Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of August 15th: Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, Legit 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 August 15th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from August 15th: Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, Legit 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 August 15th.

Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of August 15th

Checkmarx Shares Findings From a Survey on the Future of Application Security

Checkmarx, an agentic AI-powered application security platform, has released the results of its annual survey titled “Future of Application Security in the Era of AI.” The report surveyed more than 1,500 CISOs, AppSec managers, and developers across North America, Europe, and Asia‑Pacific to compile a candid assessment of how AI‑accelerated development is reshaping the risk landscape. Findings indicate that business pressure is normalizing risky practices, with 81 percent of organizations knowingly shipping vulnerable code and 98 percent experiencing a breach that resulted from vulnerable code.

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Fortinet Introduces New Features to the FortiRecon Platform

Fortinet, a global cybersecurity company driving the convergence of networking and security, has announced significant enhancements to the FortiRecon platform. The upgrades deliver unified internal and external attack surface monitoring, adversary-centric dark web intelligence, and automated security orchestration to the FortiRecon solution suite. These AI-powered capabilities will help organizations prioritize and remediate exposures faster, reduce alert fatigue, and strengthen security posture, all from a single platform.

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GoTo Integrates SentinelOne Singularity’s EDR Features with LogMeIn Resolve

GoTo, a cloud communications and IT provider, has announced the integration of SentinelOne Singularity’s endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities into its LogMeIn Resolve platform. The integration brings AI-powered unified threat detection, analysis, and response into the Resolve console, which will help managed service providers (MSPs) and IT teams identify and contain threats, including ransomware and zero-day vulnerabilities. It also adds continuous monitoring and zero-trust architecture to reduce risk and streamline incident response for organizations managing multiple endpoints.

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Legit Security Reveals New SCA and SAST Features

Legit Security, a global provider of AI-native application security posture management (ASPM) and security for AI-led application development, has launched AI-native Software Composition Analysis (SCA) and Static Application Security Testing (SAST) features for its AppSec posture management platform. With these additions, teams can improve vulnerability detection, expand license analysis, and utilize AI/LLM-specific security checks to secure traditional and AI-generated code. Legit Security designed these tools to help security and development teams accelerate secure software delivery, especially for organizations adopting AI-first development practices.

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LevelBlue Partners with Akamai to Offer a Web Application and API Protection Service

LevelBlue—a managed security services, strategic consulting, and threat intelligence provider—has partnered with Akamai, a cybersecurity and cloud computing company, to release a managed Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) service. The new service combines next-gen firewall, DDoS mitigation, bot protection, and API security to help organizations scale their digital transformation initiatives while reducing operational complexity, consolidating fragmented tools, and proactively mitigating web and API security threats. The service is available in two tiers, Essential and Advanced, allowing organizations to choose a service level that best meets their needs.

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OPTIA and Patera Announce a Joint Solution

OPTIA, a high-performance GPU compute platform provider, and Patero, a network security company specializing in quantum secure communications, have announced a joint solution that embeds Patero’s CryptoQoR encryption suite into OPTIA’s NVIDIA-based systems. The joint offering will deliver a PQC-enabled GPU server for mission-critical defense and commercial applications. Additionally, the combined offering will align directly with Executive Order 14028, National Security Memo 10, and Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiatives.

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Palo Alto Networks Releases New Solutions to Improve Quantum Readiness

Palo Alto Networks, a global cybersecurity company, has announced two new security solutions to help organizations navigate the evolving quantum landscape and keep pace with dynamic cloud and AI environments. These additions will equip businesses with the visibility, agility, and defenses they need to accelerate quantum readiness and secure workloads in a multi-cloud world. The features include a Quantum Readiness Dashboard for comprehensive cryptographic risk visibility and a cipher translation tool, which can instantly upgrade any application to be quantum safe.

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Rockwell Automation Releases Findings From Its State of Smart Manufacturing Report

Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and digital transformation company, has released the cybersecurity findings from its 10th annual “State of Smart Manufacturing Report.” The report draws insights from over 1,500 manufacturing leaders across multiple top manufacturing countries. Findings show that cybersecurity is becoming a central business issue, with over 60 percent of cybersecurity and IT professionals planning to adopt AI and machine learning (ML) for security in the next 12 months.

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SonicWall Debuts Nine New Firewalls in Its Generation 8 Portfolio

SonicWall has announced nine new firewalls as part of its Generation 8 portfolio. These firewalls will help SonicWall provide a purpose-built cybersecurity platform for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), and their customers. Specifically, the firewalls combine advanced protection, intelligent cloud management, Zero Trust security, and expert-backed services, all available for a single monthly price. Bob VanKirk, President and CEO of SonicWall, says, “This launch arms our partners with the tools they need to win more business and strengthen customer trust by providing market-leading cybersecurity protection.”

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Tanium Reveals a Connector for Microsoft Intune

Tanium, an Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM) provider, has announced a new connector for Microsoft Intune. The connector will offer autonomous endpoint management for mobile devices, providing real-time visibility into Tanium-managed and Intune-managed endpoints. It also offers unified reporting tools and automated remediation for iOS and Android endpoints, helping them address vulnerabilities, manage compliance, and reduce operational overhead associated with modern hybrid work environments that depend on mobile access.

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The Mind Behind “Spies, Lies and Cybercrime” – The Cyber Circuit

In this episode of The Cyber Circuit, Michael Morgenstern sits down with former FBI ghost Eric O’Neill, who helped catch the most damaging spy in U.S. history. Their conversation explores how counterintelligence tactics are essential for modern cybersecurity. From North Korean deepfake employees infiltrating American companies to AI-powered attacks that clone your CEO’s voice, they dig into why traditional security approaches are failing. O’Neill also exposes the $12 trillion dark web economy and explains why by 2026, 90 percent of internet content will be synthetic.

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