Google joined Amazon and Microsoft in backing an open package format for portable AI-agent skills and MCP servers.

New offerings target cloud runtime defense, AI-agent identity, data control, exposure management and autonomous testing.

Snyk found agentic architectures in one-third of surveyed enterprise accounts as AI systems expanded beyond models.

Official studies released around Black Hat document faster exploitation, identity abuse, cloud compromise, supply-chain risk and AI-assisted criminal operations.

The Leader field changes little, but Gartner emphasizes AI-ready runtimes, governance, cost discipline and platform consolidation.

Tom Fenton tackles seven free and open-source AI tools bring local chat, coding, voice, design and research capabilities to personal computers and self-hosted environments.

The 2026 Threat Hunting Report traces a multiyear shift from conventional intrusions toward attacks that exploit trusted identities, cloud services, AI systems and software dependencies.