News for today:
- [Abstract] More AI SOC capabilities. Abstract added new AI-driven investigation, threat hunting, and alert triage capabilities to its SIEM platform. [Other] AI SOC vendors sell agents that sit on top of someone else’s alerts and add another contract to the stack. Abstract runs the entire loop on one platform: 400+ integrations feed streaming detection that operates in real time, before data lands, findings combine into entity-based insights, and the SIEM itself now investigates, classifies, and responds on the same data plane …. Abstract’s pipeline builds an enterprise context layer that makes the data AI ready before the alert ever fires: events are normalized and enriched in stream with identity, threat intelligence, and asset context. Abstract
- [Tenable] Expanded ecosystem for AI security. Tenable expanded its OPEN for AI ecosystem, so Tenable’s exposure data can be used in security workflows within other security tools. By connecting the Tenable Hexa AI MCP Server with partner MCP servers via the AI tools customers already use, customers can interact with datasets across vendors simultaneously, unlocking cross-platform visibility and action, without custom software development …. Tenable OPEN for AI launch partners include BeyondTrust, Cohesity, Command Zero, Corelight, Infoblox, Recorded Future, Securonix, SentinelOne, Setyl, Snyk, Sparkle In and Splunk. Tenable
- [Veeam] Sovereignty offer. Veeam announced an initiative to connect customers with service providers with sovereignty operating capabilities who are using Veeam’s data resilience and security offerings. Through the program, Veeam provides the technical capabilities for sovereign data protection, while participating service providers contribute local operating models, governance, jurisdictional expertise, and established market presence to deliver services aligned with customer needs. Together, these complementary strengths enable customers to assess solutions across data location, operational control, access governance, and legal jurisdiction without compromising cyber resilience or recoverability. Veeam
- [Varonis] Collibra integration. Varonis integrated its data sensitivity labels with Collibra’s data catalog, to determine what data AI systems can and cannot use. Successful AI initiatives depend on trusted data that teams can find, understand, and use safely. Varonis identifies and classifies sensitive and regulated information across the data estate. Collibra tracks where data comes from and how people use it, so organizations can govern what powers their analytics and AI. Together, Varonis and Collibra help organizations gain a clear and current view of what’s safe to use for analytics, data science, and agent development. Varonis
- [TELUS] Norton partnership. TELUS added comprehensive scam protection to its mobility data plans covering calls, texts, and emails; it’s a partner play with Norton. TELUS Scam Protection builds on TELUS’ longstanding relationship with Norton, a part of Gen, one of the world’s largest providers of consumer cybersecurity globally. As the rapid growth of AI enables scammers to operate at greater scale, Norton and Gen bring global expertise in detecting and helping protect against evolving digital threats, while TELUS brings its experience delivering mobility services to Canadians on its award-winning 5G+ network. TELUS
- [Horizon3] $100 million ARR. Horizon3 hit $100 million in ARR five years after crossing $1 million. The company began by solving one of the hardest problems in the domain: autonomous pentesting of internal production systems. Accomplishing this provided access to high-value cyber training data residing behind the firewall. From there, Horizon3 expanded attack surface testing to external, cloud, Kubernetes, and web applications, all conducted safely in production …. Horizon3’s self-service experience and predictable subscription licensing model has enabled approximately 80% of customers to shift from annual to monthly pentesting, with 40% shifting to weekly. This frequency of use accelerates their transition to continuous exposure management practices, enabling customers to prove their cyber resilience over time. Horizon3