The Ultimate Guide to AI Security
A curated UK 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.
UK AI Security News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Microsoft E7 price shift pushes UK firms to review AI
UK businesses face fresh pressure to tighten AI governance as Microsoft's pricing changes make bundled licences more compelling.
UK business travellers embrace shadow AI for trips
Unapproved AI use is widening a security and compliance gap, with 75% of UK business travellers saying they would use shadow tools for work trips.
e2e-assure launches sovereign AI security platform
It aims to help critical infrastructure operators keep sensitive security data and AI models inside UK-controlled systems during cyber incidents.
SolarWinds appoints Justin Henkel as chief security officer
The hire comes as customers scrutinise SolarWinds' security posture more closely after its 2020 breach and rising cyber risk across software suppliers.
Chainguard launches scanner to block npm malware greyware
The tool has already blocked more than 52,000 risky npm packages as supply chain attacks continue to hit software teams.
Cequence backs behaviour-based zero trust for AI agents
Runtime behaviour, not login checks, is now seen as the key control as businesses put AI agents into live systems and data.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Security
Microsoft E7 price shift pushes UK firms to review AI
JFrog named leader in Gartner's software security quadrant
Jamf launches AI governance for Mac fleets in enterprises
Teramind warns of AI governance gap at enterprises
AppOmni wins Intellyx Digital Innovator Award again
Featured News
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.
TrendAI: Evolving the cybersecurity value proposition
New research shows two-thirds of Australian business and IT leaders feel pressured to approve AI projects while overlooking security risks.
Expert Columns
How AI Is changing enterprise storage security
Microsoft security landscape shifts as critical vulnerabilities surge: report
The Death of the Firewall
Cybersecurity has a speed problem
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
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
Why AI-powered security needs network telemetry across the hybrid cloud
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Security News
Cosine assembles UK coalition for sovereign AI model
UK banks, defence contractors and telecoms groups are backing a homegrown AI model designed to run inside customers' own systems.
Cyber & Fraud Centre Scotland adds AI board session
Boards are being warned to assess AI risk as well as opportunity, after new demand from executives prompted the course expansion.
BT joins Anthropic cyber project to bolster defences
The telecoms group will use Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview to spot vulnerabilities faster as cyber threats grow more automated.
OpenUK unveils speakers for Edinburgh open source AI event
The conference will put Scotland's AI talent, security and infrastructure under the spotlight as debate over governance and control intensifies.
Gravitee launches Gamma as UK AI agents top 713,130
British firms now use 713,130 AI agents, sharpening pressure for tighter oversight as Gravitee rolls out Gamma to govern them.
Cato says AI cuts CVE protection time to 45 minutes
The cloud security vendor said customers can now get protection against newly disclosed flaws in 45 minutes, far faster than patch cycles.
UK firms lag on AI cyber defences, Wavestone warns
Despite rising cyber maturity, most large organisations still lack basic protections against AI-specific attacks such as prompt injection, Wavestone says.
UK firms pour into AI despite weak returns, study finds
Weak networks and poor data are leaving most UK AI projects short of returns, as firms keep ramping up spending to avoid falling behind.
BT launches AI cyber tools for UK SMEs as attacks soar
With one in three firms still lacking basic protection, smaller UK businesses are facing a sharper threat and higher breach costs as attacks rise.
The Mythos moment: Why 'unknown exposure' is becoming the biggest cyber risk of 2026
Security teams face a shrinking window to spot and fix flaws as AI models like Mythos find exposures in minutes, not days.
UK firms fear supplier AI cyber risks, QBE finds
Most UK businesses using AI are not checking suppliers' systems, even as cyber incidents and revenue losses linked to third parties rise.
UK firms race ahead on AI, but controls lag behind
Most large UK companies lack full visibility of staff AI use, with executives fearing breaches and struggling to rein in autonomous agents.
Cybersecurity has a speed problem
Vulnerability exploitation has collapsed from years to hours, leaving organisations racing to fix exposed systems before attackers do.
Lloyds, Google & Hack The Box host UK finance hackathon
Banks and fintechs are being pushed to sharpen cyber defences as AI threats and operational knock-on effects test the UK payments system.
Small firms lag on AI security training, survey finds
Only 10% of small firms train staff on AI security, leaving many exposed as adoption grows and cyber fears rise.
UK cyber survey shows stagnant breach preparedness
Phishing, supplier risks and weak staff training are still leaving UK firms exposed, experts warn after the latest government survey.
UK cyber survey criticised over AI threat blindness
UK businesses are leaving gaps in incident response and backup planning as experts warn AI-assisted attacks are outpacing policy.
Generative AI raises cyber risk in machine learning
Businesses face higher odds of cyber-attacks and unfair decisions as researchers warn generative AI can hide flaws in machine learning systems.
Software Improvement Group sets out AI governance guide
Boards are under pressure to tighten oversight as Software Improvement Group warns many firms lack controls over AI use and related risks.
Anthropic AI's Mythos triggers warnings over cyber risk
Security chiefs say unauthorised access to Anthropic AI's Mythos model shows generative tools could speed phishing, scanning and exploit discovery.
Job Moves
CirrusHQ hires Matt Smith to lead UK sales growth push drive
Quorum Cyber names Joe Strathmann Chief Operating Officer
Mindgard appoints industry veterans to lead AI security expansion
Vectra AI appoints Taj El-Khayat to boost EMEA growth
