OpenAI is reportedly close to releasing a browser that could potentially take on Google LLC’s market dominance with its Chrome browser, several months after the company said that it would be interested in buying Chrome from Google. According to Reuters, which references three unnamed people familiar with the matter, the browser is slated to be ...

A new report released today by cybersecurity company Fortinet Inc. has found that operational technology cybersecurity is gaining significant attention at the executive level, with corporate leaders increasingly taking responsibility for OT security strategies. The new 2025 State of Operational Technology and Cybersecurity Report found that 52% of organizations now report that their chief information ...

Container management platform company Platform9 Systems Inc. today announced a new partnership with data protection provider Commvault Systems Inc. that includes full integration of Commvault with Platform9 Private Cloud Director for advanced data protection. Platform9’s Private Cloud Director is designed to give enterprises a familiar private cloud experience with the enterprise-grade features they expect, including VM high ...

Singapore-based no-code robotics startups Augmentus Pte. Ltd. announced today that it has raised $11 million in new funding. It will use the funds to accelerate deployment of its fully autonomous robotic surface finishing and spraying systems, fulfill demand from manufacturing customers, and advance research and development into “hyper-adaptive” artificial intelligence-driven robotic systems. Founded in 2019, ...

OpenAI is reportedly upping its internal security to protect its intellectual property from corporate espionage amid claims that it has been targeted by Chinese artificial intelligence companies. According to the Financial Times, which references several unnamed people close to OpenAI today, the changes recently have included stricter controls of sensitive information and enhanced vetting of ...

A new report out today from unified identity security company Silverfort Inc. details a previously undisclosed denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Netlogon protocol that could allow low-privilege machines to crash Windows domain controllers remotely, disrupting core Active Directory services. The vulnerability, dubbed “NOTLogon,” has been assigned CVE-2025-47978 and was patched by Microsoft in its July 8 Patch ...

Cybersecurity company Barracuda Networks Inc. today announced the launch of Barracuda Entra ID Backup Premium, a new solution to safeguard Microsoft Entra ID environments from accidental and malicious data loss. Barracuda Entra ID Backup Premium has been designed to give users centralized visibility into backup status, data health and storage insights through a unified dashboard. The service ...

A new report out today from endpoint security firm Morphisec Inc. reveals the resurgence of Pay2Key, a ransomware operation with ties to Iran’s Fox Kitten advanced persistent threat group, now rebranded as Pay2Key.I2P. Originally exposed in 2020, the updated threat actor is leveraging a ransomware-as-a-service model and incorporating techniques and components associated with the Mimic ransomware family, including a ...

Software supply chain management firm Sonatype Inc. today said it found a sharp rise in malicious activity targeting software developers and supply chains in the second quarter. The company’s Q2 2025 Open Source Malware Index report identifies 16,279 newly discovered malicious open-source packages across popular ecosystems such as npm, PyPI and Maven Central. That brings the total ...

A new report out today from big data company Splunk Inc. warns of a new trend in cybercrime: a surge in sophisticated social engineering campaigns that use fake CAPTCHA systems to deliver malware without relying on any traditional software vulnerabilities. Dubbed “ClickFix” and “FakeCAPTCHA” attacks, these campaigns are designed to trick users into self-infecting their own ...