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Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2025
Tags: 5G, access, ai, api, apple, application-security, attack, automation, awareness, banking, breach, business, ceo, cisco, cloud, compliance, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, detection, edr, email, endpoint, finance, firewall, gitlab, government, group, ibm, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, leak, microsoft, mitigation, network, password, programming, risk, risk-management, saas, service, software, sophos, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, waf, zero-trustPalo Alto Networks to buy CyberArk for $25B as identity security takes center stage July 30, 2025: Palo Alto Networks is making what could be its biggest bet yet by agreeing to buy Israeli identity security company CyberArk for around $25 billion. “We envision Identity Security becoming the next major pillar of our multi-platform strategy, complementing our leadership…
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Security tooling pitfalls for small teams: Cost, complexity, and low ROI
In this Help Net Security interview, Aayush Choudhury, CEO at Scrut Automation, discusses why many security tools built for large enterprises don’t work well for leaner, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/05/aayush-choudhury-scrut-automation-lean-security-teams/
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CISA releases Thorium, an open-source, scalable platform for malware analysis
Tags: access, ceo, cio, cisa, compliance, container, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, docker, framework, github, governance, incident response, kubernetes, malware, open-source, privacy, risk, skills, toolRethinking malware analysis at scale: Enterprise-grade malware analysis tools and platforms have been widely used in the security community. But many of them require paid licenses, lack orchestration at scale, or are difficult to integrate with enterprise workflows. Experts view Thorium as a significant democratization of advanced malware analysis technology.”It is a big deal as…
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Lovense flaws expose emails and allow account takeover
Lovense fixed bugs exposing emails and allowing account takeovers. Company CEO may take legal action after the flaws were publicly disclosed. Lovense, a manufacturer of internet-connected sex toys, fixed two vulnerabilities that exposed users’ emails and allowed remote account takeovers. A researcher known as BobDaHacker recently disclosed the flaws after Lovense claimed it would take…
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AIBOMs are the new SBOMs: The missing link in AI risk management
In this Help Net Security interview, Marc Frankel, CEO at Manifest Cyber, discusses how overlooked AI-specific risks, like poisoned training data and shadow AI, can lead to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/04/marc-frankel-manifest-cyber-aiboms-sboms/
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Noma Raised $100M to Expand Agentic AI Security Platform
Red-Hot Startup Noma Security to Deepen Protection for AI Models and Agents. With agentic AI deployments accelerating, Noma Security’s $100 million Series B will fuel development of risk management and runtime protection features. CEO Niv Braun said demand for securing agentic AI has surged among Fortune 500 firms and healthcare and financial institutions. First seen…
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Hackers leak purported Aeroflot data as Russia denies breach
Hackers have leaked flight records allegedly belonging to the CEO of the Russian airline Aeroflot following a major cyberattack that grounded flights. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-leak-purported-aeroflot-data
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Zscaler Completes Red Canary Acquisition For Major SecOps Push
Zscaler announced Friday it has completed its acquisition of Red Canary in a move that aims to accelerate the vendor’s security operations expansion and help to displace traditional SIEM, as Zscaler Founder and CEO Jay Chaudhry told CRN previously. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/zscaler-completes-red-canary-acquisition-for-major-secops-push
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GTIA CEO Dan Wensley: ‘From Cybersecurity To AI, MSPs Are Navigating Seismic Shifts’
GTIA CEO Dan Wensley talks community, AI and supporting MSPs. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/channel-news/2025/gtia-ceo-dan-wensley-from-cybersecurity-to-ai-msps-are-navigating-seismic-shifts
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Climb Global Solutions hints at further M&A
Distributor shares Q2 progress, with CEO talking of willingness to make strategic investments to expand the business First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366628354/Climb-Global-Solutions-hints-at-further-MA
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Securing the Next Era: Why Agentic AI Demands a New Approach to API Security
I’ve spent my career building solutions to protect the API fabric that powers modern businesses. I founded Salt because I saw that traditional security tools such as WAFs, gateways, and CDNs weren’t designed to see or secure APIs. That gap led to breaches, blind spots, and billions in risk. Today, we’re facing a new wave…
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Palo Alto Networks CEO: 5 Biggest Statements On $25B CyberArk Deal
Palo Alto Networks is looking to accelerate its platformization push with its unprecedented $25 billion deal to acquire identity security vendor CyberArk, in a move that also aims to position the company at the center of providing security for agentic AI, according to Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora. First seen on crn.com Jump to…
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Nikesh Arora: Why Palo Alto Is Making a $25B Bet on Identity
Tags: access, ai, attack, ceo, credentials, cybersecurity, identity, network, ransomware, risk, theftCyberArk Deal Adds Privileged Access Capabilities to Palo Alto Networks’ Core Stack. With a $25 billion acquisition of CyberArk, Palo Alto Networks expands its cybersecurity platform to secure human, machine and AI identities. CEO Nikesh Arora said the move is timely as 88% of ransomware attacks now stem from credential theft, and agentic AI emerges…
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Palo Alto kauft CyberArk
Tags: ceo, cloud, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, endpoint, firewall, google, governance, identity, infrastructure, network, risk, toolDer israelische Identity-Management-Anbieter CyberArk wird Teil von Palo Alto Networks. Mit der Übernahme des Identity-Management-Spezialisten CyberArk für rund 25 Milliarden Dollar geht Palo Alto Networks möglicherweise das größte Risiko seiner Geschichte ein. Faszinierend ist dieser Deal insbesondere deshalb, weil Palo Alto Networks über Jahre den Bereich Identity Management bewusst gemieden hat. Und das aus gutem…
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Palo Alto Networks Aims To ‘Plant The Flag’ In Agentic AI With CyberArk Deal: CEO Nikesh Arora
Palo Alto Networks sees a massive opportunity to provide both the identity security needs of today as well as meeting the requirements in the coming wave of agentic AI with its planned acquisition of CyberArk, CEO Nikesh Arora said Wednesday. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/palo-alto-networks-aims-to-plant-the-flag-in-agentic-ai-with-cyberark-deal-ceo-nikesh-arora
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Prepping for the quantum threat requires a phased approach to crypto agility
Tags: access, ceo, ciso, computing, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, encryption, firmware, government, Hardware, identity, network, nist, open-source, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilityMissing pieces: Michael Smith, field CTO at DigiCert, noted that the industry is “yet to develop a completely PQC-safe TLS protocol.””We have the algorithms for encryption and signatures, but TLS as a protocol doesn’t have a quantum-safe session key exchange and we’re still using Diffie-Hellman variants,” Smith explained. “This is why the US government in…
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Pellera Technologies CEO On Driving ‘EndEnd’ Offering For Modern IT, Security
In an interview with CRN, Pellera CEO Greg Berard says the company has emerged from the combination of Converge Technology Solutions and Mainline Information Systems as a ‘go-to solution provider’ with key differentiators across all the major IT categories. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/pellera-technologies-ceo-on-driving-end-to-end-offering-for-modern-it-security
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Corelight Uses Gen AI to Power Smarter Threat Detection
SaaS Enhancements Aim to Boost Network Detection, Response for Small Security Teams. Corelight’s SaaS platform Investigator is designed to bring scalable network detection and response to smaller security teams. CEO Brian Dye says Gen AI workflows and enriched network context help defenders identify threats faster and with greater confidence than ever. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Dropzone AI Gets $37M to Build Out Cyber AI Agent Ecosystem
Startup Targets Next-Gen Security Opportunities Beyond Autonomous SOC Agents. Dropzone AI raised $37 million to scale its flagship AI SOC analyst and build new agentic AI tools for cybersecurity operations. CEO Edward Wu says the funding supports demand surges as enterprises shift toward human-augmenting AI to handle alert fatigue and security tool sprawl. First seen…
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Sen. Hassan wants to hear from SpaceX about scammers abusing Starlink
It’s time for SpaceX to take strong action against scammers abusing the company’s Starlink internet service, Sen. Maggie Hassan said in a letter to CEO Elon Musk on Monday. The New Hampshire Democrat cited evidence accumulating over the past two years that some Southeast Asian fraudsters scamming billions of dollars from U.S. citizens have leaned…
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The CISO’s challenge: Getting colleagues to understand what you do
Tags: access, authentication, ceo, cio, ciso, cybersecurity, Hardware, jobs, office, risk, saas, technology‘Chief’ in name only adds to the confusion: Like other executive-sounding titles, such as chief marketing officer, chief revenue officer, chief technology officer, and others, CISOs sound like they should be officers of the company with broad decision-making capabilities, but in most cases, they lack any actual power.”There are some CISOs that sort of rise…
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How to fight document fraud with the latest tech tools
In this Help Net Security video, Thomas Berndorfer, CEO of Connecting Software, explores cutting-edge technologies designed to detect and prevent document forgery and digital … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/28/detect-prevent-document-forgery-video/
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Intel abandons chip plants in Germany and Poland, confirms more layoffs
CEO Lip-Bu Tan says strategy shift will focus on customer needs, efficiency, and cutting costs First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/intel_european_retreat/
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How Torq Is Rewiring SOCs With Autonomous Cyber Agents
CEO Omer Smadari: AI Agents Now Resolving Threat Cases at Scale with Accuracy. With its Revrod acquisition, Torq is pushing deeper into autonomous threat response. CEO Ofer Smadari outlines how AI-runbooks and autopilot tech such as Socrates are reducing human workloads and helping security teams scale amid rising alert volumes and phishing attacks. First seen…
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Interview: Cambridge Consultants CEO Monty Barlow scans for tech surprises
Cambridge Consultants is a technology and consulting business unit of Capgemini. Its chief executive, Monty Barlow, talks about its heritage and vision for the future of digital technology First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627867/Interview-Cambridge-Consultants-CEO-Monty-Barlow-scans-for-tech-surprises
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Digital sovereignty becomes a matter of resilience for Europe
In this Help Net Security interview, Benjamin Schilz, CEO of Wire, discusses Europe’s push for digital sovereignty through initiatives like Gaia-X and the EU AI Act. As the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/25/benjamin-schilz-wire-european-digital-sovereignty/
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Vectra CEO: SOCs Need AI Agents to Keep Up With Attacks
CEO Hitesh Sheth: New AI Offerings Boost Efficiency, Address Modern Network Needs. President and CEO Hitesh Sheth details how Vectra AI uses triage, stitching and prioritization agents to enhance SOC performance and curb alert fatigue. The network detection and response vendor is expanding AI Analyst via AWS Bedrock and integrations with Zscaler and CrowdStrike. First…
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New Entrust CEO Tony Ball Aims for Identity Life Cycle Shift
Ball to Succeed Todd Wilkinson, Expand Digital Identity Strategy, Tech Integration. Tony Ball, the incoming CEO of Entrust, plans to shift the company’s digital identity strategy beyond onboarding to support full life cycle use cases. He also plans to expand Entrust’s post-quantum efforts and streamline customer delivery under one platform. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…