Tag: startup
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Comp AI: The open-source way to get compliant with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR
Getting a startup through a SOC 2 audit has long meant months of manual evidence collection, policy writing, and repeated back-and-forth with auditors. A growing number of … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/07/comp-ai-open-source-compliance-platform/
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6 ways attackers abuse AI services to hack your business
Tags: ai, api, attack, backdoor, breach, business, ceo, china, control, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, email, espionage, exploit, framework, group, hacking, injection, leak, LLM, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, monitoring, open-source, openai, service, skills, software, startup, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAbusing AI platforms as covert C2 channels: Cybercriminals are also abusing AI platforms as covert command-and-control (C2) channels by turning AI services into proxies that hide malicious traffic inside the flow of legitimate content.Instead of running a dedicated C2 server, malware is programmed to fetch commands and exfiltrate data through AI services, circumventing traditional security…
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Cybersecurity Leaders to Watch in California’s Artificial Intelligence Industry
California’s artificial intelligence industry includes security leaders working across frontier model development, enterprise AI platforms, data infrastructure, observability, and AI-native software products. The executives in this feature bring experience from high-growth startups, major technology companies, cloud-native environments, offensive security, incident response, compliance, and product security. Their backgrounds reflect how AI security leadership now spans not…The…
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Supply Chain Attacks Surge in March 2026
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, awareness, cloud, container, control, corporate, credentials, crypto, data-breach, github, group, hacking, identity, infrastructure, Internet, kubernetes, least-privilege, linux, LLM, macOS, malicious, malware, mfa, network, north-korea, open-source, openai, phishing, pypi, software, startup, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, windowsIntroductionThere was a significant increase in software supply chain attacks in March 2026. There were five major software supply-chain attacks that occurred including the Axios NPM package compromise, which has been attributed to a North Korean threat actor. In addition, a hacking group known as TeamPCP was able to compromise Trivy (a vulnerability scanner), KICS…
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12 Agentic AI Startups To Watch In 2026
Agentic AI startups to watch in 2026 include early-stage vendors that showcased tools for agentic identity security, AI agent governance and agentic SOC platforms at RSAC. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/12-agentic-ai-startups-to-watch-in-2026
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12 cyber industry trends revealed at RSAC 2026
Tags: access, ai, application-security, authentication, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, firewall, gartner, governance, identity, infrastructure, insurance, metric, microsoft, monitoring, mssp, phishing, programming, risk, risk-management, service, siem, skills, soc, software, startup, technology, threat, tool, trainingLegacy security vendors have the inside track on AI, for now: As far as AI technology consumption for cybersecurity, most CISOs I spoke with were open-minded while leaning toward their existing vendors, at least in the short term. This may buy legacy security vendors a bit, but not much time.Remember what happened in the cloud…
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Startup Linx Secures $50M as Identity Threats Intensify
AI-Native Platform Targets Identity Governance Gaps and Automation. Linx Security secured $50 million to expand its artificial intelligence-driven identity platform as enterprises struggle with identity-based attacks. CEO Israel Duanis highlights real-time visibility automation and risk reduction as key to addressing growing threats from AI agents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/startup-linx-secures-50m-as-identity-threats-intensify-a-31328
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Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open source LiteLLM project
The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company’s systems. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/mercor-says-it-was-hit-by-cyberattack-tied-to-compromise-of-open-source-litellm-project/
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AI Startup Mercor Hit by Supply Chain Attack Linked to LiteLLM
Tags: ai, attack, breach, cyberattack, data, data-breach, malicious, open-source, risk, software, startup, supply-chainA recent Mercor cyberattack has brought renewed attention to the risks associated with open-source software dependencies, after the AI recruiting startup confirmed it was impacted by a broader supply chain compromise. The Mercor data breach, which is still under investigation, has been linked to a malicious incident involving the widely used LiteLLM project. First seen…
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AI Startup Mercor Hit by Supply Chain Attack Linked to LiteLLM
Tags: ai, attack, breach, cyberattack, data, data-breach, malicious, open-source, risk, software, startup, supply-chainA recent Mercor cyberattack has brought renewed attention to the risks associated with open-source software dependencies, after the AI recruiting startup confirmed it was impacted by a broader supply chain compromise. The Mercor data breach, which is still under investigation, has been linked to a malicious incident involving the widely used LiteLLM project. First seen…
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Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open-source LiteLLM project
The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company’s systems. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/mercor-says-it-was-hit-by-cyberattack-tied-to-compromise-of-open-source-litellm-project/
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Popular AI gateway startup LiteLLM ditches controversial startup Delve
LiteLLM had obtained two security compliance certifications via Delve and fell victim to some horrific credential-stealing malware last week. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/popular-ai-gateway-startup-litellm-ditches-controversial-startup-delve/
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Why Startup Cyber Funding Boom Creates Execution Risks
Rain Capital’s Lefort on Overcapitalization and Cybersecurity’s Barbell Effect. Cybersecurity funding hit all-time highs in 2025, rivaling the 2021 boom, said Sidra Ahmed Lefort, venture partner at Rain Capital. A barbell effect has taken hold, with capital concentrating at the earliest and latest stages while squeezing the Series cB and C middle. First seen on…
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Why Startup Cyber Funding Boom Creates Execution Risks
Rain Capital’s Lefort on Overcapitalization and Cybersecurity’s Barbell Effect. Cybersecurity funding hit all-time highs in 2025, rivaling the 2021 boom, said Sidra Ahmed Lefort, venture partner at Rain Capital. A barbell effect has taken hold, with capital concentrating at the earliest and latest stages while squeezing the Series cB and C middle. First seen on…
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Startups und Scaleups der Digitalwirtschaft betroffen: Bitkom kritisiert Berliner Ausbildungsplatzumlage
Tags: startupFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/digitalwirtschaft-bitkom-kritik-berlin-ausbildungsplatzabgabe
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Anduril Wants to Own the Future of War Tech. Mishaps, Delays, and Challenges Abound
From drones to missiles to submarines, the $30.5 billion defense startup wants to transform how the tools of war are made. It’s not all going as planned. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/andurils-real-war-is-with-itself/
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Anduril Wants to Own the Future of War Tech. Mishaps, Delays, and Challenges Abound
From drones to missiles to submarines, the $30.5 billion defense startup wants to transform how the tools of war are made. It’s not all going as planned. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/andurils-real-war-is-with-itself/
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Anduril Wants to Own the Future of War Tech. Mishaps, Delays, and Challenges Abound
From drones to missiles to submarines, the $30.5 billion defense startup wants to transform how the tools of war are made. It’s not all going as planned. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/andurils-real-war-is-with-itself/
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Anduril Wants to Own the Future of War Tech. Mishaps, Delays and Challenges Abound.
From drones to missiles to submarines, the $30.5 billion defense startup wants to transform how the tools of war are made. It’s not all going as planned. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/andurils-real-war-is-with-itself/
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Anduril Wants to Own the Future of War Tech. Mishaps, Delays and Challenges Abound.
From drones to missiles to submarines, the $30.5 billion defense startup wants to transform how the tools of war are made. It’s not all going as planned. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/andurils-real-war-is-with-itself/
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Anduril’s Real War Is With Itself
From drones to missiles to submarines, the $30.5 billion defense startup wants to transform how the tools of war are made. It’s not all going as planned. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/andurils-real-war-is-with-itself/
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(g+) Raus aus der Cloud: Ein Start-up auf EU-Infrastruktur? Schwieriger als gedacht!
Ja, es ist möglich, ein Start-up komplett auf europäischer Infrastruktur zu betreiben. Aber man muss es wollen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/europaeische-cloudinfrastruktur-made-in-eu-schwieriger-als-gedacht-2603-206865.html
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6 key trends reshaping the IAM market
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, ciso, compliance, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dora, finance, framework, governance, government, Hardware, iam, identity, mfa, mobile, network, nis-2, passkey, password, PCI, phone, regulation, saas, service, startup, strategy, technologyPasswordless authentication on the rise: Passwords have long been the weakest link in most security architectures.Many mobile phones and laptops already use biometrics for authentication, and the user experience is typically far better than typing a long and complex password into an interface.The growing uptake of passwordless authentication (FIDO2/passkeys, biometrics) is redefining the scope of…
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6 key trends reshaping the IAM market
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, ciso, compliance, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dora, finance, framework, governance, government, Hardware, iam, identity, mfa, mobile, network, nis-2, passkey, password, PCI, phone, regulation, saas, service, startup, strategy, technologyPasswordless authentication on the rise: Passwords have long been the weakest link in most security architectures.Many mobile phones and laptops already use biometrics for authentication, and the user experience is typically far better than typing a long and complex password into an interface.The growing uptake of passwordless authentication (FIDO2/passkeys, biometrics) is redefining the scope of…
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6 key trends reshaping the IAM market
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, ciso, compliance, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dora, finance, framework, governance, government, Hardware, iam, identity, mfa, mobile, network, nis-2, passkey, password, PCI, phone, regulation, saas, service, startup, strategy, technologyPasswordless authentication on the rise: Passwords have long been the weakest link in most security architectures.Many mobile phones and laptops already use biometrics for authentication, and the user experience is typically far better than typing a long and complex password into an interface.The growing uptake of passwordless authentication (FIDO2/passkeys, biometrics) is redefining the scope of…
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6 key trends reshaping the IAM market
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, ciso, compliance, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dora, finance, framework, governance, government, Hardware, iam, identity, mfa, mobile, network, nis-2, passkey, password, PCI, phone, regulation, saas, service, startup, strategy, technologyPasswordless authentication on the rise: Passwords have long been the weakest link in most security architectures.Many mobile phones and laptops already use biometrics for authentication, and the user experience is typically far better than typing a long and complex password into an interface.The growing uptake of passwordless authentication (FIDO2/passkeys, biometrics) is redefining the scope of…
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Raus aus der Cloud: Ein Start-up auf EU-Infrastruktur? Schwieriger als gedacht!
Ja, es ist möglich, ein Start-up komplett auf europäischer Infrastruktur zu betreiben. Aber man muss es wollen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/europaeische-cloudinfrastruktur-made-in-eu-schwieriger-als-gedacht-2603-206865.html
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Europäische Cloudinfrastruktur: Made in EU – schwieriger als gedacht
Tags: startupEin Start-up komplett auf EU-Servern zu betreiben, geht. Aber man muss es wollen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/europaeische-cloudinfrastruktur-made-in-eu-schwieriger-als-gedacht-2603-206865.html
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Cybersecurity M&A Is Surging as AI Reshapes the Market
Momentum Cyber CEO Eric McAlpine on the Funding Velocity of AI-Native Startups. Large funding rounds are concentrating on fewer cybersecurity startups as artificial intelligence accelerates product development. Momentum Cyber CEO Eric McAlpine shares why investors are backing AI-native startups earlier and how it is reshaping growth and competition in cybersecurity M&A. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Insight Partners scrubs investment post about Delve amid ‘fake compliance’ allegations
After a whistleblower alleged that the startup fabricated audit evidence, its prominent Series A investor removed an article detailing why it led the deal. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/03/23/insight-partners-scrubs-investment-post-amid-fake-compliance-allegations/