Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Series A Funding Supports Visibility Across Cloud, Code and Endpoint EnvironmentsGeordie AI, the 2026 RSAC Innovation Sandbox winner, raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand a platform that provides visibility, governance and behavioral monitoring for AI agents operating across cloud, code and endpoint environments as enterprises accelerate autonomous AI adoption.

Startup Symmetry Systems Maps Relationships Across AI, SaaS and Cloud AssetsZscaler plans to acquire San Francisco-based Symmetry Systems to unify visibility across AI models, identities, applications and datasets, helping enterprises track AI lineage, govern agentic identities and enforce granular zero trust controls across cloud and SaaS environments.

WatchGuard Aims to Reduce Alert Fatigue Through Telemetry CorrelationWatchGuard acquired SaaS security startup Perimeters to strengthen cloud detection and response capabilities spanning identity threat detection, cloud posture management and shadow IT discovery as enterprises face escalating attacks targeting cloud applications and distributed environments.

Felicis-Led Series A Backs Telemetry Correlation Across Cloud, Identity, EndpointsArtemis, a New York startup led by former Amazon GuardDuty product leader Shachar Hirshberg, emerged from stealth with $70 million to build an AI-driven SIEM alternative that correlates telemetry across enterprise environments, tailors detections and speeds investigations.

The cloud security startup's platform translates and enforces security policies across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle using provider-native controls.

Startup Native Targets Enterprise Policy-to-Architecture Gap Across CloudsStartup Native emerged from stealth with $42 million to advance a proactive cloud security model that enforces policy-driven controls, helping enterprises manage AI-driven threats and maintain consistent protections across complex multi-cloud environments.

New York-Based Startup's AI Agents Analyze Asset Context to Fix Security GapsSurf AI launched an AI-driven platform designed to automate security hygiene tasks across enterprise environments. Backed by $57 million in funding, the company uses AI agents and contextual asset analysis to identify and remediate risks across identities, cloud assets and sensitive data.

New Startup Says Cloud-Heavy Models Do Not Scale for Large EnterprisesBold Security exited stealth with $40 million to build an endpoint platform for the artificial intelligence era. CEO Nati Hazut said companies can no longer rely on older controls as employees and AI agents access data locally, creating new blind spots around apps, files and device activity.

Blueprint Model From Ex-CrowdStrike Product Leader Targets MCP Servers, Cost SprawlJetStream has raised $34 million in seed funding to tackle enterprise AI governance challenges. The startup introduced blueprint-based controls to manage shadow AI, MCP servers and token-level spending while helping CISOs gain visibility and enforce guardrails across cloud and SaaS environments.

Attempt to go 'Made in EU' offers big tech escapees a reality check where lower cloud bills come with higher effort Building a startup entirely on European infrastructure sounds like a nice sovereignty flex right up until you actually try it and realize the real price gets paid in time, tinkering, and slowly unlearning a decade of GitHub muscle memory.…

As Innovation Sandbox Turns 21, AI-Based Solutions Dominate Annual ContestNext month in San Francisco, the Innovation Sandbox at RSAC Conference will celebrate its 21st year of choosing key emerging solutions in cybersecurity. Past winners and finalists range from EDR and XDR giant SentinelOne in 2014 to cloud security phenom Wiz in 2021.

Series B Round at $1.5B Valuation Backs Push Into AI, Application and Data SecurityCloud security startup Upwind has raised $250 million to expand its CNAPP capabilities beyond detection and response. The company aims to accelerate engineering investment and move into high-demand categories such as AI and data security, achieving a $1.5 billion valuation.

Update Chainlit to the latest version ASAP Two "easy-to-exploit" vulnerabilities in the popular open-source AI framework Chainlit put major enterprises' cloud environments at risk of leaking data or even full takeover, according to cyber-threat exposure startup Zafran.…

Secure-by-Design Startup Uses AI Agents to Safeguard Containers, VMs and LibrariesCloud security startup Echo has closed a $35 million Series A funding round to boost development of its AI-native OS. The platform starts with secure container images and aims to extend to VMs and libraries, helping enterprises minimize risk from open-source software.

Closed AI Loops Are Concentrating Power - and Creating Room for StartupsMicrosoft, Nvidia and Anthropic just formed the latest closed-loop artificial intelligence partnership, tying cloud, hardware and models into a single circuit. While it signals consolidation at the top, founders say it's also creating a surprising tailwind for domain-focused AI startups.

Israeli Startup Plans to Integrate AI Agent Guardrails Into Cloud PlatformSweet Security secured $75 million in Series B funding to integrate AI security into its CNAPP platform. With runtime protection as its differentiator, the startup plans to address growing CISO concerns over shadow AI and attack vectors involving intelligent agents.

Last year's winner scored a $65M funding round on a $300M valuation Cloud and AI security startups have two weeks to apply for a program that fast-tracks access to investors and mentors from Amazon Web Services, CrowdStrike, and Nvidia.…

Silicon Valley Startup Focuses on Discovery and Governance of Non-Human IdentitiesWith $30.75 million in Series B funding, Defakto aims to strengthen non-human identity security across AI workloads and cloud platforms. The Silicon Valley-based startup plans to deepen discovery, governance and enterprise integrations, while expanding its go-to-market strategy.

A group of academics from KU Leuven and the University of Birmingham has demonstrated a new vulnerability called Battering RAM to bypass the latest defenses on Intel and AMD cloud processors

Series A Fuels Deeper AI, Expanded Integrations and Product-Led Growth AdoptionBacked by S32 and Microsoft, Sola Security secured $35 million to advance its autonomous AI engine. The Israeli startup aims to shift from reactive prompts to proactive agent-based systems that solve security tasks across SaaS, cloud and identity domains.