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Israeli cybersecurity firm CYE Ltd. announced today that it has acquired cloud security and infrastructure technology from adaptive cloud infrastructure security solutions startup Solvo for an undisclosed price. The deal sees CYE acquire Solvo’s technology for cloud security posture management and cloud infrastructure entitlement management. …
Komprise introduces new sensitive-data management capabilities for AI and cybersecurity
Unstructured-data management firm Komprise Inc. today announced new data detection and mitigation capabilities to help organizations prevent the leaking of personally identifiable information and other sensitive data to artificial intelligence and to reduce the risk of data breaches. With the announcement, the …
X announces Visa partnership for X Money in step toward becoming an ‘everything app’
X Inc., the company previously known as Twitter, announced today that it has signed a deal with Visa Inc. to become a founding partner for X Money Account, a new service that will provide a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payments. X Chief …
F5 reports better-than-expected earnings results with double-digit revenue growth
Shares in F5 Inc. leaped more than 12% in late trading today after the application security firm reported strong earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal 2025 first quarter. For the quarter that ended on Dec. 31, F5 reported adjusted earnings per share of $3.84, …
New report warns of sophisticated techniques being used by ransomware group Arcus Media
A new report out today from anti-ransomware and cyber resilience platform provider Halcyon Tech Inc. details the increasingly sophisticated techniques used by the Arcus Media ransomware group. Not particularly well-known, Arcus Media first emerged in June and has been linked to ransomware attacks …
Hypori raises $12M to expand security virtual mobile access platform
Mobile access platform startup Hypori Inc. announced today that it has raised $12 million in additional funding to accelerate the adoption of zero-trust, bring-your-own-device programs through its secure mobile access platform technology. Founded in 2021, Hypori offers a mobile access platform that …
AuthID unveils PrivacyKey for secure biometric authentication without data retention
Biometric identity and authentication solutions provider authID Inc. today announced the release of PrivacyKey, a new solution that protects user biometric data while also avoiding compliance issues and risks related to biometric information storage. The system works starting with authID’s Proof solution for onboarding users, …
DeepSeek faces malicious attacks after surging in popularity
On a day that American equities markets took a hammering after investors started to pay attention to its latest artificial intelligence models, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek experienced “large-scale malicious attacks” on its services, forcing the company to limit signups temporarily. The company …
Zimperium reports warns of phishing campaign targeting mobile users with malicious PDFs
A new report out today from mobile security platform provider Zimperium Inc. is warning of a sophisticated new phishing campaign targeting mobile devices with malicious PDF files. The PDFs used in the campaign are disguised as legitimate communications from the U.S. Postal Service and …
Trump administration reportedly considering deal for Oracle to acquire TikTok
The Trump administration is reportedly working on a plan to save the U.S. operations of TikTok that involves Oracle Corp. and group investors acquiring the popular short-form video application. According to NPR, referencing “two people with direct knowledge of the talks,” the …