Anaconda Inc.

  • Shadow AI Economy Bypasses IT Governance: MIT

    Workers at 90 per cent of companies are using personal AI chatbots for daily tasks without IT approval, creating significant governance and security risks, according to a new MIT study.

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