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Varonis Deepens AI Coding Security with Cursor Integration As AI coding skyrockets, Varonis extends coverage across agentic development environments Varonis Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNS), the data and AI security leader, today announced support for Cursor, the AI-native coding tool. Varonis Atlas provides runtime enforcement, threat detection, and full session forensics for Cursor, delivering visibility and control across the agentic development lifecycle.

Opti9 Announces CEO Transition and Board Leadership Evolution to Accelerate Growth Opti9, a leading hybrid cloud solutions provider, today announced the appointment of TJ Houske as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Houske succeeds co-founder Paul Butcher, who will transition to Chairman of the Board following more than three years leading the company through significant expansion, strategic acquisitions, and sustained business growth.

TENEX.AI Expands Microsoft Security Collaboration to Help Enterprises Realize the Promise of the Agentic SOC TENEX to accelerate AI-Powered Security Operations for Enterprise Customers TENEX.AI, The AI SOC Company, and the fastest-growing cybersecurity company in the United States according to IT-Harvest’s Cyber 150, today announced an expanded integration with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender.

Cybersecurity Veteran Launches the Big Security Talk to Fire Up Employee Security Awareness If You Really Want To Motivate Security Awareness, You Need To Bring In The Grandparents. Neal O’Farrell, one of the world’s longest-serving cybersecurity experts, today announced the launch of The Big Security Talk, a groundbreaking webinar designed to make employee security awareness programs make more sense and achieve better results.

Endace and Artiza Networks Partner to Deliver Cybersecurity and Defense Solutions to the Japanese Market Endace, a leading provider of always-on packet capture, network visibility, and packet forensics solutions, and Artiza Networks, Inc. (“Artiza”), a leading provider of telecommunications test, measurement, and network assurance solutions, announced a partnership to deliver advanced cybersecurity and defense solutions to customers in Japan.

commercetools has successfully completed its first ISAE 3402 Type 2 (international equivalent of the U.S. SOC 1) and the latest SOC 2 Type 2 audit, providing customers with enhanced assurance. The new Trust Center provides centralized and faster access to security documentation. commercetools’ systems and processes are audited consistently as part of our security and compliance programs.

Defining the Future of AI Security: Akamai Selected as Strategic Security Partner for WWT’s ARMOR Framework Helping enterprises bridge the gap between AI innovation and security, Akamai announced its selection as a strategic partner for World Wide Technology (WWT)’s AI Readiness Model for Operational Resilience (ARMOR). This collaboration positions Akamai as a foundational security architecture for the “AI factories” being built by WWT and accelerated by NVIDIA.

Quest Software Strengthens Identity Security and Resilience for the AI Era, Achieving FedRAMP® High Authorized Certification for Identity Defense and Identity Recovery New certification reinforces Quest’s leadership in identity security and resilience, enabling federal and regulated organizations to protect and recover the identity control plane with the highest level of government-grade assurance Quest Software, a global leader in data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization,...

Presidio Achieves Cisco Secure Networking Specialization Latest Milestone Builds on Cisco 360 Preferred Partner Status Across All Six Portfolios and Americas Networking Partner of the Year Recognition Presidio, a leading global technology services and solutions provider, today announced it has achieved the Cisco Secure Networking Specialization, a rigorous certification that recognizes those Cisco Preferred Partners with demonstrated expertise in delivering integrated security and networking...

Codenotary, leaders in assuring safe and secure use of AI, announced AgentMon 3, the latest generation of its enterprise AI security platform, introducing adaptive runtime security policies. These continuously evolve as AI agents operate across an organization by learning from customer-specific workflows, observed behavioral patterns, and newly emerging threats.