Industrial cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks Inc. today announced an expanded partnership with Google LLC’s Mandiant to strengthen and streamline the way industrial and enterprise security teams anticipate, diagnose and respond to cyberthreats. Through the extended partnership, Google Security Operations and Nozomi Networks customers will now have the option to combine Mandiant threat intelligence and incident response with ...

U.S. healthcare provider Ascension is warning that it has suffered from a “cyber security event” that has resulted in disruptions to clinical operations. In a network interruption update, Ascension said that it first became aware of issues today when it detected unusual activity on select technology network systems. Upon detecting the “cyber security event,” the ...

German neuromorphic supercomputing company SpiNNcloud Systems GmbH today announced the first commercially available neuromorphic supercomputer with the launch of its SpiNNaker2 platform, a supercomputer-level hybrid artificial intelligence high-performance computer system based on principles of the human brain.  The SpiNNAker2 supercomputing platform was pioneered by Steve Furber, the designer of the original ARM and SpiNNaker1 architectures and uses ...

Authorities in the U.K., U.S., and Australia today revealed new sanctions against the infamous Russian hacking gang LockBit and named a Russian man believed to be the group’s administration and lead developer. The man alleged to lead LockBit is Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev. Known online as LockBitSupp, Khoroshev is claimed by the U.K. National Crime Agency to ...

Palo Alto Networks Inc. today announced a suite of new security solutions powered by its Precision AI technology that are designed to protect enterprises against artificial intelligence-generated threats and to secure AI by design. The new solutions leverage Palo Alto’s Precision AI and combine machine learning and deep learning with the accessibility of generative AI to ...

Content delivery network and cloud services provider Akamai Technologies Inc. announced today that it will acquire Israeli enterprise application programming security startup Noname Security for about $450 million. Reports that a deal was in the works between the two companies emerged in February. A report last month suggested that talks were in an advanced stage, with an acquisition price of ...

Artificial intelligence-powered cold chain logistics startup Paxafe Inc. announced today that it has raised $9 million in new funding to meet increasing customer demand, fuel product innovation and expand its global operations. Founded in 2018, Paxafe offers “autonomous cold chain logistics” that leverages AI to proactively manage and mitigate risks in cold chains. Those are ...

Content delivery network provider Cloudflare Inc. today announced a new suite of cybersecurity risk management capabilities designed to help enterprises enforce their risk postures automatically and dynamically across their attack surfaces. Called Cloudflare for Unified Risk Posture, the new capabilities, served via Cloudflare’s single unified platform, allow organizations to evaluate risk across users and applications, ...

Cloud security startup Sentra Inc. today announced the launch of Sentra DataTreks and on-premises support to assist enterprises in tackling rapid data sprawl with stronger security and visibility. The new capabilities, designed to help determine when sensitive data travels between environments to eliminate unwanted risks and exposures, enhance Sentra’s existing Data Security Posture Management and Data Protection ...

Electronic design automation company Synopsys Inc. today announced that it will sell its Software Integrity Group business to Clearlake Capital Group LP and Francisco Partners Management LP for up to $2.1 billion. The acquisition figure is up to $2.1 billion only when including up to $475 million in cash payable upon Francisco Partners and Clearlake achieving a ...