Upwind buys AI agent security startup Aegis

Cloud security company Upwind, valued at about $3.8B, acquired nine-month-old Israeli startup Aegis. Aegis's founders will run a new Upwind lab focused on security risks from AI agents and plugins. (The Next Web; Calcalist (CTech))

Price was not disclosed. Calcalist reports a stock deal worth tens of millions of dollars. The lab starts with 12 people and plans to grow to about 35. (The Next Web; Calcalist (CTech))