Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of May 16th: Palo Alto Networks, Salt Security, Auvik, and More

The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring news from the week of May 16th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from Palo Alto Networks, Salt Security, Auvik, and more.

Keeping up with all the most relevant Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring news can be time-consuming. As a result, our editorial team aims to summarize some of the top headlines in the space by curating a collection of the latest vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy news. With that in mind, here is some of the top endpoint security and network monitoring news from the week of May 16th.

Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of May 16th

Auvik Expands Its SOC 2 Type II Certification

Auvik, an IT solutions provider, expanded its SOC 2 Type II certification to include Auvik Network Management (ANM), Auvik SaaS Management (ASM), and Endpoint Network Monitoring. The company also completed its Level 1: CSA STAR Self-Assessment earlier this year. Doug Murray, the CEO at Auvik, says, “Security isn’t a one-time achievement—it’s an ongoing commitment. As cyber threats continue to evolve, our customers can be confident that security remains a top priority for Auvik.”

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Aviatrix Announces a Secure Network Supervisor Agent

Aviatrix, a cloud network security company, has announced the public preview launch of the Secure Network Supervisor Agent, an intelligent AI agent powered by Microsoft Security Copilot. The new tool can address the persistent challenges around VPN troubleshooting, which often disrupts operations, drains engineering resources, and opens the door to security risks. It’s designed to transform hours of complex problem-solving into automated, intelligent workflows, enabling organizations to protect sensitive data, avoid costly downtime, and reclaim their team’s time.

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Classiq Raises $110 Million in Series C Funding

Classiq has raised $110 million in Series C funding, the largest ever for a quantum software company. The round was led by Entrée Capital, with participation from Norwest, NightDragon, funds managed by Hamilton Lane, Clal, Neva SGR, Phoenix, Team8, IN Venture, Wing, HSBC, Samsung Next, and QBeat. Other new and existing investors also contributed. The company will use the funding to expand its global footprint and broaden its role in national quantum initiatives.

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Cofense Releases Its Latest Threat Intelligence Report

Cofense, an intelligence-driven phishing defense solution provider, has released a new threat intelligence report titled “The Rise of AI—A New Era of Phishing Threats.” The report illustrates how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the phishing threat landscape at a pace many security teams are struggling to match, exposing gaps in traditional perimeter defenses and reinforcing the need for post-perimeter visibility and rapid response.

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Malwarebytes Shares the Findings From Its ThreatDown Report

Malwarebytes, a real-time cyber protection company, recently released the findings from its latest ThreatDown report, “Cybercrime in the Age of AI.” The report shows how threat actors leverage generative AI to create entirely new cyber-attack forms. It also predicts that AI agents will lead to a world with more frequent, sophisticated, and difficult-to-detect cyber-attacks, ranging from AI-generated phishing campaigns to deepfake scams, malware, and more.

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Palo Alto Networks and T-Mobile Detail a Joint Managed Offering

Palo Alto Networks and T-Mobile have announced a new managed offering that combines Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma SASE 5G, a cloud-native Zero Trust security solution, with T-Mobile’s nationwide 5G Advanced network and T-SIMsecure with T-Mobile Security Slice. The “T-Mobile SASE, with Palo Alto Networks” offering will help T-Mobile for Business customers maintain security policies, increase customer data protection across endpoints, and enable teams to securely connect users and devices to private, Software as a Service (SaaS), and internet applications.

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Salt Security and Wiz Expand Their Integration Partnership

Salt Security, an API security company, has expanded its partnership and integration with Wiz, a cloud security provider. The updated integration will enable organizations to improve how they detect, comprehend, and respond to API security posture gaps and critical risks directly within their cloud security infrastructure. For example, the integration enables insights derived from Salt Security to be viewed directly in Wiz’s security graphs, helping security teams visualize API posture challenges alongside the other cloud security threats and risks identified by Wiz’s software.

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