Tag: startup
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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
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Startup Geordie AI Lands $30M to Secure Enterprise AI Agents
Series A Funding Supports Visibility Across Cloud, Code and Endpoint Environments. Geordie AI, the 2026 RSAC Innovation Sandbox winner, raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand a platform that provides visibility, governance and behavioral monitoring for AI agents operating across cloud, code and endpoint environments as enterprises accelerate autonomous AI adoption. First seen…
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Startup Geordie AI Lands $30M to Secure Enterprise AI Agents
Series A Funding Supports Visibility Across Cloud, Code and Endpoint Environments. Geordie AI, the 2026 RSAC Innovation Sandbox winner, raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand a platform that provides visibility, governance and behavioral monitoring for AI agents operating across cloud, code and endpoint environments as enterprises accelerate autonomous AI adoption. First seen…
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Startup Geordie AI Lands $30M to Secure Enterprise AI Agents
Series A Funding Supports Visibility Across Cloud, Code and Endpoint Environments. Geordie AI, the 2026 RSAC Innovation Sandbox winner, raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand a platform that provides visibility, governance and behavioral monitoring for AI agents operating across cloud, code and endpoint environments as enterprises accelerate autonomous AI adoption. First seen…
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Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data
The bill is expected to blanket ban companies and startups from selling people’s precise location data across the state. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/06/08/massachusetts-votes-to-pass-new-privacy-rights-bill-that-bans-sale-of-precise-location-data/
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AI Agent Uncovers 21 Zero-Days in FFmpeg; Chrome Patches Record 429 Bugs
Two things landed within days of each other this week. A security startup reported 21 previously unknown vulnerabilities in FFmpeg, the media library inside almost everything that touches video, all of them found by an autonomous AI agent.The same week, Google shipped Chrome 149 with patches for 429 security bugs, the most ever in a…
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The CISO Inbox Is Not a Sales Funnel
Inversion6 CISO Ian Thornton-Trump on What Cybersecurity Startups Get Wrong. CISOs are bombarded with more than 400 cold outreach attempts a month – ignoring nearly all of them. If vendors want to break through, they need to stop selling and start solving, said Ian Thornton-Trump, CISO at Inversion6. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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ATHENE Startup Award UP26@it 15.000 Euro Preisgeld für “‹die besten Cybersecurity-Startups
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/athene-startup-award-up26-it-sa-bewerbung-2026-a-4eb0b35fed8bb7c39ee3fa610e7cf1e9/
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Zscaler Targets AI Identity Risk With Symmetry Acquisition
Startup Symmetry Systems Maps Relationships Across AI, SaaS and Cloud Assets. Zscaler plans to acquire San Francisco-based Symmetry Systems to unify visibility across AI models, identities, applications and datasets, helping enterprises track AI lineage, govern agentic identities and enforce granular zero trust controls across cloud and SaaS environments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Check Point Validates AI-Driven Actions With Deepchecks Buy
Acquisition Focuses on Validating AI Agents, Models in Critical Security Workflows. Check Point said its acquisition of AI evaluation startup Deepchecks will help validate and monitor autonomous security agents, as enterprises increasingly rely on generative AI to manage critical network security operations without introducing hallucinations or service disruptions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Torq Purchases Jit to Provide AI-Powered Security Context
Jit Context Graph Continuously Tracks Access Patterns, Entitlements, Asset History. Torq acquired security context graph startup Jit to give AI-driven SOC workflows deeper awareness of organizational relationships, historical incidents, user privileges and asset behavior, helping autonomous agents improve alert triage, investigations and false-positive reduction. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/torq-purchases-jit-to-provide-ai-powered-security-context-a-31714
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Microsoft Edge Enhances Security by Preventing Password Loading at Startup
Microsoft is rolling out a key security change in its Edge browser to stop saved passwords from being loaded into memory as soon as the browser starts. The move comes after a security researcher showed that Edge was decrypting and keeping all stored passwords in cleartext in process memory during startup, even when users were…
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The Infosecurity Europe Cyber Startup Competition: Meet the Finalists
New for 2026, the Infosecurity Europe Startup competition will see five finalists pitch their ideas in front of a live audience, including senior industry leaders, investors and buyers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/infosec-europe-cyber-startup/
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Former CISA nominee Sean Plankey named US CEO of defense startup
UFORCE, a London-based company founded by Ukrainians, is looking to make drones in America. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/former-cisa-nominee-sean-plankey-named-us-ceo-of-defense-startup/
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SecurityScorecard Buys Driftnet for More Internet Visibility
Driftnet Acquisition Adds Real-Time Visibility Into Exposed Assets and AI Risks. SecurityScorecard acquired internet reconnaissance startup Driftnet to expand real-time visibility into hidden infrastructure, exposed assets and AI-driven third-party risks while strengthening threat hunting, attribution and internet-scale intelligence capabilities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/securityscorecard-buys-driftnet-for-more-internet-visibility-a-31707
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Microsoft backpedals: Edge to stop loading passwords into memory
Microsoft is updating the Edge web browser to ensure it no longer loads saved passwords into process memory in clear text at startup after previously stating it was “by design.” First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-edge-to-stop-loading-cleartext-passwords-in-memory-on-startup/
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Bitkom-Umfrage zu Technologietrends – Deutsche Techups setzen auf KI und digitale Souveränität
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/bitkom-umfrage-ki-digitale-souveraenitaet-2026-a-c048563c878445b41439b2d07d5c59f3/
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Akamai to Buy LayerX for $205M to Expand AI Browser Security
Akamai Says Startup LayerX’s Browser Telemetry Will Strengthen Access Decisions. Akamai said its proposed $205 million acquisition of LayerX will add enterprise browser security and AI usage controls to its zero trust portfolio as enterprises grapple with generative AI data exposure, autonomous AI agents and growing demand for browser-level visibility. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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AI Drives Cybersecurity Investments, Widening ‘Valley of Death’
In a role reversal, investment dollars in AI security startups exceeded the value of AI acquisitions in 1Q26 by more than $1 billion, a rare occurrence. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/ai-cybersecurity-investments-valley-death
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Exaforce raises $125M Series B to build AI for catching and stopping cyberattacks as they happen
The round valued the three-year-old startup at $725 million. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/exaforce-raises-125m-series-b-to-build-ai-for-catching-and-stopping-cyberattacks-as-they-happen/
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AI is separating the companies built to scale from the ones built to sell
Startups are scaling faster, attackers are getting smarter, and investors are getting more selective. The cybersecurity industry is in the middle of a reset. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ai-cybersecurity-market-trends-2026-op-ed/
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WatchGuard Strengthens Cloud Detection With Perimeters Buy
WatchGuard Aims to Reduce Alert Fatigue Through Telemetry Correlation. WatchGuard acquired SaaS security startup Perimeters to strengthen cloud detection and response capabilities spanning identity threat detection, cloud posture management and shadow IT discovery as enterprises face escalating attacks targeting cloud applications and distributed environments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/watchguard-strengthens-cloud-detection-perimeters-buy-a-31630
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AI evaluation startup Braintrust confirms breach, tells every customer to rotate sensitive keys
Braintrust, a startup that makes an “operating system for engineers building AI software,” notified customers that hackers broke into one of its Amazon cloud environments, and is asking customers to rotate their API keys. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/ai-evaluation-startup-braintrust-confirms-breach-tells-every-customer-to-rotate-sensitive-keys/
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Stealthy malware abuses Microsoft Phone Link to siphon SMS OTPs from enterprise PCs
Multi-stage infection chain: The intrusion begins with an unknown initial access vector, followed by the execution of a malicious file disguised as a ScreenConnect update, Talos said.The initial payload is a Rust-compiled loader using filenames such as “systemupdates.exe,” which drops a .NET loader disguised as a text file in a system directory, the post said.Persistence…
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Microsoft Edge Found Storing Saved Passwords in Cleartext Memory at Startup
A new security finding reveals that Microsoft Edge loads every saved password into its process memory as cleartext the moment the browser launches. Even more surprising to security professionals is Microsoft’s official response to the disclosure, which states that this insecure behavior is entirely >>by design.<< How the Memory Flaw Works According to a recent…
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Cisco To Acquire Astrix To Boost Identity Security For AI Agents
Cisco Systems announced Monday it has reached an agreement to acquire identity protection startup Astrix Security, in a bid to bolster the tech giant’s offerings for securing AI agents. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/cisco-to-acquire-astrix-to-boost-identity-security-for-ai-agents
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Inference is giving AI chip startups a second chance to make their mark
In a disaggregated AI world, Nvidia can be both a friend and an enemy First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/05/03/inference_is_giving_ai_chip/