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OpenAI Launches Presence Agent Platform, Shifts Control Plane to Lock Enterprise AI Deployment
OpenAI launches Presence, an enterprise agent deployment platform integrating model inference, permissions, policies, evaluation, and escalation tools, shifting the control plane from models to the platform. ChatGPT Health is now fully available to US users 18+, integrating Apple Health, accelerating consumer AI agent adoption.
Cisco Reveals 88.3% Multi-Turn Attack Success on AI Models, Acquires Astrix Security for $400M
At VB Transform 2026, Cisco revealed that 88.3% of 6,986 multi-turn attacks successfully compromised 15 flagship AI models. It also announced a $400M acquisition of Astrix Security to address the critical gap in AI agent identity and runtime isolation, joining the industry-wide consolidation wave with Palo Alto and CrowdStrike.
Cisco Launches Antares Open-Weight AI Models for Vulnerability Localization, Outperforming GPT-5.5 at 1/100 Cost
Cisco unveils Antares, an open-weight AI model series for vulnerability localization. Antares-1B beats Google Gemini 3 Pro, Antares-3B approaches GPT-5.5, yet completes 500 tasks in 15 minutes at $1 cost vs 5 hours and $100-150 for GPT-5.5, revolutionizing the economics of security scanning.
Cisco, G42, AMD Deploy 1GW AI Cluster in UAE, Pushing GPU Diversification and Full-Stack Integration
Cisco, G42, and AMD partner to deploy a large-scale AI cluster in the UAE based on AMD MI350X GPUs, integrating Cisco's full-stack secure AI infrastructure (UCS servers, Nexus 9K switches, Firepower firewalls). This marks Cisco's transformation into a full-stack AI infrastructure integrator and positions AMD as a second GPU supplier for US-allied nations, locking out Chinese vendors in the UAE market.
CrowdStrike Unveils Continuous Identity: Real-Time Risk-Aware Authorization for AI Agents
CrowdStrike launches Continuous Identity for AI Agents, leveraging acquired SGNL technology with SPIFFE-based verifiable identities, zero standing privileges, and real-time risk-aware authorization. This shifts the identity security control plane from static policies to continuous risk assessment, integrating endpoint telemetry for all identity types, including AI agents.
CrowdStrike Seizes AI Agent Identity Control Plane with Continuous Authorization
CrowdStrike launches Continuous Identity for AI Agents, leveraging SGNL acquisition, to replace static permissions with real-time, risk-based authorization via SPIFFE standards, positioning Falcon as the identity control plane for agentic enterprises.
CrowdStrike's Continuous Identity for AI Agents: SPIFFE Dynamic Authorization Reshapes Security Control Plane
CrowdStrike launches Continuous Identity for AI Agents on Falcon platform, using SPIFFE standard for cryptographically-verifiable identities, replacing static API keys with real-time authorization and instant revocation. Integrates SGNL technology and AI Detection and Response to monitor prompt intent, preventing privilege abuse and model overreach.
CrowdStrike Continuous Identity for AI Agents Shifts Control Plane
At Identiverse 2026, CrowdStrike launched Continuous Identity for AI Agents, a Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security capability. Using SPIFFE for verifiable agent identity, it dynamically grants/revokes access based on real-time risk, eliminates standing privileges, and integrates with Falcon AIDR to detect privilege misuse, shifting the identity control plane from static policies to continuous risk assessment.
CrowdStrike's Continuous Identity for AI Agents: Real-Time Risk Engine Replaces Static Policies
CrowdStrike launches Continuous Identity for AI Agents, assigning cryptographically verifiable identities via SPIFFE and authorizing every agent action based on owner, caller, and device risk in real time. It eliminates standing privileges, integrates with Falcon AIDR for permission misuse detection, and extends the identity security control plane across human, non-human, and AI identities.
CrowdStrike Launches Continuous Identity for AI Agents via SPIFFE, Shifting Control from Static Credentials to Dynamic Risk Plane
CrowdStrike unveils Continuous Identity for AI Agents at Identiverse 2026, leveraging the SPIFFE open standard to assign cryptographically verifiable identities to each AI agent, replacing static API keys. It provides real-time risk-based authorization per operation, zero standing privileges, delegated context propagation, and integration with Falcon AIDR. Built on acquired SGNL technology, it aims to define a new category in AI agent identity governance.