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Brand Covered: CIS, Astrix, and Cequence

Headline: CIS, Astrix, and Cequence Unite To Deliver Actionable Guidance for Securing AI Environments

The Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS®), Astrix Security, and Cequence Security announced a strategic partnership to develop new cybersecurity guidance tailored to the unique risks of artificial intelligence (AI) and agentic systems.

This collaborative initiative builds on the globally-recognized CIS Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®), extending its principles into AI environments where autonomous decision‑making, tool and API access, and automated threats introduce new challenges. The intent of the partnership includes initially developing two CIS Controls companion guides: one for AI Agent Environments , which will focus on securing the agent system lifecycle; the other for Model Context Protocol (MCP) environments.

Brand Covered: Fortanix, HPE and NVIDIA

Headline: Fortanix Teams With HPE and NVIDIA To Embed Confidential Computing in AI Factories

Fortanix® Inc., a global leader in data security for an AI world, announced its hyper-secure platform – Armet AI – can be deployed on HPE’s AI solutions, combining secure infrastructure and accelerated computing for scalable, production-ready AI. Global enterprises can leverage HPE ProLiant Compute DL380a Gen12 servers and NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs to build and run secure, scalable AI workloads on-premises, in the cloud and in AI factories with confidential computing-enabled security and trust over data, models, and prompts.

Brand Covered: Proofpoint

Headline: Proofpoint Named a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Email Security

Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, announced it has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Email Security for the second consecutive year. Previous to 2024, the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Secure Email Gateways was last published in 2015, wherein Proofpoint was recognized as a Leader seven consecutive times.

Gartner evaluated 14 vendors for its 2025 report and recognized Proofpoint as a Leader for its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision, with Proofpoint highest in Execution.

Brand Covered: Coro

Headline: Coro 3.7 Delivers Redesigned Actionboard and AI-Powered Insights

Coro, the leading cybersecurity platform for small and midsize businesses, announced the latest version of its unified platform. Coro 3.7 delivers significant user interface enhancements to accelerate remediation and simplify security management for SMBs.

Coro has further enhanced its user-friendly Actionboard with a modern design and clearer organization, providing IT professionals with critical information at their fingertips while eliminating unnecessary distractions.

“Coro 3.7 continues our mission to make robust security accessible to resource-constrained lean IT teams through enhanced usability and accelerated remediation,” said Joe Sykora, CEO of Coro. “Our redesigned Actionboard and Workspace Health Score help IT teams focus on what matters most. For channel partners, we’ve introduced significant global features that save time, ensure policy consistency, and provide improved visibility across all customer workspaces.”

Brand Covered: GSA, Palo Alto Networks

Headline: GSA Fortifies Federal Cybersecurity Defenses With Palo Alto Networks OneGov Agreement

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced a new OneGov agreement with Palo Alto Networks offering cost-effective discounts for AI Security, Cloud Security, Software Next-Generation Firewalls, and Service Access Zero Trust solutions designed to protect critical federal cyber infrastructure. This pricing is available through January 31, 2028.

“Strong cybersecurity is essential for meeting President Trump’s call to accelerate AI adoption across government,” said FAS Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum. “Securing federal networks and data will be easier and more cost-effective for agencies, thanks to this OneGov agreement with Palo Alto Networks.”

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