Google LLC today announced new updates on passkey and cross-account protection, along with sharing some metrics about where passkeys stand in terms of uptake and adoption. Passkeys are a phishing-resistant authentication method that allows users to log in securely using services such as fingerprints, face scans or PINs as an alternative to traditional passwords. As ...

Shares in Freshworks Inc. plunged more than 23% in late trading today after the customer service and support software firm fell short on its outlook and revised its revenue guidance for the full year downward, despite beating estimates in its most recent quarter. The company also announced that it has appointed a new chief executive, current ...

Threat protection-focused startup Deep Instinct Ltd. today announced the launch of DIANNA — short for Deep Instinct’s Artificial Neural Network Assistant, a new generative artificial intelligence assistant that provides expert-level malware analysis for unknown threats. Claimed to offer an unprecedented level of insight into unknown threats, DIANNA is powered by a large language model and serves as ...

Creative software developer Adobe Inc. today announced an expansion of its bug bounty program to reward security researchers for discovering bugs specific to Content Credentials and Adobe Firefly. Content Credentials, built on the C2PA open standard, are integrated across Adobe applications to enhance transparency and prevent the misuse of digital assets through the provision of tamper-evident ...

Cybersecurity startup Snyk Ltd. today announced the launch of AppRisk Pro, a new artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered offering that provides application context from third-party integrations to help address business-critical risks and accelerated fixes. Designed for application security and development teams, Snyk AppRisk Pro creates a holistic understanding of application risk to equip teams with context based ...

Phishing protection company SlashNext Inc. today announced the launch of an artificial intelligence-powered spam and “graymail” service that reduces unwanted emails and improves user productivity. Called SlashNext GenAI for Spam and Graymail, the new service is claimed to be the industry’s first generative AI large language model to deliver accuracy and precision with near-zero false positive rates. ...

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the founder and former chief executive officer of Binance Holdings Ltd., the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been sentenced to four months in prison for willfully failing to implement an effective anti-money-laundering program as required by the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act. CZ was sentenced after he pled guilty to the charge following ...

Trust Center Platform startup SafeBase Inc. today announced that it has raised $33 million in new funding to enhance its platform and artificial intelligence-powered technology that streamlines security reviews and third-party risk assessments. Founded in 2022, SafeBase pitches itself as offering the leading Trust Center Platform designed for friction-free security reviews. Through its Trust Center, ...

Electronic design automation company Synopsys Inc. today announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence-powered application security assistant that provides AI-augmented vulnerability summaries and code fixes. Called Polaris Assist and offered as part of the Synopsys Polaris Software Integrity Platform, the new AI assistant combines large language model technology with Synopsys’ application security knowledge and intelligence. It ...

Content delivery network and cloud services provider Akamai Technologies Inc. today announced the Akamai Guardicore Platform, a new platform designed to assist businesses in meeting their zero-trust goals. Claimed to be the first security platform that combines zero-trust network access and microsegregation, the Guardicore Platform helps security teams stop ransomware, meet compliance mandates and secure their hybrid ...