GRC stories
Without stronger operational foundations, Asia Pacific firms risk turning new security tools into costly bottlenecks instead of productivity gains.
Demand for data governance is rising as regulated organisations spend more on AI, and RecordPoint is betting on partners to capture it.
Security teams can now tighten oversight of service accounts, API keys and AI agents as machine identities outnumber staff in many enterprises.
Enterprise buyers are demanding proof that AI agents can be audited, tested and constrained before they go live in customer service.
Rising use of deepfakes and voice cloning is forcing firms to rethink staff training as insurers and buyers scrutinise human risk more closely.
The ranking bolsters Ricoh's pitch to regulated firms seeking tighter control over physical and digital mail handling in one operating model.
AI-enabled scams are making it harder for UK and European businesses to win executive backing for staff-focused cyber defences.
Businesses are being urged to tighten controls as AI tools spread faster than governance, with Quorum Cyber updating assessments to cut cyber risk.
Pressure from new AI rules is pushing UK firms in finance, healthcare and defence to demand systems that are secure, auditable and sovereign.
Insurers risk costly errors if AI outputs are not checked for accuracy before they reach claims, pricing and underwriting decisions.
Breaches are hitting lenders harder as AI adoption speeds up, with 98 per cent of affected firms saying the impact was material.
Nearly half of Australian compliance teams said fragmented systems were their biggest weakness, hampering efforts to spot sanctions and scam risks.
Governments' real-time checks are forcing multinationals to reconcile tax data across systems before discrepancies trigger regulatory scrutiny.
Most boards are using AI, but formal guidelines are still missing as adoption races ahead of governance, OnBoard's survey found.
Compliance teams could spend less time on manual reporting as NAVEX adds an AI agent designed to surface risk signals inside workflows.
Reduced staffing and delegated approvals during annual leave are giving fraudsters more chances to slip through corporate checks, Everywhen says.
The voluntary scheme puts cyber security on boards' agendas as ministers try to lift resilience across suppliers without a mandatory regime.
Security teams may be able to cut false alarms as Picus says its new platform proves whether a vulnerability can actually be exploited.
Staff confidence masks weak cyber readiness in the public sector, where more than a quarter report no effective training in a year or ever.
Regulatory change is squeezing margins at UK payments firms, with 45% saying compliance costs are rising faster than revenue.
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