Shares in Snap Inc. plunged by over 30% in late trading today after the company fell short on revenue and offered weak guidance for the quarter ahead. For the quarter that ended Dec. 31, Snap reported adjusted earnings per share of eight cents, down from 14 cents in the same quarter of last year, on ...

Shares in cybersecurity companies Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Fortinet Inc. and Tenable Inc. all rose today as they impressed investors with strong results in their latest quarters. First up was Check Point, which reported earnings at market opening this morning, versus the other two, which reported at the close of regular trading. For the ...

Israeli attack surface management startup Ionix Inc. today announced that it has completed a $42 million financing round to accelerate go-to-market activities, further develop its product roadmap and expand the threat exposure management capabilities of its attack surface management solution. Founded in 2017 and previously known as Cyberpion, Ionix offers an attack surface management solution ...

The Linux Foundation today announced the launch of the Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance, an open and collaborative effort that brings together chip makers, cloud providers, researchers and developers to address the cryptographic security challenges posed by quantum computing. The founding members of the Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance include Amazon Web Services Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Google LLC, International Business ...

A new report released today by Google LLC’s Threat Analysis Group warns of the dangers posed by the commercial surveillance industry and how those providers exploit vulnerabilities in consumer devices to install spyware for governments worldwide. Commercial surveillance is a practice that allows for the clandestine monitoring of journalists, human rights defenders, dissidents and political figures. ...

Cisco Systems Inc. today announced new advancements in its Cisco Security Cloud that simplify security with artificial intelligence and protect against identity-based attacks. First up is Cisco Identity Intelligence, a new solution that Cisco claims is the industry’s first attempt to combines identity, networking and security. The company says the combination better protects organizations’ complex ...

Shares in Palantir Technologies Inc. surged over 17% in late trading today after the big-data analytics company beat revenue expectations in its most recent quarter and revised its outlook for fiscal year 2024. For the quarter that ended Dec.31, Palantir reported adjusted earnings per share of eight cents, up from four cents per share in ...

The Rust Foundation, which supports the development of the popular open-source Rust programming language, today shared that Google LLC had made a $1 million contribution specifically earmarked for a C++/Rust interoperability effort known as the “Interop Initiative.” The initiative aims to foster seamless integration between Rust and the widely used C++ programming language, addressing one of ...

Enterprise software provider OpenText Corp. today announced the launch of the second generation of its Fortify Audit Assist technology designed to enhance cybersecurity auditing in complex, multicloud environments. Fortify Audit Assist is a solution for incorporating security at the beginning of the software development lifecycle, at code inception, for building robust, secure and reliable software systems. The service ...

Data security solution startup Metomic Ltd. today announced the launch of Metomic for ChatGPT, a new service that offers information technology and security leaders full visibility into what sensitive data is being uploaded to OpenAI LP’s ChatGPT platform. Offered as a browser plugin, the new service has been designed to allow businesses to take full advantage of the ...