Tag: startup
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Okta buys AI security startup Permiso, source says for about $200M
The deal gives Okta identity threat detection capabilities as enterprises seek to secure AI agents and other non-human identities across cloud environments. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/okta-buys-ai-security-startup-permiso-source-says-for-about-200m/
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Keyfactor Expands Into AI Agent Identity With Cofide Deal
Deal Extends Certificate-Based Trust Framework to AI Agents and Software Workloads. Cleveland-based Keyfactor plans to acquire London-based startup Cofide to expand its trust platform into software workloads and autonomous AI agents, betting enterprise demand for dynamic, standards-based machine identities will accelerate as AI adoption grows. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/keyfactor-expands-into-ai-agent-identity-cofide-deal-a-32331
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Claude Code Symlink Flaw Exfiltrates Sensitive Files Without User Approval
Claude Code has a flaw in its startup memory loader related to handling symbolic links (symlinks) that can unintentionally expose readable files from outside a cloned repository, without requiring explicit user approval. The issue arises not from the tool following symlinks, something that is standard behavior in filesystems, but from a mismatch in how its…
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Startup- und Scaleup-Strategie: KI, Quantencomputing und Cybersicherheit sollen für Deutschland erschlossen werden
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/startup-scaleup-strategie-ki-quantencomputing-cybersicherheit
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7AI Launches First Formal Channel Program To Drive Agentic SOC With Partners
7AI unveiled its first formal channel program as the startup looks to double down on scaling through partners”, building on existing strong demand for its agentic SOC (Security Operations Center) platform, the company told CRN exclusively. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/7ai-launches-first-formal-channel-program-to-drive-agentic-soc-with-partners
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AccuKnox Wins Best AI Startup Award for Enterprise Agentic AI Security at BSides Bangalore
Bangalore, India, July 22nd, 2026, CyberNewswire AccuKnox announced it has won the number one Startup Award at Security BSides Bangalore 2026, marking the second consecutive year the company has topped the category after also winning in 2025. The back-to-back recognition affirms AccuKnox’s standing among the region’s leading cybersecurity startups. AI Security Adoption For AccuKnox, this award…
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AccuKnox Wins Best AI Startup Award for Enterprise Agentic AI Security at BSides Bangalore
Bangalore, India, 22nd July 2026, CyberNewswire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/accuknox-wins-best-ai-startup-award-for-enterprise-agentic-ai-security-at-bsides-bangalore/
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Neo Launches With $100M to Guard Agentic Enterprise Software
Agentic Security Startup Identifies AI Capabilities Embedded Across Enterprise Apps. Neo emerged from stealth with $100 million in funding to help enterprises discover, analyze and govern AI-enabled software, arguing that agentic applications, plug-ins and AI skills have created a fast-growing security blind spot that traditional endpoint tools weren’t built to address. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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How Lithuania became a tech startup nation
Lithuania has built a network of tech startup companies the hard way, through bootstrapping. Today, it claims six companies with valuations over a billion dollars First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366646000/How-Lithuania-became-a-tech-startup-nation
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LG Monitors Spotted Installing Adware-Like App on Windows PCs
Connecting certain LG monitors prompts Windows Update to install an LG app without consent, while the software runs at startup and displays McAfee trial adverts. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/lg-monitors-install-adware-app-windows-pcs/
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Oak Lands $60M Seed to Reinvent Identity Governance With AI
Israeli Startup Maps Enterprise Entitlements Beyond Traditional Identity Providers. Oak emerged with a $60 million seed round to build an AI-native identity governance platform that continuously manages human, machine and AI identities, aiming to automate access decisions, improve visibility into enterprise entitlements and reduce identity-driven security risk. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/oak-lands-60m-seed-to-reinvent-identity-governance-ai-a-32248
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New Relic startet kostenloses Observability-Programm für Startups bis Series A
Da Startups zunehmend auf LLMs, Agenten und KI-generierten Code setzen, liefern sie neue Funktionen und Änderungen oft in rasantem Tempo über ihren gesamten Tech-Stack hinweg aus. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/new-relic-startet-kostenloses-observability-programm-fuer-startups-bis-series-a/a45727/
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A single malware file can outweigh an entire AI dataset
Antivirus vendors and security startups keep shipping AI features that promise to read malware the way a seasoned analyst would. The results inside security teams tell a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/09/research-ai-in-cybersecurity/
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Windows 11 Cleanup Guide: 9 Ways to Make Your PC Feel Faster
Make Windows 11 feel faster with nine cleanup tips for startup apps, storage, background processes, updates, malware scans, and more. The post Windows 11 Cleanup Guide: 9 Ways to Make Your PC Feel Faster appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-windows-11-cleanup-guide/
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The Lean Expansion Playbook AI Startups Are Using to Build Global Teams
Learn how AI startups use global hiring, EOR partners, and remote systems to access talent, stay compliant, and extend runway efficiently for sustainable growth. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/lean-expansion-playbook-ai-startups-global-teams/
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The 10 Hottest AI Security Startups Of 2026 (So Far)
The hottest AI security startups of 2026 so far include emerging vendors with capabilities for AI security posture management (AI-SPM), agent security, AI governance, runtime protection and AI red teaming. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/the-10-hottest-ai-security-startups-of-2026-so-far
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CyberFox Purchases Timus to Bring SASE Capabilities to SMBs
CEO David Bellini Says Remote Work Drives Demand for Always-On Secure Connectivity. CyberFox has acquired Tampa, Florida-based SASE startup Timus Networks to help small and midsize businesses replace legacy VPN and firewall appliances with cloud-delivered secure access that protects remote users, supports zero trust initiatives and lowers deployment costs. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Straiker Raises $64M to Safeguard Autonomous AI Agents
Series A Funding Supports Pre-Training, Reinforcement Learning for Security Models. AI security startup Straiker closed a $64 million Series A funding round to expand GPU infrastructure, develop specialized security models and strengthen defenses against increasingly autonomous enterprise AI agents capable of operating with minimal human oversight. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/straiker-raises-64m-to-safeguard-autonomous-ai-agents-a-32093
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The 10 Hottest Cybersecurity Startups Of 2026 (So Far)
The hottest cybersecurity startups of 2026 so far include emerging vendors in fast-growing segments such as agentic-driven security operations, non-human identity protection and AI security. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/the-10-hottest-cybersecurity-startups-of-2026-so-far
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Hackers Exploit WinRAR CVE-2025-8088 to Plant Startup Shortcut and Run PowerShell Loader
Hackers have weaponized a WinRAR path-traversal flaw tracked as CVE-2025-8088 to silently plant a Startup shortcut and run a multi-stage PowerShell loader that maps a headerless, reflectively loaded PE in memory. The campaign reuses the Ukrainian reconnaissance-themed lure seen in earlier UAC-0226/GIFTEDCROOK activity but significantly advances operational packaging: instead of relying on a user to…
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Hackers Exploit RAR Vulnerability to Drop Startup VBS in Ukraine UAV Malware Campaign
A newly observed espionage campaign targeting Ukraine’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ecosystem leverages a RAR archive exploit to install a persistent VBS loader, which then retrieves a Windows payload linked to an emergent actor the researcher calls GhostShell (Malwarebox ID MB-0009). The initial artifact is an archive named Besomar_documentation.rar, distributed with decoy PDF files mimicking…
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Hackers Exploit RAR Vulnerability to Drop Startup VBS in Ukraine UAV Malware Campaign
A newly observed espionage campaign targeting Ukraine’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ecosystem leverages a RAR archive exploit to install a persistent VBS loader, which then retrieves a Windows payload linked to an emergent actor the researcher calls GhostShell (Malwarebox ID MB-0009). The initial artifact is an archive named Besomar_documentation.rar, distributed with decoy PDF files mimicking…
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Hackers Exploit RAR Vulnerability to Drop Startup VBS in Ukraine UAV Malware Campaign
A newly observed espionage campaign targeting Ukraine’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ecosystem leverages a RAR archive exploit to install a persistent VBS loader, which then retrieves a Windows payload linked to an emergent actor the researcher calls GhostShell (Malwarebox ID MB-0009). The initial artifact is an archive named Besomar_documentation.rar, distributed with decoy PDF files mimicking…
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Sakana AI Bets on Agent Orchestration Over Frontier Models
Fugu Uses Multiple Agents and Models to Rival GPT-5.5, Mythos. Japanese startup Sakana AI is challenging the assumption that bigger models always win. Its new Fugu orchestration system combines agents and multiple AI models to deliver frontier-level performance, offering enterprises an alternative to relying on a single proprietary AI provider. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Windows 11 June Patch Triggers Microsoft Office Startup Issues
Microsoft’s June 2026 cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5095051, OS Build 28000.2269) introduces an unexpected application compatibility issue that may disrupt enterprise workflows, as users report that Microsoft Office applications fail to launch when opened via certain third-party applications. The update, released on June 9, 2026, targets Windows 11 version 26H1 and bundles critical security…
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Ent Raises $100M to Reinvent Endpoint Security for AI Era
Startup Analyzes Endpoint Behavior to Stop Incidents Before Security Teams Respond. Endpoint security startup Ent emerged from stealth with a $100 million seed round led by Decibel, betting that intent-aware AI running on endpoints can prevent increasingly automated AI-driven attacks before traditional detection and response tools have time to react. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Restore Fable and Mythos Access, Cybersecurity Leaders Urge
Experts Say White House Export Ban Risks Adoption Boost for China’s AI Alternatives. New export controls on artificial intelligence startup Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos large language models, over their vulnerability-discovery capabilities, must be lifted, not least because Chinese models will soon offer equal capabilities, cybersecurity experts warned the Trump administration. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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NewCore Launches With $66M to Rebuild Identity for AI Agents
Startup Targets Incumbents Doing Directories, Authentication, Federation and SSO. NewCore, founded by Dome9 creator Zohar Alon, emerged from stealth with $66 million to build security-first identity infrastructure designed to manage the explosion of autonomous AI agents, machine identities and cryptographic credentials expected across modern enterprises. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/newcore-launches-66m-to-rebuild-identity-for-ai-agents-a-31974
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1Password Buys Apono to Expand AI Access Governance
Buying New York Startup Adds Just-in-Time Authorization and Governance Controls. 1Password acquired access governance startup Apono to combine credential security, just-in-time authorization and intent-based access controls into a unified platform designed to govern humans, machines and AI agents while reducing risks tied to static permissions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/1password-buys-apono-to-expand-ai-access-governance-a-31963