Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in August 2026
Thirty-three cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in August 2026. For a detailed view of the more than 420 acquisitions announced in 2025,…
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Anthropic Researcher Resigns With Warning About the Dangers of AI Development
An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI…
Organizations Warned of Cisco Secure FMC Exploitation
Cisco and the cybersecurity agency CISA on Wednesday flagged the exploitation of a Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerability disclosed earlier this year. The…
Android’s September 2026 Updates Patch 180 Vulnerabilities
After two ‘no security vulnerabilities’ bulletins in July and August, Google on Tuesday announced the release of patches for 180 vulnerabilities as part of the…
AI Is Giving Lesser-Resourced Attackers Nation-State-Level Reach, Google Warns
Adversaries, both criminal and state-sponsored, are increasingly using AI to automate and scale their attacks, according to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). What started as…
HelmGuard Raises $7.3 Million for Agentic GRC and Security
AI risk and compliance startup HelmGuard today announced raising $7.3 million in seed funding. The investment round was co-led by Infinity Ventures and Frontline, with…
Fortinet Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in FortiMonitorOnSight, Chrome Extension
Fortinet on Tuesday released patches for 10 vulnerabilities across its products, including critical security defects. The first critical bug, tracked as CVE-2026-84390 (CVSS score of…
Ivanti Patches Critical Flaws Across Enterprise Security Products
Ivanti on Tuesday announced security updates that address vulnerabilities rated critical and high severity in its Neurons for ITSM, Sentry, and Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM)…
The Hidden Instructions That Can Hijack AI Agents
They cannot be seen, can be tailored to different purposes and once adopted they operate at lightning speed. Hidden AI prompt injections are synonymous with…
Adobe Patches Over 170 Vulnerabilities, Including Commerce Zero-Day
Adobe has released patches for more than 170 vulnerabilities across its products, including urgent hotfixes for a critical-severity flaw in Adobe Commerce and Magento Open…
Microsoft Patches Record 974 Vulnerabilities, Including Two Exploited Zero-Days
Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out a record number of patches, fixing 974 CVEs across its products, including two vulnerabilities exploited in the wild as zero-days.…
Cylake Raises $245 Million Ahead of Cybersecurity Platform Beta
Cybersecurity startup Cylake has raised $245 million to accelerate the development of its sovereign security platform, bringing the company’s total funding to $290 million only…