A new report out today from Thales SA warns that enterprise security strategies are struggling to keep pace with the growing complexity of cloud environments and the accelerating demands of artificial intelligence. The 2025 Thales Cloud Security Study finds that as organizations expand their reliance on multicloud infrastructure and software-as-a-service applications, security teams are being stretched ...

Customer service and support software firm Freshworks Inc. today announced the general availability of Freshservice Journeys, a new artificial intelligence-assisted feature within its information technology and employee service management platform. The tool is designed to simplify complex employee lifecycle events, such as onboarding, offboarding, promotions and relocations. It allows cross-functional teams such as IT, human resources and facilities ...

Application security firm F5 Inc. today announced a series of new post-quantum cryptography readiness solutions as part of its Application Delivery and Security Platform to help organizations prepare for the cybersecurity threats posed by quantum computing. F5’s new PQC solutions are designed to safeguard sensitive data and maintain performance across hybrid, multicloud and legacy environments at a ...

Voice risk assessment startup Clearspeed Corp. today announced that it has raised $60 million in new funding to scale up its artificial intelligence‑driven voice-based risk assessment platform. Founded in 2016, Clearspeed offers voice‑based risk assessments that leverage AI to analyze vocal patterns, such as tone, cadence, hesitation and stress, rather than semantic content. The company’s ...

Cybersecurity startup dope.security Inc. today added native support for ChatGPT to its Cloud Application Control feature, allowing enterprise teams to manage and restrict access to OpenAI’s tool without rerouting data through external data centers. The update is designed to allow administrators to block, allow or selectively enable ChatGPT based on roles and corporate policies, all enforced ...

Jakarta EE, a working group hosted by the Eclipse Foundation, today announced the general availability of the Jakarta EE 11 Platform, the latest version of its enterprise Java platform. The new version builds on previous releases with the full platform release aligning Jakarta EE with Oracle Corp.’s support for Java 21. The release also tightens ...

Adaptive content security startup Bonfy.AI Inc. today launched Adaptive Content Security, a unified platform that guards against generative artificial intelligence risks. Bonfy.AI aims to improve how organizations monitor and protect both AI- and human-generated content by using AI-powered business context and logic. The company says its platform reduces risks such as oversharing, IP leakage, privacy ...

Artificial intelligence data foundry company Centific Global Solutions Inc. has raised $60 million in new funding from Jenny Lee of Granite Asia Management Pte. Ltd. The company plans to use the funding, announced Tuesday, to scale up its AI infrastructure platform, enhance research and development for safe multimodal AI and expand enterprise partnerships globally. Founded in 2020, ...

Police in France have reportedly arrested five members of the infamous BreachForums hacking forum, including prominent members linked to the release of stolen data from major companies. First reported by French media outlet Le Parisien, the arrests were undertaken by specialist police officers from the Cybercrime Brigade of the Paris Police headquarters. The same report ...

New Zealand accounting software provider Xero Ltd. said today it plans to acquire Israeli fintech company Melio Solutions Inc. for $2.5 billion in a cash and equity deal. Founded in 2018, Melio provides a digital payment platform that is designed to simplify business-to-business transitions for small and medium-sized businesses. The company’s platform allows businesses to manage accounts payable ...