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Acquisition Boosts AI Defense from Red-Teaming, Risk Scoring to Compliance Tracking
The SPLX acquisition gives Zscaler new tools for red-teaming, AI governance and pre-deployment risk analysis. The deal will strengthen Zscaler's push to provide comprehensive GenAI protection, from cloud model discovery to runtime guardrails and ongoing compliance reporting.

European Startup Acquisition Aims to Unify Technical and Financial Cyber Insights
The acquisition of Intangic enhances Searchlight Cyber's ability to quantify and price cyber risk by using AI and dark web intelligence. The combined platform will offer actionable third-party risk data for CISOs, CFOs and insurance providers to better understand and manage cyber exposure.

Denmark Concedes Domestic and International Opposition Against Client Scanning
Denmark is withdrawing a proposal that would have required online service providers to scan communications and files on user devices for child sexual abuse material after domestic and international opposition. The Scandinavian country presides over the Council of the European Union until December.

Multimillion Dollar Deal Resolves 27 Lawsuits After 2023 Email Storage Hack
A Tennessee federal court has approved a multimillion dollar settlement in consolidated class action litigation against HCA Healthcare in the wake of a 2023 email data theft hack that the publicly traded company reported as affecting nearly 11.3 million individuals.

Non-Dilutive Funding From General Catalyst Supports Global Go-to-Market Push
Backed by $280 million in growth financing from General Catalyst, Chainguard plans to scale global go-to-market efforts and invest in its open-source security platform. The non-dilutive funding structure allows for targeted investment based on customer acquisition.

Intigriti's Ed Parsons on How Regs Are Pushing Firms Toward Proactive Security
The NIS2 Directive has driven significant improvements in vulnerability management across Europe. Organizations are accelerating vulnerability discovery by engaging with crowdsourced security communities and ethical hackers, said Ed Parsons, chief operations officer at Intigriti.

Why the Fortinet Earnings Case Is a Cautionary Tale for the Cybersecurity Sector
Fortinet's stock unexpectedly plunged more than 20% in August. That same month, Gartner named Fortinet an industry leader in its Magic Quadrant for hybrid mesh firewalls. But the thing that sent Fortinet's stock into a nosedive was revenue forecasts that didn't pan out.

NAV Canada CISO Tom Bornais on Keeping IT and OT Systems Running
With threats targeting aviation infrastructure, NAV Canada CISO Tom Bornais explained how his team focuses on building resilience rather than chasing perfection. He outlined why internal alignment, incident simulation and supply chain security are critical to defending IT and OT systems.

Global Tech Debt Impedes Growth as AI, Cloud and Legacy Systems Collide
Technical debt is no longer just a developer's dilemma; it's a global business risk. As companies cling to legacy systems and monolithic code, modernization efforts stall. Rising costs, slower delivery and AI limitations highlight the urgent need for scalable, future-ready architectures.

Big Crossover Found Between ClickFix and Adversary-in-the-Middle Infrastructure
Tracking how cybercriminals and their service providers use malicious infrastructure can give defenders an edge for blocking their targeting. New research spotted a massive crossover between IP addresses used for both ClickFix and adversary-in-the-middle attacks.

Also: LastPass Warns of Phishing Campaign, Trump's New CTFC Head Pick
Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents in digital assets. This week, Meteora CEO faced fraud allegations, LastPass warned of a phishing campaign, Trump taps crypto lawyer to lead CFTC, Mt. Gox delayed creditor repayments again and an Indian court blocked WazirX from using customer funds to cover hack losses.

Also: F5 Revenue Dips, Swedish Utility Operator Breached
This week, critical infrastructure breaches in Canada, a Swedish grid operator breached, an Australian guilty of selling cyber exploits, Gmail wasn't breached, F5 projected a revenue dip, PhantomRaven targeted developers, a Pakistan-linked actor targeted India and Dentsu confirmed a data breach.

Series C Funding Fuels Autonomous Agents That Detect and Block Attacks in Real Time
Sublime Security closed a $150 million Series C round to expand its AI-driven agent platform. The Washington D.C.-based company aims to reduce cyber risk and manual workloads for defenders by adapting quickly to novel attacks, especially those using generative AI.

Midsize Businesses Need Skilled Professionals as Threat Actors Shift Their Tactics
As large enterprises continue to strengthen their defenses and reduce ransom payouts, ransomware operators are redirecting their attention toward midsize organizations. This shift has increased the urgency for adaptable, well-trained cyber professionals who can tailor enterprise-grade protections.

US Cites Risk of Treaty Being Weaponized by Authoritarian Regimes, Privacy Concerns
The U.S. declined to sign the new U.N. cybercrime convention despite support from 72 nations and its backing by Russia and China over fears it could be exploited by authoritarian states to legitimize surveillance, censor dissent and pressure cross-border data cooperation.

Agency Warns Vertikal Systems Vulnerabilities Could Help Hackers Access Data
U.S. federal authorities are warning about vulnerabilities in hospital information management systems from Romanian firm Vertikal Systems that could allow hackers to obtain and disclose patient data. The affected systems are used mostly by smaller hospitals and clinics outside the United States.

2nd Round of Layoffs Since 2022 Comes 2 Months After $150M Email Security Purchase
Varonis cut 5% of its workforce and saw its stock price nosedive after disclosing a sharp drop in renewal rates for its on-premise subscription business. The underperformance of the federal vertical caused a notable headwind for Varonis despite it accounting for just 5% of annual recurring revenue.

Azure Outage Comes a Week After a Cloud DNS Error Disrupted AWS Users
Microsoft's Azure cloud and 365 systems suffered an outage at noon on Wednesday because of a configuration error - hours before its quarterly earnings call and about a week after rival AWS underwent a widespread outage that shut down applications and services for most of the day.

Treasury Yet to Release Sector-Specific Controls and Reimbursement Mechanisms
Australia introduced the world to the first-ever Scam Prevention Framework law that promised to make the country the hardest place on earth for fraudsters. Eight months later, it's trapped in bureaucratic limbo - passed, praised and still waiting to work.

Digital Extortionists Try Recruiting Insiders, Email Barrages
Collective efforts to bolster cybersecurity defenses have been taking a big bite out of ransomware groups' earnings, leading groups to reach for new strategies, including social engineering, supply chain attacks, extortion services and bribing insiders, warn incident response experts.