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Cybersecurity researchers have identified an evolving macOS-focused malware strain, dubbed GhostClaw, that is leveraging developer platforms and artificial intelligence-assisted workflows to steal sensitive credentials and deploy additional malicious payloads. Security analysts tracking the campaign say the threat represents a shift in tactics, combining traditional social engineering with newer distribution channels tied to software development ecosystems. The malware has been observed circulating through code repositories that appear legitimate, […]

Cisco has issued urgent security updates to address a critical vulnerability in its Secure Firewall Management Center software that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems without authentication, raising concerns across enterprise and government networks that rely on the platform for threat monitoring and control. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-20131, carries a maximum severity score of 10.0 under the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, indicating […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Daeson Technologies has launched an artificial intelligence-powered compliance co-pilot designed to assist Islamic financial institutions in aligning operations with Shariah principles, signalling a growing push to embed automation within governance frameworks across Gulf banking. The system, branded as a Shariah AI Compliance Co-Pilot, aims to support banks and financial entities in navigating complex religious and regulatory requirements by analysing transactions, contracts and product […]

Bittensor’s TAO token has fallen towards the $270 mark as escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz ripple through global markets, prompting investors to rotate capital across digital assets and reassess risk exposure tied to artificial intelligence-linked cryptocurrencies. The decline reflects a broader pullback in crypto markets as geopolitical uncertainty drives volatility across risk assets. Analysts point to heightened concerns over energy supply disruptions in the Gulf […]

San Francisco played host to a decisive moment for the cybersecurity industry as winners of the 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards were unveiled during the RSA Conference, highlighting a sharp pivot toward artificial intelligence-driven security as the sector’s defining battleground. Organised by Cybersecurity Insiders, the awards recognised companies, technologies and professionals demonstrating leadership across a broad range of categories. This year’s results underscored the growing urgency surrounding AI […]

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OpenAI has moved to shut down its experimental social media platform Sora following mounting scrutiny over the misuse of AI-generated video, including the creation of non-consensual content and increasingly convincing deepfakes that alarmed regulators, creatives and digital safety advocates. The decision comes after months of debate surrounding the rapid adoption of generative video tools, with Sora gaining traction for its ability to produce short-form clips from simple […]

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Security researchers are raising concerns over a growing wave of browser extensions that covertly capture and transmit users’ interactions with artificial intelligence tools, exposing sensitive prompts and responses without clear consent. Cybersecurity firm Expel highlighted the threat in a detailed analysis published on 24 March, warning that certain extensions operating within Google Chrome can quietly monitor inputs typed into AI platforms and relay them to external servers. […]

Escalating conflict involving Iran is beginning to cast a shadow over the global artificial intelligence race, raising concerns that geopolitical instability could fracture funding networks, disrupt supply chains and alter the trajectory of one of the world’s fastest-growing industries. Capital flows from Gulf sovereign wealth funds have become a critical pillar supporting the expansion of advanced computing infrastructure in the United States and allied economies. These funds, […]

Introducing new security solution designed for the rapidly emerging era of agentic AI

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 25 March 2026 – TrendAI™, the enterprise AI security leader, today introduced TrendAI™ Agentic Governance Gateway, a new security solution engineered to give organizations visibility and control over autonomous agent interactions to strengthen security where systems interact across data, tools, and environments with increasing autonomy.

To learn more about TrendAI™ and TrendAI™ Agentic Governance Gateway, visit: trendaisecurity.com.

Rachel Jin, CPBO and Head of TrendAI™: “Tools like OpenClaw show just how powerful and accessible this new model has become. Organizations need to deploy these systems to unlock the next wave of productivity, and many already are, often without centralized oversight. TrendAI™ Agentic Governance Gateway enables this by providing visibility, control, and confidence.”

Traditional cybersecurity is built to protect endpoints, networks, and applications. In contrast, agentic AI systems operate across dynamic chains of interaction where agents, models, APIs, and data continuously exchange information and trigger actions.

Eva Chen, CEO of Trend Micro: “As AI systems become more autonomous, security must evolve from protection to governance. This is the next frontier of cybersecurity and the focus of TrendAI™.”

TrendAI™ Agentic Governance Gateway is a new way to address the emerging security gap created by agentic AI systems, such as OpenClaw, where autonomous agents act across enterprise environments without clear security control points. This was demonstrated last week at NVIDIA GTC, where a fundamentally new attack surface was highlighted – one that traditional security models were not designed to control: Autonomous agentic frameworks, such as OpenClaw, accelerating enterprise adoption of AI systems capable of planning, executing, and coordinating actions across workflows at machine-speed. There has never been a more critical business-level need than understanding and governing how agentic systems behave, and what actions they are taking. The orchestration required to monitor this attack surface created complex, multi-step workflows across enterprise systems until now.

According to Forrester, “AI agents are proliferating across workflows, but security programs built for human-centric architectures fail in agentic environments. These agents operate with dynamic reasoning, ephemeral identities, and goal-driven autonomy, creating unpredictable attack paths. Risks to agentic architectures include intent hijacking and cascading hallucinations that extend beyond confidentiality to integrity and availability. Without guardrails, enterprises risk regulatory violations, financial loss, and disclosure events from agentic security issues.” 1

TrendAI™’s Agentic Governance Gateway allows enterprises to focus on the behavior, interactions, and outcomes of AI systems in real-world environments. TrendAI™ Agentic Governance Gateway is delivered through the TrendAI Vision One™ platform, building on TrendAI™’s existing strengths, including AI-driven analytics to detect anomalous behavior and emerging threats, and a unified approach that correlates context across endpoints, cloud, applications, and AI systems.

TrendAI™’s Agentic Governance Gateway enables enterprises to:

  • Gain visibility into how agents interact across systems
  • Understand the context and intent behind agent communications to identify risky or unintended actions
  • Enforce policy and control over agent-driven actions
  • Introduce human oversight at critical decision points
  • Simulate governance decisions before deployment — previewing the full policy impact without executing it
  • Stage, preview, and roll back governance changes through a managed lifecycle

With these new advanced capabilities, TrendAI™ is enabling organizations to secure the critical interaction layer – the dynamic communication fabric where autonomous systems coordinate, make decisions, and drive enterprise actions. By establishing robust oversight and control at this pivotal layer, TrendAI™ ensures that agentic interactions are visible, governed, and trusted, effectively closing the security gap in agent-driven AI environments.

TrendAI™ is the enterprise business unit of Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704).

1: The AEGIS Agent-On-A-Page Template For Agentic Security, Forrester Research, Inc., Feb 13, 2026.
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About TrendAI™

TrendAI™, a global leader in AI security, empowers enterprises to innovate fearlessly by securing AI, cloud, networks, endpoints, and data across the modern attack surface. At the core is TrendAI Vision One™, a unified cybersecurity platform that centralizes cyber risk exposure management and security operations to protect the entire AI lifecycle from infrastructure to models to users. The platform is fueled by world-class threat intelligence and insights that protect organizations from hundreds of millions of threats every day. With 6,000 TrendAI™ experts across 75 countries, TrendAI™ empowers security leaders to stay ahead of threats, driving proactive security outcomes across the entire attack surface. This includes critical environments like AWS, Google, and Microsoft. AI Fearlessly.

Securing maritime access through the Strait of Hormuz has emerged as the most attainable strategic objective for Washington and Tel Aviv, as policymakers recalibrate expectations in a prolonged confrontation with Tehran that has defied earlier ambitions of regime change or a complete halt to nuclear activity. Officials on both sides have signalled a growing consensus that ensuring uninterrupted passage through the narrow waterway — a chokepoint for […]

Reliance Industries has secured about five million barrels of crude oil from Iran in a transaction estimated at more than $350 million, signalling a calculated return to a trade corridor constrained for years by geopolitical tensions and sanctions.

The purchase, attributed to cargoes loaded through intermediaries and structured channels, underscores a shifting pattern in global oil flows as refiners seek cost advantages amid volatile benchmarks. Market participants said the acquisition reflects both commercial pragmatism and a broader recalibration of sourcing strategies by large refiners navigating supply disruptions and pricing differentials.

Reliance, which operates one of the world’s largest refining complexes at Jamnagar, has historically processed Iranian crude due to its favourable refining characteristics and pricing structure. The latest move suggests the company is again exploring opportunities linked to Iranian grades, which are often discounted relative to comparable Middle Eastern benchmarks.

Iran’s oil exports have been subject to US sanctions since Washington withdrew from the nuclear agreement in 2018. Those restrictions significantly curtailed Tehran’s ability to sell crude openly, pushing exports into opaque channels involving ship-to-ship transfers, reflagging, and complex payment mechanisms. Despite these constraints, Iran has continued to move significant volumes to Asia, particularly to buyers willing to navigate compliance risks.

Industry analysts say the renewed interest in Iranian oil stems from tightening margins and evolving global supply dynamics. Production curbs by OPEC+ members, combined with geopolitical disruptions affecting Russian and Middle Eastern supplies, have altered trade routes and pricing structures. Refiners are increasingly prioritising flexibility, often sourcing from multiple regions to optimise margins.

Reliance’s procurement strategy has expanded notably over the past two years, with the company becoming a major buyer of discounted crude, including shipments linked to Russia following Western sanctions. The latest Iranian cargoes appear to align with this broader approach, where cost competitiveness outweighs traditional sourcing patterns.

Energy traders indicate that the cargoes in question were likely acquired through intermediaries rather than direct state-to-company contracts, a common practice in sanctioned markets. Such arrangements can involve layered ownership structures, making it difficult to trace the origin of the oil definitively. Payment mechanisms also tend to bypass conventional banking channels, relying on alternative currencies or barter-like systems.

Officials in Tehran have repeatedly stated that oil exports remain a central pillar of the country’s economic resilience, even under sanctions. Output has gradually recovered, with production estimates rising above 3 million barrels per day in recent months. Much of this increase has been driven by exports to Asia, where demand remains robust despite regulatory scrutiny.

Global oil prices have remained sensitive to geopolitical developments, with Brent crude fluctuating amid concerns over supply security and demand recovery in major economies. The availability of discounted barrels from sanctioned producers has created a parallel market that exerts downward pressure on certain price segments, benefiting refiners capable of accessing such supplies.

For Reliance, the ability to process a wide range of crude grades provides a strategic advantage. Its refining configuration allows it to handle heavier and more complex crudes, including those from Iran, Venezuela, and Russia. This flexibility enables the company to capitalise on arbitrage opportunities that may not be available to less sophisticated refiners.

Policy implications remain a key consideration. While there has been no formal indication of a shift in sanctions policy by Western governments, enforcement patterns have shown variability. Analysts note that enforcement intensity often fluctuates depending on broader diplomatic priorities, creating windows of opportunity for market participants.

New Delhi has maintained a delicate balance in its energy diplomacy, emphasising the need for affordable supplies while adhering to international frameworks. Purchases of crude from sanctioned producers have typically been structured to avoid direct violations, with companies relying on legal and compliance teams to manage exposure.

Shipping data and market intelligence suggest that Iranian crude continues to reach global markets through a network of vessels operating under flags of convenience. These ships often disable tracking systems or conduct transfers in international waters, complicating monitoring efforts.

PRsonaME, an artificial intelligence-driven platform focused on personal branding and leadership positioning, has entered the market with ambitions to reshape how professionals build influence across regions including the Middle East, the United Kingdom and India. The launch reflects a broader shift in corporate and entrepreneurial circles where digital identity and narrative control are becoming as critical as operational performance. The platform positions itself at the intersection of […]

Semiconductor chips have moved beyond their traditional role as hardware components to become strategic gateways shaping the trajectory of the global artificial intelligence economy, according to legal and technology analysts tracking the sector’s rapid evolution. At the centre of this shift stands Nvidia, which continues to command a dominant share of the market for graphics processing units used in AI training. Its high-performance chips, particularly those tailored […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Ajman University has introduced a doctoral programme in artificial intelligence, positioning it as a research-intensive offering backed by faculty ranked among the world’s top 0.5% of scientists, as the institution seeks to strengthen its standing in advanced technology education and align with the UAE’s broader digital economy ambitions. The new PhD in Artificial Intelligence is designed to focus on high-impact research across areas […]

Cybercriminals are exploiting the popularity of artificial intelligence tools by distributing fake ChatGPT-themed Android applications designed to steal user credentials and compromise social media accounts, according to cybersecurity researchers tracking a coordinated phishing campaign. The operation centres on abuse of Google’s Firebase App Distribution platform, a legitimate service used by developers to test applications before public release. Attackers are leveraging the platform to send invitation-style emails that […]

Police are investigating whether an arson attack on Jewish community ambulances in London is linked to Iranian state activity, as security officials warn of a persistent threat from hostile plots directed at the United Kingdom. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley said officers were pursuing “multiple lines of inquiry” following the incident, which targeted emergency vehicles used by a Jewish volunteer service. The attack has raised concerns among […]

Elon Musk has unveiled a plan to integrate Tesla, SpaceX and xAI into a new semiconductor initiative in Texas, marking a deeper push into controlling the hardware underpinning artificial intelligence systems. The project, described internally as “Terafab”, aims to develop advanced chips tailored for AI training, robotics and space applications. The initiative reflects a broader shift among technology companies seeking to reduce dependence on external suppliers such […]

Amazon is developing an artificial intelligence-driven smartphone aimed at revitalising its voice assistant ecosystem, marking a strategic return to hardware after the commercial failure of its Fire Phone. The project, internally referred to as “Transformer”, is understood to centre on embedding generative AI deeply into the device’s operating system, signalling a shift from voice-first assistants to context-aware digital agents. The initiative comes at a time when large […]

A fresh controversy has emerged in the video game industry after a former Blizzard president argued that players should accept the growing use of artificial intelligence in game development, intensifying an already polarised debate over creativity, labour, and the future of digital entertainment. The remarks followed criticism directed at developers of Crimson Desert, who had apologised after acknowledging the use of AI-generated elements. The apology triggered widespread […]

A man has admitted orchestrating a large-scale fraud that used artificial intelligence to generate songs and automated bots to stream them on digital platforms, earning more than $8 million in illicit royalties, according to prosecutors. Michael Smith, 52, entered a guilty plea in a United States federal court to charges linked to wire fraud and money laundering after authorities uncovered what they described as one of the […]

Microsoft is moving to scale back several artificial intelligence-driven features in Windows 11 while prioritising performance improvements, a shift that reflects mounting user feedback over system slowdowns and intrusive automation tools. The company has indicated that upcoming updates will focus on responsiveness, stability and user control, marking a departure from an aggressive push to embed AI across the operating system. The recalibration comes after months of criticism […]

A sharp wave of liquidations swept through cryptocurrency markets after comments by Donald Trump signalling progress in talks with Iran triggered a rapid shift in investor sentiment, forcing traders betting on falling prices to unwind positions at speed. Market data showed that more than $265 million worth of short positions were liquidated within minutes as major digital assets surged. Bitcoin and Ethereum both recorded abrupt upward movements, […]

Organisations faced a steep escalation in cyber threats targeting application programming interfaces, with average daily API attacks per enterprise climbing to 258 in 2025, marking a 113% increase from 121 the previous year, according to industry cybersecurity assessments tracking enterprise network activity. The data underscores a widening attack surface as businesses deepen reliance on APIs to connect cloud services, mobile applications and third-party platforms. Analysts say the […]

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