AcalvioTech

Acalvio's advanced threat defense platform detects, contains, and remediates attackers using a unique combination of cyber deception & Artificial Intelligence.

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

We are excited to be a Silver Sponsor at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, June 1–3, 2026, in National Harbor, MD.

As AI-driven and agentic threats accelerate, security leaders are rethinking how to move beyond reactive detection toward preemptive cyber defense.

If you’re attending #GartnerSEC, connect with us to learn how Acalvio’s AI-powered deception platform helps organizations:
▪️ Expose attacker intent early
▪️ Detect credential misuse and lateral movement
▪️ Defend IT, OT, identity, and cloud workloads
▪️ Disrupt AI-driven attacks before impact

We look forward to meeting security and risk leaders at the summit.

Let’s connect in National Harbor.

#GartnerSEC #CyberSecurity #AI #AgenticAI #DeceptionTechnology #PreemptiveSecurity #SecurityLeadership

[AmiViz @ami_viz]

Ray Kafity, VP at @AcalvioTech, on how #deception-based security outsmarts machine-speed adversaries. When attackers deploy agentic AI, #Acalvio's strategic traps preempt threats before breach. #Gartner validates deception as essential #cybersecurity.

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

Join us at Cisco Live in the 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞.

If you are attending #CiscoLive, don't miss our joint session with Cisco:

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐈 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬: 𝐂𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨 + 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐨 [WOSPAR-2052]

Featuring:
🎙️ Mark Stephens, Global Cyber Security Architect, Cisco
🎙️ Suril Desai, VP, Detection Engineering, Acalvio Technologies

AI-orchestrated attacks are transforming the threat landscape — automating complex, multi-stage exploits at machine speed.

Cyber defense must evolve just as quickly.

In this session, Cisco and Acalvio will discuss the shift from reactive detection and response to preemptive security built on the principles of:

▪️ Deceive
▪️ Deny
▪️ Disrupt

We’ll also highlight how the Cisco + Acalvio partnership brings AI-powered preemptive security to protect assets across IT, OT, identity, and cloud workloads — and share key use cases for defending against agentic AI attacks.

If you’re attending Cisco Live, visit us in the Security Village and join the conversation.

#CiscoLive #CyberSecurity #AI #AgenticAI #PreemptiveSecurity #CyberDeception #SecurityVillage

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

🔥 𝐇𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: The Acalvio Spring 2026 Newsletter is now live.

AI-powered attacks, agentic threats, and machine-speed adversaries are fundamentally reshaping cybersecurity.

Explore the latest innovations, analyst insights, and industry developments driving the future of preemptive cyber defense.

🔗 https://t.co/BBbrQPA13r

Inside this edition:

✅ CSA’s Mythos advisory urging CISOs to set a 90-day clock for deception programs
✅ Launch of Acalvio’s industry-first agentic AI app for preemptive defense on the Google Gemini Enterprise marketplace
✅ Introduction of Acalvio 360 Deception to break the AI-attack chain automation
✅ AI agents gaining cloud admin privileges in just 8 minutes — and the defensive countermeasures security teams need now
✅ Acalvio ShadowPlex featured in Industrial Cyber’s Buyer’s Guide for OT Security
✅ New analyst report: How Agentics Redefines Preemptive Deception Platforms — SACR

As attackers evolve with AI, security teams must move beyond reactive detection toward proactive, preemptive defense.

#CyberSecurity #AI #AgenticAI #DeceptionTechnology #PreemptiveSecurity #ThreatDetection #CloudSecurity

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐭.

In his latest blog, our CEO, Ram Varadarajan, explores a growing cybersecurity challenge in the age of agentic AI:

As AI agents gain access to enterprise systems, cloud workloads, APIs, and sensitive data, they also introduce 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭.

The problem isn’t just compromised users anymore.

It’s compromised agents, manipulated workflows, and poisoned trust chains operating at machine speed.

🔗 Read the blog: https://t.co/iX4jcICA7n

Key takeaways:
▪️ AI agents are becoming powerful new attack surfaces
▪️ Traditional security tools lack visibility into agent behavior and intent
▪️ Attackers can exploit autonomous systems before defenders even realize it
▪️ Security must evolve from reactive detection to preemptive disruption

As @ram_varadarajan explains, the future of cyber defense depends on one critical capability:

👉 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲.

By exposing malicious intent early and disrupting reconnaissance, credential abuse, and lateral movement, deception becomes a foundational control for securing AI-driven environments.

𝐈𝐟 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 — 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 — 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬.

#AI #CyberSecurity #AgenticAI #CyberDeception #PreemptiveSecurity #CloudSecurity #ZeroTrust

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

🚨 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐒𝐀’𝐬 𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐎 𝟗𝟎-𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤

The CSA Mythos Advisory sends a clear message to security leaders: AI-powered vulnerability discovery and exploitation are accelerating faster than traditional security workflows can respond.

As AI compresses attacker timelines, defenders need controls that work before the exploit is known.

In our latest blog, we explore:
✅ Why Mythos-class AI changes the defender operating model
✅ Why reactive detection becomes structurally late
✅ How deception provides early warning independent of CVEs or signatures
✅ Why CISOs should prioritize deception programs in the next 90 days

The future of cybersecurity will be defined by who can detect malicious intent first — not just who patches fastest.

👉 Read the blog: https://t.co/xvzDlvgZph

#Cybersecurity #AI #CyberDeception #PreemptiveSecurity #ThreatDetection #AgenticAI #ZeroTrust #ITDR #CloudSecurity #Acalvio

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

We’re excited to be participating (booth #28) in and sponsoring the Health-ISAC Spring Americas Summit 2026 this week in Tampa!

Healthcare organizations are facing a new reality:
AI agents can now execute attacks autonomously at machine speed.

From targeting PHI data to exploiting trust relationships across healthcare environments, agentic AI threats are fundamentally reshaping the cybersecurity landscape.

Join us for our session:
Countering Agentic AI Threats: Preemptive Defense for Healthcare Security
🗓️ May 7
🕛 12:00 PM ET

In this session, we’ll demonstrate:
▪️ Real-world agentic AI attack scenarios targeting healthcare systems
▪️ How attackers automate reconnaissance and exploitation
▪️ Preemptive defense techniques to detect and disrupt threats early
▪️ Actionable measures healthcare organizations can apply immediately

As AI-driven attacks accelerate, healthcare security must evolve from reactive detection to preemptive cyber defense.

If you’re attending Health-ISAC, we’d love to connect and continue the conversation.

#HealthISAC #HealthcareCybersecurity #CyberSecurity #AI #AgenticAI #HealthcareIT #DeceptionTechnology #PreemptiveSecurity

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬! 🚀 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞.

Built for Gemini Enterprise, our agent empowers security professionals to disrupt agentic AI attacks by setting deceptive traps in GCP.

We've been spotlighted by @googlecloud in their latest Next '26 blog for the real-world impact we're driving with Acalvio ShadowPlex Preemptive Cyberdefense Agent. Huge thanks to the @googlecloud team for the feature as we head into Next '26.

❝Bringing ShadowPlex to Google Cloud Marketplace will help customers quickly deploy, manage, and grow the cybersecurity agent on Google Cloud’s trusted, global infrastructure,❞ said Dai Vu, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 & 𝐈𝐒𝐕 𝐆𝐓𝐌 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝. ❝Acalvio can now securely scale and support customers on their digital transformation journeys.

👉  Read the @GoogleCloud’s latest Next '26 blog: https://t.co/zhmF4XKvFz

👉  Read the Acalvio Blog to support this announcement: https://t.co/nUasPFbxsq

#GoogleCloud #Gemini #AI #Preemeptive #Cybersecurity #BotVsBot

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

𝐀𝐈-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.
Join us for an exclusive webinar: 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬:  Insights from the GigaOm Deception Technology Radar https://t.co/YcTjZpn8Iz

📅 April 29, 2026
🕙 10 AM PST / 1 PM EST

As attackers automate reconnaissance, credential abuse, and lateral movement, security teams need more than detection — they need preemptive control.
In this session, we’re joined by the lead analyst behind the GigaOm Radar for Deception Technology to break down:
▪️ Why deception is becoming a critical control in the age of AI
▪️ Key findings from the latest GigaOm research
▪️ How to evaluate and select the right deception platform
▪️ What success looks like in real-world deployments

We’ll close with a live demo showing how to defend against AI-driven threats in action.

If you’re rethinking your security strategy for machine-speed attacks — this is a must-attend session.

Register Now: https://t.co/YcTjZpn8Iz

#CyberSecurity #AI #DeceptionTechnology #PreemptiveSecurity #ThreatDetection #Webinar

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

AI has changed the rules of cyber warfare.... Most defenses haven’t.

Today, we launched 360 Deception — built to break AI-driven attack automation. 🔗 https://t.co/7IwQ6xp42G

Modern attacks move at machine speed.

If you’re still detecting after compromise… you’re already behind.

360 Deception flips the model:

▪️ Expose attackers early
▪️ Eliminate their ability to trust what they see
▪️ Disrupt and deny attacks before impact

Control the attacker’s reality.

🔴 Heading to RSA?

See how we’re redefining preemptive cyber defense for the age of AI.

📍 Visit Acalvio at the RSA Conference, Moscone Center South, booth #2139

Let’s show you how to break attacker automation — before it breaks you.

#CyberDeception #360Deception #RSAC #CyberSecurity #AI #DeceptionTechnology #PreemptiveSecurity

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

🤝 Acalvio is excited to be featured in the new Armis Marketplace.

The newly launched @ArmisSecurity Marketplace brings together best-of-breed security technologies to help organizations deploy integrated defenses faster and simplify their security stacks.

As our CEO @ram_varadarajan noted in the announcement:
“Acalvio is excited to be among the first partners featured on the Armis Marketplace. Armis’ platform provides unparalleled visibility into the connected environment, and by integrating with Acalvio’s deception-driven preemptive defense, organizations gain early, high-confidence signals of malicious activity while simplifying their security operations.”

Together with Armis, we’re helping security teams gain earlier visibility into adversary behavior and respond faster to emerging threats.

🔗 Read the full announcement:
https://t.co/FszSHbEuBm

#CyberSecurity #CyberDeception #SecurityEcosystem #PartnerInnovation #PreemptiveDefense #AcalvioTechnologies

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

Join us for a webinar on March 12 - https://t.co/kqJTJSpLRM

How Agentics Redefines Preemptive Deception Platforms with Critical Realism to Thwart Attackers

Featuring Lawrence Pingree, Head of Data and AI Security at Software Analyst Cyber Research, we’ll examine how AI-driven orchestration and autonomous agents are reshaping deception platforms — enabling defenders to mislead, redirect, and outmaneuver attackers before real damage occurs.

The future of cyber defense isn’t human vs. machine.
It’s machine vs. machine.

#CyberSecurity #AI #Agentics #CyberStrategy #PreemptiveDefense #CISO #EnterpriseSecurity

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

🔍 Beyond the Honeypot: How OT Deception Is Reshaping Active Defense in ICS Networks

As operational technology (OT) environments become more connected and complex, traditional defenses like network segmentation and monitoring alone are no longer enough. A recent Industrial Cyber article explores how deception is evolving from simple honeypot tactics to a strategic enabler of active defense in ICS and critical infrastructure environments.

Our co-founder and chief product officer, Dr. Sreenivas Gukal, shares valuable insight in the story:

“In ICS environments, attackers will rarely follow predictable paths. Deception allows defenders to build an environment where potential attack vectors trigger high-confidence alerts early, without relying solely on prior knowledge of TTPs. This early visibility is key to stopping campaigns before they escalate.”

Dr. Gukal’s perspective reinforces a critical shift:
✔ Deception is not just a trap — it’s a detection and decision support mechanism.
✔ Strategically placed decoys and honeytokens can expose reconnaissance and lateral movement earlier than traditional tools.
✔ OT environments benefit from deception strategies that reflect real facility topology and workflow, not generic network assumptions.

As adversaries automate attacks and exploration of industrial systems grows more sophisticated, deception-driven active defense provides defenders with early, high-fidelity signals to respond before impact.

🔗 Read the full article here:
https://t.co/BdSbKPaltd

#OTSecurity #ICS #IndustrialCyber #CyberDeception #ActiveDefense #PreemptiveDefense #CriticalInfrastructure #AcalvioTechnologies

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

🎉 We’re proud to announce that Acalvio Technologies has been named a Leader and Outperformer in the 2026 GigaOm Radar for Deception Technology — marking the fourth consecutive year we’ve received this recognition!

According to the report, Acalvio stands out for its ability to deliver high-fidelity early detection, broad deployment flexibility across hybrid environments, and deep integrations with SIEM, SOAR, and EDR platforms — all while minimizing false positives.

This leadership position reflects our continued focus on empowering defenders with AI-driven deception and preemptive defense, helping organizations stay ahead of increasingly automated and AI-accelerated threats.

Thank you to the GigaOm Analysts for the recognition, and to our customers and partners for your trust and collaboration. We’re energized to keep innovating in 2026 and beyond.

🔗 Read the full press release:
https://t.co/12oBY0oVOc

#CyberDeception #PreemptiveDefense #CyberSecurity #GigaOmRadar #AIinSecurity #AcalvioTechnologies

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

📢 As multi-agent AI architectures become more common in cloud and security environments, they offer powerful advantages—but they also introduce new risks that organizations must confront.

A recent @DarkReading article by @culafia explores how AI agents are amplifying cloud security complexity and attack surfaces, especially as automation accelerates attack workflows and interdependencies within systems increase.

As Ram Varadarajan, CEO of Acalvio Technologies, points out in this article:
“While there are many benefits to properly applied multi-agent architectures, they unfortunately also expand the attack surface, creating a ‘trust cascade’ where compromising a single node can lead to incredibly high success rates in poisoning the entire pipeline.”

This insight highlights a critical reality for defenders: as environments grow more automated and interconnected, trust boundaries become more fragile—making it essential to rethink detection and defense strategies that operate ahead of adversaries, not behind them.

At Acalvio, we believe approaches that focus on early intent detection and preemptive defense—such as AI-powered deception—are vital to managing risk in complex, AI-orchestrated ecosystems.

🔗 Read the full article here:
https://t.co/PSW34tZPxj

#CloudSecurity #AI #CyberDefense #CyberDeception #PreemptiveDefense #SecurityArchitecture #AcalvioTechnologies

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

⚔️ Bot-on-Bot Duel: The Future of Cybersecurity Defense - Webinar next week on February 19 https://t.co/twEXUSUJGZ

This upcoming webinar with Shomit Ghose, an AI expert from UC Berkeley, explores how AI is reshaping both offense and defense—and why preemptive, deception-driven strategies are becoming essential.

Join us to learn:
✔ What AI-driven attacks look like in practice
✔ How defenders can regain advantage at machine speed
✔ Why deception plays a critical role in modern defense

We will end this session with a live demonstration of what “bot-on-bot” defense looks like.

🎯 Save your seat: https://t.co/twEXUSUJGZ

#AIinSecurity #CyberDefense #CyberDeception #Webinar #Preemptive #Cybersecurity

[AcalvioTech @AcalvioTech]

🚀 Big news from Acalvio!

We’re proud to share that Acalvio has been named the Company to Beat in Gartner’s AI Vendor Race for Advanced Cyber Deception — recognizing our leadership in AI-powered, preemptive cybersecurity.

Gartner highlights how AI is transforming cyber deception, enabling platforms to anticipate and counter AI-driven cyberthreats at scale, automate deceptive elements, and dynamically adapt based on attacker behavior — exactly what Acalvio delivers today.

With the most comprehensive AI-powered cyber deception coverage across cloud, identity, IT, OT, and cyber-physical systems, we’re helping organizations shift from reactive defense to truly preemptive security.

This recognition reflects the real-world impact our customers are seeing as they stay ahead of increasingly automated attacks.

👉 Read the full press release: https://t.co/sMNUZWqMQP

#Cybersecurity #AI #CyberDeception #PreemptiveSecurity #ThreatDetection #ZeroTrust #CloudSecurity #ITDR #Acalvio #Gartner