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Enterprise AI is burning tokens without context and teams are paying the price

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AAEON’s BOXER-8629AI Recognized for its Innovation and Market Potential with Best Choice Award

With an IP67-rating and support for four GMSL2 cameras, AAEON’s BOXER-8629AI has been recognized as a standout due to its potential to resolve deployment challenges across diverse environments.

Taipei, Taiwan – May 21 – Leading edge AI platform provider AAEON (Stock Code: 6579) is proud to announce that it has been honored with the Category Award for the BOXER-8629AI at the COMPUTEX Best Choice Award. The awards ceremony is due to take place during COMPUTEX Taipei, held from June 2^nd to June 5^th at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center.

The BOXER-8629AI is a rugged, compact, IP67-rated advanced fanless embedded AI system powered by NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano with DRAM directly on-module and high optimized memory efficiency for AI workloads. Despite measuring just 135mm x 120mm x 87.5mm, the system is equipped with a broad selection of features conducive to integration in autonomous vehicle, smart city, and other emerging sector applications. Central to this is the BOXER-8629AI’s support for four GMSL2 cameras for high-bandwidth, low-latency video acquisition, GNSS, 9-axis sensor, and IMU module support, as well as native CAN FD for actuator and motor control.

The product’s market potential is augmented by its rugged design, key for deployment in harsh industrial and outdoor environments. The BOXER-8629AI is IP67-rated, with its external I/O ports featuring O-ring sealing to the same standard to prevent water and dust ingress during operation.

AAEON has also highlighted the system’s modular design as a benefit to integrators, with custom I/O panels available for the purpose of meeting different project requirements. Meanwhile, the system is equipped with a broad 12V to 24V power input range with built-in ignition control and protection circuits, as well as military-grade vibration, shock, and drop resistance.

AAEON is honored to receive the award, particularly given the prestige of being highlighted by a platform that has been central to recognizing the functionality, innovation and market potential of new technological solutions for over 20 years. COMPUTEX, Asia’s largest annual ICT exhibition, plays a key role in showcasing the very best products that industry leading companies have to offer, providing a one-stop procurement platform for global buyers across industry segments.

The BOXER-8629AI will be on display at both the AAEON COMPUTEX booth (#J1310, 1^st Floor, Hall 1), as well as the award-winning products display area (4^th Floor, Hall 2) throughout the duration of the event.

OPPO India expands Find X9 Series with advanced AI and imaging features

New Delhi,  May 21: OPPO India today launched the Find X9s and Find X9 Ultra in India, expanding its flagship portfolio with smartphones that combine advanced imaging, AI experiences and flagship performance for creators. The OPPO Find X9s comes in Sunset Orange, Lavender Sky and Midnight Grey, while the Find X9 Ultra is available in Tundra Umber and Canyon Orange.

According to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker for Q1 2026, OPPO recorded 22% year-on-year growth, the highest among the top 5 brands. This has further strengthened OPPO’s position among the top three smartphone brands in India, with market share climbing to 15.3%. This momentum is a reflection of OPPO’s user-first innovation philosophy, one that has kept the brand firmly aligned with India’s premiumisation story.

Commenting on the launch Goldee Patnaik, Head of Communications, OPPO India said, “At OPPO, we have always looked at innovation through the lens of how people actually use their devices. The Find X9 Ultra brings together our most advanced imaging technologies, while the Find X9s extends the same flagship DNA in a slimmer and more lightweight form. Together, they reflect the changing expectations of India’s premium smartphone users and our continued focus on bringing flagship experiences to the market.”

OPPO Find X9 Ultra: New-Generation Hasselblad Camera System in Your Pocket

The Find X9 Ultra introduces OPPO’s new-generation Hasselblad Master Camera System, built for users who rely on smartphones as their primary camera. 

At its core is a 50MP 10× optical zoom telephoto camera engineered as a built-in 230mm-equivalent teleconverter and powered by OPPO’s proprietary Quintuple Prism Periscope Structure. Working alongside the 200MP main and 200MP 3× telephoto cameras, the system delivers a focal range from 14mm to 460mm. The setup also includes a 50MP ultra-wide camera, a new True Color Camera and a 50MP front camera.

Supporting the system is OPPO’s LUMO Image Engine, which enhances dynamic range and detail, while Hasselblad Master, Portrait and XPAN modes bring creative flexibility and Hasselblad’s signature imaging experience.

For video, the Find X9 Ultra supports 4K recording at 60fps, 120fps Dolby Vision HDR and introduces 8K recording at 30fps for the first time on an OPPO flagship. Professional workflows are supported through O-Log2, ACES and 3D LUTs with real-time preview and LUT burn-in.

Up front, the Find X9 Ultra features a 6.82-inch 144Hz QHD+ ProXDR AMOLED display with peak brightness of up to 3,600nits and 2160Hz PWM dimming for enhanced viewing comfort. Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 platform, it packs a 7,050mAh silicon-carbon battery with 100W SUPERVOOC™ wired and 50W AIRVOOC™ wireless charging. 

OPPO Find X9s: Flagship Experience in a Sleek Form Factor

Sharing the same imaging and flagship DNA as the Find X9 Series, the Find X9s features a 6.59-inch flat AMOLED display with ultra-thin 1.15mm symmetrical bezels, peak brightness of up to 3,600nits and 3840Hz PWM dimming for an immersive and comfortable viewing experience across entertainment and productivity.

Its 50MP triple-camera system, co-developed with Hasselblad, includes a 50MP main camera, 50MP ultra-wide camera, and a 50MP 3× periscope telephoto camera with support for 120× Super Zoom. Powered by OPPO’s LUMO Image Engine, the system enhances image quality while preserving natural colours and details across focal lengths.

Powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500s platform, the Find X9s pairs flagship performance with a 7,025mAh silicon-carbon battery and 80W SUPERVOOC™ charging for all-day endurance. 

Both smartphones are engineered for durability with IP66, IP68, and IP69 certifications for water and dust resistance, alongside Swiss SGS five-star certification for full-unit drop and impact resistance. The devices also feature OPPO Splash Touch technology, enabling reliable touch responsiveness even when the display is wet.

ColorOS 16: AI built into everyday use

Both devices run the latest ColorOS 16, designed for a smoother, more personalised experience.

AI Mind Pilot, OPPO’s AI assistant, coordinates leading models, including Google Gemini, Perplexity and OpenAI models to deliver more contextual assistance. It works alongside AI Mind Space, which lets users instantly capture and organise information through a dedicated Snap Key.

AI Menu Translation helps users decode unfamiliar menus while travelling, and AI Bill Manager automatically organises physical and digital receipts. A redesigned Live Space brings notifications and live activities together in a cleaner interface, and the Find X9 Series adds support for Android’s enhanced Quick Share for cross-platform sharing.

OPPO introduces the new Enco Air5 Pro to elevate audio experience 

Alongside the Find X9 Series, OPPO introduced the new Enco Air5 Pro, designed to deliver immersive audio experiences for users on the move. Equipped with up to 55dB Active Noise Cancellation and Triple-Mic AI Clear Calls, the earbuds intelligently reduce ambient noise while improving voice clarity.

OPPO Enco Air5 Pro is equipped with a 12mm titanium-coated driver, the Enco Air5 Pro delivers deep bass, detailed vocals and high-resolution audio, with support for LHDC 5.0 and Hi-Res Audio Wireless certification for premium wireless sound quality.

Designed for all-day comfort and endurance, the earbuds offer up to 54 hours of total playback and feature IP55 dust and water resistance. Features including dual-device connectivity, AI Translate support and customisable touch controls further enhance convenience for work, entertainment and travel.

Customers can avail of the following offers on the first sale of the OPPO Find X9 Series

• Customers get up-to 10% instant cashback on OPPO e-Store, and mainline retailers using SBI Card, HDFC Bank, Kotak Bank, IDFC First Bank, Yes Bank cards and UPI. No-cost EMI is available for up to 9 months.

• Customers get an Exchange Bonus of up-to 16% with Cashify and Servify.

• Customers can avail Zero Down Payment schemes for up to 24 months from Bajaj Finserv, TVS Credit, HDB Financial Services, IDFC First Bank, DMI Finance, Cholamandalam Finance, Home Credit, Poonawala Fincorp and other leading finance partners.

• Users who pre-order OPPO Find X9 Series before May 28 can get limited free Black Gold Gift Box worth INR 5000 for Find X9s and INR 11000 for Find X9 Ultra, including OPPO Enco Buds3 Pro+/ OPPO Enco Air 5 Pro and a Premium Phone Case. 

• The OPPO Find X9 Series comes with a 180-day hardware defect replacement.

• Find X9 Series users get 3 months of complimentary Google AI Pro access with 5TB of Storage and more.

• Find X9 Series users will get Jio benefits worth INR 35100, get FREE 5000GB Cloud Storage for 18 months and FREE Pro Gemini with Jio plan. You need to have an active unlimited 5G plan of ₹349 or above (Prepaid or Postpaid) from Jio.

AVer HUB Series Now Includes 5-Year Warranty, Offering Lasting Support for Hybrid Workspaces

Taipei, Taiwan – May 21: AVer Information Inc., an award-winning provider of AI audio-video solutions, announces the extension of its industry-leading 5-year warranty to the HUB Series, including the HUB30 and HUB35-EXT35 4K BYOM Matrix Switchers. This underscores AVer’s commitment to providing organizations with long-term reliability and peace of mind for their essential meeting room infrastructure.

AVer understands that managing multiple meeting room devices can be a complex challenge and is committed to making these connections as seamless and efficient as possible. By providing a 5-year warranty, AVer ensures that the HUB Series, serving as the command center for the entire meeting space, is protected for the long haul. For the average user, this means fewer technical disruptions and the confidence that their meeting setup is built to last.

The HUB Series backed by this 5-year warranty can streamline device management in virtually every collaborative environment. Organizations in fields such as corporate business, hybrid education, and live event production can elevate their meeting spaces with these new 4K BYOM Matrix Switchers, which offer the following benefits:

ŸSmart Multi-Camera Switching (ConnectAI): The HUB Series enables seamless switching between two AVer cameras, using AI-driven algorithms for dynamic, multi-angle video in live streams, hybrid meetings, and video productions.

ŸCrystal-Clear Visuals: Video is delivered in 4K UHD resolution, ensuring exceptional visual clarity.

ŸCentralized Presentation Control: Supporting the CP10 G2 Touch Panel, a single user-friendly interface, presenters can effortlessly configure dual 4K displays for flexible viewing.

ŸBYOM-Ready Connectivity: These switchers offer versatile connection options — including HDMI, USB-C, and DisplayPort — while powering personal devices reliably during long sessions.

ŸFlexible Scalability: Whether using the plug-and-play HUB30 for standard meetings or the HUB35-EXT35’s included 4K USB extender for larger spaces like auditoriums, users maintain flawless signal integrity across any distance.

Originally introduced in 2023 for AVer’s Pro AV cameras and MT Series Matrix Tracking Boxes, this industry-leading 5-year warranty now brings that same long-term confidence to the expanding AVer Pro AV lineup. For further information about the warranty, please reach out to AVer or your local authorized dealer or distributor.

India’s Rising Ransomware Threat: AI-Powered Attacks and Stronger Cybercrime Groups

May 21 : India’s cyber threat landscape is entering a more aggressive and operationally mature phase, with ransomware attacks becoming faster, AI-assisted, and increasingly access-driven. According to Check Point’s India Threat Intelligence findings, organizations in India faced an average of 3,300 cyber-attacks per week over the last six months, significantly higher than the global average of 2,064 attacks per organization.

The latest threat intelligence data also shows that 92% of malicious files delivered in India came through web-based channels in the last month, while Information Disclosure vulnerabilities impacted nearly 74% of organizations. This signals a shift in attacker behavior, where threat actors are increasingly exploiting exposed infrastructure, compromised credentials, cloud access paths, and user-driven attack vectors rather than relying only on traditional phishing campaigns.

Against this backdrop, the global ransomware ecosystem is also undergoing a structural transformation. According to the State of Ransomware Q1 2026 report from Check Point Research, overall attack volume stayed near historic highs. At the same time, the structure of the ransomware ecosystem changed materially. After two years of increasing fragmentation, activity is consolidating around a smaller number of dominant groups. For organizations, this shift reduces the number of active actors but increases the potential impact of individual incidents.

For Indian organizations, this evolution carries significant implications. The convergence of high attack volumes in India, AI-enabled cyber operations, rising exploitation activity, and concentrated ransomware ecosystems means that fewer groups are now capable of causing larger-scale operational disruption across sectors such as education, government, manufacturing, financial services, and critical infrastructure.

Key Findings from the State of Ransomware Q1 2026:

• 2,122 organizations were listed on ransomware data leak sites in Q1 2026, making it the second-highest Q1 on record.

• The top 10 ransomware groups accounted for 71% of all victims, reversing the fragmented landscape seen throughout much of 2025.

• Qilin remained the most active ransomware operation for the third consecutive quarter, posting 338 victims.

• The Gentlemen emerged as the breakout group, increasing activity from 40 victims in Q4 2025 to 166 in Q1 2026.

• LockBit confirmed its comeback, posting 163 victims and re-entering the global top tier.

Taken together, these figures show that ransomware volume has stabilized at a high baseline, while operational power is concentrating in fewer, more capable hands.

High Volume Is the New Normal

Check Point Research tracked more than 70 active ransomware data leak sites during Q1 2026. These sites recorded:

• More than 700 victims per month on average
• Minimal fluctuation between January, February, and March

At first glance, year-over-year (YoY) numbers suggest a modest decline compared to Q1 2025. However, that comparison is misleading. Last year’s figures were inflated by a single mass-exploitation campaign. When that anomaly is removed, ransomware activity actually increased YoY.

The takeaway for business leaders is straightforward. Ransomware is no longer driven by short-term spikes alone. Instead, activity has settled into a persistently high operating level with consistent growth, creating a risk environment organizations must plan for.

From Fragmentation to Consolidation

The most important change this quarter is not how many attacks occurred, but who carried them out.

• In Q3 2025, ransomware activity was spread across a record number of groups
• By Q1 2026, the number of active groups had declined
• At the same time, the share of victims claimed by top operators surged past 70%

This pattern is familiar. Law enforcement pressure, infrastructure disruption, and the competitive landscape tend to scatter smaller players. Stronger groups survive, absorb displaced affiliates, and grow. In Q1 2026, groups such as Qilin, Akira, The Gentlemen, and LockBit together accounted for 41% of all victims, with the top 10 ransomware groups accounting for 71% of all victims.

For defenders, consolidation raises the stakes. Larger ransomware operations tend to be:

• More organized
• More operationally consistent
• More resilient to disruption

The Breakout Story: The Gentlemen

One of the most notable increases in activity during Q1 2026 was attributed to The Gentlemen, a ransomware group that reached third place globally within a few months of initial activity.

Their growth was fueled by pre-positioned access at scale. Rather than relying on slow, opportunistic exploitation, the group operated with a large inventory of compromised network entry points, allowing it to launch attacks immediately and in volume.

Their targeting pattern also stands out:

• Only 13% of publicly extorted victims were based in the United States, compared to an ecosystem average of 49.6%
• Activity clustered in APAC and Latin America, mirroring the geographic distribution of compromised access points instead of a shift in the broader threat landscape

This disparity does not indicate deliberate avoidance of US targets, but rather reflects where the group already had established access. Increasingly in some cases, attackers go where access is available, not necessarily where victims are most lucrative.

LockBit’s Return, With a Strategic Shift

LockBit’s reappearance in Q1 2026 confirms that the group has recovered operationally after significant law enforcement disruption in 2024.

While overall activity more than doubled compared to the previous quarter, the most notable change was geographic. Historically focused on the United States, LockBit’s recent victims were spread more evenly across Europe, Latin America, and other regions.

The shift suggests a deliberate effort to reduce exposure to aggressive enforcement jurisdictions while maintaining scale. For global organizations, this reinforces a critical point. Geographic diversification by attackers expands risk, it does not reduce it.

Geographic and Industry distribution: How Access Shapes Impact

Ransomware activity in Q1 2026 shows that both industry and geographic impact are also shaped in some cases, by where attackers already have access.

Industries with high downtime sensitivity and complex environments continued to experience frequent attacks, including:

• Manufacturing
• Business services
• Healthcare
• Industrial sectors

In many cases, victims appeared in sectors where exploitable infrastructure, exposed VPNs, or pre‑positioned access already existed, rather than where attackers expressed a clear industry preference.

The same access‑driven pattern was visible geographically:

• The United States accounted for nearly half of all reported victims (49.6%), consistent with its large enterprise footprint, with Western developed economies making up the clear majority of targets.
• Thailand accounted for 10.8% of victims tied to a single dominant ransomware group (The Gentlemen), pushing it into the top‑targeted countries for the first time,
• Play concentrated 85.1% of its activity on US‑based organizations, demonstrating how individual groups can heavily focus on a certain country

Taken together, these trends show that ransomware risk is less about sector or location in isolation, and more about the underlying exposure created by deployed technology, connectivity, and available access paths.

What This Means for Organizations

Ransomware in 2026 is defined by concentration, not volume. Fewer groups now drive the majority of attacks, and these operators are more capable, better resourced, and harder to disrupt.

For organizations, this changes the risk equation:

• Fewer incidents may occur, but each carries greater potential impact
• Attacks are more repeatable and access‑driven
• Prevention and containment matter more than reaction alone

In practical terms, defense means:

Stopping Ransomware at the Network and Cloud Access Layer

Ransomware and extortion attacks often enter through exposed infrastructure, cloud services, or remote access paths. This is addressed through Hybrid Mesh Network Security, by applying consistent, AI‑driven threat prevention across networks, clouds, data centers, and remote users.

Capabilities such as network firewalls, SASE Internet Access, and CASB block malicious downloads, phishing, exploits, and ransomware before they reach devices. If an infection occurs, Zero Trust controls in SASE Private Access limits ransomware impact by restricting attackers to only the data a compromised user can access.

Reducing Ransomware Exposure Before Exploitation

As ransomware attacks become faster and more targeted, reducing exposure before exploitation is critical. This is the focus of the Exposure Management pillar, which helps organizations identify which assets, vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and access paths attackers can realistically exploit.

By correlating live ransomware intelligence with internal exposure and validating safe remediation paths, security teams can close the most likely attack vectors early and reduce the likelihood of business disruption.

Protecting Users as a Primary Entry Point

Many ransomware attacks still begin with user interaction, such as phishing emails, malicious links, or compromised credentials. Workspace Security addresses this risk by protecting users across email, browsers, SaaS applications, and endpoints.

Using AI‑driven detection and global threat intelligence, Workspace Security blocks delivery vectors, prevents credential abuse, and disrupts command‑and‑control activity, helping organizations contain ransomware before it spreads or encrypts critical systems.

Silver Trak Digital and Media Room Connect win IAMT Best Products and Services Award

At BroadcastAsia, 20-22 May at Singapore Expo on IAMT Pavilion, on stand 5A3-3

 SINGAPORE, 21 May 2026 – Media asset management specialists Silver Trak Digital have won the IAMT Best Products and Services Award for their Media Room Connect solution at BroadcastAsia 2026. Media Room Connect allows users to create and manage secure, branded screening rooms directly on their company domain.

It is a key part of the Media Room Media Asset Management solution which enables secure sharing, global content delivery and screener campaigns for broadcast and production assets.

(l-r) IAMT CEO Saleha Williams and Silver Trak Digital COO Christian Christiansen 

IAMT CEO Saleha Williams said, “A huge congratulations to Silver Trak Digital for winning the IAMT Best Products and Services Award with Media Room Connect. Celebrating those driving changes across the APAC region, the IAMT Awards are judged by an independent panel of industry experts and recognises standout achievement, innovation and industry impact.”

Silver Trak Digital is demonstrating its next gen Media Room Suite solutions at Broadcast Asia 2026 from 20-22 May at the Singapore Expo on the IAMT Pavilion, stand 5A3-3.

(l-r) Christian Christiansen and Karlz Varma, VP Business Development for Silver Trak Asia with their IAMT Award

Silver Trak COO Christian Christiansen said, “We are delighted and honoured to have won the IAMT Best Products and Services Award for Media Room Connect, which is a product that has been developed very much with industry requirements in mind. Our thanks go to the IAMT, the awards’ judges and our clients who have helped make Media Room and Media Room connect such a success across the Asia Pacific region.”

Silver Trak Digital are demonstrating two products from their latest, cutting-edge Media Room suite at BroadcastAsia this year – Media Room covering Media Asset Management, distribution and screeners (and more) and Media Room Connect which creates and manages a secure screening room on your company domain.

They are also discussing two new products under development including Media Room Screeners, a secure screener campaigns product with enhanced artwork capabilities and Media Room Transport, our SaaS large file, high speed transport solution.

Media Room is the affordable, secure, cloud-based media asset management and delivery platform that enables content owners to upload, manage, market and distribute content globally, faster, more efficiently and with complete control.

Due to its flexibility and affordability, media organisations can easily start small and scale with Media Room as their business grows.

To get a demo of Media Room Connect see Silver Trak Digital at BroadcastAsia 2026 on the IAMT Pavilion, stand 5A3-3.

Struddys Apparel becomes first global site to install new Epson SureColor F20060

BRISBANE, May 21 – Struddys Apparel, a manufacturer specialising in custom teamwear, sportswear and branded garments, has become the first site and company globally to purchase and install the new Epson SureColor F20060 dye sublimation platform, strengthening its position as one of Australia’s leading vertically integrated apparel producers. 

The investment represents the latest step in Struddys’ growth from a small custom operation into a large-scale, Australian-made production facility with a strong focus on quality, speed and full in-house control. It also highlights how strategic technology adoption is helping local manufacturers scale output while maintaining the flexibility needed for custom and short-run work.

Struddys has been a strong example of organic growth through dye sublimation. The business began with a single 64-inch printer (delivering approximately 20 sqm/hr) and expanded to three units as customer demand increased. As production volumes grew, however, the company reached the practical limits of adding smaller-format devices.

At that point, Struddys made a deliberate move to higher-volume production capability rather than continuing to scale incrementally. The company adopted a 76-inch Epson SureColor F10060, a production platform capable of up to 255 sqm/hr and specifically 100 sqm/hr in apparel production, enabling a major increase in throughput and operational efficiency.

That shift gave Struddys a more effective production model: high-volume work could be concentrated on the larger-format platform, while its 64-inch printers remained ideal for short runs, custom programs and bespoke jobs.

As demand has continued to grow, Struddys has now added a second 76-inch platform with the purchase of the new SureColor F20060.

The new installation makes Struddys the first global site to adopt the Epson SureColor F20060 and positions the company at the forefront of dye-sublimation production capability.

The additional capacity will support faster turnaround times, greater production resilience and further growth as the business expands across teamwear, sportswear and branded apparel markets.

The Epson SureColor F20060 is a dye-sublimation printer designed for textile manufacturers and print service providers requiring fast turnaround times. Built for demanding production environments, it combines consistent output quality, reliable operation and printing speeds of up to 300 sqm/h. It is suited to industrial-scale production including fashion apparel, sportswear, home furnishings and soft signage.

For Struddys, the addition of the F20060 is about more than just speed alone. It supports a production strategy that combines scale with agility allowing the business to meet larger volume orders efficiently while preserving the responsiveness needed for custom, bespoke and short-run apparel work.

This balance is increasingly important for manufacturers serving customers who expect both rapid delivery and tailored product offerings.

By bringing the F20060 into its operation, Struddys is reinforcing a model built on local manufacturing, controlled workflows and production flexibility. With Epson technology underpinning both its high-volume and specialty output, the company is well placed to continue growing without compromising the quality and service standards that have driven its success.

Struddys’ journey from a single-printer operation to a scaled production business illustrates how investment in the right technology at the right time can transform manufacturing capability. Its latest move, becoming the first global site to install the Epson SureColor F20060, signals not only confidence in future demand, but a clear commitment to staying ahead of the curve in Australian apparel production.

Averlon Launches Precog to Stop Exploitable Risk Before It Reaches Production

New predictive remediation capability helps security teams prevent exploitable risk before it reaches production

Redmond, WA, May 21, 2026 — Averlon today announced Precog, a predictive remediation capability that identifies exploitable risk in proposed code and infrastructure changes and delivers the fix to developers before the change reaches production. Precog addresses a widening gap: AI is accelerating both code delivery and vulnerability discovery, and security teams can no longer manage risk only after it lands in production. 

The need for this shift is becoming urgent. Google Cloud’s Mandiant M-Trends 2026 report found that mean time to exploit collapsed from 63 days in 2018 to an estimated minus seven days in 2025, meaning exploitation now often begins before a patch is available. New frontier models such as Claude Mythos and GPT-5.5-Cyber are making it increasingly clear that AI will compress the time required to discover, validate, and exploit vulnerabilities. The result is a widening gap between the speed at which risk is discovered and exploited, and the speed at which security teams can triage and fix it.

The industry is converging on a new operating model: Remediation Operations, or RemOps. The premise is simple: finding risk and closing risk are different problems. Security teams do not need more alerts; they need a way to understand what is truly exploitable, prioritize by business impact, and drive safe fixes through developer workflows. 

Averlon’s Remediation Operations platform addresses the full lifecycle of risk reduction: ingesting security findings, determining what is truly exploitable, prioritizing by business impact, and driving agentic remediation through developer workflows. The platform has helped customers reduce remediation time by up to 90 percent and alert noise by up to 95 percent, helping security teams move from backlogs of thousands of findings to the handful that need fixing. 

With Precog, Averlon extends that model earlier in the lifecycle by preventing exploitable risk before it becomes production exposure. Unlike security scanners that flag findings based on generic severity scores, Precog evaluates whether a proposed change would actually be exploitable in the customer’s real environment, accounting for internet reachability, exposed services, and existing compensating controls. This contextual analysis means Precog surfaces the changes that genuinely create exposure, not the long tail of theoretically risky findings that wouldn’t be exploitable in production. Precog integrates into CI systems such as GitHub, evaluating proposed changes before they reach production. 

When risky changes are detected, Precog identifies the issue, explains the exploitable path, and generates a remediation directly in the developer workflow. Developers receive the proposed fix at the same time they are notified of the risk, reducing friction between security review and software delivery. 

“AI is changing both sides of the software lifecycle. It is accelerating development while also introducing code that is often not ready for production. With AI also accelerating the discovery and exploitation of weaknesses in that software, security teams can no longer rely only on post-production detection and backlog management. Capabilities like Averlon’s Precog point to where the market is headed: identifying risky changes earlier and helping developers fix them before they become production exposure.” 

Chris Steffen, VP Research, Enterprise Management Associates

Complementing Precog is Vulnerability Intelligence, Averlon’s CVE research feed at research.averlon.ai, which gives teams the context they need to triage emerging vulnerabilities, including exploitability, attacker requirements, required privileges, user interaction, and evidence of exploitation in the wild. 

“Security teams have relied on finding and fixing vulnerabilities after they reach production. AI has made that untenable from both directions: it is generating new vulnerabilities faster than teams can triage them, and it is collapsing the window between exposure and exploitation. You cannot remediate your way out of that. The only way to stay ahead is to prevent exploitable risk from reaching production in the first place. That is what Precog does.”

Sunil Gottumukkala, CEO, Averlon 

Learn more and see Precog in action: 

·         Precog: Preventing Exposure Before the Backlog (blog): averlon.ai/blog/averlon-precog-preventing-exposure-before-backlog

·         Vulnerability Remediation: Down and Up We Go (blog): averlon.ai/blog/vulnerability-remediation-down-and-up-we-go

·         Vulnerability Intelligence Brief #1 (research): averlon.ai/blog/vulnerability-intelligence-brief-cve-2025-11953-react-native-metro-command-injection

·         Vulnerability Intelligence (live research feed): research.averlon.ai

·         RemOps End-to-End Demo (recording): averlon.ai/webinars/remediation-ops-live-demo

·         Averlon Platform: averlon.ai/platform

Averlon is pioneering Remediation Operations, helping security teams move from vulnerability findings to safe, prioritized fixes. Its agentic AI identifies what is truly exploitable and automates remediation directly within developer workflows. Averlon is trusted by security teams at enterprises and fast-growing companies to efficiently scale their security programs. Founded in 2022, Averlon is backed by Salesforce Ventures, Voyager Capital, and Outpost Ventures.

MathWorks Launches New Renesas Hardware Support Packages for Faster Embedded Systems Prototyping

Bengaluru, May 21 :  MathWorks, the leading developer of mathematical computing software for designing engineered systems, today announced new Hardware Support Packages that directly connect Model-Based Design and simulation to execution on Renesas‘ RH850/U2A microcontroller for automotive applications and the RA6T2 microcontroller for industrial controls. The new MATLAB® and Simulink® integrations enable engineering teams to move from simulation to running embedded code on hardware with automated build, flashing, and on-target execution while also accelerating development cycles through the elimination of many manual integration steps.

 “Our customers expect a straightforward path from simulation model to microcontroller, and the new integration with MATLAB and Simulink delivers exactly that,” said Brad Rex, Senior Director of System Solution Team, UX (User Experience) Group at Renesas. “By working with MathWorks, we’ve removed the need to assemble toolchains and device drivers by hand so teams can simulate and validate designs earlier, iterate faster, and reduce integration effort across ECU and industrial-control projects.“

The new support packages give engineering teams a consistent Model-Based Design workflow across both automotive and industrial programs, reducing integration effort and accelerating deployment. Renesas’ RA microcontroller platform is optimized for industrial and robotics applications that require flexible connectivity, real-time responsiveness, and scalable embedded control. The integration with the RA family enables rapid prototyping of servo and variable-speed drive applications, with one-click deployment that streamlines hardware bring-up and on-bench validation for motion profiles and closed-loop tuning.

The Renesas RH850/U2A microcontroller, widely used in automotive electronic control units, provides the deterministic performance and safety-critical features required for EV motor control, advanced driver-assistance systems  and body electronics. Automotive engineers developing traction motor control for electric vehicles can deploy field-oriented control and regenerative braking algorithms directly from Simulink to RH850/U2A-based ECUs. This shortens the time from concept to vehicle-level testing, supports smoother torque delivery during rapid transients, and speeds calibration across drive cycles—without writing initialization code or custom build scripts.

“Our collaboration with Renesas strengthens the level of interoperability that engineers expect when using MATLAB and Simulink,” said Anuja Apte, India Product Marketing Manager, MathWorks.

 “By providing a direct path from Simulink models to optimized microcontroller deployment, we help engineering teams move from design to hardware more efficiently while staying integrated with the broader toolchains they rely on. This approach reflects the MathWorks Connections program, which brings partners and customers together to accelerate innovation and reduce time to market within a widely adopted engineering and scientific platform.”

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