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Memcyco Secures $37M to Combat AI-Driven Impersonation Threats

AI-Based Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Identity & Access Management Digital Risk Protection Startup Enhances Preemptive Scam Detection Tools Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • January 27, 2026 Israel Mazin, co-founder and CEO, Memcyco (Image: Memcyco) Boston-based Memcyco, a digital risk protection platform founded by former Memco CEO Israel Mazin, has successfully…

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Claroty Secures $150M to Pioneer AI in Infrastructure Security

Governance & Risk Management, Operational Technology (OT) Claroty CEO Yaniv Vardi Discusses IPO Strategy and Acquisition Growth Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • January 26, 2026 Yaniv Vardi, CEO, Claroty (Image: Claroty) Claroty, a leader in cyber-physical systems security, has secured $150 million to enhance its understanding of vulnerabilities in industrial physical…

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Why Upwind Is Pursuing $250 Million in Funding with a $1.5 Billion Valuation

Cloud Security, Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Security Operations Increasing Investments Could Enhance Cloud Security Competition Against Major Players Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • January 21, 2026 The cybersecurity landscape has experienced a significant shift, transitioning from a dry spell to a surge in funding for emerging companies. See Also: On-Demand…

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How Deepfakes Are Eroding Digital Trust

AI-Based Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Governance & Risk Management Also: Non-Human Identities Transforming Security; Insights from the Delinea-StrongDM Acquisition Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • January 23, 2026 . Pictured from left to right: Anna Delaney, Mathew Schwartz, Michael Novinson, and Tom Field This week’s ISMG panel convened four editors to…

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DOGE Transfers Social Security Data to the Cloud

Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Recent Developments: CIRO Phishing Breach, Ingram Micro Ransomware, and CVE Increase Pooja Tikekar (@PoojaTikekar) • January 22, 2026 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG ISMG compiles weekly summaries of cybersecurity breaches globally. Recent incidents include sensitive data shared by the U.S. Social Security Administration on an unauthorized Cloudflare server,…

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Drowning in AI Noise, cURL Halts Bug Bounties to Safeguard “Mental Well-being”

cURL Project Ends Vulnerability Reward Program Amid AI Report Surge The developers behind cURL, a widely-used networking tool, are discontinuing their vulnerability reward program due to a significant influx of low-quality submissions, many of which have been identified as AI-generated. Daniel Stenberg, the founder and lead developer of the open-source…

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