Autonomous security solutions startup Horizon3.ai Inc. today announced that it had raised $40 million in new funding to build out its enterprise-wide proactive security platform and expand channel and partner presence. Founded in 2019 by former Splunk Inc. Chief Technology Officer Snehal Antani and Anthony Pillitiere, former deputy CTO within U.S. Special Operations Command, Horizon3.ai offers automated ...

Cybersecurity solutions provider Rapid7 Inc. announced alongside its quarterly earnings report today that it’s laying off staff amid reports that it has received a takeover bid from a private equity firm. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Rapid7 said it’s laying off about 18% of its workforce as part of a ...

Shares in Lyft Inc. dropped in late trading after the ride-hailing company reported lower-than-expected revenue per active user despite otherwise solid figures. For its second quarter that ended June 30, Lyft reported adjusted earnings per share of 16 cents on revenue of $1.02 billion, up 3% year-over-year. Revenue was in line with analyst expectations, but ...

Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. today announced the launch of CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations designed to detect, disrupt and halt advanced cyber adversaries, making their operations more costly and challenging. It also released its annual threat hunting report that details attack trends and adversary tradecraft observed by its threat hunters and intelligence analysts. CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations harnesses data ...

Cybersecurity company Abnormal Security Corp. today announced a new service specifically designed to detect artificial intelligence-generated email attacks. The new service, called “CheckGPT,” determines when email threats, including business email compromise and other socially engineered attacks, have likely been created using generative AI tools. Abnormal Security argues that cybercriminals are harnessing the power of generative AI, ...

Cyberthreat intelligence data provider Cybersixgill today announced new enhancements to Cybersixgill IQ, its generative artificial intelligence solution launched in June. The new Cybersixgill IQ enhancements are said to be built on the premise that as good as cyberthreat intelligence is, it’s critical to match intelligence with insights that matter to each company’s specific context. IQ provides unique ...

Cybersecurity services and software provider NetSPI LLC today announced a new machine learning and artificial intelligence penetration testing solution to bring a more holistic and proactive approach to safeguarding machine learning model implementations. Claimed to be the first of its kind, NetSPI’s ML/AI Pentesting solution focuses on two core components: identifying, analyzing and remediating vulnerabilities on machine learning ...

Call center software provider Five9 Inc. announced today that it had entered a definitive agreement to acquire data integration and analytics startup Aceyus Inc. alongside its quarterly earnings report. Founded in 2002, Aceyus offers a suite of products designed to optimize contact center operations through reporting, contact treatment management, data collection and data transformation solutions. The ...

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a ransomware attack that disrupted services at a healthcare provider based in California on Aug. 3. The attack on Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., which along with operating hospitals and medical clinics in California, also provides service in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas, was first detected on Thursday ...

Enterprise software provider OpenText Corp. today reported adjusted earnings per share of 91 cents in its fiscal fourth quarter on revenue of $1.5 billion, up 65% year-over-year year. Annual recurring revenue rose 56%, to $1.2 billion, cloud revenue rose almost 10%, to $452 million, and operating cash flow was $115 million in the quarter. The ...