The Mandos Brief — a 3-minute weekly rundown of what actually moved the cybersecurity market: funding rounds, M&A, and the vendor moves behind them. Market signals for cybersecurity vendors and investors.
Critical government systems compromised via API theft. New macOS malware emerges. DHS shares concrete guidance for AI implementation
Critical vulnerabilities in Windows Domain Controllers enable remote attacks, while VW subsidiary exposes 460,000 EV locations. RAND reveals AI security gaps
Alarming burnout statistics show 25% of security leaders want to quit. 1.29TB of sensitive data exposed by Builder.ai. LLMs enable new malware evasion techniques.
New vishing attacks target Teams users. APIs get compromised in under 2 minutes. Arctic Wolf makes major endpoint security move.
Ultralytics AI library compromised through GitHub Actions. OWASP releases landmark LLM security framework. Citrix expands zero-trust capabilities through key acquisitions
Data breach costs hit new high of $4.88M. Wiz introduces cloud-native security platform while agentic AI reshapes security operations.
AI systems show critical vulnerabilities. Supply chain attacks target npm. AWS naming conventions create security risks.
McKinsey reveals $2T AI security market opportunity, while Apple patches critical zero-days and Wiz expands cloud security capabilities through strategic acquisition.
Critical Windows Task Scheduler vulnerability under active exploitation. NVIDIA revolutionizes SOC operations with AI. Google predicts evolving threat landscape.
Get the CISO perspective: founder-led positioning audits, competitive benchmarks, and advisory for cybersecurity vendors who need CISOs to actually pay attention.
See Mandos services