Cybersecurity

Qualys: Cybersecurity Executive Bradford Brooks Appointed To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:17 PM

Qualys, a leading provider of cloud-based IT, security, and compliance solutions, has announced the appointment of Bradford L. Brooks to its Board of Directors. Brooks, who brings more than three decades of experience in technology leadership, will serve on the Board’s nominating and governance committee.

Teleskope: $25 Million Raised To Advance Agentic Data Security Platform For The AI Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:53 PM

New York-based Teleskope has raised $25 million in Series A funding to accelerate the adoption of its agentic data security platform designed to bring human-level intelligence to enterprise data protection. The round was led by M13 with continued participation from Primary Venture Partners and Lerer Hippeau, bringing the company’s total funding to $32.2 million. The funding will support product innovation, market expansion, and hiring across data science, engineering, and go-to-market teams.

Bugcrowd Buys Mayhem Security To Advance AI-Based Human-In-The-Loop Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:27 PM

Bugcrowd has announced the acquisition of Mayhem Security, an AI offensive security pioneer founded by Carnegie Mellon University researchers Dr. David Brumley and Dr. Thanassis Avgerinos. The acquisition accelerates Bugcrowd’s mission to integrate human ingenuity with AI-driven automation, creating an adaptive security platform that continuously identifies and mitigates vulnerabilities throughout the software development lifecycle. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

SilverSky: Bruce Wirt Named As Chief Commercial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2025

SilverSky, a leading cybersecurity company providing managed extended detection and response (MxDR) services, has announced the appointment of Bruce Wirt as its new Chief Commercial Officer.

Dispersive: Interview With CEO Rajiv Pimplaskar About The Stealth Networking Cybersecurity Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 30, 2025

Dispersive Holdings is a cybersecurity company specializing in stealth networking and zero-trust network architecture for enterprise and government use. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dispersive Holdings CEO Rajiv Pimplaskar to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Point Wild: Interview With President & COO Neill Feather About The Cybersecurity Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 30, 2025

Point Wild is a global cybersecurity company that offers protection for both consumers and enterprises. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Point Wild President and COO Neill Feather to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

WatchGuard: Interview With CPO & SVP Of Product Management Andrew Young About The Cybersecurity Solutions Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 30, 2025

WatchGuard is a company that specializes in cybersecurity solutions, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), managed service providers (MSPs), and distributed enterprises. Pulse 2.0 interviewed WatchGuard CPO and SVP of Product Management Andrew Young to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

WideField Security: $11.3 Million Series A Raised For Protecting The Identity Lifecycle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

WideField Security, a cybersecurity company providing complete visibility and protection across the identity lifecycle, has raised $11.3 million in a Series A round led by Crosspoint Capital, with participation from Engineering Capital and others. The company will use the funding to accelerate product development and market expansion amid rising identity-based threats.

CyberRidge: $26 Million Raised For Transforming Data Security With Photonic Encryption

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

CyberRidge, an Israeli cybersecurity company developing photonic encryption for optical fiber networks, has launched from stealth with $26 million in total funding, including a $10 million seed round led by Awz Ventures and an additional $16 million extension from Arkin Capital, Redseed VC, Elron Ventures, and the EU Horizon-EIC program.

Sublime Security: $150 Million Series C Closed For Expanding AI Agentic Email Defense Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Sublime Security, the developer of an AI-native email security platform, announced a $150 million Series C round led by Georgian, with participation from Avenir, 01A, Index Ventures, IVP, Citi Ventures, and Slow Ventures.

ConductorOne: $79 Million Series B Closed For Scaling AI-Native Identity Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

ConductorOne, the world’s first AI-native identity security platform, has raised $79 million in Series B funding, bringing its total capital raised to more than $100 million. The round was led by Greycroft, with participation from CrowdStrike Falcon Fund, Accel, Felicis Ventures, and others.

WideField Security: $11.3 Million Series A Closed For Securing Human, Machine, And AI Identities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

WideField Security, a cybersecurity startup providing complete visibility and protection for the identity lifecycle, has raised $11.3 million in a Series A round led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, with participation from Engineering Capital and other investors.

Chainguard: $280 Million Raised From General Catalyst To Advance Open Source Software Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Chainguard, the cybersecurity company redefining open source software security, has secured $280 million in growth financing from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF). This latest investment brings the company’s total funding to $892 million, with $636 million raised in the past six months, positioning Chainguard to meet rising global demand for secure, production-ready open source software.

SAP NS2: $1 Billion Contract Secured With U.S. Army to Modernize Cloud Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2), a U.S.-based subsidiary of SAP SE, announced it has been awarded a $1 billion firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the United States Army for an end-user license agreement under the RISE with SAP portfolio.

University Of Richmond Partnering With IronCircle To Drive Future Of Cybersecurity Talent

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

IronCircle, an AI-based cybersecurity workforce platform, announced a new partnership with University of Richmond to address the United States’ critical shortage of cyber talent by offering rigorous, industry-aligned training.