A new report released today by electronic design automation company Synopsys Inc. uncovers a disturbing surge in high-risk vulnerabilities in commercial codebases, increasing the risk of hacking and data theft. The ninth edition of the Synopsys Open Source Security and Risk Analysis report found that though codebases containing at least one open-source vulnerability remained consistent year-over-year ...

A week after an international law enforcement operation disrupted the infamous LockBit ransomware gang by taking down its leak site on the dark web, the group has returned as if very little had happened. News of the operation targeting LockBit first emerged Feb. 19, with further details of the operation disclosed on Feb. 20. The ...

Shares in Zoom Video Communications Inc. rose in late trading today after the online communications company surprised with revenue and earnings beats in its most recent quarter. For its fourth quarter that ended Jan. 31, Zoom reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.42, up from $1.22 in the same quarter of last year, on revenue ...

Intel Corp. today released its 2023 Product Security Report, highlighting its continued security assurance investments and a year-in-review of the vulnerabilities and mitigations that it uncovered over the last year. The report, in its fifth year, is released as part of Intel’s commitment to transparency in security, its product security assurance practices and its proactive investments that ...

Shares in Rivian Automotive Inc. fell more than 15% in late trading today after the electric car maker announced job cuts, posted a larger-than-expected quarterly loss and forecasted flat production numbers in the year ahead amid high interest rates and other economic pressures. For the quarter that ended Dec. 31, Rivian reported an adjusted loss ...

Shares in Synopsys Inc. were up over 3% in late trading today after the electronic design automation company reported better-than-expected revenue in its first quarter and raised its full-year earnings outlook. For the quarter that ended Jan. 31, Synopsys reported adjusted earnings per share of $3.56, up from $2.62 in the same quarter of last ...

Shares in Five9 Inc. dropped 6% in late trading today after the call center software provider forecast a weaker-than-expected outlook for its fiscal first quarter in its latest earnings report. For its fiscal fourth quarter that ended on Dec. 31, Five9 reported adjusted earnings per share of 61 cents, up from 54 cents per share in the ...

Cyber risk management startup Resilience today announced that it has acquired incident response firm BreachQuest Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2012 as Arceo Labs Inc., BreachQuest offers an incident response platform for quick data collection and analysis. The platform provides end-to-end readiness and response capabilities that give first responders visibility into when and where a ...

DevOps security startup Cycode Ltd. today announced a number of new features, including adding generative artificial intelligence to its Risk Intelligence Graph to enhance application security posture management. The new generative AI feature is said to transform the “brain” of the Cycode ASPM platform to find answers to complex application security and development questions using everyday, natural ...

Security policy management company Tufin Software Technologies Ltd. today announced that it has acquired network monitoring solutions AKIPS Pty. Ltd. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2014 and based in Brisbane, Australia, AKIPS offers scalable network and infrastructure monitoring software delivered as a turnkey software appliance. Claimed to be one of the world’s fastest networking software ...