As AI systems move deeper into enterprise operations, the cybersecurity firm is bringing observability into its core platform to address blind spots in cloud infrastructure and rising data costs.

New figures from Check Point Research show Microsoft accounted for 22% of all brand phishing activity in Q4 2025, continuing a pattern seen across recent quarters.

The cybersecurity firm is rolling out in-country cloud deployments across the Gulf and India, reflecting how regulatory control over data is increasingly influencing how global security platforms are designed and deployed.

Group-IB says dark web AI chatter has surged 371% since 2019, with “dark LLMs” and deepfake kits now sold like SaaS—cheap, packaged, and built for scale.

As digital banking growth accelerates across the GCC, Stitch says institutions in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are still constrained by layered legacy stacks and dependency on third parties for product updates.

Infoblox has signed a definitive agreement to buy Axur, adding automated external threat discovery and takedowns as attackers use AI to scale phishing, impersonation and fraud. The deal is expected to close in Spring 2026, subject to approvals.

From platform roll-ups to data-security deals, cybersecurity is becoming enterprise infrastructure. Funding is concentrating, disciplines are collapsing into control planes, and AI is forcing boards to treat security as a prerequisite, not an afterthought.

Infoblox research finds parked domains have flipped from nuisance to threat: more than 90% now redirect to scams, scareware or malware, often automatically, with victims profiled in real time.