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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.

OT Operators Shouldn't Wait for Mythos Access to Probe CodebasesThe abrupt, government-ordered cut-off of access to Mythos 5, the most cyber-capable of Anthropic's large language models, has underlined a message security experts have been trying to get out to the operational technology community: You don't need Mythos.

More OT Companies Ushered Into Project GlasswingAnthropic has finally lifted the velvet rope and allowed a small handful of operational technology companies to join Project Glasswing, its invitation-only club whose members get access to Mythos, the most cyber-capable of the frontier lab's large language models.

Axonius Wants Enterprises to Spot Assets and Automate Remediation From One PlatformNew Axonius CEO Joe Diamond said the New York-based company is evolving from asset management to asset intelligence by combining visibility, contextual correlation and automated remediation across IT, IoT, OT and emerging AI agent environments. Diamond takes over from founding CEO Dean Sysman.

AI-Developed Attack Tooling Generated 'High-Volume, Noisy Workflows'A hacker used Claude and Chat GPT in a cyberattack against a municipal water and sewage utility's operational technology systems in Mexico in January, according to forensic analysis by OT security firm Dragos. The tools "leveraged known techniques and existing vulnerability knowledge."

Commercial AI models were used to help plan and conduct cyber-attack against operational technology of a water and drainage facility, say researchers

What researchers dubbed the most sophisticated AI-integrated ICS campaign to date hit a brick wall in the form of a SCADA login screen.

Exclusion of OT From AI-Powered Vulnerability Discovery Poses Risks to National SecurityHyperscalers and IT behemoths are on the list, while OT companies are not. The list in question includes the companies that have special access to powerful new models from the two major U.S. frontier AI labs to identify vulnerabilities before hackers get access to similar technology.

ZionSiphon was designed to find and sabotage Israelis’ water supply. An OT expert said it appears to be ineffective and the work of amateurs using AI. The post Dragos: Despite AI use, new malware targeting water plants is ‘hype’ appeared first on CyberScoop.

Also: NY State Regs Test Resilience vs Compliance, OT Security Nears Breaking PointIn this week's panel, four ISMG editors explore the industry's response to Anthropic's Mythos AI breakthrough, whether tighter New York state cybersecurity rules are driving real resilience or simply compliance, and why operational technology security is fast becoming a critical frontline concern.

Forescout's Rik Ferguson on AI-Driven Vulnerability Risks and Visibility GapsAnthropic's Claude Mythos marks a shift in AI-driven vulnerability discovery, but the bigger challenge facing defenders is how to respond. Faster exploit development is exposing gaps in asset visibility, patching and security operations across IT and OT environments, said Forescout's Rik Ferguson.

Pure Play OT Security Firms Want A Seat At The TableThere's growing concern in the operational technology cybersecurity community that manufacturers and operators, and their security vendors, will be left out in the cold by the latest efforts to use artificial intelligence in securing critical software.

Conference Focuses on Emerging Agentic AI Risks, Cybercrime and Market ShiftsISMG editors wrap up RSAC 2026 with an overview of key topics at the conference, including AI governance, agentic threats and OT security risks. Cyber experts addressed cybercrime disruption, funding challenges and the urgent need for stronger public-private collaboration.

Also: Latest Trends in AI Governance, OT Risk and CybercrimeIn this panel at RSAC Conference, ISMG editors break down key cybersecurity trends including AI governance, agentic threats to OT security risks and cybercrime disruption. The panel highlights funding shifts, operational challenges and the need for stronger public-private alignment.

Gartner's Wam Voster on Potentially Harmful AI Decision Systems in OT EnvironmentsIndustrial environments already face potential cyberthreats that could lead to downtime. But now with AI agents poised to control operational decisions, factory managers need to watch for new safety risks for cyber-physical systems, said Wam Voster, vice president analyst at Gartner.

Forward Edge-AI's new Isidore Quantum is a compact, low-power hardware device designed to defend sensitive operational technology endpoints against future quantum attacks.

Acquisition Streamlines Security Operations From Asset Discovery to RemediationAI software company ServiceNow has entered into an agreement to buy cyber exposure management and security company Armis for $7.75 billion in cash. The deal will bolster ServiceNow's cybersecurity offerings at a time when many larger technology vendors are choosing to expand their security portfolios.

International Coalition Highlights Security Risks in OT’s Rush to AIHurriedly integrating AI into industrial systems isn't the wisest idea, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and its domestic and international partners warned earlier this month. "We don't want [operators] treating AI like a magical black box," explained a CISA official.

Using artificial intelligence in operational technology environments could be a bumpy ride full of trust issues and security challenges.

Global cybersecurity agencies published guidance regarding AI deployments in operational technology, a backbone of critical infrastructure.