News for today:
- Salt MCP Finder. Salt released a new capability in its Salt Illuminate platform for finding / discovering MCP servers. MCP Finder provides organizations with a complete, authoritative view of their MCP footprint at a moment when MCP servers are being deployed rapidly, often without IT or security awareness. Available immediately. Salt Security
- StackHawk partners with Cycode. StackHawk announced an integration between its application security testing capabilities and Cycode’s application security posture management platform. Cycode’s ASPM platform automatically ingests StackHawk findings and correlates them with SDLC metadata—repositories, commits, branches, and code owners. It enriches findings with context, orchestrates remediation workflows through Jira, GitHub, or GitLab, and tracks fixes through validation using Cycode’s Risk Intelligence Graph. This partnership connects code-to-runtime insights, eliminating the hand-offs and blind spots that slow down modern AppSec programs. StackHawk
- Trend Micro’s new report on cybercrime in 2026. Essentially, you haven’t seen anything yet. The report highlights how generative AI and agentic systems are transforming the economics of cybercrime. Autonomous intrusion campaigns that adapt in real time, polymorphic malware that constantly rewrites its own code, and deepfake-driven social engineering will be standard tools for attackers. The same automation also threatens to flood businesses with synthetic code, poisoned AI models, and flawed modules hidden inside legitimate workflows, blurring the line between innovation and exploitation. Trend Micro
- Cybereason acquisition is completed. Less than six weeks after announcing it, LevelBlue has completed the acquisition of Cybereason. The completed acquisition bolsters LevelBlue’s global leadership in managed detection and response (MDR), incident response, and cybersecurity consulting, creating one of the industry’s most comprehensive and integrated security platforms. Together, the companies combine AI-powered threat detection, elite human expertise, and world-class response capabilities to help clients reduce risk and build long-term cyber resilience. LevelBlue
- Black Friday phishing attempts up 620%. Darktrace analyzed its phishing detections for November, noting a 620% increase in phishing attempts leading up to Black Friday shopping – and it’s not over yet. With attacks already surging, Darktrace warns the threat has not yet peaked, with phishing volumes forecast to climb a further 20–30% during Black Friday week (22–29 November). Darktrace