The Ultimate Guide to AI Security
A curated Canadian 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.
Canadian AI Security News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Check Point launches Canada data residency for SASE
Canadian firms can now keep sensitive SASE telemetry in-country as Check Point adds a local residency option to meet privacy and compliance rules.
Canadian cyberattacks surge 80% as cloud risks grow
Downtime and breach risk are rising even as Canadian enterprises boost security budgets, with cloud incidents now hitting record levels.
Check Point launches Canada-only data region for WAF
Check Point debuts Canada-only WAF data region, promising full data residency, lower latency and AI-driven protection for local organisations.
Exclusive: Kyndryl Canada warns of readiness gap amid AI push
Canadian data shows that most firms face rising risk as AI ambitions outpace infrastructure, skills, and cyber readiness.
Vooban launches AI & cybersecurity divisions to boost adoption
Vooban has launched Vooban Labs and Vooban Cyber to advance AI innovation and cybersecurity, meeting rising Canadian business demands.
Mycroft raises USD $3.5M for AI-powered CISO platform
Mycroft secures USD $3.5 million to boost its AI platform that automates security and compliance, replacing manual and fragmented tools for firms.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Security
Cequence posts record quarter on agentic AI security
Phishing costs rise to USD $51,948 per analyst yearly
Kore.ai launches Artemis AI platform on Microsoft Azure
Kore.ai launches Artemis AI platform on Microsoft Azure
Gartner sees AI spending hit USD $2.59 trillion in 2026
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
Microsoft security landscape shifts as critical vulnerabilities surge: report
The Death of the Firewall
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
Agentic AI: The potential and the problems behind the new wave of autonomous systems
Why the next endpoint and SASE disruption will not come from a security vendor
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Security News
Bell Canada launches autonomous Security Operations Centre
Bell launches Bell Cyber to unify AI-driven cybersecurity services, boosting enterprise protection with an autonomous Security Operations Centre in Canada.
Matt Milton named President as Microsoft Canada boosts AI push
Microsoft appoints Matt Milton as President of Microsoft Canada to spearhead AI adoption and digital innovation across the country.
Cohere raises USD $500 million to drive secure enterprise AI
Cohere secures USD $500 million, reaching a USD $6.8 billion valuation to expand secure AI solutions for enterprises and governments globally.
Canada backs UK AI Alignment Project with $1M investment
Canada pledges $1 million to support the UK AI Security Institute's Alignment Project, promoting safe and responsible AI development globally.
Bell & Cohere partner to deliver sovereign AI for Canada
Bell Canada and Cohere partner to deliver secure, sovereign AI solutions across Canada for government and businesses, prioritising data privacy and local control.
Forum establishes rising AI security risks in Canadian finance
The results of the first of four Canadian government-run workshops were released in a report.
Exclusive: Zoho pushes AI frontier with privacy-first agentic tools
Zoho launches privacy-first AI agents that automate complex tasks, enhancing business workflows without compromising customer data security or adding extra costs.
Canadian firms achieve 43% ROI in generative AI adoption
Canadian organisations report a 43% ROI from generative AI initiatives, exceeding the global average of 41%, driven by cost savings and revenue gains.
Ent raises USD $100 million seed round led by Decibel
The funding underscores investor demand for AI-focused cybersecurity tools as enterprises face new endpoint risks from human users and agents.
Zscaler unveils tools to secure autonomous AI agents
Businesses deploying autonomous AI agents face tighter oversight as Zscaler adds controls for agent access, data flows and endpoint threats.
Most enterprise servers reachable after internal breach
Most firms still leave broad internal paths open, letting a single breach spread across servers and disrupt operations, a report says.
Hack The Box & Semperis team up on identity training
The alliance aims to help defenders spot and contain identity-based attacks before they disrupt access across hybrid networks.
CrowdStrike launches identity controls for AI agents
It aims to stop autonomous software from keeping access it no longer needs as enterprises rush to use AI agents across business systems.
SailPoint to buy Entro in AI identity security push
The move would deepen SailPoint's reach into fast-growing machine identity risks as firms race to control AI agents and cloud credentials.
AI expansion lifts breach rate to 43%, Netwrix says
More than four in 10 firms where AI widened access were breached last year, underscoring a growing governance gap, Netwrix says.
Anthropic suspends Fable 5 & Mythos 5 after US order
Customers have lost access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after a US export control order, while other Anthropic models remain available.
Drata expands platform to govern enterprise AI agents
Security teams are being pushed to track unsanctioned AI agents after AI-related questions in procurement rose more than 30% in nine months.
Field Effect launches AI detection & response tool
Businesses face growing shadow AI risks as Field Effect folds monitoring and controls into its managed detection and response platform.
Atsign adds AI architecture tools for enterprise teams
Enterprise teams can now define AI agent permissions and security controls earlier, as Atsign's update links live architecture design with model prompting.
Zscaler expands AI-Guardian with cloud & AI partners
Customers will be able to enforce zero trust controls across more AI tools as Zscaler broadens its security programme to key cloud partners.