Risk Management stories - Page 28

Consolidated GRC platforms are turning box-ticking compliance into strategic value, says Workiva, as AI raises the stakes on data quality.

Datadog launches an MCP Server to give AI agents governed, real-time access to observability data across live development and operations.

Colter Bay launches Australian private credit fund with AUD $100m facility to plug an estimated AUD $25bn lower mid-market funding gap.

SailPoint revamps its platform around AI-driven adaptive identity security, promising real-time governance for human and machine access.

Balyasny embeds an AI research platform across 95% of its hedge fund teams, aiming to speed investment analysis while tightening controls.

Goldman Sachs Alternatives to take stake in Schellman, backing global expansion in AI governance, cybersecurity compliance and digital trust.

Teciem appoints fintech veteran Didier Bouillard as independent chair, tasking him with steering governance and growth under private equity.

Wise forecasts that by 2026 agentic AI will run core business tasks, pushing firms to embed tools, tighten oversight and rethink outsourcing.

Healthcare AI pilots are surging, but Kyndryl warns weak governance and compliance leave most providers stuck in perpetual experimentation.

Tufin rolls out four AI assistants and a customisable executive hub to speed network security rule searches, access changes and risk insight.

ShinyHunters claims it hacked merchant data firm Woflow, raising supply chain fears for major brands despite no confirmed breach yet.

Terra Security becomes first AWS partner validated for Autonomous Security Validation, as AI-driven continuous threat testing gains pace.

Distributors stockpile more inventory as a Phocas report warns planning gaps and data limits are raising costs and operational complexity.

Private equity faces rising AI risk as SIG warns fragile software, security and governance are undermining ambitious investment narratives.

Rising UK cyber attacks show training alone is failing; firms must embed behavioural security cues into daily work to cut human risk.

Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant and a faster endpoint agent to Data Security Cloud to tighten policy control for generative AI workloads.

Women hold under a quarter of cyber roles, but the field is broader, more human and more open to curiosity than many women are told.

On International Women's Day 2026, women in fintech expose an “authority gap” where progress on paper masks bias in daily decisions.

Women in tech win visibility but little venture capital; real progress demands funding that follows performance, not familiar faces.

Hybrid IT sprawl is driving “structural stress” for sysadmins as security risks rise, responsibilities grow and control over tools shrinks.