Harness Acquires Qwiet AI, Google DeepMind Launches CodeMender, and Vectra AI's SOC Platform Expansion - Cybersecurity AI Weekly #25
October 13, 2025 -
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Harness has acquired Qwiet AI to enhance security in AI-generated code, building on its merger with Traceable earlier this year. Meanwhile, Dataminr is expanding its AI capabilities with new Intel Agents to improve intelligence gathering for global events and threats. In another development, Google DeepMind has launched CodeMender, an AI agent that autonomously identifies and fixes security vulnerabilities in software code, contributing 72 patches to open-source projects.
On September 29, 2025, Cyera announced the launch of Cyera Research Labs, focusing on AI and data security, alongside the release of the 2025 State of AI Data Security Report. Vectra AI has acquired Netography to develop a converged Security Operations Center (SOC) platform, combining AI-driven threat detection with cloud-native network observability. Additionally, Recorded Future has unveiled Autonomous Threat Operations, an AI-driven system to automate and enhance threat detection and response in cybersecurity.
Welcome to this week's edition of Cybersecurity AI Weekly.
Harness has acquired Qwiet AI to enhance security in AI-generated code, building on its merger with Traceable earlier this year. Meanwhile, Dataminr is expanding its AI capabilities with new Intel Agents to improve intelligence gathering for global events and threats. In another development, Google DeepMind has launched CodeMender, an AI agent that autonomously identifies and fixes security vulnerabilities in software code, contributing 72 patches to open-source projects.
On September 29, 2025, Cyera announced the launch of Cyera Research Labs, focusing on AI and data security, alongside the release of the 2025 State of AI Data Security Report. Vectra AI has acquired Netography to develop a converged Security Operations Center (SOC) platform, combining AI-driven threat detection with cloud-native network observability. Additionally, Recorded Future has unveiled Autonomous Threat Operations, an AI-driven system to automate and enhance threat detection and response in cybersecurity.
Harness Acquires Qwiet AI for Enhanced Security
Harness has acquired Qwiet AI to boost security in AI-generated code, following a merger with Traceable earlier this year. Read more
Dataminr Expands AI with New Intel Agents
Dataminr has announced the expansion of its Agentic AI capabilities by introducing new Intel Agents to enhance intelligence gathering for global events and threats. Read more
Google DeepMind Launches CodeMender for Software Security
Google DeepMind has introduced CodeMender, an AI agent designed to autonomously identify and fix security vulnerabilities in software code, contributing 72 patches to open-source projects. Read more
Cyera Launches Research Labs and AI Data Security Report
On September 29, 2025, Cyera announced the establishment of Cyera Research Labs, focusing on AI and data security, and released the 2025 State of AI Data Security Report. Read more
Vectra AI Acquires Netography for SOC Platform
Vectra AI has acquired Netography to develop a converged Security Operations Center (SOC) platform aimed at improving attack resilience. This integration combines AI-driven threat detection with cloud-native network observability. Read more
Recorded Future Unveils AI-Powered Cybersecurity System
Recorded Future has launched Autonomous Threat Operations, a new AI-driven system to automate and enhance threat detection and response in cybersecurity. Read more
Noma Security Recognized as Cool Vendor by Gartner
Noma Security has been acknowledged by Gartner as a Cool Vendor in AI Security for its platform addressing AI-related security challenges. The platform offers features like AI asset discovery and automated red teaming to help manage AI technology risks. Read more
Salt Security Report Highlights API Risks for AI
A report by Salt Security reveals vulnerabilities in APIs that could impact AI projects, noting a lack of real-time monitoring and recent security incidents. Read more
Google Updates AI Vulnerability Reward Program
Google has enhanced its AI Vulnerability Reward Program, now offering up to $30,000 for ethical hackers to identify security vulnerabilities in its AI systems. Read more
OpenAI's ChatGPT Vulnerable to Safety Bypasses
NBC News reports that OpenAI's ChatGPT can be manipulated to provide harmful instructions, including those for weapons creation. The company is working on improving model safety. Read more
Anthropic Study Reveals LLM Vulnerability
A study by Anthropic and partners shows that 250 malicious documents can create a backdoor in large language models, challenging previous assumptions about training data vulnerabilities. Read more
OX Launches VibeSec for AI Code Security
OX has launched VibeSec, a platform aimed at preventing vulnerabilities in AI-generated code by integrating security context directly into the code-generation process. Read more
Index Engines and Hitachi Vantara Partner for AI Cyber Resilience
Index Engines and Hitachi Vantara have announced a strategic partnership to enhance cyber resilience solutions using artificial intelligence. Read more
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