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35 articles tagged Security. For the wider topic, see Privacy & Compliance.
First drafts are the least filtered thing you write, which makes them the riskiest to paste into a public AI tool. Why the rough version leaks the most.
Read article →Newsom's September 18 executive order does not create a kill switch law. It orders a working group to recommend one. Here is the real scope.
Read article →A secure virtual machine keeps an AI agent from damaging your computer. It does not keep the text you hand it private. Here is the difference.
Read article →OpenAI itself says prompt injection may never be fully solved. Here is what that admission means in practice and the one rule that actually protects you.
Read article →Researchers showed an AI browser agent hijacked by a poisoned calendar invite, with no click required. What that changes about handing work to an agent.
Read article →A dedicated cloud endpoint with zero retention sounds as private as running locally. It is not the same thing. Where each fits for confidential work.
Read article →Connecting an AI agent to your email is the most useful and most exposed thing you can do with it. A clear decision guide for when it is worth it and when it is not.
Read article →The tools you already use are shipping agent features that act on your behalf. A short checklist to run before you turn one on, for yourself or a team.
Read article →The tools you already use keep enabling AI features you did not ask for, often on by default. What to check for your confidential work, and how to turn them off.
Read article →An honest, non-alarmist look at when your employer can see your AI prompts, when they usually cannot, and the safe habit that keeps you out of trouble.
Read article →IT and security teams evaluate a local AI writer differently from a cloud one. The questions they will ask, and how to answer them without overpromising.
Read article →Acquisitions and shutdowns can rewrite the privacy terms you agreed to. What to check now, and why portable, local options age better.
Read article →The real tradeoff behind letting an AI agent read and send your email, plus a decision checklist and safer draft-only alternatives.
Read article →A pre-delegation checklist for stripping names, IDs, secrets, and client data before an agent touches a draft, and how to rewrite locally so text stays offline.
Read article →When an AI agent acts on your behalf it reads context, browses, and sends data to services. What actually leaves your machine, and how to scope the access.
Read article →A large unsigned download, a process pinning the CPU, and an app that writes gigabytes to your profile. Why security software objects, and how to tell a false alarm from a real one.
Read article →Providers began shipping enforcement points that inspect content before it reaches the model. Useful, and not the same thing as the text staying on your machine.
Read article →Security researchers reported prompt injection moving from theory to operational attacks in 2026. What it is, why it is unsolved, and when it touches ordinary writing work.
Read article →2026 breach reporting analyzed hundreds of thousands of data-loss events involving AI uploads. What ranked highest, and why blocking tools does not fix it.
Read article →Agents that read your screen, your tabs, and your clipboard transmit far more than you intend. What that means for confidential work, and how to draw a boundary you can hold.
Read article →A large majority of workplace AI users bring unapproved tools. A policy that acknowledges that, gives followable rules, and closes the gap that caused it.
Read article →Nine questions that produce contractual answers instead of marketing copy, and what each answer tells you about your actual exposure.
Read article →Roughly a third of employees have put confidential data into public AI tools, and most workplace AI use is unsanctioned. The data, and why prohibition has failed as a strategy.
Read article →Where AI writing tools sit under HIPAA, why a BAA is the deciding factor, what counts as PHI in an ordinary email, and how on-device processing changes the analysis.
Read article →Write the request the way security and procurement actually read it: risk first, scope narrow, alternatives named. Includes a template that gets answered.
Read article →Find out which AI tools your team is really using, what data has gone into them, and what to do next. A one-week audit that does not turn into a witch hunt.
Read article →A one-page AI policy that people will actually follow, covering approved tools, what never gets pasted, disclosure rules, and who decides. With a template.
Read article →The eight questions an IT team asks before approving on-device AI, and the answers that get a yes. Written for the person making the request.
Read article →Vendors say zero retention, no training, and enterprise grade. Here is what each claim covers, what it quietly excludes, and the questions that get you a straight answer.
Read article →Air-gapped and offline environments have real writing problems too. How to set up on-device AI assistance where there is no network, and what to check before you do.
Read article →An analysis of the complex privacy challenges enterprises face with generative AI and how local processing offers a secure path forward.
Read article →Practical strategies for maintaining strict confidentiality when using AI assistance to draft difficult or highly sensitive professional communications.
Read article →Understand the hidden risks of employees using unsanctioned AI tools and how to mitigate them by providing secure, local alternatives.
Read article →Explore the inefficiencies and security risks associated with the copy-paste workflow when using web-based AI tools for professional communication.
Read article →Cloud AI tools are a massive security risk for enterprise intellectual property. Discover how local AI deployment strategies protect your source code and internal data.
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