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Cloud forensics and incident response platform startup Cado Security Ltd. today announced the availability of a new security service catering to application programming interfaces for large language models. Called Masked-AI, the open-source library enables the safe use of LLM APIs such as OpenAI LP’s …
Report finds employees are storing sensitive information on personal devices
A new report today from phishing protection company SlashNext Inc. finds that a majority of employees have sensitive work information on personal devices as “bring your own device” behavior continues to surge in popularity. The 2023 Mobile BYOD Intelligence Report surveyed individuals about the …
Bot protection startup DataDome raises $42M to battle cyberattacks and fraud
Software-as-a-service bot protection startup DataDome SAS today announced that it has raised $42 million in new funding to support its mission to rid the web of bot-driven cyberattacks and fraud. Founded in 2014, DataDome is a bot protection startup that uses artificial intelligence and machine …
Google researchers detail recently discovered campaigns targeting iOS, Android and Chrome
Google LLC’s Threat Analysis Group today revealed the details of two recently discovered campaigns that use various unpatched or “zero-day” exploits against Android, iOS and Chrome. The first campaign was discovered in November and targeted victims through bit.ly links sent to users over …
Microsoft Defender reportedly tagging Zoom and Google as malicious sites
Microsoft Corp.’s security platform Defender, which comes installed as standard with Windows, is having a bad day today, with users reporting that the service is tagging sites such as Google and Zoom as being malicious. When it works properly, Defender is meant …
CrowdStrike and Abnormal Security partner for enhanced email and endpoint attack detection
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. today announced a new partnership with cybersecurity startup Abnormal Security Corp., including a strategic investment in the company through the CrowdStrike Falcon Fund. The CrowdStrike Abnormal Security partnership will see the integration of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform with the …
Noname Security enhancements help organizations protect their API ecosystem
Enterprise application programming security startup Noname Security today announced significant enhancements to its application programming interface security platform to help organizations protect their API ecosystem, secure their applications and increase cyber resilience. The release delivers new capabilities across Noname’s entire platform, including discovery, posture …
Perception Point partners with Cloudinary to deliver advanced threat protection
Email and collaboration security startup Perception Point Inc. today announced a new partnership with software-as-a-service technology company Cloudinary Ltd. to deliver advanced threat protection to Cloudinary customers. Under the partnership, Cloudinary customers can now protect their websites and services with the Perception Point malware detection …
Nile enhances protection against threats to wired and wireless networks
Enterprise network-as-a-service startup Nile Global Inc. today announced a series of new security capabilities designed to protect against threats plaguing wired and wireless networks. The company, co-founded by former Cisco Systems Inc. executives John Chambers and Pankaj Patel, launched out of stealth mode in September …
Israeli cybersecurity startup Spera raises $10M in round led by YL Ventures
Israeli cybersecurity startup Spera Cybersecurity Ltd. today announced that it has raised $10 million in new funding in a seed round led by YL Ventures GP Ltd. that included angel investors and serial entrepreneurs from Google LLC, Palo Alto Networks Inc., Akamai Technologies …