The Ultimate Guide to AI Security
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Security.
What to know about AI Security
AI Security is an evolving field that focuses on safeguarding artificial intelligence systems and applications from emerging threats and vulnerabilities. As AI technologies become increasingly integrated into various enterprise operations and critical infrastructures, securing these systems is vital to prevent data breaches, unauthorized access, and manipulation by malicious actors.
This tag encompasses the latest advancements, studies, and industry collaborations aimed at enhancing security postures through AI-powered defenses, unified risk management, and innovative tools designed specifically for AI environments. By exploring stories tagged with AI Security, readers gain insights into how organizations are leveraging AI to detect, respond to, and prevent sophisticated cyber threats, including those targeting cloud environments, hybrid infrastructures, and AI-driven applications.
Stay informed about global research, corporate initiatives, and technology partnerships that underscore the importance of AI-focused security practices. Whether you are a security professional, IT manager, or simply interested in the intersection of AI and cybersecurity, these updates offer valuable perspectives on protecting AI systems against evolving risks in today's digital landscape.
Irish AI Security News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Irish business leaders gain confidence in AI, despite remaining unease
Irish executives are saving time with AI, but the country still ranks as the most wary of its impact among four European markets.
Carbery CogniMed, Love Better win UCC IGNITE awards
The showcase highlighted early-stage ventures tackling clinical delays, relationship support and school safety as finalists pitched to investors and local firms.
Irish leaders most wary on AI risks in Expleo survey
Irish bosses are warier of AI risks than peers in the UK, Germany and France, with cybersecurity and job fears driving cautious adoption.
Qualcom invests EUR €500,000 in secure AI services
Qualcom launches EUR €500,000 secure AI push in Ireland, creating new practice, hiring specialists and partnering with NROC on services.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Security
Deepfake fraud attacks rise 180% as identity checks fail
Entrust launches AI trust accelerator for autonomous agents
Google named IDC MarketScape Leader in AI software
Citrix adds MCP Gateway to NetScaler for AI traffic
Kore.ai & Atos UK&I launch sovereign AI for UK firms
Featured News
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
AI demand is pushing cloud providers towards GPU-as-a-service models, with efficiency and utilisation emerging as key differentiators.
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Snowflake unveils platform upgrades for CoCo, CoWork
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.
Check Point Technologies: On vigilance, Mythos and beyond
AI-driven vulnerability scanning is forcing firms to rethink complacency as Check Point says existing defences still help against Mythos.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Google Cloud CEO sets out enterprise AI agent plan
Enterprises will get one place to build, govern and run AI agents, as Google Cloud expands Gemini Enterprise across models, data and security.
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Banks must move beyond isolated pilots if they want agentic AI to deliver enterprise-wide gains, Google Cloud says.
Exclusive: Google Cloud on the road to autonomous SecOps
The new tools could cut analysts’ manual threat-response work from days to minutes as Google Cloud pushes SecOps towards an autonomous SOC.
Expert Columns
AI deserves our appreciation, but only if we're honest about what we're appreciating
Adding AI to a platform is easy, adding it without breaking your security isn't
Your annual penetration testing is already out of date
How AI Is changing enterprise storage security
Microsoft security landscape shifts as critical vulnerabilities surge: report
The Death of the Firewall
How MH Enterprise turns trust into cybersecurity success
Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
From DSPM to data protection: Closing the last mile on sensitive data in the era of AI
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Security News
Prem launches Enclave for secure sovereign AI clusters
Sensitive data can now be processed on standard GPU clusters without leaving customer control, as Prem's Enclave targets regulated sectors.
Databricks raises funding round at USD $188 billion
Fresh capital will help Databricks expand its AI tools as enterprises look to control costs and deploy models more effectively.
Google Cloud issues guardrails for AI vulnerability agents
Security teams are being warned to keep humans and strict controls in place as AI agents can miss context and leak sensitive code.
Google Cloud unveils AI security blueprint for GKE
The framework targets CISOs and platform teams as they move AI systems into production, amid rising risks from prompts, models and outputs.
Forrester warns bigger AI budgets won't fix weak ops
Greater AI spending is set to expose data and governance gaps unless companies first fix the operational foundations, Forrester says.
Google Cloud sets out AI security plan with Gemini & Wiz
Defenders could gain a faster edge against AI-driven attacks as Google Cloud ties Gemini, Wiz, CodeMender and Mandiant into one platform.
Public sector AI use outpaces readiness, Nutanix finds
Most government and education IT leaders say unvetted AI is a security risk, as 73% of public sector infrastructure cannot run complex workloads.
CleanStart launches Clean Libraries to secure AI code
Developers face earlier checks on risky open-source dependencies as AI coding tools speed up software assembly and raise supply chain concerns.
OpenAI unveils GPT-Red to harden GPT-5.6 against attacks
The new safety model slashes prompt-injection risks in GPT-5.6, as OpenAI says it found flaws faster than human testers and then fed fixes back into production.
CMMI launches AI maturity model for governance teams
Stricter EU rules are pushing firms to prove AI is governed properly, as the new CMMI AIM framework adds assessments and certification.
WhatsApp GhostPairing attack gives intruders access
Attackers can stay inside WhatsApp accounts after a single fake device approval, exposing messages, calls and contacts without alerts.
AI coding models make working code, not secure code
Working output from the latest AI coding tools was secure barely a third of the time, exposing a widening risk for software teams.
Akamai joins WWT AI security model for NVIDIA systems
The tie-up gives enterprises a layered way to secure AI systems without sacrificing performance, as demand for larger workloads grows.
CI&T & Mistral strike Latin America AI partnership
Enterprise customers in Latin America could gain more control over AI deployment as CI&T and Mistral team up on private model stacks.
Tracebit says context bombs can derail AI cyber attacks
Tests on five models found a planted text string sharply reduced successful AI-led intrusions, cutting full compromise to 1% in an AWS range.
Checkmarx launches autonomous agents to fix code flaws
As AI coding speeds up, Checkmarx says its new agents can cut manual vulnerability fixes by up to 70% before code is committed.
Fortinet adds AI oversight & data controls to FortiEndpoint
Security teams gain tighter endpoint oversight of shadow AI and sensitive data, as Fortinet folds new controls into FortiEndpoint from the third quarter.
KnowBe4 inks AWS deal for digital workforce security
Customers can now buy KnowBe4's security tools through AWS Marketplace, speeding deployment as firms race to protect employees and AI agents.
AI now runs parts of cyber attacks, Check Point says
Defenders face shorter patching windows as Check Point says AI can now turn new flaws into working exploits within hours.
AI now drives live cyber attacks, Check Point says
Security teams face faster, harder-to-trace intrusions as AI is now being used to write attack code and run deception during breaches.