Tag: startup
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Bubba AI, Inc. is launching Comp AI to help 100,000 startups get SOC 2 compliant by 2032.
San Francisco, California, 3rd March 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/bubba-ai-inc-is-launching-comp-ai-to-help-100000-startups-get-soc-2-compliant-by-2032/
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Cisco’s SnapAttack Deal Expands Splunk’s Capabilities
The addition of SnapAttack, a startup incubated by Booz Allen Hamilton’s Darklabs, will enhance Splunk with accelerated SIEM migration and proactive threat hunting. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/cisco-snapattack-deal-expands-splunk-capabilities
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Mimic Raises $50 Million to Stop Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware defense startup Mimic has raised $50 million in a Series A funding round led by Google Ventures and Menlo Ventures. The post Mimic Raises $50 Million to Stop Ransomware Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/mimic-raises-50-million-to-stop-ransomware-attacks/
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A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection
Cloud “container” defenses have inconsistencies that can give attackers too much access. A new company, Edera, is taking on that challenge and the problem of the male-dominated startup world. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/edera-cloud-tech-security/
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Offensive AI Startup Dreadnode Secures $14M to Stress-Test AI Systems
Dreadnode is building “offensive machine learning” tools to safely simulate how AI models might be exploited in the wild. The post Offensive AI Startup Dreadnode Secures $14M to Stress-Test AI Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/offensive-ai-startup-dreadnode-secures-14m-to-stress-test-ai-systems/
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Edera Banks $15M for Kubernetes Workload Isolation Tech
Seattle startup building technology to mitigate lateral movement and block “living off the land” techniques wins interest from investors. The post Edera Banks $15M for Kubernetes Workload Isolation Tech appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/edera-banks-15m-for-kubernetes-workload-isolation-tech/
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Strategic? Functional? Tactical? Which type of CISO are you?
Tags: breach, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, cloud, compliance, cybersecurity, finance, governance, group, guide, healthcare, infrastructure, jobs, risk, service, skills, startup, strategy, technology, trainingTransformational, as in program-builders or turnaround agents.Operational, often early-career CISOs who are closer to the technology and work at small-to-midsize companies where they still perform some technical duties.Compliance, that is, risk experts typically found in highly regulated industries.Steady-state CISOs, who, in opposition to the transformational type, keep everything on an even keel.Customer-facing CISOs, usually found…
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How One AI Startup Founder Cornered Microsoft Into Finally Taking Down Explicit Videos of Her
Breeze Liu has been a prominent advocate for victims. But even she struggled to scrub nonconsensual intimate images and videos of herself from the web. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/deepfake-survivor-breeze-liu-microsoft/
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Spanish spyware startup Mollitiam Industries shuts down
The little-known surveillance vendor filed for bankruptcy in January, after years of peddling spyware to countries like Colombia. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/19/spanish-spyware-startup-mollitiam-industries-shuts-down/
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AI Security Startup Dream Secures $100M Series B Funding Round
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ai-security-startup-dream-secures-100m-series-b-funding-round
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Mira Murati Aims to Bridge Human-AI Gap With New Firm
Thinking Machines Lab Looks to Build Multimodal, Safe AI. Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati launched a new artificial intelligence startup with an aim to bridge the gap between rapidly advancing AI technologies and the public’s understanding of them. The startup is an attempt to create AI systems that can adapt to individual user needs. First…
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Funding round secures $100M for AI cybersecurity startup Dream
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/funding-round-secures-100m-for-ai-cybersecurity-startup-dream
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VC giant Insight Partners confirms January cyberattack
The VC firm has $90 billion in assets under management and invested in several unicorn cybersecurity startups First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/vc-giant-insight-partners-confirms-january-cyberattack/
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MirrorTab Raises $8.5M Seed Round to Take on Browser-Based Attacks
San Francisco startup secures $8.5 million in seed funding led by Valley Capital Partners to tackle browser-based malware attacks. The post MirrorTab Raises $8.5M Seed Round to Take on Browser-Based Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/mirrortab-raises-8-5m-seed-round-to-take-on-browser-based-attacks/
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AI Cybersecurity Firm Raises $100 Million to Strengthen National Security
Dream, an AI cybersecurity startup, has raised $100 million to bolster its mission of defending nations and critical infrastructure from cyber threats. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/artificial-intelligence/dream-raises-100-million-national-security/
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Cybersicherheit: Start-up von Österreichs Ex-Kanzler mit Milliardenbewertung
Der Wechsel von der Politik in die Wirtschaft scheint sich für Sebastian Kurz bislang gelohnt zu haben. Sein Start-up wird zum Einhorn. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/cybersicherheit-start-up-von-oesterreichs-ex-kanzler-mit-milliardenbewertung-2502-193454.html
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Ex-NSO Group CEO’s Security Firm Dream Raises $100M at $1.1B Valuation
Israeli cybersecurity startup Dream has raised $100 million in Series B funding and is now valued at $1.1 billion. The post Ex-NSO Group CEO’s Security Firm Dream Raises $100M at $1.1B Valuation appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/ex-nso-group-ceos-security-firm-dream-raises-100m-at-1-1b-valuation/
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Microsoft fixes bug causing Windows Server 2025 boot errors
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing “boot device inaccessible” errors during startup on some Windows Server 2025 systems using iSCSI. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-bug-causing-windows-server-2025-boot-errors/
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CyberArk Bolsters Identity Governance With $175M Zilla Buy
Acquisition of Startup Adds Modern Identity Governance to CyberArk’s Identity Suite. CyberArk has acquired Zilla Security for up to $175 million, adding modern identity governance and administration capabilities with AI-driven automation for faster deployments, streamlined access reviews, and efficient provisioning to secure human and machine identities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cyberark-bolsters-identity-governance-175m-zilla-buy-a-27513
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CyberArk Acquires Identity Governance Startup Zilla Security For Up To $175M
CyberArk announced Thursday it has acquired identity governance startup Zilla Security for up to $175 million. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/cyberark-acquires-identity-governance-startup-zilla-security-for-175m
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Consortium Acquires Cyber Risk Quantification Startup To Become ‘Next-Gen VAR’
Consortium’s acquisition of Metrics That Matter is aimed at providing customers with a more-accurate, continuously updated picture of their cyber risk, CEO Nate Ungerott tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/consortium-networks-acquires-cyber-risk-quantification-startup-to-become-next-gen-var
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CyberArk Expands Identity Security Play with $165M Acquisition of Zilla Security
CyberArk acquires early stage Boston startup Zilla Security for $165M, expanding its identity security and IGA capabilities. The post CyberArk Expands Identity Security Play with $165M Acquisition of Zilla Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/cyberark-expands-identity-security-play-with-165m-acquisition-of-zilla-security/
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Consortium Networks Acquires Cyber Risk Quantification Startup To Become ‘Next-Gen VAR’
Consortium Networks’ acquisition of Metrics That Matter is aimed at providing customers with a more-accurate, continuously updated picture of their cyber risk, CEO Nate Ungerott tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/consortium-networks-acquires-cyber-risk-quantification-startup-to-become-next-gen-var
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Barcelona-based spyware startup Variston shuts down, per filing
Variston, a Barcelona-based spyware vendor, has reportedly shut down. Intelligence Online, a trade publication that covers the surveillance and intelligence industry, reports that a legal notice published in Barcelona’s registry on February 10 confirmed that Variston has been liquidated. TechCrunch has also seen the legal notice saying Variston has shuttered. This comes almost exactly a…
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Barcelona-based spyware startup Variston reportedly shuts down
Variston, a Barcelona-based spyware vendor, is reportedly being liquidated. Intelligence Online, a trade publication that covers the surveillance and intelligence industry, reported that a legal notice published in Barcelona’s registry on February 10 confirmed that Variston has gone into liquidation. This comes almost exactly a year after TechCrunch reported that Variston was in the process…
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Threat Actors Exploiting DeepSeek’s Popularity to Deploy Malware
The meteoric rise of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, has not only disrupted the AI sector but also attracted the attention of cybercriminals. Following the release of its open-source model, DeepSeek-R1, on January 20, 2025, the platform experienced exponential growth, reaching millions of users globally. However, this popularity has been exploited by threat actors who…
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Security compliance firm Drata acquires SafeBase for $250M
Drata, a security compliance automation platformthat helps companies adhere to frameworks such as SOC 2 and GDPR, has acquired software security review startup SafeBase for $250 million. SafeBase co-founders Al Yang (CEO) and Adar Arnon (CTO) will retain their roles, and SafeBase will continue to offer a standalone product while bringing its core solutions to…
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SGNL snags $30M for a new take on ID security based on zero-standing privileges
Security experts often describe identity as the “new perimeter” in the world of security: in the world of cloud services where network assets and apps can range far and wide, the biggest vulnerabilities are often leaked and spoofed log-in credentials. A startup called SGNL has built a new approach that it believes is better at…