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Amazon ECS on Fargate Adds Custom Container Stop Signals

🛑 Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) on AWS Fargate now honors container-defined stop signals for Linux tasks by reading the OCI image STOPSIGNAL instruction and sending that signal when a task is stopped. Previously Fargate always sent SIGTERM followed by SIGKILL after the configured timeout, but containers that rely on SIGQUIT, SIGINT, or other signals can now receive their intended shutdown signal. If no STOPSIGNAL is present, ECS continues to default to SIGTERM. Support for container-defined stop signals is available in all AWS Regions and the ECS Developer Guide provides implementation details.

Microsoft Teams adds alerts for suspicious external traffic

🔔 Microsoft is introducing an External Domains Anomalies Report for Microsoft Teams to analyze messaging trends and surface suspicious interactions with external domains. The tool will flag sharp spikes in activity, communications with new domains, and abnormal engagement patterns to give administrators early visibility into potential data-sharing or security risks. Microsoft plans a worldwide rollout to standard multi-tenant web environments in February 2026, though licensing implications remain unspecified. The change complements other Teams protections such as malicious-link warnings, false-positive reporting, meeting screen-capture blocking, and desktop performance improvements.

Amazon EC2 C8gb Instances: EBS-Optimized, Graviton4

🚀 AWS has announced general availability of the new Amazon EC2 C8gb instances, EBS-optimized and powered by AWS Graviton4 processors. These sizes deliver up to 30% better compute performance than Graviton3 and offer up to 150 Gbps of EBS bandwidth and up to 200 Gbps networking. Available in US East (N. Virginia) and US West (Oregon), metal sizes are limited to N. Virginia. They support EFA on larger sizes to improve cluster latency for tightly coupled workloads. Customers can use these instances to scale high-performance file systems and throughput-focused workloads while optimizing cost.

Palo Alto Networks Joins Google Unified Security Recommended

🤝 Google Cloud announced Palo Alto Networks has joined the Google Unified Security Recommended program, bringing validated integrations across endpoint, network, and access security to deepen interoperability and choice for customers. The integration ingests telemetry from Cortex XDR, VM‑Series NGFWs and Prisma Access into Google Security Operations to drive AI-powered analytics, threat hunting and faster investigation and response. Customers can execute automated playbook actions and procure qualified solutions via the Google Cloud Marketplace for streamlined deployment.

Amazon EC2 X8g Instances Now in Asia Pacific (Sydney)

🚀 Amazon EC2 X8g instances are now available in the Asia Pacific (Sydney) region, powered by AWS Graviton4 processors and offering up to 60% better performance compared to Graviton2-based X2gd instances. X8g sizes provide up to 3 TiB memory and increased memory per vCPU, plus up to 50 Gbps networking and 40 Gbps EBS bandwidth. They target memory‑intensive workloads such as EDA, in‑memory and relational databases, real‑time analytics, and large containerized applications.

Amazon ElastiCache Serverless Adds Same-Slot WATCH Support

🔒 Amazon ElastiCache Serverless now supports the WATCH command for same-slot transactions, allowing applications to make transactions conditional on watched keys remaining unchanged. If applications attempt to watch keys that are not in the same hash slot they receive a CROSSSLOT error; developers can use hash tags to force co-location. Transactions will be aborted when ElastiCache Serverless cannot guarantee the state of watched keys. WATCH support is available now in all regions where ElastiCache Serverless is offered at no additional cost; use your preferred client library to begin creating transactions.

Saved Searches Now Available in Google GTI and VirusTotal

🔍 The new Saved Searches feature is now live in Google Threat Intelligence (GTI) and VirusTotal, enabling analysts to store complex queries for reuse. Users can save multi-clause, tuned searches and share them with colleagues across their organization to preserve investigative logic and ensure consistency. The release includes public campaign searches from the #monthofgoogletisearch to help teams get started quickly.

Amazon Braket Adds Native Qiskit 2.0 Support Across Regions

⚛ Amazon Braket now supports Qiskit 2.0, enabling quantum developers to use the latest Qiskit release with Braket hardware and simulators. The release provides native implementations of Qiskit's Sampler and Estimator primitives that leverage Braket program sets for optimized batching, reducing execution time and costs versus generic wrappers. Service-side handling of parameter sweeps and observable measurements removes manual implementation burdens, while bidirectional circuit conversion permits client-side transpilation with Qiskit's compilation framework. Qiskit 2.0 support is available in all AWS Regions where Amazon Braket is offered.

AWS Support Center Console Now Supports Screen Sharing

🖥️ AWS has added built-in screen sharing to the AWS Support Center Console, enabling customers to request a virtual meeting from an active chat or call and join via a meeting bridge link. During the session, users can share their screen while retaining seamless access to case details. The feature keeps troubleshooting workflows consolidated within the console and aims to streamline diagnostics and communication between customers and support engineers.

Build Your B2B Personal Brand via Foundry Expert Network

💡 The Foundry expert network now lets IT and business leaders build a visible B2B personal brand across German-language platforms such as CSO Deutschland, Computerwoche, and CIO.de. Contributors can publish technical or opinion pieces after topic coordination and may reach audiences beyond the German-speaking region. Apply to join to share perspectives on vendors, digital sovereignty, and management or security practices.

Partners Fuel Innovation with Cortex XSIAM & Prisma SASE

🚀 Palo Alto Networks announced that partners voted Cortex XSIAM as CRN’s 2025 Product of the Year for Security Operations Platform/SIEM and Prisma SASE as a 2025 Tech Innovator. Solution providers credited XSIAM’s AI-driven approach for sweeping the evaluation — leading in technology, revenue and customer need — and praised its ability to shift SOCs from tool management to outcome delivery. Partners highlighted Prisma SASE’s multicloud architecture, unified policies and AI copilot as essential for securing hybrid workforces, informed by feedback from over 70,000 customers and the recent Prisma SASE 4.0 release. Palo Alto frames these awards as validation of platform convergence and continued partner enablement.

Maintaining Enterprise IT Hygiene with Wazuh SIEM/XDR

🔒 Wazuh's IT hygiene capability delivers centralized, real-time inventory and configuration monitoring across all endpoints by leveraging the Syscollector module and dedicated indices. Security teams can quickly query hardware, OS, installed packages, running processes, user accounts, browser extensions, and open ports through an interactive dashboard. The feature supports detection of outdated software, unauthorized extensions, dormant or privileged accounts, and unexpected services, and it integrates with alerting and remediation workflows to enforce baselines and reduce attack surface.

AlphaEvolve on Google Cloud: Gemini-driven evolution

🔬 AlphaEvolve is a Gemini-powered coding agent on Google Cloud that automates evolutionary optimization of algorithms for complex, code-defined problems. It takes a problem specification, evaluation logic, and a compile-ready seed program, then uses Gemini models to propose mutated code variants and an evolutionary framework to select and refine the best candidates. Early internal results at Google demonstrate measurable efficiency improvements, and the AlphaEvolve Service API is available through a private Early Access Program for interested organizations.

Why AI Security Requires an Integrated Platform and Governance

🔒 Gartner and Palo Alto Networks argue that AI security must be treated as a platform problem to manage accelerating generative AI risk, cost and complexity. The post recommends a two‑phase path: start with AI usage control to govern third‑party GenAI consumption, then extend protections into AI application development and runtime. Prisma Browser, Prisma SASE and Prisma AIRS are presented as the integrated tooling to discover, govern and protect AI usage and models. Palo Alto highlights Unit 42, Huntr and autonomous red teaming as sources of continuous validation.

Amazon EC2 X8g Instances Now Available in Stockholm

🚀 These instances, powered by AWS Graviton4 processors, are now available in the Europe (Stockholm) region and provide up to 3 TiB of memory with increased memory per vCPU compared to prior Graviton4 instances. X8g targets memory-intensive workloads such as EDA, in-memory and relational databases, real-time analytics, and memory-heavy containerized applications. They offer larger sizes (up to 48xlarge), enhanced networking (up to 50 Gbps), EBS bandwidth up to 40 Gbps, and EFA/ENA Express support on larger sizes.

Nutanix NC2 Now Generally Available on Google Cloud

🚀 Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) is now generally available on Google Cloud, enabling organizations to run their Nutanix hybrid cloud directly on Google Compute Engine bare metal without refactoring workloads. NC2 supports the Z3 and C4 machine families with high-density NVMe local SSDs, integrates Nutanix Flow virtual networking, and maintains unified management via Prism Central. The solution connects to Google data and AI services like BigQuery and Vertex AI, supports license portability, and will be purchasable through Google Cloud Marketplace.

AWS Partner Central Adds AI Deal Sizing for Opportunities

🔍 AWS Partner Central now includes AI-powered deal sizing within APN Customer Engagements (ACE) Opportunities, giving partners estimated monthly recurring revenue (MMR) and recommended AWS services when creating or updating opportunities. Partners can import AWS Pricing Calculator URLs to auto-populate service selections and spend estimates, with enhanced insights such as pricing optimization, cost-savings analysis, MAP eligibility, and modernization pathways. The feature is available worldwide via the console and the AWS Partner Central API for Selling.

Amazon GameLift Servers Adds AI Assistance in Console

🤖 Amazon GameLift Servers now offers AI-powered assistance within the AWS Console, leveraging Amazon Q Developer to deliver tailored guidance for game developers. The integrated assistant helps with game server integration, fleet configuration, and performance optimization by surfacing in-console recommendations and troubleshooting steps. It is intended to streamline decision making, reduce troubleshooting time, and improve resource utilization for cost savings and better player experiences. The feature is available in all supported regions except AWS China.

Google Application Design Center Now Generally Available

🛠️ Google's Application Design Center is now generally available, delivering a visual, canvas-style, AI-assisted environment to design and deploy Terraform-backed application templates. It pairs Gemini Cloud Assist with opinionated Terraform components to generate deployable infrastructure patterns and architecture diagrams. Integrated with App Hub and Cloud Hub, it makes applications discoverable, observable, and manageable, while supporting BYO-Terraform, GitOps, and enterprise governance to accelerate platform engineering and developer self-service.

Agentic BAS AI Translates Threat Headlines to Defenses

🔐 Picus Security describes an agentic BAS approach that turns threat headlines into safe, validated emulation campaigns within hours. Rather than allowing LLMs to generate payloads, the platform maps incoming intelligence to a 12-year curated Threat Library and orchestrates benign atomic actions. A multi-agent architecture — Planner, Researcher, Threat Builder, and Validation — reduces hallucinations and unsafe outputs. The outcome is rapid, auditable testing that mirrors adversary TTPs without producing real exploit code.