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$4 billion Vanta has a new CMO who wants to make security compliance marketing 'a little zingier
Security-compliance software startup Vanta wants to become known as a 'trust company' that can also have a bit of fun. It's entrusting a new CMO to get it there. Vanta has promoted its VP of marketing, Sarah Scharf, to CMO, the company exclusively…
Moving From Human Approval To Runtime Authorization
Michael Engle is Cofounder at 1Kosmos and was previously head of InfoSec at Lehman Brothers and Cofounder of Bastille Networks. Over the past year, nearly every conversation I've had about governing AI agents has ended with the same proposal: keep…
BlackCloak Featured on the 2026 Inc. 5000 for Second Consecutive Year
'Earning a spot on the Inc. 5000 for the second year in a row reflects a pivotal shift in the threat landscape,' said Dr. Chris Pierson, Founder and CEO of BlackCloak. 'As AI-generated deepfakes, targeted social engineering, and exposed personal…
DoorDash is set to become a Nevada-incorporated company.
DoorDash is set to become a Nevada-incorporated company. Shareholders controlling 54.2% of the delivery service's voting power agreed to end its incorporation in Delaware and head west, according to a Tuesday filing with the Securities and Exchange…
Nvidia's next moat is something chip rivals can't copy: its giant pile of money
Majestic Labs cofounder Sha Rabii knows what it's like to build AI infrastructure in an industry dominated by Nvidia. Rabii spent years leading custom silicon inside Google and Meta before launching his own AI hardware startup. When Rabii considers…
Elon Musk says Grok will be trained on SpaceX employee data: 'It will inherit your thoughts and ideas
SpaceX is joining the new AI gold rush: employee data. In a company all-hands, Elon Musk told staff that SpaceX plans to train its Grok AI on the company's data, including contributions from staff. This type of data has become a valuable commodity…
Oracle has drawn up plans for a new round of layoffs this month, sources say
Oracle has drawn up plans for a new round of job cuts to reduce payroll as it racks up billions in debt to fund AI infrastructure, according to people familiar with the plans and an internal document viewed by Business Insider. The cuts could reach…
Ascent Industries (ACNT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET Vice President of Finance - Kenneth Wayne Herring Jr. Chief Executive Officer - J. Bryan Kitchen Net Sales -- $25.7 million, an increase of 37.6% over the prior year period driven by broad-based improvements in…
OpenAI loses another top executive, as Brad Lightcap leaves 'to start something new
Veteran OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap announced on Tuesday that he's leaving the company, the latest departure at the AI juggernaut as it orients itself toward an initial public offering. Lightcap served as the company's chief financial officer…
Viasat (VSAT) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript
Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. ET Chief Enterprise and Strategy Officer - Lisa Curran Chairman and CEO - Mark Dankberg Chief Financial Officer - Garrett Chase Total Awards and Backlog -- $1.3 billion and $4.2 billion, respectively…
Frontier AI raises the cybersecurity bar: Why prediction must become prevention
Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword when it comes to cybersecurity. It is giving defenders new ways to sift through vast amounts of telemetry, identify anomalous behavior and automate routine work. But it is also giving attackers the…
AI agents' 'alarming' hacking skills creates rush to spend on cybersecurity
Recent spate of hacking incidents has placed attention onto AI cybersecurity. Spending on cybersecurity is expected to increase as capex on buildout increases Pure-play cybersecurity firms and hyperscalers might benefit from this wave of spending A…
Ivanti EPM Update Patches Remotely Exploitable Flaws
Enterprise software company Ivanti on Tuesday announced patches for four vulnerabilities in Endpoint Manager (EPM) and Neurons for MDM. The EPM update addresses three high-severity bugs, including two that could be exploited by remote…
SonicWall Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Discontinued GMS Platform
SonicWall on Tuesday announced patches for eight vulnerabilities across two products, including critical-severity remote code execution (RCE) bugs. The cybersecurity firm rolled out fixes for six security defects in Global Management System (GMS)…
Ceva Logistics Operations Disrupted by Cyberattack
Shipping and logistics giant Ceva Logistics has had its European operations disrupted after hackers compromised its systems. The disruption occurred on July 29, and the company is still scrambling to restore the impacted services. Eight warehouses…
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