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Cybersecurity firm Fortinet Inc. today announced new product and service additions to its FortiFlex program that deliver more flexible licensing options to customers. FortiFlex is a flexible licensing program that includes a suite of virtualized solutions for protecting cloud and virtual data center deployments and, with today’s …
New Cycode solution prevents software supply chain attacks in CI/CD
DevOps security startup Cycode Ltd. today announced a new solution called Cimon designed to enhance the security of continuous integration and delivery or CI/CD to prevent software supply chain attacks such as those that targeted SolarWinds and Codecov. Cycode argues that CI/CD pipelines lack …
UK announces global summit to discuss safety measures for AI
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday that his country plans to host the first global summit on artificial intelligence later this year. The event aims to bring together countries, tech companies and researchers to discuss safety measures for mitigating risks from AI. The event …
Vulnerability on Honda platform could have exposed customer and dealer details
A recently detailed vulnerability in an e-commerce platform offered by Honda Motor Co. Ltd. could have exposed the details of both Honda customers and dealers. First detailed June 6 by security researcher Eaton Zveare, the flaw in the platform was due to a password …
Granica launches from stealth with AI efficiency platform and $45M in funding
Artificial intelligence efficiency platform startup Granica launched out of stealth mode today with a platform designed to help petabyte-scale Amazon Web Services Inc. S3 and Google Cloud Storage customers eliminate redundant and low-value data. Claimed to be the industry’s first AI efficiency platform, …
Secureworks shares drop on missed earnings, revenue and outlook
Shares in Secureworks Corp. dropped in regular trading today after the cybersecurity company missed on earnings, revenue and outlook in its latest quarter. For its fiscal first quarter that ended May 5, Secureworks reported a net loss before costs such as stock compensation of …
Business planning platform startup Pigment raises $88M for product development
Business planning platform startup Pigment SAS today announced it has raised $88 million in new funding to facilitate further growth and product development. Founded in 2019, Pigment offers a cloud-based business forecasting platform that handles business strategy in real time. Pigment’s platform is pitched as …
Clop gang uses MOVEit vulnerability to target BBC, British Airways and Boots
Days after the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned that a critical vulnerability in Progress Software Corp.’s MOVEit file transfer software was actively being exploited, the Clop ransomware gang claims to have used the vulnerability to target various organizations worldwide. The BBC, itself …
Verizon report finds business email compromise attacks have almost doubled
A new report from Verizon Communications Inc. detail the growth in data breaches over the last year, finding that business email compromise attacks have almost doubled and now represent more than half of all social engineering incidents. The 16th annual Data Breach …
Smartsheet shares drop on free cash flow outlook miss
Shares in Smartsheet Inc. dropped by nearly 20% in late trading today after the management platform provider missed on its free cash flow outlook. For its fiscal first quarter that ended on April 30, Smartsheet reported earnings before costs such as stock compensation of 18 cents …