August 28, 2024 at 12:03PM LinkedIn has named Lea Kissner, former Twitter security chief, as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Kissner will oversee LinkedIn’s security and privacy strategy, succeeding Geoff Belknap. With an extensive cybersecurity background at tech companies like Google and Twitter, Kissner is committed to upholding the protection of member and … Read more
May 29, 2024 at 08:12AM San Francisco-based Zendata emerged from stealth mode, raising $2 million in seed funding from PayPal Ventures, First-hand Alliance, Geek Ventures, and Altari Ventures. The company offers no-code solutions for data security and AI governance, including a range of tools for identifying and managing privacy and data risks. Founded by Narayana … Read more
March 29, 2024 at 10:36AM SydeLabs, a Generative-AI security startup, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding from RTP Global, Picus Capital, and angel investors. The San Francisco-based company aims to provide a security and risk management platform for Generative AI, focusing on addressing safety and security vulnerabilities, cyberattacks, and abuse, as well as offering … Read more
March 8, 2024 at 11:41AM Cloudflare’s San Francisco office features a wall of 100 lava lamps, known as the Wall of Entropy, used to generate randomness for encrypting internet traffic. The lamps’ changing patterns provide physical entropy, enhanced by human movement and changing light conditions. This initiative is part of the League of Entropy, a … Read more
October 19, 2023 at 01:18PM Harmonic Security has raised $7 million in seed funding to develop technology that protects generative AI in businesses. The startup aims to address the lack of regulation in AI apps that collect company data. The financing round was led by Ten Eleven Ventures, with participation from Storm Ventures and other … Read more