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
EY Ireland & CrowdStrike launch cyber resilience tie-up
Critical sectors in Ireland are under growing pressure to keep services running as AI-driven cyberattacks outpace traditional defences.
Dell hosts AI roadshow in Cork with Minister Smyth
Small firms in Cork were shown how artificial intelligence could boost daily operations, while tackling skills, security and compliance concerns.
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
Gartner sees securing AI market hit USD $4.8bn in 2027
Fortinet buys Virtue AI to boost AI security tools
Global CIOs rush to invest in AI agents, study finds
F5 expands AI Gateway to curb costs & secure agents
Fortinet buys Virtue AI to bolster AI security tools
Featured News
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword
AI is shrinking the gap between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation to hours, forcing security teams to adapt fast.
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.
Expert Columns
Unlocking potential: How expanding leadership pathways for women strengthens cybersecurity
The future of autonomous security
When AI memory, simulation and provenance collide
Supercharged security: Cyber risk in the age of frontier AI
SonicWall joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing to find flaws
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
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Security News
Cloudflare launches Adaptive Intelligence for bot attacks
Businesses facing a surge in automated abuse could see faster bot blocking as Cloudflare says its system learns from live traffic and updates continuously.
KnowBe4 launches Google Workspace email security Defend
For Google Workspace users, the new Defend release adds phishing detection, AI verdicts and employee coaching against business email compromise.
AI agents fail to ace browsing tasks in Decodo test
The study found browser agents often stumbled at checkout and other irreversible steps, raising safety and reliability concerns for businesses.
Abnormal AI adds email controls & phishing training
Businesses face broader email risk as Abnormal adds outbound data-loss controls and adaptive phishing training to its security platform.
Integrity360 buys CyberIAM to boost identity services
The deal lifts Integrity360's revenue run rate to about €230 million and adds 120 staff as firms tighten access controls over sensitive systems.
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TrendAI tops CyberGym with 97% exploit-remediation rate
Enterprises could cut their exposure window as TrendAI's AESIR scored 97% on an independent benchmark against confirmed software flaws.
CISOs say AI risk falls with stronger security programmes
Better AI security programmes are easing immediate threat concerns, but many CISOs still doubt their organisations can manage risks over the next two years.
Four in five AI tools lack IT oversight, Reco finds
Enterprise teams are exposing data and workflow systems as AI agents spread without approval, leaving most tools outside IT control.
CrowdStrike lifts outlook after record ARR quarter
Strong demand for its Falcon platform and AI security tools helped CrowdStrike lift full-year guidance after record quarterly ARR growth.
Tailscale launches DNS filtering add-on with Control D
Businesses can now block phishing and unwanted domains across distributed devices without a separate buying process.
Google Cloud & Anyscale launch Ray sandboxing tool
The experimental setup lets AI teams run untrusted model code in isolated Ray clusters on Google Kubernetes Engine without exposing host containers.
Cisco expands Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA support
Rising demand for validated AI infrastructure is driving Cisco and NVIDIA to add rack-scale support for larger enterprise deployments.
ExtraHop launches 400 Gbps sensor for RevealX platform
It aims to close a visibility gap for security teams as enterprise data centres outpace 100 Gbps tools and AI traffic surges.
Okta launches Agent SSO to manage enterprise AI agent access
The launch aims to curb unsecured AI tool access by giving companies central identity controls for agents already handling workplace tasks.
Google Cloud flags AI agents' security & governance risks
Security gaps are slowing business adoption of AI agents, as most technology leaders warn that governance and access controls lag behind their autonomy.
ExtraHop launches 400 Gbps sensor for RevealX platform
Security teams face wider blind spots as ExtraHop's new sensor brings full inspection of 400 Gbps data centre traffic to RevealX.
Aziro launches Aziron for governed enterprise AI tasks
It is aimed at firms that want AI agents to update records and trigger workflows without losing oversight or audit trails.
CREST launches AI testing standard for cyber firms
Buyers of AI tools now have a benchmark to judge testing providers, as CREST's new standard targets gaps in assurance and due diligence.
FIRST launches VulnOptiCON 2026 in Luxembourg on AI
Rising disclosure volumes are forcing security teams to predict which flaws attackers will exploit as FIRST broadens its vulnerability conference in Luxembourg.