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AI & Enterprise
Palo Alto Networks Korea says OpenAI Hugging Face hack could have been prevented with identity management
Palo Alto Networks Korea executive Chang Jang-rak (최장락) said the case in which OpenAI’s test AI agents hacked Hugging Face showed the importance of identity security. He said exposed accounts stored passwords in plaintext and had excessive privileges, allowing access up to administrator accounts. He said continuous detection of exposed accounts, regular rotation of passwords and keys, least-privilege controls and alerts could have prevented the incident.
AI & Enterprise
Snowflake to acquire enterprise MCP firm Natoma to support secure AI agent connectivity
Snowflake said on May 29 it will acquire Natoma, an enterprise Model Context Protocol (MCP) platform company for AI agents. Snowflake said the deal will help it build a native integrated governance and identity layer that can access AI agents and MCP tools. It said customers will be able to connect Cortex Agents, Snowflake Intelligence, Cortex Code and other AI platforms to SaaS applications, cloud environments, VPCs and on-premises infrastructure through a validated MCP server library.
AI & Enterprise
Tech industry alliances spread to counter AI-driven threats
Moves to find countermeasures through cooperation are gaining momentum as concerns spread over cyber intrusions tied to using AI models to discover software vulnerabilities. Anthropic introduced its Project Glasswing programme, and OpenAI launched the AI-based cybersecurity initiative Daybreak. Palo Alto Networks rolled out Frontier AI Defense and said it found 75 vulnerabilities in its products within a month of using models from Anthropic and OpenAI. Governments and institutions are also seeking access.
