Palo Alto Networks has completed its acquisition of Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi, finalizing a deal previously estimated at around $400 million and underscoring the growing importance of securing artificial intelligence-driven systems. Founded in 2024, Koi raised $48 million, including a $38 million Series A round last September. The acquisition represents a rapid exit for the...Read More

Yang Jongheon, head of S2W’s offensive division Big data analytics artificial intelligence (AI) firm S2W held a private seminar for clients on April 15 at its headquarters in Pangyo, Seongnam, on “New security strategies for the AI era: countermeasures through real-world cases.” At the event, Yang Jongheon (양종헌), head of S2W’s offensive division, introduced AI-specific...Read More

Trend AI Trend AI, the enterprise cybersecurity business unit of global security company Trend Micro, said on Wednesday it has signed a strategic partnership with Anthropic. Through the collaboration, Trend AI will embed the Claude model across its platform to strengthen agentic workflows, automation and AI-native security operations. It will pursue threat research to identify...Read More

The IMF forecasts that Qatar’s economy will contract by 8.6% in 2026, before bouncing back with 8.6% growth next year. It also predicts that Iran’s neighbour, Iraq, will take an economic hit this year from the war, with a slowdown of 6.8%. But it is expected to recover to 11.3% growth in 2027. A country’s...Read More

Powerful artificial intelligence tools with “potentially dangerous capabilities” should not be released without appropriate safeguards and meaningful engagement with national agencies, Ireland’s cyber security body has warned. In a statement, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said the decision from AI firm Anthropic not to release its latest model on a general basis given its...Read More

Gallagher Security has appointed Jonathan Finan as Technical Account Manager for the Central North Island, bringing the long-serving employee back to New Zealand. Finan has spent more than 14 years with the company in roles across technical support, training, engineering and business development. He has worked in New Zealand, the United States and Canada, gaining...Read More

Gallagher Security used ISC West 2026 to showcase new products and discuss trends in integrated security systems. The Las Vegas event drew strong engagement from partners, end users and industry figures, according to the company. At the trade show, Gallagher highlighted QuickSwitch, a platform designed to help customers move from older security systems to its...Read More

Ledger Nano S hardware wallet (Photo: Ledger) Hardware wallet company Ledger has unveiled a security roadmap to keep humans in final control as an agent economy spreads, with artificial intelligence agents carrying out financial transactions and work tasks on behalf of users. On April 14 local time, blockchain media outlet The Block reported that Ledger...Read More

TrendAI has formed a strategic alliance with Anthropic that will integrate Anthropic’s Claude models into the TrendAI Vision One platform. The partnership focuses on threat research, automated defence and AI-based security operations as cybersecurity groups respond to a rise in attacks using autonomous artificial intelligence tools. The work will span the full AI security lifecycle,...Read More

Gallagher Security is launching a nationwide recruitment drive in New Zealand, with up to 100 new roles expected to open this year. The hiring push comes as the Hamilton-based security technology business expands its product teams and advances a broader product transformation programme. Initial recruitment will focus on software engineers, test engineers and product leadership...Read More