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Mondoo has announced a new $17.5 million funding round, bringing its total investment to $32.5 million. The round was led by HV Capital with participation from T.Capital, Atomico, Firstminute Capital, and System.One. The company positions itself as the pioneer of Agentic Vulnerability Management—a next-generation approach to security that eliminates vulnerabilities rather than … [Read more...] about Mondoo Secures $17.5M to Scale Agentic Vulnerability Management

The compliance and risk landscape is evolving at a pace that legacy tools simply cannot match, and Zania has emerged as one of the most compelling players in the space. The company announced it has closed an $18 million oversubscribed Series A funding round, led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from Anthology Fund (backed by Menlo Ventures and Anthropic), … [Read more...] about Zania Secures $18 Million Series A to Accelerate Agentic AI for Security GRC

Cyberstarts has cemented its position as the most influential early-stage cybersecurity venture capital firm by closing its second Opportunity Fund at $380 million. Opportunity Fund II is specifically designed to double down on winners in its portfolio, giving Cyberstarts the ability to support founders not only at the point of inception but also when their companies reach … [Read more...] about Cyberstarts Closes $380M Opportunity Fund II to Back Cybersecurity Scale-Ups

The story of cybersecurity in 2025 is no longer one of dashboards and alerts, but of AI workers. These aren’t sci-fi abstractions; they are agentic systems designed to act with autonomy inside the security operations center (SOC). Where analysts once slogged through tickets and alerts, autonomous AI agents now triage, hypothesize, and even remediate under policy. The SOC’s … [Read more...] about The Agentic SOC: Where AI Workers and Identity Guardrails Redefine Cybersecurity

The calendar ahead is packed with high-profile cybersecurity gatherings that promise to shape the conversations and strategies of security leaders worldwide. These events bring together practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and industry executives to address everything from advanced persistent threats to the role of AI in defense, zero trust frameworks, and the future of … [Read more...] about Upcoming Cybersecurity Events to Watch in 2025

StrongDM has announced the appointment of Rinki Sethi, one of the most respected figures in the cybersecurity industry, as an independent director on its Board of Directors. With over twenty years of experience, Sethi has served as CISO at Twitter, BILL, and Rubrik, while also holding senior security leadership positions at Walmart, IBM, Palo Alto Networks, and eBay. Her deep … [Read more...] about StrongDM Welcomes Rinki Sethi to Its Board of Directors

SentinelOne’s recognition as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Software 2025 marks an important validation of its vision and execution in a field that is rapidly becoming the backbone of enterprise cybersecurity. What makes this distinction particularly significant is not just the acknowledgment of its Singularity platform, but the … [Read more...] about SentinelOne Named Leader in IDC MarketScape: A Defining Moment for AI-Native Cybersecurity

Sygnia, widely recognized as one of the foremost global incident response and cyber readiness teams, has announced the appointment of Guy Segal as its new Chief Executive Officer. Segal is no stranger to the company, having spent nearly six years in senior leadership roles where he helped shape its strategic direction. His contributions included leading the APJ region, … [Read more...] about Sygnia Appoints Guy Segal as CEO to Drive Next Phase of Global Cybersecurity Growth

China has once again positioned itself as the supposed guardian of cyberspace, this time by unveiling a sweeping "Plan of Actions on Jointly Building a China-Africa Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace (2025–2026)" at the Sino-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum in Xiamen. The irony is impossible to miss: the very state that leads the world in digital … [Read more...] about Arsonist Wants to Manage Firemen: China Proposes Cyber Cooperation Plan at Sino-Africa Internet Forum