Intel and Fortinet collaborate to advance cybersecurity innovation
Microsoft tops brand phishing as ChatGPT emerges as a new target
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Intel and Fortinet collaborate to advance cybersecurity innovation
ntel and Fortinet announced a strategic collaboration to develop Fortinet Security Processor 6( SP6). Expanding a
I long-standing relationship between the two companies, this collaboration combines Fortinet’ s proprietary, purpose-built security processor expertise with Intel’ s advanced design, packaging, and manufacturing capabilities to accelerate and strengthen SP6 development. This work will also help to improve the resilience and diversity of Fortinet’ s global supply chain.
“ As organisations face a rapidly evolving threat landscape, security infrastructure must deliver both performance and innovation at scale,” said Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel.“ This collaboration demonstrates how Intel’ s semiconductor leadership and advanced design, packaging, and manufacturing capabilities can help cybersecurity leaders like Fortinet accelerate the development of critical security technologies while building a more resilient and diversified global supply chain.”
“ Fortinet’ s purpose-built ASICs have been a key differentiator for more than two decades, enabling us to deliver the security effectiveness, performance, and efficiency our customers demand,” said Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fortinet.“ This expanded relationship with Intel will leverage its unique combination of advanced semiconductor technology, manufacturing expertise, and global supply chain capabilities, helping Fortinet accelerate and strengthen our ASIC strategy, while also better supporting organisations all over the world.”
In addition to bringing together Fortinet’ s leadership in purposebuilt security processors with Intel’ s broad portfolio of ecosystem IP, proven expertise in disaggregated semiconductor design, and advanced packaging solutions tailored for both AI-enabled and costsensitive applications, this collaboration aims to deliver a highly integrated security processor capable
Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman, of supporting increasingly and CEO of Fortinet sophisticated security services and the demanding performance requirements of today’ s organisations.
Microsoft tops brand phishing as ChatGPT emerges as a new target
heck Point Research( CPR) has released its Brand Phishing Ranking for Q2 2026. These latest findings reveal that
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Microsoft continues to remain the most impersonated brand, accounting for 23 % of all brand phishing attempts during the quarter – nearly double the next closest brand. The findings show that cybercriminals continue to exploit the trust users place in widely used technology, social networking, banking and now AI platforms to steal credentials, payment details and personal information.
In Q2 2026, LinkedIn ranked second at 11.6 %, followed by Google at 6.7 %, Apple at 5.8 % and Amazon at 5.2 %. Together, the top five impersonated brands accounted for more than half of all brand phishing activity tracked this quarter, underscoring how attackers are focusing on a small group of globally recognised platforms that people use and trust every day.
A notable shift this quarter was the first appearance of Open AI’ s ChatGPT among the top ten most impersonated brands, marking a clear signal that AI tools are now firmly on cybercriminals’ radar. As AI platforms become part of daily workflows for subscriptions, payments and workplace tasks, they are becoming attractive targets for phishing campaigns in the same way as established technology and financial brands.
By industry, technology remained the most impersonated sector, followed by social networks and banking, reflecting attackers’ continued focus on platforms that hold users’ identities, professional relationships and money.
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