Quantum computer maker IonQ has agreed to buy cybersecurity startup Elisity for $1.3bn in an all-stock deal. The price includes $150m in performance incentives tied to business milestones, and the transaction is expected to close by the end of the…
IonQ has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Elisity in a stock-only transaction worth up to $1.3bn. Up to $150m of that figure is earnout consideration tied to Elisity’s business performance, and the deal is expected to close in the…
Stormshield has appointed Christophe Canguilhem as its president and CEO, effective 1 January 2027. He succeeds Pierre-Yves Hentzen, who will move to new responsibilities within the Airbus group focused on its cybersecurity operations growth. A three-month transition period will see…
Cardiac monitoring company iRhythm is notifying more than 360,000 people that their personal information was stolen in a data breach. The company said it identified the incident on 8 June and traced the intrusion to third-party-hosted business applications holding iRhythm…
The anonymous figure behind this summer’s GTA 6 leaks, operating as CyberLeek, has threatened to release a complete playable build of the game unless its Solana meme coin reaches a $30 million market capitalisation. The demand was posted on the…
Criminal IP, the cyber threat intelligence platform operated by AI SPERA, has introduced AITEM, an AI-powered threat exposure management offering it describes as the next evolution of attack surface management. The company will present the platform at GovWare 2026 in…
Lean SuperIntelligence (LSI) has closed a pre-seed round backed by investors and angels who have led AI and security work at OpenAI, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Zscaler, Commvault and Gruve AI. The Palo Alto company did not disclose the amount raised. LSI…
Bank of Sharjah has gone live with facial biometric authentication for fund transfers, built on technology from Emirates Face Recognition, a UAE company specialising in facial recognition, biometric verification and digital identity. The bank said the capability is seeing rapid…
Zscaler has introduced Zscaler AI Endpoint Security, a product that extends its AI protection to the endpoint. The company announced it at Zenith Live in Las Vegas. The product applies Zscaler’s zero trust approach to AI applications and agents running…
Anthropic has launched a Critical Infrastructure Defense Program that pairs its frontier models with onsite engineers to help secure power grids, water systems and other operational technology. Eleven founding partners signed on, including Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte and PwC…
