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Cybersecurity asset management startup Axonius Inc. has reportedly acquired Cynerio Israel Ltd., a cybersecurity company focused on protecting healthcare environments, for $180 million. According to Calcalist, which broke the news Saturday, the value of the acquisition could grow to $250 million, contingent on Cynerio …
LegalOn raises $50M to expand legal AI product development and global reach
Legal artificial intelligence for contracting company LegalOn Technologies Inc. announced today that it has raised $50 million in a new late-stage funding round to scale up its agentic AI product development and go-to-market efforts. Founded in 2017 by former corporate attorneys Nozomu …
Malware-as-a-service turns Android hacking into a plug-and-play business
A new report out today from mobile security firm iVerify Inc. sheds light on the alarming ease with which cybercriminals can now rent advanced Android malware through subscription-based malware-as-a-service platforms. The report, “Renting Android Malware Is Getting Easier – and Cheaper,” written …
Tenable enhances vulnerability rating system with AI to improve risk prioritization
Network security company Tenable Holdings Inc. today unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered update to its Vulnerability Priority Rating system, designed to help organizations better identify and respond to the vulnerabilities that pose the most serious threats. The Tenable VPR system launched in 2019 as a …
Intel 471 introduces Guided Threat Hunts to streamline advanced threat detection
Intelligence-driven cybersecurity company Intel 471 Inc. today announced the launch of Guided Threat Hunts, a new method driven tool that gives threat hunters capabilities to craft their own queries and filters to better identify sophisticated threat behaviors that evade traditional detection methods. …
Amazon Nova AI Challenge highlights secure AI development under real attack scenarios
Amazon.com Inc. today announced the winners of its inaugural Nova AI Challenge, a global competition that tasked university teams with hardening and attacking artificial intelligence coding assistants in a live adversarial tournament. Held in Santa Clara, California, the challenge brought together top …
Tesla earnings match forecasts amid slump in vehicle sales
Shares in Tesla Inc. fell more than 3% in late trading today after the electric car maker revealed a slump in vehicle sales, despite reporting quarterly earnings and revenue in line with or just ahead of market expectations. For the quarter that …
How DarkForums filled the gap left by defunct hacking forum BreachForums
A new report out today from threat intelligence firm KELA Research and Strategy Ltd. details the rapid ascent and leadership behind DarkForums, a cybercrime platform that’s filling the void left by the takedown of BreachForums earlier this year. BreachForums, which for years had been …
BetterComp raises $33M to expand compensation management platform
Compensation management startup BetterComp Inc. revealed today that it has raised $33 million in new funding to enhance its market pricing and pay recommendation capabilities, expand into new product areas, and scale up operations. Founded in 2019, BetterComp is seeking to modernize …
Inforcer raises $35M to help managed service providers automate Microsoft 365 security for smaller firms
Microsoft 365 policy management platform startup inforcer Ltd. announced today that it has raised $35 million in new funding to help managed service providers scale up and automate deployment of Microsoft 365 security and artificial intelligence solutions across their small- to medium-sized business …