The startup’s firewall evaluates AI skills, plugins and MCP servers for malicious instructions, excessive permissions and software supply chain risks. The post AI Agent Firewall Startup AIR Security Emerges From Stealth With $50 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/ai-agent-firewall-startup-air-security-emerges-from-stealth-with-5..
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The security tool intercepts potentially dangerous agent actions, blocking clear threats and requesting human approval when intent is uncertain. The post OpenLeash Adds a Human Check to Risky AI Agent Actions appeared first on SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/openleash-adds-a-human-check-to-risky-ai-agen..
Google hasn’t released a frontier-level Gemini Pro AI model since early 2026, but it sure loves rolling out new Gemini Flash variants. Today, Google is announcing its third Flash model release in just six weeks, making it more likely that we’ll never see the promised Gemini 3.5 Pro. But no matter, says Google, because Gemini ..
Four federal agencies have been sued amid calls to release information about the secret framework that the Trump administration uses to conduct safety reviews of frontier AI models prior to release. In a Wednesday press release announcing the lawsuit, a nonpartisan nonprofit called Protect Democracy alleged that “almost no details” have been released to the ..
Anthropic introduced Enterprise Frontier Safeguards (EFS), a system that combines zero data retention with automated monitoring for misuse. The post Anthropic Details Response to Security Incidents, Unveils Enterprise Safeguards appeared first on SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/anthropic-details-response-to-security-incidents-unveils-enterprise-s..
The designation applies when a model can independently find and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities across many well-defended systems. The post OpenAI’s Astra Crosses ‘Critical’ Cyber Threshold After Finding Zero-Days appeared first on SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/openais-astra-becomes-first-model-to-cross-critical-cybersecurity-..
Going legit While much of the visual media generated by AI has flown under the legal radar, the music industry is famously litigious. Suno is being sued by Universal and Sony for copyright infringement in the US, and a German court recently found the company was violating the country’s music licensing laws. Both cases could ..
There are a few reasons AI providers are doing this. First, much of the industry is heavily reliant on Nvidia for the hardware the companies’ models run on, and Nvidia’s continued leverage there is a potential strategic vulnerability, especially as AI companies operate in an environment where compute infrastructure is highly competitive as demand continues ..
The same, yet different In some ways, these designed viruses were quite similar to the original ΦX174, but in other ways they were quite distinct. For the “the same” perspective, the most effective viruses in the group of 285 tended to look a lot like the original. The overall fraction of viable viruses was only ..
Cost-effective AI for battlefield drones Until now, the Ukrainian military has mainly relied on human operators to manually guide drones toward their targets, with the exception of mid- or long-range strike drones such as the $5,000 AI-powered “Hornet” drones developed by the California-based company Perennial Autonomy founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Those drones ..
