Australia's Castlepoint Systems recruited to avoid repeat of Afghan breach scandal

The UK's Ministry of Defence is the latest to slap its hand on the big red AI button as it seeks solutions to prevent data leaks.

Aussie startup Castlepoint Systems announced this morning that the MoD had selected it to provide what it calls AI-powered data control.

The security shop promises that its explainable AI tech automates the control over complex datasets and helps reduce the likelihood of human error leading to serious leaks.

Rachael Greaves, CEO at Castlepoint Systems, said: "The MoD faces a complex challenge in managing vast and sensitive datasets in the knowledge that even a single case of data leak or loss can be catastrophic. I'm pleased that after undertaking a very thorough global search, Castlepoint was selected by the MoD as the best solution to solve this problem.

"Castlepoint, with explainable AI and true autoclassification at its core, can increase labeling accuracy and ...