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CrowdStrike buys two AI security startups for about $495 million

CrowdStrike · 3 Nov 2026 · 2 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources

OpenAI teams up with Cathedral, raises bug bounty rewards to $172,000

OpenAI partners with Cathedral to find and fix AI flaws faster, raising critical bug bounty rewards to $172,000.

Cloudflare launches beta Web Search API through AI Gateway

Cloudflare · 29 Oct 2026 · 3 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources

Shufti launches Know Your Agent to verify AI agent identity and permissions

The solution assigns unique time-bound credentials and trust scores to agents, supports human-in-the-loop controls, and maintains audit trails for agentic commerce.

ServiceNow launches Control Tower Alliance for enterprise AI governance.

Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon model with cybersecurity upgrades.

Internal tests show the frontier model generates secure code more than twice as effectively as its predecessor Gemini 4 Argon.

Upwind secures $400 million to protect AI across endpoints, code, and cloud

The company will use the funding to develop AI security agents and advance cybersecurity research.

Fortinet expands AI security with FortiGuard Inline AI Security Service

The cloud-delivered solution provides AI-specific inspection and guardrails for FortiGate customers to monitor AI activity and prevent threats and data exposure.

Exeon Analytics launches AgentGuard for AI visibility and threat detection

ESET expands consumer and small business security products with AI security and anti-scam capabilities

Upgrades help protect users against AI-powered scams, malicious links, and emerging threats targeting AI tools.

Infisical secures $40 million investment to reinforce AI agent security infrastructure

Sprinklr launches beta of six connected marketing AI agents

Veraify adds token tracking to identify shadow AI spending

New capabilities enable finance teams to distinguish sanctioned AI usage from unauthorized spending for accurate cost allocation.

Exeon expands threat detection to shadow AI and autonomous agents

AgentGuard helps security teams identify data leaks, rogue behavior, and unauthorized tool usage by AI agents.

AAIF expands from three to ten agentic AI projects

Sophos launches tool to defend against unauthorized AI tools and agents

The tool addresses security risks from growing enterprise AI adoption.

UK unveils $800 million AI security funding plan

Investments include £100 million for an AI-powered biosecurity laboratory, £120 million for the AI Security Institute, and £130 million for cybersecurity.

Walmart launches Agent Gateway, an MCP server for approved AI shopping agents

AEREDIUM introduces AI guardrails for autonomous agents handling payments and code

BeyondTrust launches AI agent security capabilities on Pathfinder platform

The launch responds to research that AI coding agents can execute millions of commands and access numerous external services on enterprise endpoints.

Mave Security raises $34 million for agentic security platform

The Israeli cybersecurity startup will use the funding to advance its platform that consolidates enterprise security tools into a unified threat detection and response system.

JFrog unveils AI-SEC to control AI agents, skills and models from developer to production

Zoom introduces AI governance tools for business users to monitor AI-generated content

The tools enable monitoring of AI-generated content and management of deepfake risks with compliance and data handling controls.

Red Hat expands NVIDIA partnership on secure agentic AI

The expanded partnership gives enterprises tighter controls over autonomous AI agents, including runtime security, governed inference, and Day 0 support for new NVIDIA chips.

Microsoft introduces dynamic permissions for AI agent security

New security controls manage AI agents as internal users with permissions adjusting based on task context.

ThreatLocker launches Zero Trust AI control for security teams to oversee AI agents

The solution enables organizations to adopt agentic AI while maintaining security oversight and control over their environments.

Gigamon launches GigaVUE-GSA110 for AI network operations visibility

The solution helps network operations teams gain visibility into AI workloads across cloud and on-premises environments to identify shadow AI usage.

Asymptote Labs raises $5.5M to track and control AI agents

AppViewX adds shadow AI agent controls and quantum-resistant digital identities

New capabilities allow teams to detect and halt unauthorized AI agents during operation and issue quantum-resistant digital identities.

Celigo launches MCP tool management for enterprise AI assistants and agent access

The Model Context Protocol Management platform helps IT and security teams govern AI assistants and agents in enterprise systems.

Palo Alto Networks expands AI agent security project

Growing use of AI agents in corporate systems is creating a new internal risk category, prompting tighter real-time oversight from security teams.

Palo Alto Networks · 19 Oct 2026 · 1 source · Also reported independently

Cohere announces proposed agreement to acquire AISLE

AISLE builds autonomous systems to discover and remediate software vulnerabilities; deal advances Cohere's sovereign AI platform mission.

Proofpoint acquires Varonis for $6.3 billion to address AI agent data risks

Proofpoint plans rapid post-close integration to meet growing market demand for cybersecurity capabilities.

Opsin raises $21 million to tackle AI agent security in businesses

The AI security and governance startup addresses growing adoption of AI agents developed by OpenAI, Anthropic, and others.

Workday to acquire C1.ai identity platform

The deal, expected to close by end of January, builds on Workday's recent Sana acquisition and addresses the growing need to manage agent permissions.

BlackFog adds AI prompt controls to prevent sensitive employee data leaks

The update provides organizations with enhanced oversight of employee and AI agent prompts to prevent sensitive data from being sent to external AI services.

Bigeye launches Policy Engine in Agent Trust Hub with runtime enforcement

The feature enables enterprises to control AI agent permissions with runtime enforcement across AI gateways.

Arctic Wolf expands Aurora platform with AI visibility and generative assistant skills

The expansion includes Shadow AI Discovery for AI governance, enhanced generative assistant capabilities, and broader security integrations.

Codenotary launches AgentMon Start for small businesses

AgentMon Start is a cloud-free monitoring tool giving small businesses visibility into AI agent activity to help control token costs and security risks.

Uniti Solutions launches managed AI Security service to help businesses combat AI cyber risks

The telecom infrastructure provider's new service addresses cybersecurity risks associated with artificial intelligence.

Anthropic Launches Free AI Vulnerability Scanner as Google's Bounty Halts

Anthropic launched a free AI vulnerability scanner on October 8, 2026, as Google discontinued its open-source bug bounty program.

RSA launches Agent ID for regulated AI agent control

Agent ID enables regulated organizations to track shadow AI by assigning ownership and approval workflows to AI agents, targeting banks and public sector bodies.