It's easy to get excited about what AI can accomplish. It's harder to answer what happens when it makes the wrong decision.
That tension runs through a lot of this week's conversations. Check them out. ↓
RANSOMWARE BY THE NUMBERS
Ransomware is evolving, and Proofpoint's latest report shows where attackers are gaining an advantage.
65% said AI made ransomware attacks more effective.
Malicious links were the entry point in 47% of ransomware incidents.
54% of affected organizations paid a ransom.
Another demand followed for 37% of organizations that paid.
WHEN AGENTS GO OFF SCRIPT
CXOs ON THE MOVE
James Wilkinson has been appointed Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the City of Dallas, where he will lead the City’s enterprise information security program and help strengthen cyber resilience across critical systems, public services, and City departments. Find out more…
RESOURCE HUB
Stop Trusting AI to Outthink AI Attacks
AI-powered attacks move faster than detection-based defenses can adapt. ThreatLocker replaces prediction with enforceable Zero Trust controls, allowing only approved applications, scripts, and access while blocking everything else by default. See how your organization can reduce attack surface, ransomware risk, and alert fatigue.
AI CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORK
The White House has outlined a voluntary framework for evaluating the cybersecurity capabilities of frontier AI models before public release. While the proposal offers a new approach to AI security testing, key questions remain about which models will qualify and how the review process will work. Read more…
A TNCR LIVE! EVENT
Join us on Friday, August 28 at 12:00 PM ET for a TNCR LIVE! on turning AI investments into production-ready customer experiences. Learn practical strategies for connected identity, intelligent routing, and delivering measurable business value with conversational AI. Register now.
CYBER REWIND
“Resilience is not a feature of the security program, it is a property of the business.”
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