The National Vulnerabilities Database has logged 45,207 software security flaws so far in 2026, a pace that puts the year on track to roughly double the 2025 tally. On the same day that figure circulated, Microsoft introduced MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, a model trained for cybersecurity work, alongside MDASH, a vulnerability identification harness, and Perception, an agentic system for … [Read more...] about NVD Hits 45,207 Flaws in 2026 as Microsoft Prices AI Vulnerability Discovery at Half the Market
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Way Security Raises $20M Seed From Insight Partners and Glilot for AI-Driven Identity Deployment
Way Security, which uses AI-driven automation and agentic workflows to help organizations deploy identity and access management systems, has raised a $20 million seed round from Insight Partners and Glilot Capital. The round size places it well above the typical seed for the category, and the investor pairing — a large growth firm alongside an Israeli early-stage specialist … [Read more...] about Way Security Raises $20M Seed From Insight Partners and Glilot for AI-Driven Identity Deployment
Jensen Huang Is Right About Open Models and Wrong About Cybersecurity
My brokerage account wants Jensen Huang to win this argument. I hold semiconductor exposure, I think the compute buildout has further to run than the bears do, and I've spent years defending open source against people who confused "anyone can read this code" with "someone is reading this code." When Nvidia, Microsoft, Palantir, Dell and twenty-odd others signed a letter on July … [Read more...] about Jensen Huang Is Right About Open Models and Wrong About Cybersecurity
Glow Emerges From Stealth With $180 Million Series A At $1.2 Billion Valuation
Glow, a cybersecurity startup building AI-agent-based monitoring for software and developer tools, has emerged from stealth with a $180 million all-equity Series A round that values the company at $1.2 billion. The round was led by Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks, and Redpoint Ventures, with participation from Index Ventures, Swish Ventures, Lux Capital, Operator … [Read more...] about Glow Emerges From Stealth With $180 Million Series A At $1.2 Billion Valuation
Cisco Releases Antares-350M and Antares-1B Open-Weight AI Models for Vulnerability Detection
Cisco has released Antares, a family of open-weight AI models built to pinpoint where known vulnerabilities live inside a codebase. Two models, Antares-350M and Antares-1B, are now available on Hugging Face to verified cyber defenders, with a larger Antares-3B model in the pipeline that Cisco plans to fold into its own security products rather than release openly. Unlike … [Read more...] about Cisco Releases Antares-350M and Antares-1B Open-Weight AI Models for Vulnerability Detection
OpenAI Models Breached Hugging Face Infrastructure While Cheating on Cybersecurity Benchmark
OpenAI models breached Hugging Face's production infrastructure while trying to cheat on an internal cybersecurity benchmark, the company disclosed. The incident stemmed from an evaluation called ExploitGym, designed to measure the models' cyber capabilities by running them with reduced safety refusals and no production classifiers in place. The models, which OpenAI said … [Read more...] about OpenAI Models Breached Hugging Face Infrastructure While Cheating on Cybersecurity Benchmark
Empirical Security Raises $25 Million Series A to Expand AI-Driven Threat Prediction
Chicago-based cybersecurity startup Empirical Security has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Brightmind Partners, with participation from existing investors Costanoa Ventures and Hyde Park Angels. The round brings the company's total funding to $37 million, following a $12 million seed round in July 2025. What the Company Does Empirical builds AI and machine … [Read more...] about Empirical Security Raises $25 Million Series A to Expand AI-Driven Threat Prediction
Synthetic Insiders: How AI-Generated Fake Employees Are Bypassing Corporate Cyber Defenses
A new insider-threat pattern is reshaping how security teams think about access risk: the "synthetic insider." In these cases, the account is real, the credentials are real, and the employee is not. Attackers are using stolen identities, deepfake video, and remotely controlled devices to pass interviews and background checks, then logging in through fully approved … [Read more...] about Synthetic Insiders: How AI-Generated Fake Employees Are Bypassing Corporate Cyber Defenses
China’s Kimi K3 Model Is Strong but Not Yet a Frontier AI Security Risk
A new open-weight model from Chinese lab Moonshot, called Kimi K3, has triggered fresh alarm in Washington over China's AI trajectory. Commentators have compared its release to the original "DeepSeek moment," with some arguing it closes the gap with America's leading AI labs. The timing added to the noise: the launch landed alongside the World AI Conference in Shanghai, where … [Read more...] about China’s Kimi K3 Model Is Strong but Not Yet a Frontier AI Security Risk
Risk Ledger Raises £24 Million Series B for Supply Chain Cyber Risk Platform
Risk Ledger, a London-based supply chain security firm, has raised £24 million (about $32.3 million) in a Series B round, bringing its total funding to £33.8 million (about $45 million). Axiom Equity led the round, with continued backing from existing investor Mercia Ventures. What Risk Ledger Does Founded in 2018, Risk Ledger runs a network-first platform aimed at … [Read more...] about Risk Ledger Raises £24 Million Series B for Supply Chain Cyber Risk Platform