Category: Cybersecurity & Resilience

Microsoft's Project Perception Bets on Agents That Act, Not Just Alert
July 28, 2026

Microsoft’s Project Perception Bets on Agents That Act, Not Just Alert

Fernando Montenegro, VP at Futurum, analyzes Microsoft's Project Perception and MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, and why the company's enterprise entrenchment, not its agents, is the real differentiator in agentic security....
NVIDIA's Open Secure AI Alliance Bets Open Models Beat Closed Ones on Defense
July 28, 2026

NVIDIA’s Open Secure AI Alliance Bets Open Models Beat Closed Ones on Defense

Futurum’s Nick Patience, Fernando Montenegro, and Mitch Ashley unpack NVIDIA’s Open Secure AI Alliance and why the labs missing from it may matter more than the 35 that joined....
IBM Q2 FY 2026: Software Growth Continues as Mainframe Purchases Slow
July 27, 2026

IBM Q2 FY 2026: Software Growth Continues as Mainframe Purchases Slow

Futurum Research analyzes IBM’s Q2 FY 2026 earnings, focusing on software mix, mainframe timing, AI demand, and revised FY 2026 guidance....
So This Is How AIs Attack- Observations From the OpenAI & Hugging Face Incident
July 24, 2026

So This Is How AIs Attack: Observations From the OpenAI & Hugging Face Incident

Fernando Montenegro and Mitch Ashley, VPs at Futurum, read the OpenAI and Hugging Face agentic incident as a live test of enterprise readiness to detect and contain AI agents that...
ServiceNow Q2 FY 2026: AI, Security, and Workflow Expansion Fuel Growth
July 23, 2026

ServiceNow Q2 FY 2026: AI, Security, and Workflow Expansion Fuel Growth

Futurum Research analyzes ServiceNow Q2 FY 2026 earnings, focusing on AI Control Tower adoption, security expansion, and workflow demand....
Alphabet Q2 FY 2026: Google Cloud Leads Growth Amid Rising AI Investment
July 23, 2026

Alphabet Q2 FY 2026: Google Cloud Leads Growth Amid Rising AI Investment

Futurum Research analyzes Alphabet’s Q2 FY 2026 earnings, focusing on cloud AI demand, Gemini adoption, Search monetization, and rising AI infrastructure spending....
Why Did a Cryptomining Campaign Fail Despite 199 RubyGems?
July 23, 2026

Why Did a Cryptomining Campaign Fail Despite 199 RubyGems?

Mend.io's security team identified 199 malicious RubyGems and achieved complete takedown within hours, intercepting a cryptomining campaign before execution and demonstrating the critical importance of continuous open-source monitoring....
Hugging Face Breach: A Wake-Up Call for AI Agent Security
July 23, 2026

Hugging Face Breach: A Wake-Up Call for AI Agent Security

The Hugging Face breach reveals how autonomous AI agents exploit code flaws to harvest credentials and move laterally at machine speed. Enterprise leaders now recognize identity security as urgent, with...
Intel Foundry Lands Fortinet SP6 as Custom Silicon Validation
July 22, 2026

Intel Foundry Lands Fortinet SP6 as Custom Silicon Validation

Brendan Burke and Fernando Montenegro, analysts at Futurum, share their insights on the Intel-Fortinet SP6 collaboration, what it validates about Intel Foundry's custom silicon strategy, and why the supply chain...
Thales Strengthens Industrial Presence in Germany with Major Defense Contract
July 22, 2026

Thales Strengthens Industrial Presence in Germany with Major Defense Contract

Thales secured a major German defense contract, strengthening its European presence as a key sovereign supplier amid rising defense spending across the continent....
Fortinet's AI Controls Join the Field. Can Integration Set Them Apart?
July 21, 2026

Fortinet’s AI Controls Join the Field. Can Integration Set Them Apart?

Fernando Montenegro, VP at Futurum, examines why FortiEndpoint's consolidated AI controls are a real buyer win, while platform and SASE integration, not the individual features, will decide whether Fortinet stands...
SCSK Security Launches Prisma Browser to Enhance Cloud Security
July 21, 2026

SCSK Security Launches Prisma Browser to Enhance Cloud Security

SCSK Security Corporation launches Prisma Browser Deployment Support Service, enabling enterprises to implement cloud access control and data protection through standard web browsers, positioning itself to capture meaningful channel partner...

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