Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Context-Driven Insights, Automation Fuel Faster, Clearer Decisions for Cyber TeamsWith its acquisition of San Francisco-based startup Fletch, F5 is embedding agentic AI into its security platform to automate threat detection and response. The technology provides real-time context, filters irrelevant alerts and helps security teams prioritize urgent risks and mitigation tasks.

Apex Security Detection Tools Help Tenable Spot Accidental and Malicious AI MisuseTenable is acquiring Israeli startup Apex Security to extend AI security features that go beyond asset discovery. With user-level controls and risk mitigation for AI usage, Tenable aims to accelerate its exposure management roadmap by integrating Apex into Tenable One later this year.

Series B Investment to Boost AI, Expand Coverage Across IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, On-PremData security startup Sentra has raised $50 million to expand its AI-powered classification, labeling and enforcement capabilities. With enterprise interest in secure AI adoption and risk mitigation rising, the firm will grow its team and expand support for cloud, SaaS and on-prem data governance.

Deal Adds Natural Language, Multi-Agent RAG Tech to Autonomous Security PlatformTorq’s acquisition of Revrod gives it a strategic leap in autonomous security operations. The startup's multi-agent retrieval-augmented generation engine enables smarter, faster threat detection, triage and mitigation without heavy manual workflows.

Phylum's Product Delivers Real-Time Detection of Malicious Open-Source PackagesTo combat the rise in software supply chain attacks, Veracode has acquired Denver-area startup Phylum and its advanced tools to detect malicious open-source packages. The acquisition strengthens Veracode's software composition analysis offering and enables faster, more reliable threat mitigation.

Phylum's Product Delivers Real-Time Detection of Malicious Open-Source PackagesTo combat the rise in software supply chain attacks, Veracode has acquired Denver-area startup Phylum and its advanced tools to detect malicious open-source packages. The purchase strengthens Veracode's software composition analysis offering and enables faster, more reliable threat mitigation.

Amid COVID-19 Ransomware Woes, Sanaz Yashar's Frustration Sparked Zafran's BirthFaced with relentless cyberattacks and the shortcomings of existing defenses, Sanaz Yashar embarked on a journey to create a security risk and mitigation platform, transforming frustration into startup Zafran, which emerged from stealth Thursday with more than $30 million in funding.