Application Security

Mindgard raises $30m to tackle AI security risks

Mindgard raises $30m to tackle AI security risks

Mindgard, an AI security company headquartered in Boston and London that grew out of more than a decade of research at Lancaster University, has...
KYND turns to Anthropic AI to test cyber risk

KYND turns to Anthropic AI to test cyber risk

KYND, a cyber risk analytics platform for the insurance sector, has joined Anthropic’s Cyber Verification Programme, gaining access to Claude’s frontier AI models for...
Bloom

Bloom Security exits stealth with $20m to tame AI endpoints

Bloom Security, a cybersecurity company focused on governing AI-era software on corporate devices, has emerged from stealth with a $20m seed round. The round was...
ThreatLocker

ThreatLocker lands $190m as AI threats reshape security

ThreatLocker, a global player in Zero Trust cybersecurity, has raised $190m in a Series F round as it looks to counter the growing security...
Why CISOs are backing Beacon's $13m bet on agentic defence

Why CISOs are backing Beacon’s $13m bet on agentic defence

Beacon Security, a platform focused on agentic cybersecurity, has raised $13m in seed funding to develop a trusted data layer designed to help security...
UK firms shift to measurable cyber resilience as AI threats grow

UK firms shift to measurable cyber resilience as AI threats grow

UK enterprises are moving beyond compliance-led cybersecurity towards measurable cyber resilience as AI-powered attacks, supply chain risks and regulatory scrutiny reshape security priorities, according...
KYND expands cyber risk analytics for insurers

KYND expands cyber risk analytics for insurers

KYND, a cyber risk intelligence provider, has introduced Portfolio Analytics, a new solution designed to help insurers better assess cyber exposure across their portfolios...
Unbound secures $4m to deliver safer AI integration for large organisations

Unbound secures $4m to deliver safer AI integration for large organisations

Unbound, a cybersecurity startup helping enterprises safely adopt generative AI tools, has raised $4m in an oversubscribed seed round.
Riyad Bank teams up with Mastercard to tackle rising cyber threats

Riyad Bank teams up with Mastercard to tackle rising cyber threats

Mastercard has launched its first Cyber Resilience Center in the Middle East, located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Application security startup Pixee secures $15m to automate code remediation with AI

Application security startup Pixee secures $15m to automate code remediation with AI

Pixee, a U.S.-based application security company, has secured $15m in seed funding to expand its AI-powered code remediation platform.

News Stories

Emirates NBD brings AI market insights into digital wealth

Emirates NBD brings AI market insights into digital wealth

Emirates NBD, a banking group operating across the Middle East, North Africa, Türkiye and South Asia, has partnered with Bridgewise, an embedded investment AI...
Is business verification failing to keep pace with financial crime?

Is business verification failing to keep pace with financial crime?

Business verification has become an increasingly important line of defence against financial crime, yet the complexity of modern corporate structures is exposing weaknesses in...
Banks face tougher data scrutiny as APAC reporting rules evolve

Banks face tougher data scrutiny as APAC reporting rules evolve

Submitting the correct reporting template on time is no longer enough to satisfy regulators. Across Asia-Pacific (APAC), supervisors are demanding more detailed data, greater...
Banks face growing fraud risks as criminal tactics converge

Banks face growing fraud risks as criminal tactics converge

Banking fraud is becoming harder to detect as criminals combine identity theft, payment manipulation and increasingly sophisticated digital attacks. Banking fraud is no longer limited...
Financial crime risk assessments have outgrown spreadsheets

Financial crime risk assessments have outgrown spreadsheets

For years, spreadsheets have been the default tool for financial crime risk assessments. They were familiar, flexible and easy to adapt, and for a...

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