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Oracle Advances Enterprise Security for the AI Era

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2 hours ago

October 27, 2026

New Oracle AI Security Mesh uses OpenAI’s frontier cyber models to help organizations find and fix security vulnerabilities faster, complementing Oracle’s identity and zero trust network protections

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Oracle AI World — Oracle today announced Oracle AI Security Mesh, powered by OpenAI. The new offering complements Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Identity Assurance, which uses biometrics to verify human identities, and OCI Zero Trust Packet Routing, which enforces network access policies to protect critical systems and data.

“As AI agents take on more responsibility, enterprises need security that can keep pace with how these systems operate,” said Phil Newman, senior vice president, Security and Identity, Oracle. “With Oracle AI Security Mesh and Oracle’s identity and network security capabilities, we’re helping organizations identify and resolve security risks faster while maintaining control over who can authorize sensitive actions and which systems AI workloads can access.”

Strengthen Enterprise Security with Oracle AI Security Mesh, Powered by OpenAI
Enterprises can strengthen protection across their applications and infrastructure with Oracle AI Security Mesh, whether those systems run on-premises, in OCI, or in other clouds. Oracle AI Security Mesh combines OpenAI’s frontier cyber models with Oracle’s testing tools and context customers provide about their own systems. It helps customers find and fix vulnerabilities by reasoning through application behavior, investigating potential weaknesses, or helping assess proposed fixes.

Grounded in context about each customer’s systems and business priorities, the models investigate how potential weaknesses could be exploited and help security teams prioritize the most critical risks. Oracle AI Security Mesh provides supporting evidence, including reproduction steps and test results, and helps teams evaluate proposed fixes. Within the customer-approved testing scope, it tests proposed fixes for the identified vulnerability and checks their effect on expected application behavior. Customers approve remediation changes before Oracle AI Security Mesh applies them. Each agent operates with a distinct identity, task-scope, and just-in-time permissions, while independent monitors can detect and stop activity outside approved boundaries.

“Frontier AI is creating new opportunities to help organizations identify and respond to increasingly sophisticated security threats,” said Johannes Landgraf, head of cyber, OpenAI. “By combining OpenAI’s advanced models with Oracle’s enterprise security capabilities, we can help security teams investigate complex issues, prioritize critical risks, and accelerate remediation while maintaining the controls they require.”

Protect Critical Access as AI Takes Action
As enterprises delegate more work to AI agents, OCI Identity Assurance brings biometric verification to help customers confirm that users are who they say they are, and that human approvals come from verified people. This helps protect sensitive systems and data by strengthening trust in the people approving sensitive actions.

Before sensitive actions, such as releasing payments or changing access permissions, OCI Identity Assurance can use biometrics to verify the identity and presence of the person providing approval. In AI agent workflows, this helps establish that approval comes from a verified person. Built into OCI Identity and Access Management, OCI Identity Assurance works across all Oracle Cloud services, including OCI and Oracle applications.

These biometric capabilities also help protect the employee lifecycle, from hiring through ongoing access to enterprise systems. OCI Identity Assurance combines identity document checks with biometric verification to help detect impostors, including those involved in North Korean IT worker schemes. Subsequent biometric checks help uncover impersonation and account handoffs by confirming that the person accessing enterprise resources matches the enrolled user.

Protect Next-Generation AI Workloads with Security Built into the Infrastructure
As AI workloads connect more enterprise systems and act on sensitive data, enforcing boundaries on what they can access becomes more critical than ever. Oracle pioneered a new approach to network security with the launch of OCI Zero Trust Packet Routing in 2024, becoming the first cloud provider to implement the emerging open standard in its platform. Built directly into OCI’s network fabric, it provides a foundation for securing next-generation AI workloads by enforcing access policies beneath the applications and agents themselves.

OCI Zero Trust Packet Routing enables organizations to express their security intent through human-readable policies that define which resources can communicate and which pathways can reach sensitive data. Traffic to protected resources must be permitted by both OCI Zero Trust Packet Routing policies and existing network controls. These protections remain in force as network configurations change, helping prevent misconfigurations from exposing sensitive resources. For AI workloads, this provides an independent infrastructure safeguard that helps contain compromised workloads, block unauthorized lateral movement, and restrict paths for data exfiltration.

Oracle’s implementation builds on an open OCI Zero Trust Packet Routing specification developed through an industry initiative, with an open-source reference implementation to encourage broader adoption and interoperability. As enterprises expand their use of AI, OCI Zero Trust Packet Routing helps them scale access to enterprise data while maintaining explicit, enforceable boundaries around protected resources.

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Learn more about Oracle AI Security Mesh Learn more about Oracle Cloud InfrastructureLearn more about OCI Identity and Access Management

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Elementix and Lightning Docs Announce Reporting Partnership to Deliver Industry-Comprehensive Data on Business-Purpose Lending

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49 minutes ago

October 27, 2026

Each company’s monthly report will draw on shared recorded transaction data and loan-level document data, giving lenders, brokers, and investors a more complete view of current bridge, fix-and-flip, construction, and DSCR lending.

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Elementix, a leading provider of aggregated data on business-purpose lending, and Lightning Docs, the premier loan document automation platform for private lenders, Non-QM lenders, credit unions, and law firms, today announced a data-sharing partnership to strengthen reporting on the business-purpose lending market.

The partnership brings together two complementary datasets. Elementix aggregates recorded real estate transactions nationwide, including mortgages, deeds, satisfactions, assignments, and preforeclosure filings, providing a comprehensive picture of lender activity, loan volume, and market share. Lightning Docs captures loan-level terms at the point of document generation, including interest rates, loan amounts, and loan structures, from a document automation platform used by 60% of the nation’s top 50 private lenders. Combined, the two sources produce a level of coverage and detail that has been unprecedented in the private lending space.

“Private lending has long been an opaque industry, with limited data on interest rates, loan amounts, geographic trends, and other metrics that are vital to running a profitable operation,” said Nema Daghbandan, CEO of Lightning Docs. “Lightning Docs set the standard for monthly private lending market reporting, and this partnership raises it. By pairing our loan-level data with Elementix’s transaction data, we are delivering reporting with the scale, precision, and depth the market has been missing, and providing lenders, brokers, and investors a clearer view of the industry than they have ever had before.”

Each report, delivered at a regular monthly cadence, will cover bridge, fix-and-flip, ground-up construction, and DSCR loans, with aggregated data on interest rates, loan amounts, loan volume, lender activity, geographic trends at the state and regional level. All data will be aggregated and anonymized, with no borrower- or lender-specific loan terms disclosed.

“Managing risk in private lending starts with understanding the borrower and the broader market, yet lenders often have to make decisions with incomplete information. Elementix was built to help lenders understand that risk through public record data, and partnering with Lightning Docs adds the loan-level detail that completes the picture. Together, we’re helping lenders better understand market conditions and bring that context into how they assess and manage risk,” said Cameron Kelliher, founder and CEO of Elementix.

The first joint report is scheduled for release in November 2026. Reports will be published on the Lightning Docs and Elementix websites and distributed to subscribers of both companies.

About Elementix
Elementix is the borrower intelligence platform for private lenders. It helps lenders identify active investors, verify experience for better credit decisions, and reach decision-makers with leading contact data accuracy. For more information, visit www.elementix.com.

About Lightning Docs
Initially developed by nationally recognized private lending attorneys, Lightning Docs is the industry’s leading automated loan document software for lenders who make business-purpose loans. The platform instantly produces attorney-grade, compliant loan documents across all 50 states. It covers every business-purpose loan type, including short-term bridge and fix-and-flip loans, 30-year DSCR rental loans, ground-up construction, and complex modifications. Lightning Docs is the official loan document software of the American Association of Private Lenders®. More than 60% of the nation’s top 50 private lenders use it, along with many of the country’s largest Non-QM lenders. Since 2018, lenders have originated more than $100 billion using Lightning Docs. For more information, visit www.lightningdocs.ai.

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Therap Services Enhances Therap Connect with Personalized Sleep Insights for Human Services Providers

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49 minutes ago

October 27, 2026

TORRINGTON, Conn., Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Therap Services, the national leader in HIPAA-compliant electronic documentation solutions for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), and Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) industries, has introduced advanced Personalized Sleep Insights to its Therap Connect platform. This enhancement integrates ambient room monitoring with sleep tracking data to help care teams understand and optimize environmental factors affecting the sleep quality of individuals.

Understanding Environmental Factors for Better Rest

Tracking overnight sleep patterns is vital for maintaining physical health, emotional well-being, and individual safety. The updated Therap Connect module introduces a ‘Personalized Sleep Insights’ feature that evaluates three months of historical data from Withings sleep monitors and Watchdog room sensors. By evaluating sleep start times alongside ambient room temperature and humidity, the system highlights optimal environmental conditions to support healthier sleep habits and proactive care planning.

Streamlined Platform Workflows and Daily Tracking

Designed for ease of use, this update helps teams manage daily monitoring more efficiently. Staff can quickly review overnight alerts directly on dashboard views, manage notification settings in one place, and conveniently copy form details with a single click. These practical updates save time on routine administrative tasks, allowing care managers and staff to focus on monitoring health parameters.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Does Therap Connect offer sleep tracking capabilities?

Yes. Therap Services provides integrated sleep and health tracking through Therap Connect, combining continuous sensor data with daily documentation tools.

How do Personalized Sleep Insights in Therap Services help human services providers?

It analyzes sleep schedules, room temperature, and humidity data to identify optimal sleep environments, helping care teams make data-informed adjustments to support health outcomes.

Does Therap Connect require extra software for sleep tracking?

No. Therap Connect operates through its own dedicated, secure web-based portal, allowing teams to access environmental and sleep tracking insights natively without installing third-party software.

For more information about Therap Connect, please visit: https://www.therapconnect.net/

About Therap Services

Therap Services provides HIPAA-compliant software for documentation, communication, reporting, EVV, and billing.

Learn more: https://www.therapservices.net/

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Meet Providi: One Company Behind Cerbo and OptiMantra

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49 minutes ago

October 27, 2026

The new name reflects a long-term commitment to the cash-pay personalized care market, where Cerbo and OptiMantra keep their brands and together serve nearly 7,000 clinics.

ATLANTA, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Providi launched today as the corporate brand of the company behind Cerbo and OptiMantra, two long-standing products in the cash-pay personalized care market. The companies combined in 2025, backed by a growth investment from Mainsail Partners. Cerbo and OptiMantra will continue as product brands within Providi.

Together, the two providers of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management products support nearly 7,000 clinics. These include functional, integrative, longevity, wellness, direct primary care, concierge, med spa and behavioral health practices. Both have served the market since 2011.

The name Providi combines “provi,” for the provider at the center of every practice, with “vidi,” Latin for “I saw.” It stands for a company that starts with the provider and can see where personalized care is going.

Providi’s mission is to empower personalized care providers to deliver better patient outcomes and create thriving practices. That mission is already shaping the product roadmap. With the Cerbo and OptiMantra teams building together, new capabilities reach providers faster, and AI Scribe is the first example. Available now, Cerbo AI Scribe captures visit notes automatically, so providers spend less time charting between visits or after hours. OptiMantra AI Scribe, built on lessons from the Cerbo launch, is coming to OptiMantra providers soon.

“Personalized care providers built this market one practice at a time, each one designed around the time, attention and care they believe every patient deserves,” said Jeff Hindman, CEO of Providi. “Cerbo and OptiMantra have each earned the trust of thousands of practices, and Providi exists to amplify that work. Coming together as one company accelerates the innovation we can bring to market and enables us to invest more in both products. Our focus remains giving the providers already running our products and the new providers entering the market the technology they need to succeed.”

Providers can expect to log in to the same Cerbo and OptiMantra products, reach out to the same reps and receive support, onboarding and product updates the same way they do today. They will start to see the Providi name at combined events and in company communications, and they’ll feel it in their products: two teams sharing what they learn, active investment in both products and new capabilities reaching their practices sooner.

About Providi

Providi is the company behind Cerbo and OptiMantra, two electronic health record (EHR) and practice management products serving the cash-pay personalized care market. Together, Cerbo and OptiMantra support nearly 7,000 clinics in functional, integrative, longevity, wellness, direct primary care, concierge, med spa and behavioral health. Providi is committed to meeting the specialty workflow needs of these practices and continues to invest in both products to help providers achieve better patient outcomes, grow their practices and operate more efficiently. For more information, visit providico.com.

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