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Harness buys select assets of Augment Code to automate software coding. The acquisition brings Augment Code's Cosmos and Auggie CLI products into Harness, strengthening its push towards autonomous coding, testing, security and software deployment. Jyoti Bansal, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) software delivery platform Harness Inc has bought select assets of AI coding platform Augment Code for an undisclosed amount. This will give the autonomous software development life cycle (SDLC) platform greater control over how machines write code. The deal includes Augment's Cosmos, Auggie CLI products, the code context engine, and related technology. The teams behind these products will join Harness, accelerating its work to make the entire software development lifecycle increasingly autonomous. "With this acquisition, we are extending into the coding cycle. If you have the right context when writing code, you can produce safer and more secure code from the start. Because Harness runs processes across testing, security, compliance, and governance, we have context about how an organisation operates. Bringing that context into coding can improve the code before it reaches later checks," Harness Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jyoti Bansal told Business Standard in an interaction. Bansal, well known as the founder of business software company AppDynamics which Cisco bought for about $3.7 billion in 2017, explained his goal is an autonomous SDLC from idea to production. The company, headquartered in San Francisco, is valued at $5.5 billion after its 2025 Series E fundraise of $240 million. "That is what bringing Augment Code into Harness extends. Augment Code has a product called Cosmos, a software factory. An idea or ticket comes in, and a set of agents turns it into code. A developer is brought into the loop when needed. We plan to bring the Cosmos software factory into the Harness platform so the process can run end to end," he added. Harness focuses on the bottlenecks that arise after codes are written. While machines have started generating millions of lines of codes across enterprises, they still have to be checked and tested by humans for guardrails, quality controls, and security to fix vulnerabilities. It thus brings AI to testing, deployment, security, compliance, and cost optimization, which can account for 70-80 per cent of the time after code is written. Asked about the reason for the acquisition, Bansal said agents are only as good as the context they receive. "When coding context is combined with data from testing, security, compliance, and incidents, the AI can write better code from the start. Code may otherwise fail later because of quality or security issues. Bringing that context in earlier is the biggest advantage of connecting the two more closely," he said. Harness, whose clients include Citibank, United Airlines, and PayPal, expects to touch cumulative revenue of about $400 million by the end of 2026, with banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) contributing almost 30 per cent. The company has 1,300 people globally, with 500 in India. "We set out to bring AI to the entire SDLC, starting with context-aware coding," said Igor Ostrovsky, cofounder and chief technology officer (CTO) of Augment Code. "Joining Harness is the next step towards that vision. Together, we can make engineering work increasingly autonomous, with engineers stepping in only where judgment really matters," he said.

Harness has acquired select assets from Augment Code, including Cosmos and the Auggie CLI products, along with the Code Context Engine technology. The Augment Code team will join Harness to accelerate development of its Autonomous SDLC Platform. Cosmos will become the Harness Cosmos Software Factory Agent, automating engineering work from idea to code. It uses AI agents to plan changes, write code and tests, and open pull requests. Harness's existing agents then handle software delivery, security testing, runtime protection, and cost management. The acquisition connects Augment's Code Context Engine with Harness's Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, providing insights across the full software development lifecycle. This integration allows agents to understand both what is being built and what happens after deployment. Harness Cosmos is now available on the Harness platform.

CyberKnight strengthens Zero Trust ecosystem at GISEC Global2026. Recognised by CrowdStrike and Group-IB ahead of the show, the company united 16 technology partners under one Zero Trust strategy at one of the most visited stands at the Middle East's flagship cybersecurity event. CyberKnight Technologies concluded a landmark three days at GISEC Global 2026 at Expo City Dubai. The company brought 16 technology vendors together under one integrated Zero Trust strategy, signed strategic MOUs with Harness and Asimily, launched the region's first Women in Cybersecurity series, received an official award from Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cybersecurity for the UAE Government, and celebrated its ecosystem with an exclusive Gala Dinner. The stand at GISEC was among the most distinctive at the event, featuring dedicated zones across five security pillars: * AI driven SOC automation and threat detection (CrowdStrike, Swimlane, NetWitness, Group-IB) * Data protection and quantum readiness (Certes Networks) * Operational cyber resilience (Rezilens, Immersive, CounterCraft) * Identity security and Zero Trust access (Netwrix, Appgate) * Application security, OT, IoT and cyber physical resilience (Harness, Invicti, Xage Security, Forescout, Asimily, SolarWinds). Two strategic distribution agreements were formalised on the show floor. The first expanded CyberKnight's DevSecOps and application security portfolio through a partnership with Harness, following Harness's acquisition of Traceable. The second, an MOU with Asimily, strengthened the company's cyber asset and exposure management capabilities across IT, IoT, OT, and IoMT environments. CyberKnight entered GISEC with recognition from two key partners. CrowdStrike presented its Aspiring Star Award in acknowledgment of rapid regional growth and expanding Falcon platform adoption, while Group-IB named the company Distributor of the Year 2025 META for outstanding performance across enterprise and government customers. Together the two awards reflect the confidence the vendor community places in CyberKnight's ability to grow markets and build ecosystems across the Middle East and Africa. On the community front, the company launched its Women in Cybersecurity series at GISEC - a long-term initiative bringing together senior women leaders from across the vendor ecosystem to advance diversity, mentorship, and leadership in the region's cybersecurity industry. Separately, CyberKnight received an official participation award presented by Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cybersecurity for the UAE Government, accepted by Avinash Advani, Founder and CEO, and Swapna Nair, Director of Marketing. CyberKnight concluded its participation with an exclusive Gala Dinner bringing together customers, partners, and industry leaders from across the region. Two of its strategic vendors were recognised with top honours, with CrowdStrike receiving the Vendor of the Year award and SolarWinds being named Revenue Growth Champion.