Cybersecurity startup SpyCloud Inc. announced today that it has raised $35 million in new funding to continue expanding its offerings targeted at preventing cybercrime. Founded in 2016, SpyCloud offers account takeover prevention with a platform that helps companies detect when their employee login credentials leak online. The platform also extends to protecting consumer accounts directly ...

Machine learning cybersecurity firm Darktrace PLC today announced the launch of a new managed detection and response service that combines artificial intelligence-powered threat containment with 24/7 human expert support. Called Darktrace Managed Detection & Response, the new service brings together Darktrace’s detection and response capabilities with AI to augment internal security teams with AI-powered threat containment and ...

Shares in Smartsheet Inc. rose over 13% in late trading today after the management platform provider reported strong earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal 2025 first quarter. For the quarter ended April 30, Smartsheet reported adjusted earnings per share of 32 cents, up from 18 cents per share in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year, ...

Irish no-code automation startup Tines Security Service Ltd. today announced the general availability of Automatic Mode and AI Action, its first native artificial intelligence features that are designed to improve operation excellence. The company says the new features are aimed at supercharging existing benefits within Tine’s workflow automation platform by addressing key challenges faced by security and ...

Secure data analytics startup Opaque Systems Inc. today launched a new platform designed for running artificial intelligence workloads on encrypted data that protects machine learning pipelines. Announced at the second annual Confidential Computing Summit, the new “Confidential AI Platform” supports machine learning pipelines as well as popular languages and frameworks for AI, such as Python and Spark. ...

Passwordless security company HYPR Corp. announced today that it has raised $30 million in new funding to drive accelerated advancements in technologies to combat the rising threat of artificial intelligence-driven credential-based attacks. Founded in 2014, HYPR offers an enterprise-focused decentralized authentication platform aimed at ensuring that personal credentials remain safe on individual devices. The company says its mission is ...

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence services has produced a steady increase in what is typically referred to as “prompt injection” hacks, manipulating large language models through logic rather than exploiting traditional security vulnerabilities. However, the difference between the two is starting to blend. The Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center warns today of a new prompt ...

TikTok has reportedly made moves to block a zero-day or previously undiscovered exploit that resulted in several high-profile accounts belonging to companies and celebrities getting hijacked over the last week. The first reported account takeover was a CNN account last week. Forbes reported earlier today that other accounts affected include those belonging to Paris Hilton ...

Shares in CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. rose 7% in late trading today after the cybersecurity company reported earnings, revenue and outlook beats in its fiscal 2025 first-quarter financial results. For the quarter that ended on April 30, CrowdStrike reported adjusted earnings per share of 93 cents, up from 57 cents in the same quarter of the previous year, ...

Continuous intelligence software company Cogility Software Corp. today announced the launch of TacitRed, an attack surface intelligence solution for fully curated, prioritized and detailed active threat intelligence. Designed with artificial intelligence-based continuous monitoring and stream data analysis, Cogility says, TacitRed delivers fully curated active threat intelligence that can be used by security teams to take ...