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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 …
Fortanix unveils new data search tool for encrypted databases
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 …
American and Southwest Airlines pilot data breached in hack of third-party provider
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 …
IBM acquires hybrid cloud software company Apptio for $4.6B
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 …
Deep Instinct uncovers new JavaScript-based malware dropper
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 …
Cloudflare boosts security access service edge offering with digital experience monitoring and fleet status
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. …
MotherDuck launches new cloud analytics platform built on DuckDB
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 …
New Opaque Systems release enhances data privacy in artificial intelligence
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 …
Zendesk acquires Tymeshift for optimized customer service
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, …
Goldman Sachs leads $58M funding of computerized maintenance management provider Limble
Computerized maintenance management system startup Limble Solutions LLC today announced it had raised $58 million in new funding to expand its product portfolio, further develop its user interface for asset monitoring and maintenance and accelerate its go-to-market strategy. Founded in 2015, Limble offers software designed …