Shares in Appian Corp. closed regular trading up over 12% today after the business automation software provider reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue in its most recent quarter. For its fourth quarter that ended Dec. 31, Appian reported adjusted earnings per share of six cents, up from a loss of 28 cents per share in the same ...

Data protection firm BigID Inc. today announced new access governance capabilities that allow organizations to improve security posture, mitigate insider risk, achieve zero-trust security and accelerate artificial intelligence compliance. With a focus on remediating overexposed sensitive data and over-privileged users, the new access governance controls allow customers to monitor, manage and revoke access to sensitive data across ...

Full-stack authorization-as-a-service startup Permit.io today announced that it has raised $8 million in new funding to scale up its platform and build its sales presence in the U.S. Founded in 2021 as Permit Inc., the company offers a platform designed to eliminate the need for developers to create permissions from scratch. The company provides a plug-and-play, full-stack framework that ...

Google LLC today announced its second growth academy for cybersecurity startups, with this year’s program taking in 17 promising startups across Europe and the U.S. that are using artificial intelligence technology to innovate in the cybersecurity market. The first Google for Startups Growth Academy: Cybersecurity program was launched last year and featured 15 European cybersecurity ...

Shares in Pegasystems Inc. jumped more than 14% in late trading today after the business process management software provider surprised investors and analysts with strong earnings and revenue beats in its most recent quarter. For its fourth quarter that ended Dec. 31, Pegasystems reported adjusted earnings per diluted share of $1.77, up from 82 cents in the ...

Shares in Twilio Inc. were down nearly 10% in late trading today after the communications tools provider forecast lower-than-expected revenue in its next quarter. For the quarter that ended Dec. 31, Twilio reported adjusted earnings per diluted share of 86 cents, up from 22 cents in the same quarter of last year, on revenue of ...

Cloud-native security and networking provider Infoblox Inc. today announced “SOC Insights,” a new artificial intelligence-driven security operations solution that boosts domain name system detection and response as part of the company’s BloxOne Threat Defense solution. Designed to empower security analysts to jumpstart investigations, SOC Insights reduces response times by turning security events, networks, ecosystems and unique DNS ...

A new report released today by cloud security startup Menlo Security Inc. finds that 55% of all generative artificial intelligence inputs contain sensitive and personally identifiable information. The finding was one of various findings in Menlo’s The Continued Impact of Generative AI on Security Posture report, which analyzed the changing behavior of employee usage of generative AI and ...

Israeli cybersecurity startup Seal Cybersecurity Solutions Inc. today said it has raised $7.4 million in seed funding to expand operations and development efforts. Founded by former members of Israel’s Unit 8200 intelligence unit, Seal Security leverages large language models to create an automated pipeline that increases patching capacity. The company’s service provides access to security patches ...

Meter Inc., a startup providing internet infrastructure to businesses, today said it has raised $35 million in new funding in a round led by OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman and early Stripe employee and notable investor Lachy Groom to propel growth and development across the company. Founded in 2015, Meter provides internet infrastructure for businesses, ...