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Cyber Startup Frenetik Launches with Patented Deception Technology That Bets Against the AI Arms Race

While most cybersecurity companies pour resources into AI models, massive compute, hoovering up all the data, and enhanced analytics to detect and prevent threats, Frenetik, a Maryland cyber startup, is betting on something simpler: making sure attackers don't know what defenders know. The company emerged today with a fundamentally different approach using novel cyber deception and a newly issued U.S. patent to back it.

AI Adoption Surges While Governance Lags - Report Warns of Growing Shadow Identity Risk

The 2025 State of AI Data Security Report reveals a widening contradiction in enterprise security: AI adoption is nearly universal, yet oversight remains limited. Eighty-three percent of organizations already use AI in daily operations, but only 13 percent say they have strong visibility into how these systems handle sensitive data. Produced by Cybersecurity Insiders with research support from Cyera Research Labs, the study reflects responses from 921 cybersecurity and IT professionals across industries and organization sizes.

WatchGuard Threat Lab's top six cybersecurity predictions for 2026

WatchGuard has revealed its top six cybersecurity predictions for 2026, forecasting a year where AI-driven threats, regulatory pressures, and the decline of legacy tools will reshape the security landscape. Corey Nachreiner, chief security officer at WatchGuard Technologies, emphasises that organisations must prepare for rapid evolution in both attack methods and defensive strategies.

Reach Security Joins the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program to Accelerate Agentic AI for E3/E5 Security Optimization

Reach Security announces its acceptance into the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program. Through the Pegasus Program, Reach will collaborate with Microsoft to help enterprise customers optimize their use of Microsoft E3 and E5 security suites by addressing configuration, visibility, and operational gaps through agentic AI.

One Identity Safeguard Named a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for PAM

Gartner has recognized One Identity as a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (PAM). In a rapidly transforming market, innovation and demonstrated performance continue to shape expectations. The placement as a Visionary reflects what the company observes across its customer and partner ecosystem, highlighting a collective emphasis on simplified security, accelerated adoption and intelligence-driven identity protection.