Access controls, passwords, multifactor authentication, Okta Verify, Google Authenticator, and probably the best invention from Apple, that box that pops up on your screen when you get security codes texted to you—everyone is dealing with security controls every day. And for CFOs, good security controls are essential in order to reduce the ever-shifting risk profile for the entire organization.

Earlier this month, Anthropic announced that its AI chatbot, Claude, had been used to execute up to 90% of a Chinese-sponsored cyberattack on 30 organizations. And this is likely just the first of a wave of incidents, as fraudsters and hackers weaponize AI tools.

As CFOs face a future of AI-driven attacks, what should they watch for, and how must security controls evolve to meet this threat?

Borderless. The first critical risk is actually one that’s been creeping up on CFOs for years. The line between your company and the rest of the world is getting fuzzy. Due to the increase in cloud computing, companies are inviting more and more outside organizations into their internal systems.

Keep reading here.—JK

The CFO Alliance has come out with a new report, in partnership with Oracle NetSuite, intended to help financial leaders navigate 2026, which experts predict will be “the most pivotal year the finance function has faced in a decade,” according to a news release.

Finance leaders will contend with a coalescence of forces next year, including AI disruption, capital pressures from boards and investors, “higher stakes” for leaders to align on risk management and strategy, and a greater need for agility amid structural shifts, according to the report. And these are just headwinds we know about.

CFO Alliance described its report as a “peer-built blueprint” from the minds of controllers, FP&A leaders, and roughly two dozen CFOs. The cohort, which produced the report in mid-October, drew up specific steps that finance leaders could take to address these mounting challenges.

Here are some of the group’s recommendations.—AZ

Are robotics about to go mainstream?

Humanoid robots are making headlines. This new generation of robotics could theoretically change how we live and work—provided we deal with security issues like surveillance and data privacy. For example, the Wall Street Journal reported that 1X Technologies’ robot, Neo, sold as an autonomous housekeeper, can be remotely controlled by a human, raising privacy concerns.

But these worries may not impact how organizations adopt robots, especially when added human control could help with certain workplace scenarios such as supporting doctors in a hospital setting.

Ryan Steelberg, the chairman and CEO of Veritone, which builds enterprise AI solutions, said that as more companies train AI models on audio and video, robotics and autonomous-vehicle companies are “obsessed” with the “amazing amounts of training data [it takes] for us to understand the physical world with movement.”

Read the full story on IT Brew.—CN

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