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Secure computation platform startup Pyte announced today that it has raised $5 million in new funding to commercialize its technology in new industries, with a primary focus on highly regulated sectors such as financial services and healthcare. Founded in 2020, Pyte offers …
Prosimo and Palo Alto Networks collaborate to bring zero trust to multicloud environments
Multicloud networking sofware company Prosimo Inc. today announced a new integration with Palo Alto Networks Inc. to bring zero trust to application workloads and multicloud environments. The partnership sees Prosimo’s Full Stack Cloud Transit platform now integrating with Palo Alto’s VM-Series Virtual …
BlackBerry Cylance hit by data breach, hacker lists data for sale on BreachForums
BlackBerry Ltd.-owned cybersecurity company Cylance has suffered a data breach, with the stolen data appearing for sale on the infamous hacking forum BreachForums. First reported June 7 by Dark Web Informer on X Inc., the data is listed for sale by well-known …
GM gives troubled Cruise self-driving car unit $850M amid strategic review
General Motors Co. announced today that it’s giving its troubled self-driving car unit, Cruise LLC, $850 million in funding while it works out what to do next in terms of its strategy and funding. Bloomberg reported that the announcement was made by GM …
AWS reaffirms security commitment with new AI-powered features and other measures
Amazon Web Services Inc. today reaffirmed its commitment to security at its annual re:Inforce conference, announcing a series of new artificial intelligence-powered features and enhanced security measures. The new features are said to link back to seven reasons why security will always …
Rubrik delivers earnings beat in first post-IPO quarterly results
Shares in Rubrik Inc. rose more than 2% in late trading today after the data security software provider reported earnings and revenue beats in its first quarterly financial report since going public in April. For its fiscal 2025 first quarter ended on …
Incode acquires MetaMap to enhance identity verification services
Identity verification and authentication startup Incode Technologies Inc. today announced that it has acquired identify verification startup MetaMap Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2017, MetaMap offers a customer identity platform designed around the concept of continuous improvement. The platform allows businesses to …
New products from Checkmarx aim to improve code-to-cloud security visibility
Application security testing firm Checkmarx Ltd. today launched two new products, Checkmarx Application Security Posture Management and Cloud Insights, that are designed to help enterprises with code-to-cloud visibility and analysis of cloud-native application security risks. Available as part of the Checkmarx One AppSec platform, …
Industrial cybersecurity firm XONA raises $18M for zero-trust user access enhancement
Industrial zero-trust cybersecurity startup XONA Systems Inc. announced today that it has raised $18 million in new funding to enhance its operational technology enterprise zero-trust user access platform to meet evolving regulatory requirements and stave off increasing cyberattacks. Founded in 2017, XONA …
Forescout report finds network infrastructure attacks have overtaken endpoint security risks
A new report released today by Forescout Research’s Vedere Labs warns that network equipment has become the riskiest information technology device category, surpassing endpoints as attackers are crossing silos to find entry points across the full spectrum of devices, operating systems and embedded …