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New research from cybersecurity company Heimdal finds 29% of US executives say AI risk is under control, against 7% of the practitioners running it day-to-day. Across 1,000 IT professionals in the UK and US, AI adoption has outpaced security controls by roughly two to one.

Digital payments have changed how businesses and customers interact, making transactions fast and efficient, whether online or with a tap. This convenience, however, means businesses need to be extra careful about security. For any organisation handling payments, a strong risk management plan isn't just a good idea; it's essential for protecting your business, your customers, and your reputation.

Modern software rarely gets built from scratch. Instead, it's put together using a complex mix of proprietary code, open-source libraries, third-party APIs, and various development tools. This network of dependencies and components makes up the software supply chain. While this approach speeds up development, it also brings significant security risks that attackers can exploit, making it more crucial than ever to protect this chain.

Two foundational identity concepts - controlling the scope of agent roles and constraining what they can access - now have a production implementation in Beams, Teleport's trusted, ephemeral agent runtime.

Aembit on Tuesday announced support for Copilot Studio, extending its identity and access management capabilities to Microsoft's enterprise AI agent platform. The integration, unveiled at Identiverse 2026, gives security teams the tools to manage what Copilot Studio agents can access, under what conditions, and with a complete record of every decision. The company also released an interactive enterprise AI readiness checklist to help organizations assess their agent deployments before they go into production.