Optro released new research showing that 82 percent of organizations have experienced an increase in AI enabled attacks, driven by ungoverned employee behavior and Shadow AI. The findings also informed Optro’s acquisition of Midship to strengthen agentic GRC capabilities.
OpenAI has launched Daybreak, a cybersecurity initiative that uses its GPT-5.5 models and Codex Security to help organizations identify and fix software vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
Palo Alto Networks has introduced Idira, an identity security platform that unifies control across human, machine, and AI identities. The platform eliminates standing privileges and applies AI-driven governance to modernize privileged access management.
Beazley Security's Q1 2026 Threat Report shows a 43% increase in exploited vulnerabilities, driven by AI-assisted supply chain attacks and a rise in zero-day exploits. The report highlights incidents involving autonomous AI agents and developer-focused compromises.
Akeyless reports that 67% of organizations using AI agents believe those agents have accessed data beyond their intended scope. The study highlights widespread use of static credentials and slow detection times, with enterprises spending over $1 million on average to manage related security issues.
Prescient Security has launched Cait, a continuous AI-assisted penetration testing service, and integrated Cacilian as its unified PTaaS platform to support continuous, audit-ready security testing.
Crisis24 has made its risk management and critical event management SaaS offerings available through AWS Marketplace, allowing customers to use their existing AWS cloud spend for procurement.
Scality has launched Scality ADI, a new software platform that integrates AI-assisted operations, multi-tier storage management, and cyber resilience for large-scale enterprise data environments. The system builds on Scality RING and ARTESCA to handle AI workloads, data sovereignty, and sustainability requirements.
Chainguard has joined the Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) as a Gold Member to help strengthen software supply chain security across the financial sector as AI increases development and security challenges.
Graylark Technologies has introduced Raven, a new visual intelligence platform that expands on its earlier GeoSpy AI system. Raven processes low-quality imagery such as CCTV footage and social media uploads to support investigations and security operations.
Snyk has integrated Anthropic’s Claude models into its AI Security Platform to enhance automated vulnerability detection, prioritization, and remediation across code, dependencies, and AI-generated components.
Cyble has been recognized as a Challenger in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cyberthreat Intelligence Technologies, highlighting its unified AI platform for threat intelligence and digital risk protection.
Cognizant has launched Secure AI Services, a unified offering designed to help enterprises secure and govern AI and agentic systems across their operations. The service introduces a secure development lifecycle, a consolidated cybersecurity control plane, and continuous trust assurance through its Cognizant Trust platform.
Semperis has appointed John Podboy as Chief Information Security Officer to strengthen its focus on risk, resilience, compliance, and AI-driven cyber defense. Podboy brings over 15 years of experience in cybersecurity and technology management, having held leadership roles at major organizations including Fifth Third Bank, First Citizens Bank, Thomson Reuters, and GE Digital.
StarCompliance has launched StarAssist, an AI capability embedded in its STAR Platform that provides explainable insights to support compliance decisions in real time.
Boost Security has acquired SecureIQx and Korbit.ai and secured $4 million in additional funding from White Star Capital, Amiral Ventures, Accelia Capital, and Sorensen Capital to expand its AI-based software security platform.
Zimperium has launched its Mobile SOC Agent, an AI solution designed to help security teams quickly identify and remediate mobile threats on iOS and Android devices.
TrustArc's 2026 Global Privacy Benchmarks Report shows that organizational privacy capabilities are falling behind the pace of AI adoption, with the Global Privacy Index dropping to 53% from 61% in 2025.
Aura has appointed Adam Medros as Chief Product Officer and Viksit Gaur as Chief AI Officer to accelerate development of its agentic AI platform, which aims to enhance user safety and wellbeing across digital environments.
A new global study by Keeper Security reveals that 89% of IT leaders struggle to manage growing identity footprints as AI adoption expands, with 96% citing disconnected tools that create security gaps.
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