Cloud-native application security firm Sysdig Inc. today announced the launch of Stratoshark, a new open-source tool that extends Wireshark granular network visibility into the cloud and provides users a standardized approach to cloud system analysis. Wireshark is a free, open-source network protocol analyzer that allows users to capture and interactively examine network traffic in real time for ...

Artificial intelligence-native application security startup DryRun Security Co. announced today that it has raised $8.7 million in new funding to grow its go-to-market operations. Founded in 2023, DryRun specializes in AI-driven AppSec that empowers development and security teams to identify and address risks in their code. The company’s Contextual Security Analysis combines static, change and ...

Artificial intelligence-driven search platform provider Doti AI Ltd. announced today that it has raised $7 million in seed funding to enhance its platform’s AI capabilities, accelerate enterprise adoption, and strengthen security and compliance. Founded in 2024, the startup offers an AI-powered search platform designed to unify data across various work applications that allows teams to access information ...

A security flaw in OpenAI’s ChatGPT application programming interface could be used to initiate a distributed denial-of-service attack on websites, according to a researcher. The discovery was made by Benjamin Flesch, a security researcher in Germany, who detailed the vulnerability and how it could be exploited on GitHub. According to Flesch, the flaw lies in the ...

Meta Platforms Inc. is reportedly developing Oakley-branded smart glasses for athletes and is also exploring new wearable devices. According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, along with Oakley-branded smart glasses, Meta’s devices group, Reality Labs, is also planning to release new high-end glasses with a built-in display late this year. Also on the development list are ...

Cloud incident response company Mitiga Security Inc. today announced that it has raised $30 million in new funding to drive growth, enhance its artificial intelligence-driven platform and forge strategic alliances. Founded in 2019, Mitiga offers a cloud software-as-a-service incident platform that performs continuous hunts for emerging attacks based on a cloud attack scenario library, a database dedicated ...

A new report out today from the Insikt Group, the research division of Recorded Future Inc., highlights the growing risk of fraud payments through 2024. It’s driven by the increasing sophistication of cybercriminal tactics, including digital e-skimming, scam e-commerce websites and surges in stolen payment data on dark web marketplaces. The Annual Payment Fraud Intelligence Report: ...

Researchers at cybersecurity software provider Qualys Inc. are warning of a new Mirai botnet variant that’s being used to target vulnerabilities in AVTECH Cameras and Huawei HG523 routers. The variant, dubbed “Murdoc_Botnet,” was first detected in July and has already been found to have affected at least 1,300 devices globally, especially in Malaysia, Thailand, Mexico and Indonesia. Like ...

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman is reportedly set to meet with U.S. government officials in Washington D.C. on Jan. 30 for a closed-door briefing on new technology, possibly “Ph.D.-level super-agents” that do complex human tasks. The latest claim comes from Axios, though details of the same meeting were reportedly shared a week ago with readers of ...

TikTok services were being restored to users in the U.S. Sunday afternoon following a promise from President-elect Trump after the service went dark Saturday. The Chinese-owned social media service had been late Saturday following the implementation of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The ban, which extended to all apps owned by TikTok’s ...