The Linux Foundation has launched Akrites, a new security initiative backed by Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Red Hat, AWS, NVIDIA, and other major organizations to coordinate fixes for critical open source vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them.
Security researchers are warning that attackers are increasingly targeting AI agents rather than the people using them. As businesses give AI systems access to email, documents, and business tools, prompt injection and other attacks are becoming a growing concern.
IBM is warning that the rise of powerful AI models could make cyberattacks faster and more automated than ever. To counter the threat, the company is rolling out new cybersecurity assessments and an AI driven defense platform designed to detect vulnerabilities and respond to attacks at machine speed.