Cybersecurity

Herzliya, Israel – September 11, 2026 -- Cye, a cyber exposure management provider, has launched a Center of Excellence for Private Equity (PE) designed to give PE firms a consistent, portfolio-wide view of cybersecurity exposure from due diligence through exit.

Cye combines AI-native platform with expert services to standardize portfolio cybersecurity execution

The new operating model merges Cye's expert-led agentic services with its AI-native exposure management platform, targeting a gap where PE firms currently rely on point-in-time assessments at individual portfolio companies rather than continuous, group-level oversight.

Tel Aviv – September 11, 2026 -- Cato Networks, a converged network and security cloud provider valued at $1 billion or more, has joined the World Economic Forum's Innovator Communities as part of its Unicorn cohort, gaining direct access to policy-shaping discussions on cyber resilience and AI security.

Cato enters WEF's Centre for Cybersecurity to address agentic AI risk

The company will engage with the Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity, an independent public-private platform, contributing to flagship initiatives including Cyber Resilience in Industries, the Partnership against Cybercrime, and Cyber Frontiers: AI and Cyber. The move places Cato alongside business, government, civil society, and academic leaders working on systemic cybersecurity challenges tied to accelerating enterprise AI adoption.

Tysons Corner, VA – September 11, 2026 -- Merlin will integrate Torq's AI SOC Platform into its SOC Modernization architecture for federal agencies, a partnership that also accelerates Torq's push toward FedRAMP authorization through Constellation GovCloud.

Merlin Validated Solutions unifies fragmented federal security tools into one automated workflow

The agreement places Torq inside Merlin Validated Solutions (MVS), a portfolio of pre-tested, mission-ready architectures. Rather than displacing agencies' existing security investments, MVS links disconnected tools into a single detection-to-response pipeline governed by human-in-the-loop authorization rather than unchecked automation.

Centreville, Va. – September 11, 2026 -- ID Dataweb has been named a "High Performer" and "Easiest To Do Business With" in G2's Fall 2026 Reports, based on verified customer reviews of its identity threat detection and risk mitigation platform.

ID Dataweb holds a 4.9 out of 5 rating on G2, with customers scoring the company 10 out of 10 as a business partner

The company also expanded its presence across G2 report categories compared with the previous quarter, reflecting broader market recognition of its platform among identity and fraud prevention buyers.

G2's Fall 2026 Reports cover more than 28,000 individual market reports released in August

Rankings are compiled from authentic customer reviews and G2's proprietary scoring methodology, evaluating providers on both product performance and market presence.

Pune, India – September 10, 2026 -- QKS Group has positioned Raynet as a Leader in its SPARK MatrixTM: Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), 2026, citing the vendor's integration of device management with deeper technology asset intelligence.

QKS Group ranks Raynet among top UEM vendors for technology and customer impact

The SPARK MatrixTM evaluates UEM vendors on technology excellence and customer impact, benchmarking platforms that manage laptops, desktops, smartphones, tablets, rugged devices, kiosks, and other enterprise endpoints from a single console. Sofia Ali, Associate Director and Principal Analyst at QKS Group, said Raynet's differentiation stems from linking device management, software lifecycle data, patching, and vulnerability visibility rather than treating them as separate functions.

Milton Keynes, England – September 10, 2026 -- Rockwell Automation has launched a new cybersecurity-focused season of its ROKStudios video series, as fresh data shows nearly half of manufacturers reported a cyber incident in the past year.

Rising IT/OT convergence drives operational risk for manufacturers

The new season, drawing on Rockwell's 11th Annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report, documents how increasing connectivity between IT and operational technology environments is expanding the attack surface for industrial operators. The company states that cyber risk has shifted from an episodic concern to an ongoing operational requirement as manufacturers scale AI, automation and connected systems.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 10, 2026 -- Advenica has been named an 'Emerging Leader' in the Secure File Transfer market by MarketsandMarkets' 360Quadrants platform, underscoring rising demand for high-assurance data exchange technology in defense and government sectors.

Advenica secured a 2 MSEK Finnish government order for malware protection

In November 2024, Advenica won a 2 MSEK (USD 0.18 million) order from a Finnish authority to deploy its File Security Screener for secure file import and malware protection. The solution combines Advenica's data diode technology with malware scanning to move files between segregated networks while preserving integrity and network separation.

Arlington, Va. – September 08, 2026 -- Retail organizations are struggling to defend increasingly connected store systems because no single team holds end-to-end authority over cyber risk, according to a new blueprint from Info-Tech Research Group. The firm's Build Cyber Resilience in Connected Retail report identifies fragmented ownership across legacy point-of-sale systems, IoT devices, cloud platforms, e-commerce applications, and third-party vendors as the core barrier to consistent security decision-making.

New York – September 07, 2026 -- Deloitte has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Detection Response/Managed Extended Detection and Response for the Enterprise 2026 Vendor Assessment, placing it among seven top-tier providers out of 20 vendors evaluated (doc # US54792426, August 2026).

IDC Flags Rising Buyer Scrutiny Over AI-Driven SOC Performance

The IDC MarketScape noted that enterprise buyers are moving past alert dashboards and monthly reports, instead demanding proof of analyst quality, SLA reliability under real-world stress, and whether generative AI investment inside security operations centers produces measurably better outcomes rather than merely faster-looking ones.

Boston – September 07, 2026 -- Pentera has been named a Customers' Choice in the 2026 Gartner® Peer InsightsTM Voice of the Customer for Adversarial Exposure Validation, with customers rating the company 4.8 out of 5 overall.

Customers give Pentera near-unanimous recommendation scores

Of reviewers surveyed, 94% indicated a willingness to recommend Pentera, placing the company in the upper-right quadrant of the Customers' Choice distinction. The ratings cover an 18-month consideration period ending June 30, 2026.

Gartner methodology ties recognition to experience and adoption benchmarks

Gartner Peer Insights recognizes vendors who meet or exceed both the market average Overall Experience and the market average User Interest and Adoption score to earn the Customers' Choice distinction.