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Military forces are under increasing pressure to field autonomous capabilities faster than ever before. Across the U.S., UK, and NATO, new investment, evolving defense strategies, and accelerated acquisition pathways are transforming how capability is delivered, rewarding programs that can move from concept to operational deployment at commercial speed

Startup Maps Detections Against MITRE ATT&CK and Recommends Missing ProtectionsCribl acquired Boston-based detection engineering startup CardinalOps to help organizations continuously measure MITRE ATT&CK coverage, automate TTP-based detections across SIEM platforms and move behavioral threat detection closer to the telemetry pipeline.

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SaaS Observability Vendor Adds Real-Time Network Flow Telemetry to DNS IntelligenceInfoblox plans to acquire San Francisco-based network observability specialist Kentik to combine DNS, DHCP, asset intelligence and real-time network flow telemetry into a unified platform designed to help enterprises manage increasingly complex hybrid cloud and AI-driven environments.

Acquisition Adds MSP-Friendly PAM, MFA and SSO to Existing Identity Security ToolsBarracuda acquired Evo Security to add privileged access management, multifactor authentication and single sign-on to its security platform, creating an MSP-focused identity resilience offering designed to simplify protection for small and midsize businesses while automating identity management.

A cybersecurity startup dangling millions of dollars to acquire zero-day security vulnerabilities in popular software is run by a pair of far-right conspiracy theorists and convicted felons whose most recent ventures included fake intelligence companies and a now-defunct AI-based lobbying platform they operated under assumed names.

Deal Combines Dragos OT Threat Detection With runZero, NetRiseAccenture is acquiring a majority stake in Dragos and full ownership of runZero and NetRise in a $4.2 billion deal to build an end-to-end OT cybersecurity platform for power grids, water systems, manufacturing plants and other critical infrastructure operators.

The consulting giant’s majority stake in Dragos, along with the purchase runZero and NetRise, marks its first major push into operational technology software as AI-driven threats to critical infrastructure intensify. The post Accenture shells out $4.18B on three companies in big industrial cybersecurity push appeared first on CyberScoop.

Cursor Engineers Gain Access to Colossus for Large-Scale Model TrainingSpaceX has agreed to acquire Cursor parent Anysphere for $60 billion in an all-stock transaction, combining one of the fastest-growing AI coding platforms with massive computing infrastructure to accelerate development of frontier AI models and autonomous software engineering agents.

Buying New York Startup Adds Just-in-Time Authorization and Governance Controls1Password acquired access governance startup Apono to combine credential security, just-in-time authorization and intent-based access controls into a unified platform designed to govern humans, machines and AI agents while reducing risks tied to static permissions.

500-Person Team Will Help Vobis Blend AI, Data and Security Architecture ServicesVobis Ventures acquired Optiv's 500-person consulting business to combine cybersecurity architecture expertise with AI implementation, governance and agentic AI security capabilities as enterprises struggle to manage the risks of rapidly expanding AI deployments.

OT Firm Looks to Secure IoT, Industrial and Medical DevicesDragos, one of the first OT cybersecurity companies, announced Monday it acquired Phosphorus, the IoT security and management player, a move analysts said was designed to catch Dragos up with its competitors and expand its offerings to cover the quickly growing IoT sector.

San Francisco Startup Built MCP Gateway Technology for AI Authorization WorkflowsSnowflake plans to acquire AI governance startup Natoma to help enterprises centrally manage model context protocol access, delegated permissions and AI agent connectivity as organizations confront growing risks tied to shadow AI deployments and machine identity sprawl.

It is the database titan’s sixth acquisition announcement since June 2025

It is the database titan’s sixth acquisition announcement since June 2025

Deal Adds LLM-Based Reasoning to Sonar's Algorithmic Code Verification PlatformSonar purchased Silicon Valley-based startup Gitar to add LLM-based code review and verification capabilities as enterprises use AI agents to generate software that deterministic tools alone like SonarQube may not reliably audit, validate or govern.

Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry Says New AI Frontier Models Have Yet to Boost RevenueZscaler reported strong renewal growth and rising demand for zero trust security amid AI-driven threats, but slowing new customer acquisition, sales leadership turnover and cautious expectations for Red Canary integration weighed on investor confidence.

Startup Symmetry Systems Maps Relationships Across AI, SaaS and Cloud AssetsZscaler plans to acquire San Francisco-based Symmetry Systems to unify visibility across AI models, identities, applications and datasets, helping enterprises track AI lineage, govern agentic identities and enforce granular zero trust controls across cloud and SaaS environments.

When Akamai announced its LayerX acquisition, the company joined a growing list of vendors adding secure enterprise browsers to their product portfolios.

Acquisition Focuses on Validating AI Agents, Models in Critical Security WorkflowsCheck Point said its acquisition of AI evaluation startup Deepchecks will help validate and monitor autonomous security agents, as enterprises increasingly rely on generative AI to manage critical network security operations without introducing hallucinations or service disruptions.