Dataminr’s $290 million ThreatConnect deal expands AI for real-time cyber defense

Dataminr has announced its intent to acquire ThreatConnect in a transaction valuing the company at $290 million. The fusion of Dataminr’s AI platform for public data signals with ThreatConnect’s... Read more »

DataDome secures MCP infrastructure for trusted agentic AI

DataDome announced a new capability to secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) server infrastructure. With a standard DataDome integration module, enterprises can now gain visibility into and protect MCP interactions,... Read more »

Veeam acquires Securiti AI for $1.725 billion

Veeam Software has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Securiti AI for $1.725 billion. Veeam and Securiti AI unify data resilience with DSPM, privacy, governance, and AI trust spanning... Read more »

Official Xubuntu website compromised to serve malware

The official website for Xubuntu, a community-maintained “flavour” of Ubuntu that ships with the Xfce desktop environment, has been compromised to serve Windows malware instead of the Linux distro.... Read more »

Sophos ITDR enhances identity security with dark web monitoring and automated response

Sophos has launched Sophos Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), a new solution for Sophos XDR and Sophos MDR that continuously monitors customer environments for identity risks and misconfigurations... Read more »

Agentic AI security: Building the next generation of access controls

As artificial intelligence (AI) solutions continue to evolve, the rise of agentic AI—intelligent systems that can act autonomously on behalf of an organization—presents new security challenges. Research from Delinea’s... Read more »

When everything’s connected, everything’s at risk

In this Help Net Security interview, Ken Deitz, CISO at Brown & Brown, discusses how the definition of cyber risk has expanded beyond IT to include IoT, OT, and... Read more »

Your smart building isn’t so smart without security

The lights switch on as you walk in. The air adjusts to your presence. Somewhere in the background, a server notes your arrival. It’s the comfort of a smart... Read more »

AI’s split personality: Solving crimes while helping conceal them

What happens when investigators and cybercriminals start using the same technology? AI is now doing both, helping law enforcement trace attacks while also being tested for its ability to... Read more »

10 data security companies to watch in 2026

At Help Net Security, we’ve been tracking the cybersecurity world for nearly three decades. Through our Industry News section, we’ve watched countless companies rise, and push the limits of... Read more »
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