An industry observer’s review of the week ending October 16, 2026 The past week has produced a series of developments that deserve closer attention from lenders, investors and the credit-information industry. Sharply rising financing costs for AI infrastructure,...
The information industry is beginning to address one of private credit’s most significant weaknesses: the lack of independently comparable information on deteriorating borrowers. On October 1, 2026, Moody’s Analytics and Allvue Systems announced the launch...
An Intrepid Explorers Review — October 2026 Cybersecurity is entering a new phase of risk. Artificial intelligence is accelerating attacks, machine identities and autonomous agents are expanding internal security exposure, and software vulnerabilities are being...
Machine Identities now Outnumber Human Workers by 109 to One As AI continues to develop and more businesses embed it into operations, AI agents are quickly becoming the most significant insider threat. In fact, research suggests that machine identities now outnumber...
“Urgent Request for some Sensitive Information” When your phone rings, it could be anybody on the other end of the line. You think it’s your boss or a close friend, or someone in a position of authority, like at your bank or a government agency, and they have an...
