Cloud security platform provider Upwind Security Inc. today announced the general availability of Choppy AI, a new set of artificial intelligence-powered capabilities embedded across its runtime-first cloud-native application protection platform. Choppy AI introduces natural-language-driven experiences that Upwind claims make cloud security exploration, investigation and analysis faster and more intuitive while also providing full transparency, control ...

Observability platform company Coralogix Ltd. today announced that the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid will serve as the official sponsoring agency for the company’s pursuit of a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Moderate authorization. Once achieved, Coralogix will be able to provide its services to U.S. federal agencies and will be the first AI ...

A new report out today from cybersecurity and data protection company Acronis International GmbH details an newly identified campaign linked to the long-running Astaroth banking malware that’s weaponizing WhatsApp as an automated infection vector aimed at Brazilian users. Dubbed “Boto-Cor-de-Rosa,” the new campaign includes the addition of a WhatsApp web-based worm that allows the malware to spread ...

JumpCloud Inc., a platform for identity, access and devices, today announced that it has acquired MacSolution Tecnologia Ltd., the largest managed service provider in the Americas and an existing JumpCloud partner, for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2005, MacSolution offers information technology support and management services across Brazil. The company helps organizations modernize IT operations by ...

Artificial intelligence data platform startup Protege Health Inc. today announced that it has raised $30 million in new funding. It’s aimed at accelerating product development, expanding its data network into new domains and data formats, deepening partnerships and scaling its team and infrastructure to deliver AI-ready and rights-protected access to real-world data. Founded in 2024, ...

A new report out today from  data security company Cyera Ltd. is warning that a recently discovered critical security vulnerability in workflow automation platform n8n puts thousands of organizations at risk of full system compromise. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21858 and assigned a maximum Common Vulnerability Scoring System score of 10.0, can allow unauthenticated attackers ...

A new report out today from Momentum Cyber LLC shows that 2025 marked the most active and capital-intensive year ever recorded for the cybersecurity industry and has set the stage for what the company believes will be an even more aggressive market in 2026. The Momentum Cyber 2026 Almanac details that cybersecurity mergers and acquisitions ...

Commerce operating system company Swap Commerce Ltd. revealed today that it has raised $100 million in new funding to accelerate its expansion into new geographies, enhance its payments capabilities and build out its differentiated end-to-end commerce product suite. Founded in 2022, Swap offers a commerce operating systems designed to unify and streamline the complex backend operations ...

A new report out today from Barracuda Networks Inc. has detailed how phishing attacks grew more sophisticated and harder to detect in 2025 thanks to the rapid evolution of phishing-as-a-service kits that are increasingly incorporating multifactor authentication bypass, artificial intelligence-generated content and advanced evasion techniques. According to Barracuda’s “Threat Spotlight: How phishing kits evolved in ...

The global venture capital market hit its second-highest annual total on record in 2025, with the year seeing $512 billion in deal value, nearly matching 2022, the current high-water mark, according to a first look at the quarterly PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor report released early Wednesday. In terms of VC dealmaking as in much of the tech world, 2025 ...