Modern PDF platforms can now function as full attack gateways rather than passive document viewers. That’s according to a new report out today from artificial intelligence offensive security startup Novee Cyber Security Ltd., which identifies 16 exploitable vulnerabilities across two widely deployed PDF ecosystems, Foxit Software Inc. and Apryse Software Inc. The report warns that PDF viewers are inheriting ...

A new report out today from real-time event and risk detection company Dataminr Inc. has found that 2025 marked a structural shift in cyber risk, as threat actor activity surged, identity-based intrusions accelerated and “mega-loss” events became more common. Dataminr’s 2026 Cyber Threat Landscape Report finds that there was a 225% increase in average monthly threat actor alerts ...

Cyberthreat intelligence provider VulnCheck Inc. today announced that it has raised $25 million in new funding to scale up growth and expand its intelligence capabilities. Founded in 2021, Vulncheck provides organizations with real-time exploit and vulnerability intelligence to predict potential attack vectors accurately, including exploit intelligence technology that addresses the gap between published software vulnerabilities and ...

Shares of Palo Alto Networks Inc. fell more than 5% in late trading today after the network management and security firm reported earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal 2026 second quarter but fell short of expectations with part of its outlook. For the quarter that ended on Jan. 31, Palo Alto reported adjusted earnings ...

A new report out today from application security company Wallarm Inc. warns that application programming interfaces have become the single most exploited attack surface across vulnerabilities, active exploits and real-world breaches. The Wallarm 2026 API Threat Stats Report — the New API Risk Multiplier is based on analysis of 67,058 published vulnerabilities in 2025, the U.S. ...

SurrealDB Inc. today revealed that it has raised an additional $23 million in funding for its multimodel artificial intelligence-native database. The plan is to accelerate product maturity and adoption and expand its team to scale up its cloud offering and deepen support for production deployments. Founded in 2021, SurrealDB offers a multimodel database product that supports ...

Application security testing firm Checkmarx Ltd. today announced integrated development environment-native support for Kiro through Checkmarx Developer Assist, extending real-time, artificial intelligence-powered application security directly into the developer environment. The integration allows developers to identify and address security issues as code is written, without leaving the IDE or relying on downstream continuous integration and continuous delivery scans. ...

Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint Inc. today announced the launch of a new global partner network designed to help partners grow faster, strengthen their margins and deliver greater value to customers as cyberthreats increasingly target people, data and artificial intelligence-driven workflows. The Proofpoint Partner Network is offering a simplified structure and enhanced investments to help partners build sustainable, recurring ...

Peter Steinberger, the creator of the fast-growing open-source agent framework OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI Group PBC after weeks of being courted by multiple major artificial intelligence players, marking a notable coup for the company as the battle over agentic AI intensifies. OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, is an agentic artificial intelligence framework designed ...

Didero Inc. announced today that it has raised $30 million in new early-stage funding to support product development and go-to-market expansion for its agentic artificial intelligence-powered enterprise procurement technology. Founded in 2023, Didero offers software that’s intended to streamline manual and fragmented workflows in procurement and supply chain operations. Many organizations continue to rely on ...