Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Today is a big day for the Crash. We are announcing the next step in our collective journey – Securonix has acquired ThreatQuotient. This is an exciting and rare opportunity to combine Securonix’s best-in-class security analytics and detection with ThreatQ’s best-in-class threat intelligence platform. As we all know, the security operations world is changing at a dramatic pace.

I’m thrilled to share that Cloudflare has acquired Outerbase. This is such an amazing opportunity for us, and I want to explain how we got here, what we’ve built so far, and why we are so excited about becoming part of the Cloudflare team.

In a record-breaking transaction that reflects the increasing importance of multicloud security, Google is to acquire cloud security giant Wiz in a whopping $32 billion all-cash deal. The largest deal by Google so far, the buyout marks a seismic step ahead in its cloud security offerings. As cyber threats continue to evolve at a record pace, businesses are looking for better, AI-driven solutions to protect their cloud-based digital properties.

This week, we announced an important development in our journey to deliver the industry’s most powerful, comprehensive identity security platform. CyberArk has acquired Zilla Security, a leader in modern Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) solutions, bringing their cutting-edge, AI-powered technology into the fold of our industry-leading platform.

Today, Arctic Wolf successfully completed the acquisition of BlackBerry’s Cylance endpoint security assets. With this acquisition, we are thrilled to welcome hundreds of new partners and thousands of customers to The Pack. Additionally, we are excited to welcome almost 400 new employees who will join Arctic Wolf offices around the globe.

WatchGuard acquired ActZero, a leading provider of MDR services with proactive, rapid and automated threat response and cross-platform AI-driven threat analysis designed to outpace threats at machine speed. This move further expands and matures WatchGuard’s innovative 24/7 MDR service and was signed and closed on December 17, 2024.

From the earliest days of 1Password, our bedrock value has been building a security tool that works for our users – not against them – enabling people to behave securely without needless friction or frustration. For our business customers, this means making the productive way to work the secure way to work.

The rise of emerging open-source threats presents a growing risk to organizations as attackers increasingly exploit vulnerabilities in widely used libraries, frameworks, and tools. In fact, most Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tools on the market today are unable to keep up with the volume of new overtly malicious activities in the open-source ecosystem.