Friday, 23 October 2026Global tech news & guides — what changed, and what it means for you.

70% of Companies Let AI Decide. Half Can’t See What It Does.

Illustration: a vast corporate office at night with empty chairs and glowing holographic AI agent figures working at the desks; a cracked inspection lens in the glass ceiling with a red warning glow

In brief Illumio’s new report “Licensed to Act: How AI Autonomy Is Outrunning the Limits Placed on It,” published October 21, 2026, surveyed 1,100 IT and security decision-makers across 10 markets on how much authority they have handed to AI. The headline figures: 70% of organizations now let AI make decisions and take actions that … Read more

ThreatLocker’s Zero Trust AI Control: The Answer to Agents Going Rogue?

Original illustration: a glowing humanoid AI figure made of circuit light patterns reaching toward server racks, stopped by a translucent amber force-field wall with a padlock motif, dark server room, teal and amber grade

ThreatLocker’s Zero Trust AI Control: The Answer to Agents Going Rogue? In brief On October 20, 2026, Orlando-based cybersecurity vendor ThreatLocker launched Zero Trust AI Control (ZTAIC) — a tool that governs what AI agents are allowed to access, execute, and connect to inside an organization. The design choice that matters: the controls sit outside … Read more