A Canadian provincial government body tasked with providing dental services has paid a ransomware demand after having data stolen in an 8base ransomware attack. The Alberta Dental Service Corp. said Aug. 10 that it detected the ransomware attack on July 26, when the body discovered that certain data pertaining to public dental benefits programs it administers was ...

Cloud-based workspace collaboration for biopharma startup Genemod Inc. today launched a new artificial intelligence solution designed to turbocharge lab productivity and secure global collaboration. Genemod AI uses machine learning algorithms to facilitate collaboration in the realms of electronic lab notebooks and inventory management. The new solution includes features to perform tasks such as streamlining documentation, providing secure, ...

A new report released today from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board that looked into the Lapsus$ hacking gang recommends that mobile phone carriers implement more stringent authentication methods to safeguard their customers against SIM swapping. The report digs into previous Lapsus$ attacks and how the gang leveraged simple techniques to evade industry-standard ...

Incident management platform startup Rootly Inc. today announced that it has raised $12 million in new funding to accelerate its product roadmap, increase its global engineering presence, and invest in sales and marketing to meet market demand for its solution. Founded in 2020, Rootly offers an incident management platform and Slackbot designed to help companies ...

Artificial intelligence data exploration startup Virtualitics Inc. today announced that it has raised $37 million in new funding to invest toward direct and ecosystem expansion as well as enhancing its AI platform. Founded in 2016, Virtualitics offers a data exploration platform that uses artificial intelligence and big data to help enterprises and governments make decisions with ready-to-use AI. The company had ...

Big data application search provider Lucidworks Inc. today published the results of a generative artificial intelligence study that confirms what we all sensed by now: Some 93% of companies plan to increase their investments in AI within the next 12 months. The findings, based on a survey of over 6,000 employees involved in AI technology decision-making, ...

Privacy management software startup Osano Inc. announced today that it had raised $25 million in new funding to expand its team and try to deliver on its goal of simplifying privacy compliance and becoming the leading data privacy platform. Founded in 2018, Osano offers a data privacy compliance suite that assists businesses in complying with data regulations ...

Israeli cloud security startup Sweet Security Technologies Ltd. today announced that it has raised $12 million in new funding and launched a new suite designed to improve cloud security. Sweet Security’s platform is designed to assist security teams in shutting down cloud attacks when and where they occur with maximum precision and minimal business disruption. The ...

Spatial apps creation and collaboration platform startup ShapesXR today announced that it has raised $8.6 million in new funding to expand its platform to new devices, including Apple Vision Pro, Pico and Magic Leap. Founded in 2016 as Shapes Corp., ShapesXR offers a web-based platform that allows users to instantly create fully immersive scenes and populate them with ...

Zero-trust security startup Illumio Inc. today announced the general availability of a new integrated solution, designed in partnership with Microsoft Corp., to bring zero-trust enforcement to the Azure Firewall. Illumio for Microsoft Azure Firewall is a zero-trust enforcement point to visualize and secure all traffic between Azure resources connecting through the Azure Firewall. The service builds resilience to ...