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AI Isn't The Biggest Cybersecurity Risk. Yesterday's Security Model Is

Senthil Muthu is a global cybersecurity strategist | Cybersecurity Executive | CISO | Cybersecurity Researcher | Founder. Over the past twenty-five years, I have watched cybersecurity evolve through firewalls, cloud computing, ransomware, Zero…

Horizon3 Raises $250 Million As Cybersecurity's Next War Goes AI Vs. AI

Horizon3's valuation tripled to more than $2 billion as CEO Snehal Antani claims machines will run both sides of the cyber battlefield, with humans intervening only by exception. When Horizon3 revealed that its autonomous AI had compromised a bank…

Visa beefs up cybersecurity offerings with $2.4 billion BioCatch deal

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Visa said on Monday it would buy fraud intelligence provider BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash ‌from investment firm Permira and other investors, marking the ‌card giant's latest effort to beef up its cybersecurity…

LG Uplus acquires cybersecurity firm to bolster AI-era security capabilities

LG Uplus has acquired Pago Networks, a Korean cybersecurity firm specializing in managed detection and response (MDR) services, as the telecom operator moves to strengthen its defenses in the artificial intelligence (AI) era. The acquisition is…

Visa to buy cybersecurity firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion amid surge in AI-powered scams

Visa is acquiring Tel Aviv-based fraud detection startup BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash from private equity firm Permira and other investors. The deal centers on BioCatch's 'behavioral biometrics' technology, which analyzes typing cadence…

This Cybersecurity Growth Stock Is Up 40% in 2026, But It's Still a Bargain Compared to CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks

Tenable (TENB +6.94%) is a cybersecurity company that specializes in exposure management, a proactive form of enterprise protection that identifies vulnerabilities in corporate networks before attackers can exploit them. Hackers are currently using…

New York Awards $9 Million to Strengthen Cybersecurity at 153 Water Systems

New York is awarding more than $9 million to help 153 drinking water and wastewater systems strengthen their defenses against cyberattacks. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the funding Monday through the state's Strengthening Essential Cybersecurity…

Why traditional cyber risk assessment in cybersecurity is broken

Most cyber risk heatmaps look tidy. Luke Irwin argues that is part of the problem. In the first of a two-part series, republished here with the Aegis Cybersecurity founder's permission, he claims traditional 5x5 risk matrices can give boards a…

Visa beefs up cybersecurity offerings with $2.4 billion BioCatch deal

03 Aug 2026 08:49PM (Updated: 03 Aug 2026 09:10PM) Aug 3: Visa said on Monday it would buy fraud intelligence provider BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash from investment firm Permira and other investors, marking the card giant's latest effort to…

CloudNett and V2 Cloud Help SMBs Reduce IT Burden as AI Accelerates the Cybersecurity Arms Race

Joint initiative combines managed security operations, SOC 2-certified services, and virtual cloud computing to help small and medium-sized businesses operate with enterprise-grade resilience. QUEBEC CITY AND HANOVER, PA, Aug. 3, 2026 /CNW/ --…

Best Cybersecurity Stocks To Keep An Eye On - August 3rd

Cybersecurity Stocks Are Holding Up as the AI Trade Starts to Crack Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, BlackBerry, Globant, and NetScout Systems are the seven Cybersecurity stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock…

Hacking, AI agents, and the future of cybersecurity

AI is making cybersecurity fundamentals more important than ever

When OpenAI disclosed that one of its models escaped a test environment and broke into Hugging Face's systems on its own, headlines cast the incident as the start of a new era of AI-driven attacks. But the underlying cause of the incident was a…

Wilkens: How fleets can use threat intelligence to strengthen cybersecurity and prevent fraud

Threat intelligence can help trucking fleets prioritize cyber risks, reduce fraud, and make better security decisions using guidance from the CISA, NSA, and FBI. Threat intelligence helps fleets prioritize cybersecurity efforts based on real risks…

AI and cyber, the double helix of today's security threats

The rapid proliferation of digital technologies is reshaping the global security landscape. What was once an interconnected, but relatively limited, digital world, has altered into a complex interconnected ecosystem where dangers and threats lurk…