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Upcover adds deepfake cover to cyber insurance in Australia
Physical Security

Upcover adds deepfake cover to cyber insurance in Australia

Upcover adds deepfake incident cover to cyber policies in Australia via Coalition, targeting rising AI impersonation and fraud risks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026

Global Stories

AI Safety stories

AvePoint boosts AI agent governance & cloud backups
Storage

AvePoint boosts AI agent governance & cloud backups

AvePoint extends its Confidence Platform to tighten agentic AI governance and broaden multi-cloud backup across major SaaS and IaaS tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
OpenAI launches GPT-5.3-Codex as faster coding agent
DevOps

OpenAI launches GPT-5.3-Codex as faster coding agent

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3-Codex, a faster coding agent that extends Codex into a supervised, general computer-use and cybersecurity tool.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Moltbook 'vibe-coded' flaw exposed AI chats & keys
Disaster Recovery

Moltbook 'vibe-coded' flaw exposed AI chats & keys

Moltbook left a Supabase key exposed, leaking AI chats, 30,000 emails and 1.5 million API keys in a cautionary tale of vibe coding risk.

By Kaleah Salmon • 6 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Qodo 2.0 debuts multi-agent AI code review upgrade
DevOps

Qodo 2.0 debuts multi-agent AI code review upgrade

Qodo 2.0 launches multi-agent AI code review to boost trust in autogenerated code, claiming 11% better detection of critical issues.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Enterprise IoT hits USD $324bn as AI drives autonomy
Unified Communications

Enterprise IoT hits USD $324bn as AI drives autonomy

Enterprise IoT spending climbed 13% to USD $324bn in 2025 as firms shift from basic connectivity to AI-driven autonomous operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Half of corporate AI agents running without oversight
Data Protection

Half of corporate AI agents running without oversight

New research warns that nearly half of over 3 million AI agents in US and UK firms run ungoverned, exposing data and systems to rising risks.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Moltbook's AI agents spark growing security & brand fears
Software-as-a-Service

Moltbook's AI agents spark growing security & brand fears

Moltbook's boom in user-built AI agents is fuelling mounting warnings over cyber threats and brand damage as governance lags adoption.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
QuikBot and Illumia partner on governed airport AI
Robotics

QuikBot and Illumia partner on governed airport AI

QuikBot and Illumia have agreed a partnership to roll out governed Physical AI robots across airport retail, airside logistics and MRO.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Forrester warns AI spend outpaces core IT readiness
Digital Transformation

Forrester warns AI spend outpaces core IT readiness

Forrester warns firms chasing AI hype risk failure and rising costs if weak IT foundations, governance and data are left unresolved.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
GitHub adds Claude & Codex agents to unified AI hub
DevOps

GitHub adds Claude & Codex agents to unified AI hub

GitHub adds Claude and Codex to its Agent HQ hub, letting Copilot subscribers juggle multiple coding agents in a single workflow.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Radware unveils Agentic AI Protection for autonomous agents
Firewalls

Radware unveils Agentic AI Protection for autonomous agents

Radware launches Agentic AI Protection to secure autonomous agents at runtime, tackling prompt injection, tool abuse and data exposure risks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Avast launches Deepfake Guard & expands Scam Guardian
Malware

Avast launches Deepfake Guard & expands Scam Guardian

Avast rolls out Deepfake Guard for Windows and takes Scam Guardian global on mobile in a push to combat rising video-led fraud.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Cyberhaven unveils unified AI-driven data security platform
Data Protection

Cyberhaven unveils unified AI-driven data security platform

Cyberhaven launches unified AI-powered platform to track data lineage, cut insider risk and secure sensitive information across IT estates.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Ataccama posts record AI data trust wins in 2025
Data Protection

Ataccama posts record AI data trust wins in 2025

Ataccama posts record AI data trust deals and 30% CAGR in 2025, as enterprises boost data governance spend and adopt agentic platforms.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
AI agents expose risks in insecure default databases
Firewalls

AI agents expose risks in insecure default databases

A security lapse at AI agent service Moltbook exposes risky default database settings, raising fresh alarms over agentic system safeguards.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

AI Safety stories

AI boosts engagement but 'shadow AI' risk grows in UK
Data Protection

AI boosts engagement but 'shadow AI' risk grows in UK

AI rollouts are lifting UK staff engagement, but new research warns unapproved 'shadow AI' use is outpacing employers' controls.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026