Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of January 9th: Exabeam, Hexnode, Ridge Security, and More

The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring news from the week of January 9th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from Exabeam, Hexnode, Ridge Security, and more.

Keeping up with all the most relevant Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring news can be time-consuming. As a result, our editorial team aims to summarize some of the top headlines in the space by curating a collection of the latest vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy news. With that in mind, here is some of the top endpoint security and network monitoring news from the week of January 9th.

Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of January 9th

Exabeam Launches a System for Extracting Insights From AI Agent Behavior Analytics and AI Security Posture 

Exabeam, a provider of intelligence and automation solutions for security operations, has announced a connected system of AI-driven security workflows capable of protecting organizations from the risks associated with AI usage and AI agent activity. This offering will extend the company’s user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) by combining AI agent behavior analytics, unified timeline-driven investigation of AI activity, and posture visibility for AI agent security. These updates will provide security leaders with a structured, measurable foundation for understanding AI activity, accelerating investigations, and improving their defenses as agent adoption grows.

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FortifyData Enhances Its Third-Party Risk Management Application

FortifyData, a cyber risk management platform, has announced new AI enhancements to its Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) application. These additions include an AI Auditor, which analyzes reports alongside a preview of AI workflow automation features for streamlining the vendor lifecycle process. FortifyData also plans to release AI workflow capabilities that will autonomously communicate with vendors. helping guide them through platform onboarding steps, requesting missing or additional documentation, highlighting non-compliance, and sending status reminders.

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Hexnode Releases an Extended Detection and Response Platform

Hexnode, the enterprise software division of Mitsogo, has released Hexnode XDR, an extended detection and response platform. Features include contextualized alerts, one-click remediation, unified incident visibility to help IT admins assess their security posture, automated correlation tools for identifying malicious activity across endpoints, and a searchable and exportable log of threats, actions, and system events. The Hexnode XDR platform also integrates seamlessly with Hexnode UEM to create a single, connected environment for endpoint management and security.

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Ridge Security Announces Two New Features for RidgeBot 6.0

Ridge Security, an AI-powered provider of offensive security for Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), has announced two new features for RidgeBot 6.0. These additions include AWS Security Audit and Windows Authenticated Pentest enhancements, which will improve context-aware offensive security validation across IT, OT, and AI infrastructure. Lydia Zhang, President and Co-Founder at Ridge Security, says, “By combining LLM-based contextual intelligence with proven domain-specific knowledge, RidgeBot enables more complex exploit testing and uncovers vulnerabilities unique to each environment.”

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What to Expect from the Solutions Spotlight with ThreatLocker on January 13th, 2026

For our next Solutions Spotlight event, the Solutions Review team has partnered with ThreatLocker, an enterprise cybersecurity solution provider, to provide a live demo that illustrates how Zero Trust architecture can stop ransomware, malware, unauthorized software, and lateral movement, all before damage occurs. The hour-long webinar will also include a live Q&A led by the ThreatLocker Solutions Engineering group.

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