Key Takeaways: Palo Alto Networks is accelerating an acquisition-led expansion aimed at securing the infrastructure, identities, models, and autonomous agents behind enterprise artificial intelligence. Under CEO Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto Networks has made around 25 acquisitions, using deals to move well beyond its r
Key Takeaways: Labcorp has agreed to pay $2,287,455 to 44 states to resolve an investigation into the 2019 data breach at American Medical Collection Agency, the debt collector commonly known as AMCA. The incident potentially exposed information associated with 27.5 million people, including about 10.2 million Lab
Key Takeaways: Reuters reports that Blue Cross Blue Shield Association insurers have attributed nearly $1 billion in additional spending over two years to more aggressive, AI-assisted hospital coding. The association’s 2026 claims analysis estimated $942 million in added costs compared with 2023, including $653 mi
Key Takeaways: RRC’s record of ScreenConnect use in ransomware operations highlights a broader shift in attacker behavior. Rather than compromising endpoints one at a time, ransomware groups increasingly pursue the management systems that administrators use to control entire environments. That approach offers leve
Key Takeaways: Florida-based Nerds Support entered the Shield Technology Partners portfolio this week, marking the MSP platform vendor’s 20th acquisition. The transaction adds another managed services operation to Shield’s growing network while giving Nerds Support access to a broader operating platform and shared
Key Takeaways: Europe’s digital-sovereignty campaign is entering a more capital-intensive phase. After years spent developing regulations, industrial policies, cybersecurity requirements, and strategic targets, the European Union is confronting a harder question: who will finance the infrastructure needed to turn
Key Takeaways: Ema has raised $77 million in Series B funding as it seeks to move enterprise AI agents beyond isolated tasks and into the day-to-day processes that run large organizations. The round was led by Creaegis and brings Ema’s total funding to $140 million. The startup describes its agents as AI “employee
Key Takeaways: Fort Smith has drawn an important distinction in its latest cybersecurity update: data was removed from city systems, but investigators have found no evidence that residents’ or customers’ credit-card and banking information was compromised. The city disclosed the findings on Sept. 23, 2026, followi
Key Takeaways: The FBI is investigating unauthorized activity after ShinyHunters claimed it breached FBIJobs.gov and obtained between 2 and 3 terabytes of data connected to FBI employees and job applicants. The agency has not independently confirmed the group’s account, the quantity of information involved, or whe
Key Takeaways: Lowe's has added drone delivery to its fulfillment mix, launching a pilot that can bring select home improvement products to customers near Matthews, N.C., in as fast as 20 minutes.