In partnership with C1, the Texas Southern University has launched a state-of-the-art Cybersecurity Lab designed from the ground up to mirror real-world environments. This isn’t a symbolic ribbon-cutting space or a future promise; it’s a working lab, co-designed and built by C1 experts alongside TSU students themselves, where theory immediately collides with practice in a way … [Read more...] about C1 and Texas Southern University Launch Cybersecurity Lab, Houston, Texas
GDIT Wins $285M Cybersecurity Contract to Fortify Virginia’s Digital Backbone
A sizable and consequential move unfolded this week as General Dynamics Information Technology, the IT services arm of General Dynamics, secured a $285 million contract from the Commonwealth of Virginia to reinforce the state’s cybersecurity infrastructure. Awarded in October, the agreement stretches well beyond a simple services deal: a one-year transition period sets the … [Read more...] about GDIT Wins $285M Cybersecurity Contract to Fortify Virginia’s Digital Backbone
Why ServiceNow Wants Armis: Security as the Missing Layer in the Entrprise Workflow Empire
At first glance, the idea of ServiceNow spending up to seven billion dollars on Armis might look like yet another big-tech land grab into cybersecurity, but that reading misses the more interesting part. This isn’t a defensive move or a late pivot into security hype; it’s a fairly logical extension of what ServiceNow has been quietly building for years. Its core business has … [Read more...] about Why ServiceNow Wants Armis: Security as the Missing Layer in the Entrprise Workflow Empire
Opal Security Names Howard Ting CEO as AI Access Governance Enters Its Defining Moment
Momentum around identity security is shifting again, and this time it feels more like a tectonic movement than a trendline. The announcement that Howard Ting is stepping in as CEO of Opal Security lands squarely in that moment, almost as if the company knew the sector was waiting for someone who’s navigated these waters before. Ting arrives with that familiar mix of calm … [Read more...] about Opal Security Names Howard Ting CEO as AI Access Governance Enters Its Defining Moment
Cyber Week Israel 2025, December 8–11, Tel Aviv
Cyber Week 2025 unfolded across the Tel Aviv University campus with that familiar electric buzz—part academic symposium, part global policy forum, part startup-scene reunion. You could sense it even before stepping into the main plenary hall: clusters of researchers debating zero-day exploitation paths over coffee, founders showing off half-secret prototypes on laptop screens, … [Read more...] about Cyber Week Israel 2025, December 8–11, Tel Aviv
Qryptonic Names Senior Leadership Team Driving Quantum-Era Cryptographic Security
A certain weight settles into the room when a company quietly makes it clear that it isn’t just building another security product, but rethinking what cryptographic assurance even means in the age of quantum threat models and autonomous offensive tooling. Qryptonic LLC stepped into that space today by revealing the nine senior leaders and advisors shaping its Q-Scout discovery … [Read more...] about Qryptonic Names Senior Leadership Team Driving Quantum-Era Cryptographic Security
Thales AI Security Fabric, 2025–2026: A New Perimeter for the Age of Agentic AI
AI is speeding ahead so quickly that the business world hasn’t entirely caught its breath, and you can almost feel the tension between opportunity and exposure. The numbers paint the picture in stark strokes: more than three-quarters of organizations now run AI somewhere in their operations, up from barely half two years ago. That kind of acceleration usually leaves a trail of … [Read more...] about Thales AI Security Fabric, 2025–2026: A New Perimeter for the Age of Agentic AI
Cybersecurity, AI Turbulence, and the New Fragility of Data Resilience in 2026
The story unfolding from Veeam’s latest survey reads less like a routine IT pulse check and more like a snapshot of an industry quietly bracing for a storm. You can almost hear the strain in the numbers: leaders juggling multi-cloud sprawl, sovereignty mandates, AI-powered threats, and boards now demanding accountability with a sharper edge. The survey’s dataset might be … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity, AI Turbulence, and the New Fragility of Data Resilience in 2026
CrowdStrike, 2025 MITRE ATT&CK® Enterprise Evaluations, Cross-Domain Security Validation
CrowdStrike’s latest MITRE ATT&CK® Enterprise Evaluations result lands with unusual weight this year, not because vendors don’t often claim strong detection, but because the 2025 round fundamentally changed what “strong” even means. For the first time, MITRE ran a full cloud adversary emulation designed to mirror how modern attacks actually unfold, slipping across identity … [Read more...] about CrowdStrike, 2025 MITRE ATT&CK® Enterprise Evaluations, Cross-Domain Security Validation
Holly Ventures Launches $33M Debut Fund to Redefine Day-Zero Cybersecurity Investing
Holly Ventures has officially come out of the gate with a $33 million debut fund, and the positioning is refreshingly unambiguous. This is a solo-led cybersecurity vehicle built on the belief that at the earliest stages of company creation, access, judgment, and real involvement matter far more than oversized checks or polished platform narratives. Founded by John Brennan, … [Read more...] about Holly Ventures Launches $33M Debut Fund to Redefine Day-Zero Cybersecurity Investing
