News for today:
- Aurora Managed Endpoint Defense from Arctic Wolf. Arctic Wolf introduced Aurora Managed Endpoint Defense, for MSPs offering endpoint security services. Arctic Wolf’s AI-powered Security Operations Center (SOC) can now help MSPs manage customer deployments of Aurora Endpoint Security with 24×7 monitoring, alert triage, and response actions, providing enterprise-grade protection while reducing operational burden and expanding their endpoint security offerings. Arctic Wolf
- Palo Alto completed its acquisition of CyberArk. The acquisition of CyberArk by Palo Alto Networks is completed (a $25 billion spend), upleveling identity security as a core pillar in Palo Alto’s platform strategy. Work remains to integrate CyberArk’s technology across Palo Alto’s platform. CyberArk’s Identity Security solutions will continue to be available as a standalone platform. In addition, integration is underway to infuse CyberArk’s best-in-class capabilities into the Palo Alto Networks security ecosystem. Existing customers will experience no disruption and will benefit from an accelerated roadmap focused on resilience, operational efficiency and improved security outcomes. Palo Alto
- Palo Alto apparently laid off hundreds of CyberArk employees the day after the acquisition closed. Ctech
- Seclore ARMOR. Seclore launched ARMOR, a data security intelligence platform to help enterprises safely embrace AI by being able to continuously and intelligently protect data. Data is no longer used only by people and applications. AI systems now read, generate, summarize, and act on sensitive data at scale, often without direct human oversight. Seclore ARMOR addresses this shift by ensuring discovery is not the finish line, but the moment control begins. The platform starts with AI-driven data discovery and extends intelligence directly into how the data is protected. By deriving data’s context and intent to apply adaptive security controls in real time, ARMOR ensures protection and governance travel with the data wherever it moves. Seclore
- Proofpoint acquired Acuvity. Proofpoint announced the acquisition of Acuvity for its AI security and governance technologies, specifically visibility, governance, and runtime protection for AI and agent-driven workflows. With this acquisition, Proofpoint expands its human- and agent-centric security platform to deliver comprehensive visibility, governance, and control across the agentic workspace—where humans and AI agents collaborate to execute business-critical workflows. Acuvity’s AI-native security capabilities enable enterprises to confidently adopt generative AI while ensuring that innovation does not come at the expense of security, compliance, or trust. Proofpoint
- Okta’s new Agent Discovery capabilities. Okta added new Agent Discovery capabilities to its Okta for AI Agents solution, for discovery and onboarding. Customers can turn shadow agents into governed assets by assigning human owners and enforcing baseline security policies, leveraging the full power of the Okta platform to discover, onboard, and protect their AI agents throughout the entire lifecycle. Okta
- Dragos and Microsoft for OT-native cybersecurity. Dragos expanded its collaboration with Microsoft for securing operational technology environments. This collaboration focuses on integrating Dragos’s capabilities with Microsoft’s cloud and security platforms. By deploying the Dragos Platform on Microsoft Azure, integrating with Microsoft Sentinel, and enabling streamlined procurement through Microsoft Marketplace, organizations can more tightly align IT and OT security operations while adopting robust protections purpose-built for operational environments. Dragos