Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of May 2nd: Palo Alto Networks, IBM, Vectra AI, and More
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William Jepma
, Writer, Editor, and Analyst at Solutions Review - Endpoint Security News, Identity Management News,
The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring news from the week of May 2nd. This round-up covers announcements and updates from Palo Alto Networks, IBM, Vectra AI, 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 May 2nd.
Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of May 2nd
BlackFog Updates its Anti-Data Exfiltration (ADX) Platform
BlackFog, a ransomware prevention and anti-data exfiltration (ADX) technology provider, has unveiled significant updates to its AI-based platform. These updates will introduce new baseline activity monitoring tools to help organizations protect themselves from advanced persistent threats involving variable dwell time, living off the land (LoTL) attacks, and insider threats. BlackFog’s algorithms are built to continuously adapt to an organization’s environment by accommodating differences in time zones and workdays to accurately detect suspicious activity.
IBM Launches an Agentic AI System for Security Operations
IBM has announced the Autonomous Threat Operations Machine (ATOM), an agentic AI system designed to provide autonomous threat triage, investigation, and remediation with minimal human intervention. ATOM’s agentic AI engine leverages multiple individual agents to augment the existing security analytics a company works with. This will help them accelerate threat detection efforts, analyze alerts with additional contextualization, perform risk analyses, execute investigation plans, and perform remediation actions. One of those agents is the X-Force Predictive Threat Intelligence (PTI) agent, built to generate predictive threat insights on potential adversarial activities.
Inspira Enterprise Partners with Cequence Security
Inspira Enterprise, a global cybersecurity services leader, has partnered strategically with Cequence Security, an API security and bot management company. With this collaboration, Inspira and Cequence will focus on helping global organizations defend against the full spectrum of API-based threats, including automated threats ranging from malicious bots to business logic abuse. Cequence will also join Inspira’s trusted partner ecosystem to provide customers with outcome-driven API protection and bot mitigation worldwide.
IONIX Details Its New Cloud Exposure Validator Solution
IONIX, an External Exposure Management solution, has announced details on Cloud Exposure Validator, a new offering that can enhance the efficiency of cloud security operations. By leveraging advanced AI, the technology can automate the analysis of CNAPP (Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform) alerts related to external exposures. This will reduce alert fatigue and enable security teams to focus on genuine, exploitable risks.
Netskope Introduces New Data Security Posture Management Capabilities to Its Platform
Netskope, a modern security and networking company, has expanded the Netskope One platform to cover more AI security use cases, including enhanced protections for private applications and data security posture management (DSPM) attributes. The enhancements aim to expand end-to-end visibility and control companies have over how their diverse data stores are used to train public and private LLMs. Additionally, they can help prevent sensitive or regulated data from unintentionally feeding into LLMs, assess AI risk with data context, and enable policy-driven AI governance by automating the detection and enforcement of policies around which data can be used for AI.
Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Protect AI
Palo Alto Networks, a global cybersecurity company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Protect AI, a company focused on securing the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications and models. The strategic acquisition reinforces Palo Alto Networks’ commitment to the continued expansion of its capabilities to protect the dynamic new attack surface created by the explosion of AI. Protect AI’s CEO, founders, and employees are expected to join Palo Alto Networks once the deal closes.
Palo Alto Networks and AT&T Detail a New Collaboration
Palo Alto Networks also announced a strategic agreement with AT&T that will combine its AI-powered cybersecurity solutions with AT&T’s expertise in secure connectivity. The companies will deliver a comprehensive, network-integrated secure access service edge (SASE) solution to help businesses safeguard their data, applications, and users. Additionally, they will debut a secure browser solution tailored for AT&T customers that leverages Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma Access Browser and AT&T’s connectivity leadership to provide businesses with safer browsing experiences.
Qualys Expands its TotalAI Solution with New Enhancements
Qualys, a cloud-based IT, security, and compliance solutions provider, has announced several updates to its TotalAI solution. These enhancements can help organizations secure their MLOps pipeline from development to deployment. For example, the updated TotalAI offering can automatically prioritize AI security risks, streamline AI application developments, enhance company defenses against emerging AI threats, and identify threats hidden inside images, audio, and video files designed to manipulate LLM outputs.
Rockwell Automation Debuts a Security Monitoring and Response Service
Rockwell Automation, a global company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, has announced its Security Monitoring and Response service. The new offering is purpose-built to deliver continuous, real-time monitoring of operational technology (OT) environments. It can seamlessly integrate with existing architectures to help industrial organizations stay ahead of cyber threats and build resilient operations. The solution’s capabilities include continuous monitoring, advanced threat detection, comprehensive reporting tools, and rapid response and remediation features.
RSA Conference 2025: The Top News and Announcements
Over the last several days, companies worldwide have come together—virtually and on-site in San Francisco, California—to share timely insights and actionable intelligence with peers and customers alike. With so much of the cybersecurity community together for the event, many of the leading companies in the space have used the opportunity to announce new products, features, enhancements, and partnerships to help their clients and each other build smarter, faster, and more resilient cyber defense strategies. The Solutions Review editors have summarized the top headlines in a convenient, curated list.
Salt Security Reveals the Salt Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server
Salt Security, an API security company, has launched the Salt Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server. The server leverages natural language and artificial intelligence (AI) to provide enterprise teams with a novel access point for interaction with their API infrastructure. With Salt’s MCP service, businesses can utilize a “personal ChatGPT experience” with contextual API search functionalities, posture gap contextual search and analysis tools, AI-driven remediation guidance, and an API explainer toolset. The Salt MCP Server is available now via the Salt Early Access Program.
Vectra AI Expands Its Partnership with CrowdStrike
Vectra AI, a cybersecurity AI company that protects modern networks from attacks, has expanded its partnership with CrowdStrike for a joint offering that combines Vectra AI’s network detection and response (NDR) capabilities with the endpoint protection functionalities powered by the CrowdStrike Falcon platform. The jointly packaged solution is “purpose-built” to meet the needs of smaller security teams within SMBs and midmarket organizations by providing them with a transparent pricing model and rapid deployments.
Vectra AI Adds an AI Analyst Agent to Its Solution Suite
Vectra AI also announced several advancements for its portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI) agents. The updated agents can increase security teams’ productivity and workflow efficiencies by allowing analysts to detect, investigate, and respond to the most urgent and critical threats on the modern network. With the addition of the Vectra AI Analyst, the company has completed its AI agent portfolio, which includes the AI Triage, AI Stitching, and AI Prioritization agents.
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William Jepma
Writer, Editor, and Analyst
William Jepma is an editor, writer, and analyst at Solutions Review who aims to keep readers across industries informed and excited about the newest developments in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Process Management (BPM), Marketing Automation, and other WorkTech categories. You can connect with him on LinkedIn or reach him via email at wjepma@solutionsreview.com.
