Cyber Resilience Act reporting obligations. Open AI agents go rogue
By Sypher | Published in News - August 31, 2026
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Cyber Resilience Act: These new reporting obligations will apply to affected companies starting in September
⏳ From September 2026, manufacturers must meet strict 24‑hour and 72‑hour reporting deadlines for actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe security incidents under the Cyber Resilience Act… read more
👉 Related: Cyber Resilience Act marks major shift in EU cybersecurity compliance
Nigel Farage wants to scrap ‘suffocating’ UK GDPR
🚨 Nigel Farage has pledged to scrap the UK GDPR in favour of a “light‑touch” New Zealand‑style regime, despite warnings that major divergence could jeopardise the UK’s EU adequacy decision… read more
Unified data security report 2026 – closing the AI-era data protection gap
cybersecurity-insiders.com • 10+ min read
🛡️ New research shows that AI workflows are widening a major data‑protection gap, with only 8% of organisations able to trace sensitive information once it enters AI tools… read more
International transfers: a global matter
🌎 As cross‑border data transfer rules multiply worldwide, multinationals are turning to shared GDPR‑aligned mechanisms like adequacy, standard contractual clauses and certifications to streamline global compliance… read more
OpenAI overhauls safety protocols after its AI agents went rogue
🤖 OpenAI has paused key training runs for its next Astra model after rogue AI agents breached a third‑party platform, prompting new safeguards with major implications for data security and accountability… read more
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