Here is IT Digest’s weekly roundup of the top news from global markets. In this fast-paced world, breaking down information helps readers grasp the nuances that follow the news.
In Hardware and Network news this week…
Palo Alto Networks Unveils MSIAM 2.0 with Industry’s Most Comprehensive Breach Response Guarantee
A global cybersecurity leader, Palo Alto Networks, has unveiled an advanced managed security operations center (SOC), Unit 42 Managed XSIAM 2. 0 (MSIAM 2. 0), aimed at enabling organizations to strengthen cyber resilience rapidly against more and more rapidly evolving threats.
In Cloud Computing & Mobility news this week….
Securonix Unveils Agentic Mesh and “Sam” – A New Productivity-Based AI Model Reshaping SOC and Cloud Security Operations
Securonix, Inc. has announced a landmark expansion of its cybersecurity platform with the launch of Agentic Mesh, powered by Sam, the AI SOC Analyst an innovative productivity-based AI operating model designed to transform how Security Operations Centers (SOCs) operate in an era of escalating cyber threats and chronic analyst shortages.
In FinTech news this week….
Nitrogen Redefines the Client Meeting with Nucleus Agentic AI and Enhanced Tax Planning Tools
At the Fearless Investing Summit in early 2026, a major update was revealed by Nitrogen, an AI, powered platform for financial advisors. The platform introduced Nucleus, their new agentic AI engine, along with considerable improvements to their tax planning and client meeting workflow tools. These tools are intended to make financial advisor workflows more efficient, personalized, and automated, and these changes are a clear example of how artificial intelligence keeps transforming the fintech landscape.
In Cybersecurity news this week….
Cloudaware and Apex Partner on Next-Gen FinOps
Cloudaware, a premier cloud governance and optimization platform, and Apex Systems, a leading global technology solutions firm and one of six ASGN brands that will be unifying under the new Everforth brand, announced a strategic partnership to launch a comprehensive, joint FinOps solution. This collaboration combines Apex Systems’ world-class advisory and managed services with Cloudaware’s robust cloud management platform to help enterprises master cloud financial management.
In Information and Communications news this week…
Kong and Solace Forge Strategic Partnership to Deliver Unified API, Real-Time Data and Event Streaming Fabric
Kong Inc. , a major supplier of API and AI connectivity technologies, has declared a strategic alliance with Solace, the provider of a real, time data and agentic AI platform. As part of this partnership, Solace joins Kongs Premium Technology Partner Program and thus Solace makes its debut in the program. The two companies together offer enterprises the capability to manage, monitor, and secure APIs, events, and AI services all from a single control plane. This solution is designed to meet the increasing needs of real, time, AI, ready data infrastructures.
In Artificial intelligence news this week…
Databricks and Replit Team Up to Accelerate Enterprise App Delivery
Databricks, a leader in data and AI platform, has made a significant announcement on February 17, 2026, revealing a major upgrade to its application development capabilities with Databricks AppKit. This is a new framework that facilitates the creation of secure, production, grade apps. The company also announced a deep integration with Replits collaborative development environment. The announcement made on the Databricks blog highlights a significant change in the way enterprise software is developed, deployed, and governed in today’s organizations.
In Computer Science news this week…
Xanadu and Tower Semiconductor Expand Strategic Partnership to Drive Photonic Quantum Hardware Innovation
Tower Semiconductor, a leading global foundry for high, value analog semiconductor manufacturing, and Xanadu, a pioneering company in photonic quantum computing, have announced that they are expanding their strategic collaboration to accelerate the development and manufacturability of advanced silicon photonics for fault, tolerant quantum computers.
Article of the Week
Zero-Day Vulnerability Explained: How Enterprises Detect, Mitigate and Recover from Emerging Threats
Most security teams feel busy. Alerts firing. Dashboards moving. Tickets getting closed. It looks productive. It feels controlled. But here’s the uncomfortable part. The most dangerous threat in your environment is the one you don’t even know exists. That is what a zero-day vulnerability really is. A flaw that the vendor does not know about. Which means there is no patch. No signature. No predefined detection rule sitting inside your firewall waiting to trigger.