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Agent Security and Trust

What happens when you give AI access to your business: data, permissions, security, human approvals and who is accountable when it goes wrong.

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• Agent Security and Trust · 1 h ago

  Tyro appoints Christina Keing as new chief information security officer

  The fintech's new CISO will focus on using AI to boost cyber defences, according to iTnews.

• Agent Security and Trust · 1 h ago

  OpenAI launches GPT‑6 Cyber model for defensive cybersecurity

  The new model promises better vulnerability hunting and tighter safeguards, rolling out to Daybreak Red users.

• Agent Security and Trust · 1 h ago

  Binance cyberattack sees $6.34bn loss, AI tools used, Nigeria lacks AI law

  North Korea‑linked hackers stole $6.34bn from Binance using AI‑enhanced methods; Nigeria’s pending AI regulations leave local firms exposed.

• Agent Security and Trust · 2 h ago

  Are AI agents safe for business use?

  Agents can be used safely, but only with limits. The main risks are being tricked, being given too much power and being trusted too early. Here is how to manage each one.

• Agent Security and Trust · 2 h ago

  Human approval: where a person must stay in charge of an agent

  Some decisions should never be left to software alone, and in several countries the law agrees. How to decide where a person approves, and how to make that approval real.

• Agent Security and Trust · 2 h ago

  Data protection rules to check before an agent touches customer data

  Connecting an AI agent to customer records brings data protection law with it. A country-by-country checklist for all seven Infercline editions.

• Agent Security and Trust · 14 h ago

  Claude adds personal finance tool that reads your bank data

  Anthropic’s Claude can now connect to bank and credit‑card accounts via Plaid to answer spending questions, in a read‑only beta for US Pro, Max and Ultra users.

• Agent Security and Trust · 14 h ago

  Cloudflare says AI agents are a bane for website operators

  CEO warns AI‑driven bots could swamp sites with useless traffic and push containers out of favour.

• Agent Security and Trust · 14 h ago

  CBN deadline forces Nigerian banks and fintechs to move data home by 2027

  The central bank requires all payment transaction data to be stored and managed locally by Jan 1 2027, putting pressure on banks, fintechs and micro‑finance firms.

• Agent Security and Trust · 14 h ago

  AI agent breach hits NightsBridge platform used by 10,000 South African hotels

  A vulnerability allowed an AI‑driven attack to access future booking data, risking phishing and reservation hijacking across the hospitality sector.

• Agent Security and Trust · 14 h ago

  South African firms must prioritise data and security as AI use surges

  Dell says 67% of South African companies now use AI, but many lack the data, infrastructure and security needed for scale.

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