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New report warns of growing threat of mobile phishing targeting SMS and messaging apps
A new report out today from zLAbs, the security research arm of mobile security platform provider Zimperium Inc., warns of a significant rise in mobile phishing, or “mishing,” as attackers increasingly target mobile devices with sophisticated social engineering techniques. The report details how cybercriminals exploit mobile-specific weaknesses, including smaller screen sizes, touch-based interactions and trusted mobile ...
OpenText unveils new AI-driven solution to strengthen insider threat detection
Enterprise software provider OpenText Corp. today announced the launch of OpenText Core Threat Detection and Response, an artificial intelligence-powered solution for insider threat detection. The new offering is designed to address the growing challenge of insider threats and advanced attacks while using hundreds of AI algorithms to enhance detection capability and accuracy. The service helps organizations improve ...
Aryaka introduces AI>Observe for real-time threat detection and network visibility
Secure access service edge provider Aryaka Networks Inc. today announced new additions and updates to its Unified SASE as a Service solution, including a new service called AI>Observe that offers artificial intelligence-powered observability for advanced threat detection, prevention and analytics. The product and services update to Aryaka’s platform also offers new simplified customer and partner-friendly “as-a-service” packaging, ...
Appian stock surges on strong quarterly results and better-than-expected outlook
Shares in Appian Corp. closed regular trading up 16% today after the business automation software provider reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue in its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter and smashed earnings expectations for the year ahead. Appian broke even, compared with earning six cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2023, on revenue of $166.7 million, ...
Ambient IoT Alliance launches with Intel and Qualcomm
The Ambient IoT Alliance, a new alliance dedicated to developing and promoting a global internet of things ecosystem, launched today with an impressive lineup of members that includes Intel Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. Described as a cross-industry coalition working to promote and scale the future ambient IoT ecosystem, AIoTA has as its mission to promote ...
Crunchbase relaunches as an AI-powered platform for predictive market insights
Market intelligence company Crunchbase Inc. today announced that it’s relaunching as an artificial intelligence-powered prediction engine that it claims will revolutionize how investors, founders and innovators think about market insights on private companies. Crunchbase was founded in 2007 as a company database service as part of the tech site TechCrunch before being spun off as a separate ...
CardinalOps expands Threat Exposure Management platform with unified prevention and detection tools
Israeli artificial intelligence-powered security engineering startup CardinalOps Ltd. today announced new enhancements to its Threat Exposure Management platform. The enhancements are aimed at boosting the company’s position in the continuous threat exposure management market. They come through a newly launched platform that provides security teams with better visibility, smarter prioritization and consistent workflows to address exposures and ...
Gomboc AI secures $13M to tackle cloud security backlogs with deterministic AI
Gomboc.AI Inc., which provides deterministic artificial intelligence for cloud security, today announced that it has raised $13 million in seed funding to accelerate its mission to eliminate the security backlog that delays critical business transformation. Founded in 2022 and a 2024 participant in Google LLC’s growth academy for cybersecurity startups, Gomboc offers a deterministic AI ...
Menlo Security acquires Votiro to strengthen zero-trust file and data security
Cloud security company Menlo Security Inc. today announced that it has acquired zero-trust content security startup Votiro Cybersec Ltd. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2010, Votiro offers enhanced data detection and analytics capabilities with a platform that eliminates file-borne attacks from email, web downloads, portal uploads and file-sharing platforms. The company’s threat prevention and data privacy ...
Google report warns of Russian threat groups targeting Signal Messenger
A new report released today by Google LLC’s Threat Intelligence Group warns that Russian state-backed threat actors are increasingly targeting Signal Messenger users in an effort to intercept sensitive communications. The report details how multiple Russian-aligned cyber espionage groups have focused on compromising Signal accounts through the app’s “linked devices” feature. Attackers use phishing tactics ...