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Robert Johnston
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Most regulated firms are guarding the front door, while AI is slipping in through the side entrance of everyday cloud apps. A “trusted” tool can quietly add an AI helper that reads customer notes or draft contracts using a third party you never approved. It’s like giving a spare
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Robert Johnston
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Right now, AI helpers are set up once and trusted forever, so small changes can quietly give them too much power and risk data. To fix this, teams check each AI’s identity and rules before every action, blocking anything outside what’s allowed. This means AI can move fast while
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Robert Johnston
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Cyber attacks now use smart AI that hijacks normal tools, so old defenses fail. The fix is resilience: always watching networks with friendly AI that checks behavior (how things act) and identity trust in real time, not just blocking known bad code. This cuts response from hours
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Robert Johnston
12 days
New California and EU AI rules collide in 2026, so teams can’t scale manual checks and pause launches to avoid big fines. Companies fix this by writing compliance rules into software at the AI system’s front door, using ISO 42001 as a shared standard. Then AI can ship worldwide
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Robert Johnston
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Turning on an AI copilot often doesn’t create new access, it creates new discovery. Most companies have “permission sprawl,” where too many people technically can open too many files, but they don’t because they can’t find them. A copilot changes that by indexing everything you
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Robert Johnston
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Companies are rushing AI (computer systems that learn) into new laws, but many systems are a black box (hard to explain), so errors can’t be traced and risks grow. The answer is “glass box” AI (easy to see inside) with small, focused models and data lineage (where data came from)
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Robert Johnston
19 days
Right now, companies want AI agents—smart software—to run key work, but giving them broad access is risky and checking every step kills the speed. To fix this, a “guardian” AI grants one-time, short-lived permission only when the agent’s goal matches company rules. This means
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Robert Johnston
22 days
Fast rollout of AI (artificial intelligence) helpers can accidentally share secrets as settings drift and plug‑ins spread, creating “shadow AI” (tools no one tracks). A central AI control plane (one place to manage rules) limits access to needed data and auto‑fixes risky changes.
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Robert Johnston
26 days
AI-driven malware now changes itself and steals data before people can react, even pretending to be trusted users. Fix it by letting defensive AI act instantly to spot odd behavior, isolate infected devices, revoke access, and patch weak spots. Breaches stop sooner, downtime
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Robert Johnston
29 days
The biggest risk to AI that can act for you isn’t the model, it’s the laws it runs under. Europe is gearing up to enforce strict rules for high-risk AI, while the U.S. is pushing to wipe away state safety laws. Imagine a support agent that keeps chat logs to “get smarter”:
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Robert Johnston
1 month
Right now, AI (smart software) rules differ by country, leaving global companies guessing, risking fines, delays, and rising costs. To fix this, they can set one clear internal playbook for safe, accountable AI from design to use that adapts to local laws. This means faster,
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Robert Johnston
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AI CoPilots can unintentionally expose sensitive data by exploiting lax permission settings, acting as a "skeleton key." A Zero-Trust Configuration framework enforces strict data access controls, transforming AI into a secure asset rather than a liability. This ensures safe
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Robert Johnston
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Many firms trust vendor contracts and light review, but new rules require proof of how AI was trained, so hidden gaps can trigger illegal data use and rubber-stamped errors. Require vendors to show data sources, test reviewers, and keep sensitive work in a local private setup so
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Robert Johnston
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Cyber defense can’t be slower than the attacker—because the attacker is becoming software that never sleeps. Agentic AI is AI that plans and acts by itself, so attacks run at machine speed. Picture a finance bot getting one “innocent” message and spilling payroll files. Prompt
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Robert Johnston
2 months
Right now AI copilots are rolled out with built-in trust, so a bad setup or injected code can quietly roam systems and steal data. To fix this, use "trust nothing by default" controls that check each agent's identity, access, and every action every time. This means AI helpers can
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Robert Johnston
2 months
Integrating AI CoPilots in enterprises can risk security by exposing sensitive data due to outdated access rights. To combat this, a shift to a proactive "Zero Trust" model is crucial, ensuring strict data control and access. This approach transforms security into an enabler of
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Robert Johnston
2 months
The rise of decentralized AI agents in enterprises creates an invisible attack surface, posing new security risks. To counter this, firms are adopting AI Security Posture Management, enforcing strict identity verification to control agent interactions. This transformation allows
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Robert Johnston
2 months
Black-box neural architectures can be tricked into unsafe actions due to their focus on statistical correlations. By introducing a "Neuro-Symbolic Verifier" framework, organizations ensure that neural outputs pass through a deterministic logic layer, guaranteeing mathematically
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Robert Johnston
2 months
AI won’t just speed up attacks—it’s turning them into fully autonomous campaigns that start and spread before most teams even log in. Lately we’ve seen agentic AI run the whole play: quiet recon, precise entry, and slick social engineering with deepfake voices that hit during
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Robert Johnston
2 months
The rise of generative AI has enabled swift, autonomous cyberattacks that overwhelm traditional security defenses, but organizations are fighting back with agentic AI systems. These systems use machine learning to autonomously monitor, detect, and neutralize threats in real-time.
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