Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

When geopolitical tensions rise, cybersecurity quickly becomes part of the public conversation. Government agencies issue warnings. Security teams increase monitoring. Headlines start asking which organizations could become targets if cyber operations escalate alongside physical conflict. But geopolitical conflict does not suddenly create cyber risk. What it does increase is the likelihood that existing weaknesses will be tested and pre-existing risks could be exposed.

Agentic AI promises to improve work processes in all domains and industries. R&D is no different. Recently, Cato R&D built an internal self-evolving pull request (PR) review agent that keeps reviewers in flow by commenting only on high-impact, high-confidence issues, validating every change against its spec from the PR and Jira, and learning continuously from developer feedback through long-term, episodic memory. What were the results?

On February 28, 2026, Israel and the United States launched a joint attack against Iran. In retaliation, Iran launched its own attacks against Israel and US-allied countries and bases in the region. The escalation in the Middle East is ongoing. Cato CTRL is currently monitoring the threat landscape in the region.

Imagine two talented orchestras playing together, but without a conductor or a single score. You get noise, not music. M&A can be like that. The value lies in having every musician on the same page. Traditional networking slows M&A execution. Cato delivers a cloud-native foundation that securely connects the new organization from day one, aligns policies and workflows under a single framework, and helps leadership realize value faster.

Previously, DDI Central version 6.0 introduced several enhancements designed to elevate the administrative experience, including streamlined importing of multiple servers in Windows environments, granular control over network resources through hierarchical roles, and a more in-depth view of network clusters. Now, DDI Central version 6.1 delivers broader and more comprehensive visibility into IP Address Management, featuring enhanced segmentation and multiple viewing options.

Today, we published the 2026 Cato CTRL Threat Report, which is the second annual threat report on AI security from Cato CTRL (the Cato Networks threat intelligence team). In 2025, Cato CTRL uncovered a decisive shift in the AI threat landscape. Threat actors are no longer just exploiting AI systems. They are exploiting AI trust, workflows, and capabilities themselves.

Agentic AI does not just answer, it acts. The moment an agent has a reachable control plane, you have effectively created a “remote hands” interface into your environment. In our recent blog post, “When AI Can Act: Governing OpenClaw,” we explained why this shift breaks old security assumptions and why governance must be continuous, enforced, and context-aware rather than a one-time checklist.