Friday Five — October 2, 2026

2 octobre 20262 minutes (temps de lecture)

Securing AI agents requires securing the systems around them

As AI agents gain authority to act on enterprise systems, model safeguards alone are not enough. Red Hat CTO Chris Wright explains how Red Hat is delivering defense in depth across its portfolio through open source innovation, effectively securing agents by securing the surrounding identity, runtime, network, and infrastructure. Learn more

VentureBeat - OpenClaw launches free enterprise control plane for persistent AI agents, backed by OpenAI, Red Hat and Nvidia

This week, OpenClaw launched OpenClaw Enterprise (OCE), a fully open source enterprise-grade control plane for deploying and operating persistent agents across users and teams. Building on our recent sponsorship of the OpenClaw Foundation, Red Hat is working across OpenAI, NVIDIA and the broader OpenClaw community to drive innovation, transparency and trust for enterprise AI deployments. Learn more

Navigating the AI threat era: Securing your open source supply chain with Red Hat Services

In this Red Hat webinar, speakers explore how AI-driven threats are accelerating cyber risk and expanding regulatory demands. The session covers shifting from reactive patching to continuous platform resilience, automating delivery pipelines and using Red Hat Services to operationalize security across people, process, and technology. Learn more

Nominations now open for Red Hat Ecosystem Innovation Awards

Designed to celebrate partners who are driving innovation and delivering exceptional results for our joint customers across key focus areas such as AI, virtualization, and automation, the 2027 Ecosystem Innovation Awards nomination window is officially open. Submit today before December 11. Learn more

Reimagining the enterprise innovation engine in the agentic era

Agentic workflows have compressed enterprise prototyping from months to days, but faster execution without updated guardrails creates organizational risk. Red Hat Distinguished Engineer Stephen Watt outlines how discovery, prioritization, and commercialization must adapt, using agents within clear architectural boundaries to raise organizational velocity while keeping risk predictable. Learn more

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