CrowdStrike scoops Onum. Cato and Varonis make AI security buys. Gartner unveils Cool Vendors in Agentic AI TRiSM. Google launches SecOps Labs. Plus Cloud 100, PMM jobs, events, memes, and a $400K tip.
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Cyber Markets Brief #36 is live 📰
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🧭 What’s Inside:
📰 Industry Updates
• CrowdStrike acquires Onum, reports strong Q2’26
• Cato Networks acquires Aim Security
• Varonis buys SlashNext for AI email security
• Gartner: Cool Vendors in Agentic AI TRiSM
• Google launches SecOps Labs
🎧 Content Plugs
• Release vs. Launch process
• Val Tsanev on the “fatal mistake” of cyber websites
• Jason Oakley’s product page formula
• Kieran Flanigan: rise of the “Super IC”
🚀 Startups & Funding
• 17 cyber firms in Forbes Cloud 100
• SOC Jedi.AI drops an AI-generated SOC debate video
😂 Meme Highlight
• Mike Privette nails the state of the industry
🔭 Things Ahead
• Splunk .conf25 (Boston, Sept 7–10)
• CrowdStrike Fal.Con (Vegas, Sept 15–18)
• Gartner SRM Summit (London, Sept 22–24)
• MCP & AI Agent Security Conf (Sep 30)
• ICS Cybersecurity Conf (Atlanta, Oct 28–30)
• Forrester SR Forum (Austin, Nov 3–4)
💼 Cyber PMM Gigs
• Entrust – Director of Solutions Marketing
• Gravwell – Product Marketing Manager
• Datadog- Sr. PMM
💡 Tip
Keith Richman: Narrative > Writing. OpenAI’s $400K comms hires prove it.
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