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Zscaler expands zero-trust and AI capabilities across cloud and branch environments
Cloud security company Zscaler Inc. today announced a series of product updates designed to help enterprises extend zero-trust security across their distributed environments. The announcements, made at the company’s Zenith Live 2025 event in Las Vegas, include new offerings for securing remote and cloud-native infrastructures, as well as artificial intelligence-powered tools for data classification, threat detection and ...
Asana shares drop as earnings results top estimates but revenue growth slows
Shares in Asana Inc. fell more than 7% in late trading today on investor concerns about slowing revenue growth, after the work management software company reported earnings and revenue ahead of expectations in its fiscal 2026 first quarter. For the quarter that ended on April 30, Asana reported adjusted earnings per share of five cents, ...
CrowdStrike earnings beat expectations but revenue outlook weighs on shares
Shares in CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. fell more than 5% in late trading today after the cybersecurity company reported solid fiscal 2026 first-quarter results but fell short of expectations with its second-quarter outlook. For the quarter that ended on April 30, CrowdStrike reported adjusted earnings per share of 73 cents, down from 79 cents per share in the ...
Projectworks raises $12M to expand its project automation platform
New Zealand professional services automation startup Projectworks announced today that it has raised $12 million in new funding to expand its product development, go-to-market and customer success teams. With the funding, the company is particularly focusing on developing generative artificial intelligence tools for the platform, such as time tracking and proposal generation. Founded in 2019, ...
Zero Networks raises $55 million to expand microsegmentation and zero-trust solutions
Israeli cybersecurity startup Zero Networks Ltd. announced today that it has raised $55 million in new funding to expand its team and scale up go-to-market efforts worldwide. Founded in 2019, Zero Networks offers automated, agentless microsegmentation solutions that prevent lateral movement and block ransomware attacks. The company’s platform simplifies the implementation of zero-trust security by dynamically learning ...
Bitdefender report finds 84% of major attacks now involve legitimate tools
A new report out today from Bitdefender Labs, the research arm of cybersecurity company S.C. Bitdefender SRL, has found that 84% of major security incidents now involve the use of legitimate system tools, a tactic known as “Living off the Land.” The report, based on a study of 700,000 security incidents, reveals that nearly all major ...
Illumio and Nvidia team up to strengthen zero-trust security for critical infrastructure
Breach containment company Illumio Inc. today announced a new collaboration with Nvidia Corp. to help critical infrastructure organizations strengthen protection and advance their zero trust posture. The collaboration integrates the Nvidia BlueField networking platform with Illumio’s breach containment platform to deliver security and operational efficiency across converged information technology and operational technology environments. With the integration, critical ...
Microsoft and CrowdStrike collaborate on shared threat actor mapping system
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. and Microsoft Corp. today announced a strategic collaboration aimed at resolving the longstanding confusion in how cyberthreat actors are identified and tracked across security platforms. The partnership establishes a shared mapping system that aligns adversary attribution across both companies’ threat intelligence ecosystems, eliminating ambiguity caused by inconsistent naming. The problem that both ...
Sysdig detects AI-assisted malware exploiting Open WebUI misconfigurations
A new report out today from cloud-native application security firm Sysdig Inc. details one of the first instances of a large language model being weaponized in an active malware campaign. Discovered by Sysdig’s Threat Research Team, the malware campaign involved exploiting misconfigured instances of Open WebUI, a widely used self-hosted artificial intelligence interface, to deploy malicious, AI-generated ...
Prepared raises $80M to expand AI-powered emergency response platform
Prepared, a startup offering artificial intelligence-powered solutions for emergency response, revealed today that it has raised $80 million in new funding. It plans to use the money to accelerate the development and deployment of its assistive AI platform for emergency response, expand its reach to more public safety agencies, and enhance features such as real-time ...









