This week's infosec launches

Intel 471’s newly published “2026 Cyber Threat Trends & Outlook” materials report that extortion-related breaches rose 63% in 2025 and that the firm tracked more than 700 hacktivist responses across the cybercrime underground. (industrialcyber.co) The Intel 471 release also notes a 27% decline in observed initial-access broker activity year-over-year while warning that new entrants and supply‑chain‑driven extortion activity will sustain pressure in 2026. (intel471.com) NinjaOne this week expanded its platform with a Vulnerability Management capability that the vendor says enables real‑time detection and autonomous patching across managed endpoints. (newsbreak.com) NinjaOne’s market position—reported annualized recurring revenue surpassing $500 million in early 2026 and a placement in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for endpoint management—gives scale context to its move toward unified endpoint/cloud device management. (ninjaone.au) Pindrop announced Protect Fraud Assist on March 17, 2026, marketing it as the first “agentic” fraud investigation and case‑management solution that embeds AI into live phone‑call analysis for contact centers. (financialcontent.com) Pindrop frames the release as a response to a surge in AI‑driven fraud and positions the Protect suite under its “Real Human + Right Human™” platform for deepfake and voice‑fraud defense across contact centers and virtual meetings. (financialcontent.com) Taken together, the week’s product moves show major vendors pushing automated, integrated detection and response—from Intel 471’s data‑driven threat trend outputs to NinjaOne’s autonomous patching and Pindrop’s agentic call investigation—each announced in March 2026. (intel471.com)