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Security intelligence and management solutions company Exabeam Inc. today announced a new release that extends its security analytics platform to address the growing risks of enterprise artificial intelligence usage and AI agent activity. The new release extends the company’s user and entity behavior analytics …
AMD launches Ryzen AI PC, data center, mobile and embedded processors at CES
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. late today unveiled two new portfolios of x86 Ryzen processors today as it doubled down on providing AI chips across technology platforms. For one, AMD introduced the Ryzen AI 400 Series processor (below), the latest iteration of its AI-powered …
Sedgwick confirms cyberattack on subsidiary after TridentLocker claims data theft
Claims and risk services administration company Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has confirmed that a cyberattack impacted one of its subsidiaries late last year after the TridentLocker ransomware group claimed to have stolen sensitive data from the company. The cyberattack occurred on …
Brightspeed probes alleged cyberattack as Crimson Collective threatens data release
U.S. telecommunications and internet provider Brightspeed is investigating claims of the cyberattack after the Crimson Collective hacking group claimed to have breached the company’s systems and exfiltrated sensitive customer information. Crimson Collective claimed in late December that it had obtained the personal …
Former Apple Face ID engineers launch robotics startup Lyte with $107M in funding
Robotics startup Lyte AI Inc. launched today as it announced that it has raised $107 million in funding. Founded in 2021 by former top members of the team behind Apple Inc.’s Face ID, Lyte is trying to solve the problem of how robots …
Securonix warns of malware campaign targeting hospitality sector
A new report out today from cybersecurity company Securonix Inc. is warning of an ongoing malware campaign targeting the hospitality sector, using psychological manipulation and trusted Windows tools to evade detection and establish long-term system access. The “PHALT#BLYX” campaign combines phishing, fake system …
Resecurity denies ShinyHunters breach claim, says attackers hit synthetic honeypot
Cyberdefense firm Resecurity Inc. has denied a claim from infamous hacking group ShinyHunters that it had been hacked, instead saying that the attackers were fooled by a deliberately deployed honeypot filled with synthetic data. The drama over the alleged hack began after …
Cisco may be in talks to acquire Axonius, which denies discussions
Cisco Systems Inc. is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity asset management startup Axonius Inc. According to Ctech by Calcalist, the price Cisco is looking to pay for Axonius is $2 billion. However, a deal is not a forgone conclusion as Axonius …
Palo Alto Networks reportedly explores $400M acquisition of Koi Security
Palo Alto Networks Inc. is reportedly in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi Security Inc. for an estimated $400 million. According to Ctech by Calcalist today, Palo Alto Chief Executive Nikesh Arora visited Israel last month and evaluated local startups for …
Google’s Gemini 3.0 Pro helps solve longstanding mystery in the Nuremberg Chronicle
Google LLC’s Gemini 3.0 Pro large language model has delivered a notable advance in multimodal reasoning by helping decode a long-unexplained handwritten annotation in a 500-year-old copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle. The Nuremberg Chronicle, printed in 1493, is considered one of the …