In a massive security push, ServiceNow has agreed to buy cyber exposure management company Armis for $7.75 billion in cash. The deal, expected to close in late 2026, aims to combine asset discovery with automated workflows for a complete security operations platform.
Navigating e-discovery just got a lot harder. A new legal analysis details how privacy laws like the GDPR and California’s CPRA are directly clashing with traditional discovery duties, creating a minefield of compliance risks for attorneys handling cross-border data.
According to a CRN podcast with Acronis’s Subramani Rao, the cybersecurity game is changing. The focus for MSPs must shift from pure protection to business survival and recovery, a concept called cyber resilience, especially as agentic AI begins to transform defense.
December is ending with major tech security and hardware headaches. Billions of Android users are at risk from targeted spyware, while Apple struggles to perfect a crease-free foldable iPhone screen. Meanwhile, AI voice tech is being weaponized by extremist groups.
As AI adoption accelerates, a stark readiness gap is emerging. New research shows only 13% of organizations feel prepared for generative AI risks, highlighting a critical need for skilled governance to prevent security failures and enable confident innovation.
Security researchers have identified FAUST, a new variant of the Phobos ransomware family. It spreads via malicious Office documents using VBA macros, highlighting a persistent and dangerous attack vector that organizations still struggle with.
The SEC has secured final judgments against three key FTX lieutenants, barring them from corporate leadership for up to a decade. This formalizes penalties that follow their earlier cooperation in the criminal case against Sam Bankman-Fried.
Riot Games is implementing a new BIOS update requirement for some Valorant players to patch a serious UEFI vulnerability. The move targets high-level competitive play but could signal a tougher future for anti-cheat measures on older hardware. Players on affected ASRock, Asus, Gigabyte, or MSI mothe
WatchGuard has released fixes for a critical zero-day vulnerability that allows remote takeover of its Firebox firewalls. However, simply patching may not be enough, and thousands of devices likely remain vulnerable from a similar flaw patched last year.
Three financial giants are diving into a new Middle East-focused blockchain initiative. The partnerships aim to build regulated infrastructure for tokenized assets and payments, signaling a major institutional push.
