Elisity joins Open Secure AI Alliance to help advance open source tools and standards for AI safety and cyber defense. Company brings a collaborative ecosystem approach to industry coalition SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Elisity, the identity-based microsegmentation company, today announced it has joined the Open Secure AI Alliance. The Alliance, led by the Linux Foundation, brings organizations together to develop and share open tools, techniques, and technologies that safeguard software and AI agents. Elisity will contribute its perspective on connecting identity and risk context with least-privilege policies, containing agentic threats, and addressing unsanctioned AI use across diverse technology environments. AI agents can act across applications, infrastructure, and services from many providers. Securing that activity requires identity systems, threat detection, application permissions, and segmentation controls to work together. The Alliance supports collaboration across the model, harness, and runtime, as well as the broader software and security ecosystem. "Enterprises need a consistent way to secure AI agents as they move across technologies from different providers," said James Winebrenner, CEO of Elisity. "We have built Elisity around collaboration: bringing together the context our customers' security tools provide and turning it into enforceable segmentation policy. We're joining the Open Secure AI Alliance to bring that experience to the development of open tools and standards for agent identity, least privilege, and containment." Bringing ecosystem experience to a shared challenge Elisity's collaborative approach is reflected in its existing integrations with platforms including CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Active Directory, Armis, Claroty, and ServiceNow CMDB. IdentityGraph correlates identity, asset, and risk context from these complementary sources to inform segmentation policies enforced through supported network infrastructure. This experience informs Elisity's perspective on the information security systems need to exchange so that enterprises can make consistent decisions about what AI agents should be allowed to reach. Through the Alliance, Elisity intends to work with fellow participants on open approaches to three enterprise security priorities: * Least privilege for sanctioned agents. Establish common ways to describe an agent's identity, owner, and authorized scope so that security controls can apply appropriate limits across platforms. Approved agents should be treated as internal actors whose access must be justified by their work and reassessed as that work or its risk changes. * Containment of agentic threats and attacks. Develop shared approaches to communicating risk and coordinating containment across security systems. Enforceable boundaries and interoperable controls are essential to limiting lateral movement and the reach of threats that operate at machine speed. * Identification and control of unsanctioned AI. Identify improvements to how systems share evidence of AI use outside approved deployments, including employee-installed agents and newly connected AI services. Common approaches should help organizations distinguish observed activity from indicators of possible use and connect that evidence to appropriate policy decisions. "Healthcare organizations need to know who owns an agent, what access its work requires, and how to stop it if something goes wrong," said Jason Elrod, CISO at MultiCare Health System and executive adviser to Elisity. "Those requirements span clinical applications, infrastructure, and security tools. Shared standards can help us apply them consistently as AI becomes part of patient care and hospital operations." "A new AI tool can enter through an employee's laptop or a service the organization already uses," said Mike Searight, former CIO of the City of Waco, Texas, and an adviser to Elisity. "Public-sector teams need their technology providers to work together so they can understand that access and limit it. Open approaches give us a better chance of doing that with the infrastructure and staff we already have." Elisity sees participation in the Alliance as an extension of its commitment to helping enterprises put their existing security investments to work together. The company's vision for AI-agent security depends on collaboration across the ecosystem, with shared standards connecting identity, permissions, and enforceable boundaries as adoption grows. Learn more about the Open Secure AI Alliance and Elisity. Frequently Asked Questions About Elisity and the Open Secure AI Alliance What is the Open Secure AI Alliance? The Open Secure AI Alliance is an industry coalition, led by the Linux Foundation, that brings organizations together to develop and share open tools, techniques, and technologies that safeguard software and AI agents. The Alliance supports collaboration across the model, harness, and runtime, as well as the broader software and security ecosystem. Why did Elisity join the Open Secure AI Alliance? Elisity joined the Open Secure AI Alliance to bring its experience turning the context from customers' existing security tools into enforceable segmentation policy to the development of open tools and standards for agent identity, least privilege, and containment. AI agents act across applications, infrastructure, and services from many providers, so securing them requires identity systems, threat detection, application permissions, and segmentation controls to work together. What will Elisity work on through the Open Secure AI Alliance? Through the Open Secure AI Alliance, Elisity intends to work with fellow participants on open approaches to three enterprise security priorities: least privilege for sanctioned agents, containment of agentic threats and attacks, and identification and control of unsanctioned AI. What does least privilege mean for AI agents? Least privilege for AI agents means describing each agent's identity, owner, and authorized scope in a common way, so security controls can apply appropriate limits across platforms. Elisity's position is that approved agents should be treated as internal actors whose access must be justified by their work and reassessed as that work or its risk changes. What is unsanctioned AI, and why is it hard to control? Unsanctioned AI is AI use outside approved deployments, including employee-installed agents and newly connected AI services. It is hard to control because evidence of that use is spread across many systems. Elisity supports common approaches that help organizations distinguish observed activity from indicators of possible use and connect that evidence to appropriate policy decisions. How does Elisity connect identity and risk context to segmentation policy? Elisity IdentityGraph correlates identity, asset, and risk context from complementary sources, including CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Active Directory, Armis, Claroty, and ServiceNow CMDB, to inform segmentation policies enforced through supported network infrastructure. Elisity enforces least-privilege access without agents, new hardware, or network redesign. About Elisity Elisity helps healthcare systems, manufacturers, and critical infrastructure operators stop lateral movement with identity-based microsegmentation. Using identity and risk context for users, devices, workloads, and AI agents, the platform discovers assets, simulates policies, and enforces least-privilege access through existing network infrastructure - without agents, new hardware, or network redesign. Customers include GSK, Main Line Health, MultiCare Health System, and Shaw Industries. Learn more at www.elisity.com. Media Contact: Danielle Ostrovsky Hi-Touch PR [email protected]

ServiceNow shares jump 7% on BofA upgrade, boosting confidence in ai-driven growth. SaasRise - Aug 19, 2026 ServiceNow (NOW) surged 7% on Wednesday after BofA analyst Tal Liani raised the price target to $150, citing easing AI-disruption fears. The rally follows the $7.75 bn Armis acquisition that helped the company post $3.99 bn in revenue and $1 bn in AI-related ACV, reinforcing its enterprise workflow moat. Why it matters. The upgrade signals a turning point for enterprise SaaS firms that have been penalized by the so-called "SaaS apocalypse" narrative. By demonstrating that AI agents can amplify, rather than replace, workflow platforms, ServiceNow is redefining the competitive moat for infrastructure-as-a-service providers. The price-target lift also narrows the valuation gap between ServiceNow and peers like Salesforce and Workday, potentially prompting a sector-wide re-rating. For operators, the story highlights the strategic value of bolt-on security and AI capabilities that deepen product-led growth while supporting a sales-led expansion engine. Companies that can embed AI into core workflow automation are likely to see higher net-retention and expansion revenue, reinforcing the importance of building AI-native moats rather than merely adding AI features. Key points. * ServiceNow stock rose 7% (up to 8.5% intraday) after BofA raised price target to $150. * BofA analyst Tal Liani cited easing AI-disruption fears and improving growth in infrastructure SaaS. * ServiceNow's $7.75 bn Armis acquisition helped deliver $3.99 bn revenue, up 24% YoY, and $1 bn AI-related ACV. * Forward earnings multiple now 31x, below three-year average of 49x, indicating valuation discount. * Analysts expect double-digit revenue growth and watch Q3 earnings for expansion of AI-driven ARR. Analysis. ServiceNow's rally is more than a short-term price bump; it reflects a structural shift in how investors value AI-infused enterprise SaaS. Historically, the sector suffered a valuation dip when analysts feared that large language models would render traditional workflow tools obsolete. The BofA upgrade suggests that the market now sees AI as a demand accelerator for platforms that already command deep process integration. This mirrors the earlier trajectory of infrastructure software firms like Snowflake, which turned AI hype into a growth lever rather than a threat. The Armis acquisition is a textbook example of a bolt-on that creates a new revenue engine. By folding IoT security into its workflow suite, ServiceNow can cross-sell to existing customers, boost expansion bookings, and improve net-retention. The $1 bn AI-related ACV milestone signals that the company's AI-native roadmap is delivering tangible dollar value, a metric that investors will likely prioritize over pure headline ARR growth. Looking forward, the key risk remains execution on integration and the ability to translate security wins into recurring revenue. If ServiceNow can sustain its double-digit growth while expanding the Autonomous Security and Risk unit, it could set a new valuation benchmark for AI-enabled workflow platforms. Conversely, any slowdown in AI-driven expansion or a resurgence of macro-software headwinds could reignite the "SaaS apocalypse" narrative, pulling the stock back toward its recent lows. For now, the analyst upgrade and the stock's price action suggest the market is betting on ServiceNow's ability to turn AI from a perceived disruptor into a moat-builder.

Dispel announces partnership with Armis from ServiceNow to bring asset visibility into every OT remote access decision. New integration, announced at Black Hat USA 2026, combines Armis Centrix(TM) with the Dispel Zero Trust Engine, closing the gap between security and operations. LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, August 4, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / - Dispel, recognized as a Gartner (R) Cool Vendor in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Security, today announced at Black Hat USA 2026 an integration with Armis from ServiceNow, a global leader in cyber exposure management & security. The joint offering combines Armis Centrix(TM), the Armis Cyber Exposure Management Platform, with the Dispel Zero Trust Engine, extending Armis' AI-powered risk mitigation across the attack surface directly into every Dispel remote access decision. Historically, industrial organizations have relied on siloed teams and air-gapped networks to manage risk: security-owned visibility into the attack surface, operations-owned access decisions, and the two rarely intersected. That separation is no longer sufficient. As OT environments grow more connected and third-party access becomes routine, organizations must close the gap between what security sees and what operations decides, in real time. According to SANS (2025), roughly half of industrial cybersecurity incidents begin with unauthorized external access, exactly the gap this integration is built to close. "Dispel Intelligence was built for exactly this moment," said Ben Burke, President and COO of Dispel. "AI-driven threats demand continuous defense, not just at login but across every minute of every session. With Armis' asset intelligence enriching every risk score, OT operators can detect and respond before threats reach the assets that matter most." ELIMINATING THE FRICTION BETWEEN OT ASSET INTELLIGENCE AND SECURE REMOTE ACCESS Industrial operations depend on fast, reliable access to critical systems. Legacy VPNs, jump hosts, and fragmented tools introduce delays and manual vendor workflows that slow down the OEMs, contractors, and operators who need to reach mission-critical assets, compounding operational drag across all sites and incidents. As industrial organizations scale remote access across plants, distributed sites, and third-party vendors, maintaining a current, accurate picture of every OT asset, managed and unmanaged alike, is the foundation of efficient access decisions. This integration solves that at the source: Armis' real-time asset intelligence, spanning each asset's characteristics, configuration, behavior, and vulnerability profile, synchronizes automatically into the Dispel Zero Trust Engine, so remote access policies always reflect the real-world state of the environment, with no manual reconciliation required. This results in faster vendor onboarding, quicker access approvals, and one less manual step standing between a vendor and the asset they need to reach. The integration also closes the loop end to end: when Armis Centrix(TM) identifies a vulnerability, a vendor's subsequent just-in-time access request through the Dispel platform is recorded and audited automatically. Once the fix is applied, Armis' continuous monitoring re-checks the asset and automatically reflects the vulnerability as resolved. The result is a complete evidence chain, from vulnerability discovery through controlled access to confirmed remediation, that compliance teams can produce without manual assembly, supporting the operational resilience both companies are built to protect. SESSION FORENSICS WITH DYNAMIC RISK SCORING, ENRICHED BY ARMIS FROM SERVICENOW The integration extends Dispel Intelligence's Session Forensics with Dynamic Risk Scoring, which continuously scores every OT remote access session in real time across identity, device, and connection from login through disconnect. OT, IoT, and ICS asset data from Armis Centrix(TM) is correlated with the Dispel platform's session-level behavioral analysis, so administrators understand not only how a user's behavior compares to the baseline but also the criticality and vulnerability profile of the assets involved. At the moment of access approval, administrators see a composite risk view merging session behavioral risk with asset criticality and vulnerability data enriched by Armis Centrix(TM), putting the full context of OT asset intelligence directly into the access decision. As AI-enabled threats demonstrate the ability to autonomously exploit vulnerabilities at machine speed, AI-powered risk mitigation matters more than ever. Unplanned OT downtime already averages $169,889 per hour (ABB, 2025), and every hour an exposure goes unaddressed compounds that cost. Enriched, real-time risk scoring gives OT operators the visibility to close that window of exposure before it becomes an incident. "Mapping the entire attack surface needs to be a strategic priority for maintaining operational resilience, but visibility alone isn't enough. Risk mitigation must occur the moment an access decision is made," said Nadir Izrael, Group Vice President at Armis from ServiceNow. "By integrating our comprehensive AI-powered platform with the Dispel remote access workflow, our joint customers can execute access decisions and prioritize remediation from one unified view, without adding a single new tool to their environment." AVAILABILITY The integration is available now within the Dispel Zero Trust Engine for all joint customers across cloud and on-premises deployments. Dispel will be demonstrating the joint offering at Black Hat USA 2026. Organizations can learn more and request a demo at dispel.com/book. ABOUT DISPEL Dispel delivers security that makes industrial operations run faster. The Dispel Zero Trust Engine securely connects people and operational data across complex OT environments, unifying secure remote access, industrial data streaming, Dispel Intelligence, Dispel Identity, Dispel Compliance, and OTFusion into one platform built for industrial scale. Founded in 2015, Dispel pioneered network-level Moving Target Defense (MTD) and holds 60 patents, protecting over $500 billion in manufactured goods annually and securing remote access for more than 60 million utility users worldwide. Built for Efficiency. Secure by Design. Audit Ready. Learn more at dispel.com. ServiceNow, the ServiceNow logo, and other ServiceNow marks are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ServiceNow, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.