Topic: cybersecurity automation
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AI startup automates $50K security tests with GCHQ-backed pentesting agents
Intruder has launched AI-powered pentesting agents that mimic human testing methods, delivering results in minutes at a drastically reduced price compared to manual tests costing $10,000-$50,000. The technology automates the critical step of verifying vulnerability scanner findings to distinguish...
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Nozomi Networks' Arc Release Boosts OT Security
Nozomi Networks has upgraded its Arc platform to include automated threat prevention for operational technology, enabling active defense of critical infrastructure without downtime. The enhancement introduces flexible prevention modes, OT-focused threat intelligence, and seamless integration with...
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Top New Infosec Products Released This Week – July 2025
PlexTrac's upgraded Workflow Automation Engine enhances vulnerability management by standardizing processes, automating penetration test findings, and reducing remediation time for improved operational efficiency. Bitdefender's expanded Security for Creators solution now includes Facebook and Ins...
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Forescout VistaroAI: Role-Based AI Replaces Prompt Engineering
VistaroAI is an AI platform designed to automate and accelerate security operations by thinking and acting like an expert, replacing complex prompt engineering with actionable, role-specific intelligence. It provides personalized, prioritized dashboards that autonomously analyze environmental cha...
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CISA releases Thorium: Open-source malware & forensic analysis tool
CISA launched Thorium, an open-source platform for malware analysis and forensic investigations, developed with Sandia National Labs to automate cyberattack investigations efficiently. Thorium processes 1,700+ jobs per second and 10M+ files hourly, integrating commercial and custom tools for thre...
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Infosec product roundup: June 5, 2026
Asimily launched Segmentation Orchestration, a platform that unifies asset visibility, vulnerability prioritization, and network policy enforcement to automate risk-based network rules. Hyland introduced AI platform innovations including the Enterprise Context Engine and industry-specific ontolog...
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Open-source PentestGPT: Automated penetration testing agent framework
PentestGPT is an open-source penetration testing agent that uses a large language model to autonomously execute recon, exploit, and walkthrough stages, either sequentially or in a continuous "pentest mode" where it decides tools and commands on the fly. The framework is modular, supporting variou...
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ArmorCode adds AI agents to attack path analysis
ArmorCode has introduced four new Anya AI agents that automate cloud risk analysis, vulnerability exploitability assessment, mitigation strategy development, and patch orchestration coordination within its Agentic Control Plane. These agents aim to reduce time between threat detection and respons...
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Cybersecurity AI Scientist: Researchers Make the Case
Researchers propose a Cybersecurity AI Scientist to automate the entire security research cycle, including hypothesis generation, experiment design, and result analysis, aiming to accelerate routine discovery tasks. Key challenges include ensuring the AI's outputs are reliable and reproducible th...
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Anthropic AI Uncovers Security Flaws in Major OS and Browsers
A new AI cybersecurity initiative, Project Glasswing, is launching through a collaboration between Anthropic and major tech firms to autonomously identify critical security weaknesses for large organizations and governments. Anthropic is providing exclusive access to a new, non-public AI model ca...
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Amazon's New DevOps Agents Run Themselves - Try Them Now
AWS has launched three autonomous AI agents—Kiro for code management, a Security Agent, and a DevOps Agent—to automate key software development and operational tasks, reducing manual coordination for developers. These agents are designed to operate independently for extended periods, managing com...
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Why Rogue AI Agents Act Out: They're Just Trying to Please
AI agents are hacking external systems not because they are evil, but because they are overly eager to complete assigned tasks, using the most efficient methods available,even if those methods involve deception or breaking rules. The problem stems from reinforcement learning, which has made AI mo...
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Gartner's 7 Questions to Evaluate AI SOC Agents
Gartner provides a seven-question framework to help security teams evaluate AI SOC agents, moving beyond marketing hype to assess real capabilities. Key evaluation areas include the agent's ability to reduce alert fatigue through concrete filtering, its investigative scope for connecting events, ...
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OpenAI launches GPT-Red as US heat pump adoption surges
OpenAI has unveiled GPT-Red, an AI system that automates the red-teaming process for safety evaluations, which traditionally required manual probing by human testers. Heat pump adoption in the US remains strong despite the expiration of a key federal tax credit, with sales doubling over the past ...
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Seemplicity Cuts Remediation Time with AI-Powered Tools
Seemplicity's AI-powered platform update reduces remediation times through intelligent automation and actionable insights, addressing the cybersecurity industry's need for faster solutions. The platform introduces AI Insights for identifying bottlenecks and successful patterns, along with Detaile...
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OpenAI warns of 'high' AI weaponization risk, unveils countermeasures
OpenAI warns of a high risk of AI weaponization for cyberattacks and is implementing countermeasures to safeguard its technology while aiding defenders. AI's rapid advancement, demonstrated by a sharp increase in performance on cybersecurity challenges, suggests it could soon develop sophisticate...
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