Cybersecurity validation startup Picus Security Inc. today announced the launch of Picus Exposure Validation, a new service that allows security teams to verify the exploitability of vulnerabilities based on their unique environments. The new capability has been designed to continuously test security controls against real-world attack techniques to identify which vulnerabilities are truly exploitable and which can ...

Data security provider Druva Inc. today announced expanded support for Microsoft Azure, including cloud-native data protection for Azure SQL and Azure Blob Storage. The new protection builds on Druva’s strategic relationship with Microsoft Corp., with the enhancements helping enterprises reduce risk, control costs and improve operational agility with cloud-native data protection. The expanded support includes protection for ...

A global law enforcement operation supported by Microsoft Corp. today disrupted the infrastructure behind Lumma, a prominent malware-as-a-service tool responsible for widespread information theft. The takedown, at least for now, of Lumma was coordinated by the U.S. Department of Justice and resulted in the seizure of domains used to distribute Lumma, which had allowed cybercriminals to ...

LMArena, the company behind artificial intelligence testing service Chatbot Arena, has raised $100 million in initialj funding, marking one of the largest seed rounds in the AI sector to date. According to Bloomberg today, the round was raised on a valuation of $600 million, a highly impressive amount given it only launched as a standalone ...

Shares of Zoom Communications Inc. inched up a fraction of a point in late trading today after the online communications company reported earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal year 2026 first quarter. For the quarter ended April 30, Zoom reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.43, up from $1.35 per share in the same ...

Operant AI Inc., a startup that offers a runtime application protection platform, today announced the launch of Woodpecker, an open-source, automated red teaming engine that helps make advanced security testing accessible to organizations of all sizes. Woodpecker seeks to assist organizations with security vulnerabilities that are becoming more sophisticated and challenging to detect as cloud-native ...

Atera Networks Ltd. a startup that offeres information technology management with artificial intelligence agents, today announced the launch of IT Autopilot, a new autonomous IT solution. The new platform builds on the success of Atera’s AI Copilot, which already allows IT technicians to save between 11 and 13 hours per week. IT Autopilot takes the basics ...

Shares in Palo Alto Networks Inc. declined mroe than 3% in late trading today despite the network management and security firm reporting beats in its fiscal 2025 third quarter and giving a better-than-expected earnings forecast. For the quarter that ended on April 30, Palo Alto Networks reported adjusted earnings per share of 80 cents, up ...

Google LLC today unveiled Google Beam, a new artificial intelligence-powered enterprise-focused 3D video communication platform designed to bring remote collaboration closer to in-person interaction. Beam is an evolution of Project Starline, a multiyear research initiative first announced in 2021 that was aimed at redefining video calls through advanced AI and imaging technologies. Project Starline enabled ...

Google LLC today announced its newest generative artificial intelligence media creation models that it says will transform how creators bring stories to life. Flow Headlining the announcements is Flow, a dedicated AI-powered filmmaking tool that integrates technologies with Google’s Gemini AI, alongside Veo 3, a state-of-the-art video generation model and Imagen 4, a next-generation image ...