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HGC and Macroview Telecom co-launch an AI ASOC Workshop Series in October-November 2026, positioning themselves as trusted advisors helping enterprises modernize network and security operations amid critical SOC capacity gaps.
Forescout Technologies joins Project Watershed 250, a White House and Texas-backed initiative delivering continuous monitoring and AI-enabled defense to water and wastewater utilities across the nation.
Nick Patience, VP and Practice Lead, AI Platforms at Futurum, shares his insights on GPT-6 Astra and what its cyber threshold and monitorability trade-offs mean for Anthropic and Google.
OPSWAT’s MetaDefender ICAP Server v5.15.0 introduces Smart Scan Timeout, a 30-day workload heat map, and mTLS support to address enterprise security teams’ top blockers in scaling perimeter file inspection.
Thales and Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited’s September 2026 alliance signals durable sovereign-security commitment to government and defence buyers, combining indigenous 70-mm rocket production with cyber-physical threat convergence capabilities.
Kaseya’s Connect Edge summit unveiled FIPS 140-3 validated cryptography and native Apple MDM for Datto RMM, enabling MSPs to capture government, healthcare, and defense contracts previously locked behind compliance barriers.
PA Consulting has joined a Cosine-led coalition to co-design Lumen Sovereign, the UK’s first fully sovereign frontier AI model targeting highly regulated sectors where data residency and governance are critical blockers to AI adoption.
PagerDuty’s Scoped OAuth for Public Apps enforces least-privilege access control, giving admins visibility over third-party integrations—essential security for autonomous operations and AI agents at scale.
OPSWAT’s MetaDefender Core v5.22.0 introduces a File Structure Validation Engine and FIPS 140-3 compliant database, positioning the platform for government and regulated-sector growth as the SLE market expands.
MANTECH promoted Brandy Durham to CTO as part of a C-suite restructuring adding innovation and cyber leadership roles, positioning the defense IT contractor as AI-first amid forecasted cybersecurity market growth to $337.8B by 2029.
Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead, CIO & Technology Buyers at The Futurum Group, reviews Okta’s Q2 FY 2027 earnings, where core identity strength and new products drove a beat and raise while agentic identity stayed an early, forward-looking driver.
Thales Alenia Space’s MTG-I2 satellite completes the Meteosat Third Generation constellation, positioning Thales as a critical infrastructure security provider for European meteorological data in the expanding cybersecurity market.
Summit 7 earned CRN’s #57 Fast Growth ranking as DIB cybersecurity demand accelerates. The Huntsville firm tripled headcount to 300+ employees while the global cybersecurity market heads toward $337.8B by 2029.
NCC Group’s July 2026 Threat Intelligence Report reveals 894 ransomware cases—a 22% surge and 2026 peak. The emergence of JADEPUFFER, the first fully autonomous AI attack agent, signals a critical escalation for channel partners and enterprises.
The European Commission’s €2M age verification app was twice bypassed in four months because security spending focused on obfuscation rather than attestation, revealing procurement failures in prioritizing controls.
Fernando Montenegro, VP & Practice Lead at Futurum, shares his insights on how offensive AI succeeds because it’s easier to verify than defensive security, shifting the need for vendors to sell proof of exploitability over volume.
Fernando Montenegro, VP at The Futurum Group, shares insights on how Palo Alto Networks connects AI vulnerability discovery with pre-disclosure network protection.
Fernando Montenegro, VP at Futurum, analyzes Brinqa’s acquisition of PlexTrac and what adding offensive security validation to an exposure management platform does, and does not, prove about remediation.
Thales positioned cybersecurity as a core growth pillar at its November 2024 Capital Markets Day, targeting a market expanding from $195B to $338B by 2029 at 11.6% CAGR, driven by strong enterprise budgets.
Vietnam’s strict new data protection laws drive enterprise urgency. FPT IS launches a four-layer Data Privacy Management Platform to meet compliance demands and position itself as a strategic infrastructure partner.