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FBI warns of critical infrastructure targeting while new survey data shows ransomware incidents now cost enterprises 348 million yen and require over a month to recover.
Microsoft claims its autonomous containment feature halts ransomware chains in 128 seconds from alert to isolation. The metric sets a new benchmark for EDR response times as SonicWall and Palo Alto VPN flaws drive active intrusions.
Three identity startups raise $905M combined to secure AI agent access to enterprise SaaS. Buyers should plan separate budgets for non-human identity controls.
DigitalOcean launched Managed Rules and per-resource suppression on August 12, giving SMBs enterprise-grade CSPM tuning without adding vendors.
New controls tie AI requests to verified user identity before reaching models. Federal zero trust distribution expands through Carahsoft partnership.
Microsoft's August Patch Tuesday addressed 421 CVEs including three zero-days, compressing enterprise patch windows across Windows, Azure, and Office. SAP Commerce Cloud's CVSS 10.0 RCE under active exploit adds second critical cycle.
New autonomous response capability in Microsoft Defender halts ransomware attack chains in 128 seconds from alert to endpoint isolation, backed by QNET case study data.
DXC's August partnership with Primary delivers managed Zero Trust IAM for enterprise AI agents. First major integrator to market AI-native identity as a managed service rather than adapted human IAM.
Qualys launched real-time drift detection for multi-cloud environments with asset-based pricing. Microsoft changed Azure Foundational CSPM to opt-in, affecting default security coverage.
Microsoft's Aug. 4 update positions zero trust as a formalized implementation roadmap with structured workshops and assessments, pushing buyers toward multi-year budget commitments instead of ad-hoc controls.
New empirical testing shows current enterprise security stacks fail to stop leading ransomware families in more than 6 out of 10 attacks. CISA now flags VPN and SharePoint vulnerabilities as active ransomware entry points.
Microsoft's autonomous isolation feature cuts endpoint quarantine time to 128 seconds. New federal advisory from CISA, FBI, and Secret Service prescribes offline backups and segmentation as baseline controls.