The Ultimate Guide to Risk & Compliance
A curated Irish edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Risk & Compliance.
What to know about Risk & Compliance
Risk & Compliance is a critical domain encompassing the strategies, tools, and frameworks organisations use to identify, manage, and mitigate risks while ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and internal policies. This area has grown increasingly complex with evolving technology landscapes and cyber threats, making it essential for businesses to stay informed and adaptive.
Recent developments highlight the dynamic nature of risk and compliance, including innovations like AI-powered suites enhancing governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) management, as well as emerging security challenges such as growing API vulnerabilities in financial sectors and the targeting of cloud resources by cyber-attacks. Organisations must navigate an expanding regulatory environment, with new standards and certifications marking benchmarks for data protection, operational resilience, and cybersecurity readiness.
Beyond technology, risk and compliance involve critical considerations around human factors, corporate governance, and the alignment of security practices with business objectives. Insights into cloud governance, supply chain security, and identity management demonstrate the multifaceted approach required to manage risks effectively in a digital-first world.
For readers, exploring stories tagged with Risk & Compliance offers valuable perspectives on cutting-edge solutions, regulatory changes, and strategic guidance. It is an essential resource for professionals aiming to understand and implement robust risk management frameworks, enhance cybersecurity posture, comply with evolving standards, and ultimately safeguard their organisations against the multifarious risks of today’s interconnected environment.
Irish Risk & Compliance News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Integrity360 partners with Chartered Accountants Ireland
The deal gives the institute round-the-clock threat monitoring and executive cyber oversight as it seeks to protect nearly 40,000 members and 8,600 students.
Logicalis & Pentera launch continuous security validation
Irish organisations will get ongoing proof their defences work in live environments, after 71% of CIOs reported a cyber incident in the past year.
Qualcom wins Microsoft security badge amid AI concerns
The badge strengthens customer confidence as firms racing to deploy Copilot and other AI tools face tighter scrutiny over data access and governance.
Irish business leaders warm to AI, but fears persist
Concerns over jobs, security and trust still linger, even as more Irish bosses now see AI as a business opportunity, a survey found.
IT.ie to invest EUR 3.5 million & create 50 jobs
Demand for cyber and compliance help is driving the firm's Dublin expansion, which will lift headcount from 60 to 110 by 2029.
Irish SMEs lose 34 hours on average after cyberattack
Successful attacks are forcing Irish SMEs to lose an average of 34 hours, with many also missing deals, growth plans and revenue.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Risk & Compliance
SAS launches AI Navigator for enterprise governance
Exabeam adds AI tools for agentic security operations
Plumery launches rescue plan for digital banking exits
Komodor launches agentic operations platform for SRE
NCC Group named in Forrester MDR services landscape
Featured News
Celonis banking head: Banks want proof before scaling agents
Celonis argues frontier AI models are too generic for regulated banking, urging firms to weigh cost, risk and process gains before scaling deployments.
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY launches hybrid AI document models
Enterprises under pressure to curb AI risk and cost are being given a hybrid option that blends generative models with OCR and rules-based extraction.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform
Lumana's Principal Product Manager says its camera-agnostic AI platform is expanding beyond security into retail, healthcare and smart cities.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
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OnBoard says board AI policy key, but lags behind in adoption
Most boards are using AI, but formal guidelines are still missing as adoption races ahead of governance, OnBoard's survey found.
John Margerison on the new class of employee: AI managers
Businesses should treat AI like a new hire, as weak oversight could expose sensitive data and leave staff needing fresh skills to stay relevant.
Expert Columns
SOCtoberfest Kickoff: The 7 Deadly Sins of Cybersecurity Meet CISA's Core Steps
Trust Before Technology: Why Council ERP Programs Fail Before Go-Live
The next eCommerce interface may not be a screen
Stop saying AI hacked the system
Who allowed your AI agent to see that data?
Some AI risks more subtle than others
How businesses can avoid widespread harm from cloud outages
From Clipboard to Cloud: Why manual temperature checks are a food safety gap of the past
The EU Cyber Resilience Act reporting deadline: why early visibility supports compliance
The autonomous SOC takeover
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Risk & Compliance News
Omada buys EmpowerID to govern AI agents in real time
The deal gives enterprises live controls to block or limit AI agents as they act inside business systems, reducing security and compliance risk.
New Relic launches AI Evaluation for production safety
The tool aims to help engineers catch unsafe or inaccurate AI outputs before they reach customers, as firms push generative systems into production.
Hitachi Vantara wins Common Criteria storage certification
The accreditation gives government and regulated buyers independent assurance that the VSP One Block platform has met recognised security requirements.
SailPoint adds cloud identity tools & IdentityIQ 9.0
Large enterprises could get faster access reviews and tighter compliance checks as SailPoint updates its cloud platform and IdentityIQ 9.0.
Rocket expands mainframe EVA AI platform with PlanGuard
A security layer is now meant to stop AI agents on mainframes from straying beyond approved tasks, as firms face a shortage of specialist staff.
AI overtakes legacy replacement in Kyndryl modernisation
Organisations are now prioritising AI over replacing old systems, with Kyndryl finding 98% of respondents have delayed modernisation and suffered setbacks.
Gresham launches AI tool to speed reconciliation controls
Financial firms could cut delays in reconciliation changes as business users build controls without coding and test them before they go live.
Exclusive Networks launches ServiceNow unit across region
Partners across Europe and the Middle East will get new support for cybersecurity and AI governance as the unit goes live this month.
Cowbell launches AI risk advisor for policyholders
Small businesses insured by Cowbell can now get AI-guided cyber risk actions in plain English, with human experts on hand when needed.
European firms rush AI without clear outcomes, Rebura finds
Only 27% of AI projects reach production as boardroom pressure pushes European firms into ad-hoc experimentation, Rebura found.
EMEA fraud attempts rise as AI scams grow more complex
More than a third of financial firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa reported fraud attempts rising by over 25% in two years.
Moody's and Allvue launch private credit risk model
As private lending swells, investors gain a tool to spot borrower stress sooner, before missed payments or defaults hit portfolios.
Microsoft warns AI is deepening cyber threat links
Threats are now spanning identities, cloud and software supply chains, with AI speeding attacks and complicating defence, Microsoft says.
Walapay raises USD $4.6 million seed funding round
The fresh capital will fund licensing, banking ties and hiring as the payments platform expands direct links across Latin America, Africa and Asia.
OpenAI launches dots, always-on AI agents for work
The new service lets users delegate ongoing work to persistent agents that can act across apps, raising fresh privacy and control questions.
Quorum Cyber to acquire Ontinue in Microsoft security deal
The combined group would give Microsoft customers broader AI-led threat detection and response, with no deal value disclosed.
UltraViolet Cyber launches Equinox to map detection gaps
Security teams can now test whether their tools spot attacks, after UltraViolet Cyber said Equinox can map gaps in under 30 minutes.
Fraudulent hires get credentials before detection, HYPR
Most fake hires are exposed only after getting system access, leaving companies vulnerable for days and often weeks before a fraud is spotted.
IBM Bob gains self-hosted deployment for enterprise AI
The option lets regulated firms keep source code and sensitive data inside their own infrastructure while using AI for software development.
KPMG survey finds AI shift to governance & security
As AI budgets rise to USD $210 million, firms are tightening oversight on security, governance and returns to keep deployments under control.
