BlackBerry Enhances AtHoc Platform for Crisis Readiness

A new survey from Yubico and Okta found that 43% of cybersecurity and IT professionals still rely on passwords at work even though most know passkeys are more secure. The annual 2026 Global State of Authentication report, conducted by Talker Research, surveyed nearly 2,000 cybersecurity and IT professionals across nine countries, and found that 52% inherited passwords on their first day, establishing legacy onboarding defaults that dictate long-term security habits. The survey also found that 44% suffered an AI-driven attack in the last 12 months, with Singapore experiencing the highest rate globally at 58%, compared with Japan at 30% and Germany at 38%, while 39% of security professionals failed to distinguish AI-generated text from human writing. India at 68%, Australia at 60%, and the U.S. at 56% showed the highest proportion of workers very familiar with passkeys, yet 50% of U.S. security pros still use passwords at work, leading all surveyed markets in legacy password dependency. Yubico and Okta said they are partnering to streamline how enterprise identity systems issue, manage, and enforce hardware-backed credentials, embedding phishing resistance into modern access management platforms to help IT teams eliminate password dependencies without adding operational friction.

Tiny Ltd. has completed its acquisition of the assets comprising Oso Cloud, an enterprise software business specializing in authorization and access control, for approximately $1.9 million in cash consideration. The deal closed on October 1, 2026, and was funded with Tiny's balance sheet cash, comprising approximately $1.2 million paid at closing and an aggregate holdback of approximately $0.7 million for transition services and transaction adjustments. Founded in 2019, Oso Cloud had approximately $5.3 million in annualized recurring revenue at closing and served approximately 80 customers in security, fintech and developer software on recurring subscription contracts, including several multi-year agreements. Including Oso Cloud, Tiny's pro forma annualized recurring revenue would rise approximately 7.6 percent, from $70.0 million to approximately $75.4 million. Chief Executive Officer Austin Singhera said controlling access to sensitive data and critical systems is fundamental to how large enterprises operate securely, especially as new applications and AI tools reshape how work gets done.

Forter announced it is a launch partner for Salesforce Commerce's new Storefront Next offering, extending its trust intelligence across more Salesforce commerce offerings. Brands adopting Storefront Next gain Forter's fraud prevention, abuse protection and payment optimization across every path to purchase the platform supports, including its Shopper Agent and Commerce Cloud Client experiences. Forter is also teaming with Salesforce to protect loyalty programs, combining Forter's Account Protection with Salesforce Loyalty Management to block bad actors, account takeovers and policy abuse. The expansion follows Forter being named Salesforce's 2027 Partner of the Year for Transform & Scale. Forter said the collaboration will be shown at its IMPACT 2026 conference on Oct. 14 in New York City.

Zscaler reaffirmed its first quarter and full fiscal year 2027 financial guidance at its 2026 Investor Day in New York City, reiterating the outlook it first provided on Sept. 3, 2026. For the first quarter of fiscal 2027, the company expects revenue of $935 million to $939 million, roughly 19% year-over-year growth, non-GAAP gross margin of approximately 80%, non-GAAP income from operations of $215 million to $217 million, and non-GAAP net income per share of approximately $1.15 to $1.16. For the full year fiscal 2027, Zscaler expects ARR of $4.396 billion to $4.426 billion, revenue of approximately $3.908 billion to $3.938 billion, non-GAAP income from operations of $924 million to $932 million, non-GAAP net income per share of $4.86 to $4.90, and a free cash flow margin of approximately 23.0 to 23.5%. CEO, Chairman, and Founder Jay Chaudhry said the agentic AI era is becoming the most significant opportunity in the company's history and that its Zero Trust platform positions it to pursue a $10 billion ARR target. The half-day event, featuring Chief Financial Officer Kevin Rubin, Chief Product Officer Adam Geller, Chief Revenue Officer Ross Tackett, and Executive Vice President of AI & Data Security Dhawal Sharma, is being webcast live, with a replay to follow on Zscaler's Investor Relations website.