IT Governance stories
Unmanaged AI use is exposing Australian firms to data leakage, compliance breaches and other risks as adoption outpaces oversight.
Large firms face mounting execution risk as weak governance, legacy systems and poor change management threaten to derail AI spending.
Many Australian firms are slowing AI roll-outs because fragmented oversight is leaving no one clearly accountable for risk, compliance or decisions.
Companies may be exposing sensitive data as staff use personal AI accounts for work nearly two-thirds of the time, researchers found.
AI attacks are pushing firms to prioritise cyber resiliency, as Everpure warns downtime can exceed ransom demands by up to 75 times.
The new integration keeps passwords out of prompts and repos, reducing the risk of leaks as AI coding agents move into production workflows.
The move gives IT teams autonomous agents for service desks, security and endpoint work, while ManageEngine says customer data stays private.
Security teams gain tighter oversight of staff using AI, as the new connector lets companies govern Claude Enterprise access and agents from one place.
Security teams gain real-time control over what AI assistants can retrieve from Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, closing a policy gap.
Many firms lack visibility over AI-written software, raising maintainability and security risks as adoption of coding assistants accelerates.
Attackers still exploit basic gaps for months, with 88% of SMB breaches in 2025 involving ransomware, the report says.
New controls will help SMBs and MSPs curb shadow AI use and limit data leaks as staff adopt chatbots without clear rules.
Australian firms face rising cyber and compliance costs as OpenText adds tools to govern AI use, data access and application risks.
Many projects remain stuck at proof of concept as businesses wrestle with data governance, security and agent oversight before scaling AI.
Despite widespread adoption, most Indian enterprises still struggle to turn AI pilots into measurable gains because of data, governance and skills gaps.
The ranking highlights surging demand for AI-governance software, with the Dallas firm ahead of two Austin rivals on CNBC's list.
Poor AI oversight can magnify workflow errors, expose firms to regulation and erode trust if CIOs do not redesign controls and roles.
A JFrog study says weak package and container defences are leaving Indian organisations exposed as AI use adds new checks for developers.
UK firms are still treating cyber security as an IT issue, leaving board oversight, supplier checks and proof of resilience dangerously thin.
Ageing systems are leaving public services exposed to outages and cyber-attacks, with 28 per cent of high-risk government IT unfunded for fixes.