A new report out today from artificial intelligence-powered security engineering startup CardinalOps Ltd. reveals some disturbing insights into the state of security information and event management detection risk. The CoadinalOps third annual report on the state of SIEM detection risk analyzed real-world data from major production SIEMs such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, IBM QRadar and Sumo Logic to ...

Application security posture management platform company Bionic Inc. today launched two new features to help customers understand and manage the vulnerabilities and threats to their applications more efficiently. The first release, Bionic Signals, is designed to address the increasingly complex issue of security tool sprawl. According to Gartner, 78% of chief information security officers operate with ...

Intel Corp.-backed multicloud security firm Fortanix Inc. today announced the release of Confidential Data Search, a new solution that supports unlimited secure queries of encrypted databases with complex data sets without compromising data security or compliance with global privacy regulations. With the release of Confidential Data Search, Fortanix seeks to address the limitations of existing solutions that mainly ...

Pilot data relating to American Airlines Group Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. has been breached following the hack of a third-party provider of pilot applications and recruitment. The breach involved the compromise of a company called Pilot Credentials between April 30 and May 1, with the airlines informed on May 3. The form of attack ...

Updated with announcement: International Business Machines Corp. today said it’s acquiring software company Apptio Inc. for $4.6 billion in cash, nearly five years after Vista Equity Partners Management LLC acquired the firm for $1.94 billion. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, had reported Friday evening that IBM and Vista Equity Partners are in ...

Threat protection startup Deep Instinct Ltd.’s Threat Research Lab today provided details of a new strain of JavaScript-based dropper that delivers two forms of malware onto victims’ computers. Dubbed PindOS after a user-agent string of the same name in the code, the dropper contains comments in Russian and delivers Bumblebee and IcedID malware. Bumblebee is a malware loader ...

Content delivery network provider Cloudflare Inc. today launched two significant updates, Digital Experience Monitoring and Fleet Status, to help customers understand end-user connectivity and performance. Digital Experience Monitoring, or DEX, is being offered as part of Cloudflare’s secure access service edge solution, Cloudflare One. DEX provides close monitoring and measurement of the internet experience of employees in ...

Data infrastructure and analytics startup MotherDuck Corp. today announced the release of its cloud analytics platform designed to make analyzing data of any size easier. Leveraging the power of the open-source DuckDB, MotherDuck’s platform harnesses in-process databases and cloud-based solutions. The approach combines rapid data processing speed with the scalability, robustness and collaborative potential that are key ...

Secure data analytics startup Opaque Systems Inc. today announced new innovations for its Confidential Computing Platform designed to improve how organizations analyze and interact with confidential data in large language models and artificial intelligence. The platform enhancements leverage privacy-preserving generative AI and zero-trust “data clean rooms,” which enable organizations to analyze their collective confidential data collaboratively without revealing ...

Customer service and sales software provider Zendesk Inc. today announced that it has acquired artificial intelligence-powered workforce management solution Tymeshift Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2017, Tymeshift offers a made-for-Zendesk workforce management or WFM designed to help organizations track real-time agent activity, productivity and efficiency. The company’s service provides visibility into agent activity and automatic ...