News for today:
- [OPSWAT] OPSWAT in space – almost. OPSWAT sent a MetaDefender Kiosk Mini attached to a weather balloon to almost 32,000 feet to test its ability to function in extreme environments. During the near-space mission, the MetaDefender Kiosk Mini operated as an independent system using local compute—meaning it did not rely on cloud connectivity during the flight—and used Deep CDR Technology to process thousands of malware samples from removable media. Deep CDR™ Technology assumes a file may be malicious, removes risky active content, and regenerates a clean version. This matters for space, defense, and other critical infrastructure environments where connectivity may be delayed, degraded, denied, or unavailable. OPSWAT
- [AppViewX] Global Partnership Program. AppViewX launched a new global partner program, to help channel partners with market development around machine and agent identity security. The AppViewX Partner Program provides a transparent framework for engagement and collaboration that enables participants to scale their business, differentiate their services, capitalize on growing demand for machine and agent identity security solutions, and drive greater predictability and profitability. AppViewX
- [Dispersive] Version 6.0. Dispersive released v6 of its platform for quantum-resilient, multipath stealth networking, with AI communications the key focus. As AI becomes embedded across mission-critical workflows, organizations are creating machine-to-machine communication paths that legacy VPN, ZTNA, and SD-WAN architectures were not designed to protect. Dispersive Version 6.0 addresses that gap by making sensitive communications resilient, uncorrelatable, and difficult to target – while complementing existing security investments. With Version 6.0, Dispersive extends stealth networking from traditional secure connectivity into the AI era, protecting the communication paths that connect users, applications, agents, models, and infrastructure. Available immediately. Dispersive
- [Infoblox] Universal Asset Insights enhancements. Infoblox enhanced its Universal Asset Insights solution, with wider visibility capabilities to support operational excellence and cybersecurity. Universal Asset Insights now delivers visibility across three core pillars: Discovery, Inventory and Insights. Not only can customers find everything across their environments, but they can now maintain an authoritative inventory and access operational, security and compliance insights tailored to the needs of NetOps, SecOps, CloudOps and AgenticOps teams. Together, these three pillars help organizations build the continuously validated infrastructure intelligence needed to improve AI readiness, strengthen configuration management database (CMDB) trust and support more reliable AgenticOps and automation workflows. Infoblox
- [Huntress] Managed ISPM available. Huntress GA’d its Managed Identity Security Posture Management solution, which auto-hardens Microsoft 365 tenants to reduce identity threats. Huntress deployed tens of thousands of policies across participating organizations, with a rollback rate of less than 0.04%. Based on Huntress Managed ITDR data from the past six months, fully deploying these posture improvements could have prevented 35% of identity-based incidents, a figure projected to rise to 80% by the end of Q3 2026 as additional controls are added. Working alongside Huntress Managed ITDR, Managed ISPM creates a continuous feedback loop within the platform, with ITDR shutting down active threats and identifying where defenses should be hardened next, while ISPM closes the gaps attackers love to exploit, helping customers build a stronger foundation for identity resilience. Huntress
- [Gen] Norton in Claude. Gen offered a connector for its Norton Genie AI-powered scam detector for Claude, so users of both can request a scam analysis by Norton via Claude. Was previously only available for ChatGPT. Norton Genie analyzes the broader context of the message by evaluating language patterns, social engineering tactics, urgency cues, impersonation attempts, and requests for sensitive information. It also uses advanced URL and domain analysis to expand suspicious links, inspect destination sites, and evaluate broader trust and reputation signals to identify scams that may otherwise appear legitimate. Based on that analysis, Norton provides clear, easy-to-understand guidance directly in Claude, explaining why something may be risky and what steps to take next, such as avoiding a reply, not clicking a link, or deleting the message altogether. Gen