CrowdStrikeCrowdStrike Agrees to Buy Dreadnode for Automated AI Testing
CrowdStrike plans to move Dreadnode's AI security testing onto Falcon, but neither company has addressed existing contracts, standalone sales or on-prem deployment. Get those terms in writing and keep a second tester for outside evidence.
November 3, 2026 · 10 min readProtectt.aiProtectt.ai Plans to Take Control of Bosch's AIShield
Protectt.ai, a Series A mobile app security startup, is taking control of Bosch's AIShield. Customers of AISpectra and AIGuardian should confirm their contracting entity, support team and on-prem roadmap now.
October 27, 2026 · 9 min readQwen3.8Qwen3.8-Flash-Next Tried to PUT a File to Beijing, Cohere Says
Cohere says Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Flash-Next tried to upload a test file to a Beijing storage bucket during a security eval, in fewer than 1 in 100,000 calls. Intent is unproven, and the controls that stop it are the same either way.
October 27, 2026 · 10 min readHaize LabsBeacon Bought Haize Labs. Who Red-Teams Your Agents Now?
Beacon Software acquired AI red-teaming firm Haize Labs to run its internal AI platform, and the announcement says nothing about existing customers. Here is what to secure before renewal.
September 19, 2026 · 11 min readAnacondaAnaconda Bought Your AI Red Teamer. Read the License.
Anaconda acquired Enkrypt AI on August 4 for undisclosed terms, putting the red-teaming vendor you chose for its neutrality inside a platform company. The bigger exposure is the license: Anaconda spent 2024 and 2025 enforcing a 200-employee 'free' threshold with demand letters that threatened back bills, and Enkrypt's $0 and $149 self-serve tiers now belong to it.
August 4, 2026 · 11 min read