Cybersecurity

Dell Technologies: Q2 Revenue Hits Record $47 Billion As AI Server Backlog Reaches $95 Billion And FY27 Outlook Rises To $192 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Dell Technologies reported record fiscal second-quarter 2027 results, driven by accelerating demand for AI infrastructure and broad-based growth across its server, storage, and client businesses.

Palo Alto Networks: Q4 Revenue Rises 34% To $3.41 Billion As Next-Generation Security ARR Jumps 63% To $9.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Palo Alto Networks reported strong fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 results, with accelerating adoption of its next-generation cybersecurity platforms driving substantial growth in revenue, recurring revenue and cash generation.

Scantist: Interview With Co-Founder And COO Charles Huang About Autonomous Offensive Security And AI Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Scantist is a Singapore-based cybersecurity company focused on application security, software supply chain risk, DevSecOps, autonomous offensive security, and AI security. Its portfolio includes AppDefender for defensive application and software supply chain security, PAIStrike for autonomous agentic penetration testing, and AIDefender for AI runtime security. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Scantist Co-Founder and COO Charles Huang to learn more.

CrowdStrike: Falcon Flex ARR Doubles To $2.29 Billion As Net New ARR Jumps 51%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

CrowdStrike delivered record fiscal second-quarter 2027 recurring-revenue growth as adoption of its Falcon Flex consumption model accelerated, cash generation reached new highs, and management substantially increased its full-year growth outlook.

HackerOne Names Naveen Bhateja Chief People Officer As AI-Native Security Platform Expands Leadership Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

HackerOne has appointed Naveen Bhateja as Chief People Officer, adding a veteran technology executive to lead the company's people strategy, leadership development and organizational culture.

Alice Raises $140 Million As AI Security Business Approaches $100 Million ARR And Grows 500%+

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Alice (formerly known as ActiveFence) has raised $140 million in a funding round led by Apax Digital as the AI trust, safety and security company approaches $100 million in annual recurring revenue and expands its work with major frontier model developers. Samsung, SentinelOne, Maj Invest, MoreTech and Phoenix Insurance participated in the round alongside existing investors Resolute Ventures, Grove Ventures, CRV, Highland Europe, Vintage Investments, Norwest, NFX and Claltech. The financing brings Alice's total funding to $280 million. Apax Digital will also join Alice's board.

Datavault AI To Acquire CyberCatch For $94.5 Million To Add AI-Powered Cybersecurity To Quantum-Secured Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2026

Corma Raises $60 Million Seed To Build Defensive Cybersecurity Foundation Model As AI Attackers Hit 88% Success Rate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2026

Corma has raised $60 million in seed funding to build a foundation model specifically for defensive cybersecurity, targeting a widening gap between rapidly advancing AI-powered attacks and the ability of existing security systems to detect and stop them. Sequoia Capital led the financing, with participation from Khosla Ventures and Coatue.

Citizens Adds Doug Brockway To Lead Cybersecurity And Infrastructure Software Investment Banking After 125+ Deals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2026

Citizens Capital Markets & Advisory has added Doug Brockway as a managing director in its Technology Investment Banking group, strengthening the firm's coverage of cybersecurity and infrastructure software. Brockway will lead Citizens' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Software practice and will be based in Boston.

White House Creates Program Allowing Vetted U.S. Companies To Conduct Cyber Operations Against Foreign Criminal Groups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

The White House has directed the federal government to establish a new program that can authorize vetted U.S. private companies to conduct cyber surveillance and cyber effects operations against foreign cyber-enabled transnational criminal organizations under federal control and oversight.

Rapid7 Cuts 12% Of Workforce As It Shifts Resources Toward AI-First Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2026

Rapid7 is reducing its workforce by approximately 12% as the cybersecurity company restructures around its core platform and increases investment in AI-powered security operations.

OLIGO Security Raises $60 Million, Bringing Total Funding To $140 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

OLIGO Security has raised $60 million in additional funding, bringing the runtime cybersecurity company’s total funding to $140 million. Participants included Ballistic Ventures, Canon Capital, Greenfield Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Red Dot Capital Partners and TLV Partners. The round also included angel investors such as Mellanox Technologies (acquired by NVIDIA for $6.9 billion) co-founder Eyal Waldman.

Obsidian Security Raises $85 Million Series D At $1.1 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2026

Obsidian Security has raised $85 million in Series D funding at a valuation of $1.1 billion. The round was led by Crescent Cove Advisors, with participation from all existing investors, including Greylock Partners and Menlo Ventures.

Inforcer Raises $50 Million Series C Led By Insight Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Inforcer has raised $50 million in Series C financing to expand its Microsoft security and AI management platform for managed service providers. Insight Partners led the round and acquired a minority stake alongside existing investors Meritech Capital and Dawn Capital.

Zenity Raises $125 Million Series C To Expand AI Agent Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Zenity has raised $125 million in a Series C financing round led by Norwest to expand its artificial intelligence agent security and governance platform. New investors Qumra Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Hitachi Ventures and LG Technology Ventures joined the round. Existing investors Vertex Ventures, Third Point Ventures, DTCP and Intel Capital also participated.

Tonic Security CEO Sharon Isaaci On Moving Cybersecurity From Detection To Remediation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2026

Tonic Security is an Agentic Exposure Management Platform that helps security teams transform fragmented exposure data into actionable risk decisions and coordinated remediation campaigns. The platform combines contextual risk prioritization, automation, and orchestration to help organizations reduce cyber risk rather than simply detect it. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Tonic Security Co-Founder and CEO Sharon Isaaci to learn more.

Okta To Acquire Permiso Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2026

Okta has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Permiso Security, a cloud-native identity security platform that detects and mitigates threats across human, non-human, and agentic identities in multi-cloud environments. The addition will give the Okta Platform comprehensive identity threat detection and response capabilities.

Hush Security Raises $30 Million Series A To Govern Enterprise AI Agent Identities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Hush Security has raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand its identity security platform for AI agents and other non-human users of enterprise systems. Akamai Technologies joined the round as a strategic investor alongside existing investors Battery Ventures and YL Ventures.

Huntress Surpasses $250 Million In ARR, Now Protects More Than 270,000 Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Huntress announced it has surpassed $250 million in annual recurring revenue, with 65% year-over-year growth. The company said it has increased the number of identities and endpoints under protection by more than 400% since reaching unicorn status in 2024.

Bloom Security Launches With $20 Million Seed Funding To Secure The AI-Native Endpoint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Bloom Security announced its launch from stealth with a $20 million seed round led by Glilot Capital Partners. The round included participation from Ten Eleven Ventures, Okta Ventures, and Runtime Ventures, along with angel investors including founders of Dig Security, Demisto, Snyk, and Talon.

Onyx Security Raises $113 Million Series B To Control Advanced AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Onyx Security, the AI control company, announced a $113 million Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The round included participation from Cyberstarts, TCV, Conviction, FirstMark, Vintage, QuantumLight, and G Squared, bringing the company's total funding to $153 million since its founding two years ago.

ThreatLocker Raises $190 Million Series F To Expand Zero Trust Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

ThreatLocker has raised $190 million in Series F funding to accelerate product development, strengthen its artificial intelligence security capabilities and expand internationally. The round was led by Elephant, with continued participation from D. E. Shaw Ventures and Arthur Ventures. Koch Disruptive Technologies made a significant new investment in the company.

ORION Security: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Nitay Milner About The AI-Based Data Protection Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

ORION Security is a company that provides an AI-powered data protection platform that uses real-time contextual intelligence to prevent data loss and exfiltration. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ORION Security co-founder and CEO Nitay Milner to learn more.

Mate Security Raises $35 Million Series A To Scale Agentic Security Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Mate Security has raised $35 million in Series A funding to expand its open, agentic platform for security operations amid faster, increasingly automated cyberattacks. The round was led by Canaan Partners, with participation from Insight Partners, Team8 and M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund. All of Mate's original investors also participated.

Crush Security Appoints Jeff Skeldon As Vice President Of Sales To Scale Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Crush Security has appointed Jeff Skeldon as Vice President of Sales as the company expands its national go-to-market organization and prepares to showcase its platform at Black Hat USA 2026.

Zafran Security Secures Strategic Investment From Cisco Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Zafran Security has received a strategic investment from Cisco Investments to expand its AI-native Continuous Threat Exposure Management platform.

TrustedTech: Interview With VP Of Technology Andy Nolan About Shadow AI And Enterprise Governance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

TrustedTech operates across licensing, cloud solutions, professional services, and security, helping organizations build a cohesive technology strategy that connects licensing decisions with cloud infrastructure, security posture, and AI readiness. Pulse 2.0 interviewed their VP of Technology, Andy Nolan, to learn more.

Way Security Raises $20 Million In Funding Led By Insight Partners And Glilot Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

Insight Partners and Glilot Capital announced a $20 million investment in Way Security, a company aiming to fix the operational costs of deploying and running enterprise identity and access management systems. Way Security was founded by former security leaders Yossi Barishev and Yonatan Rosenberg, who serve as CEO and CTO, respectively.

CrowdStrike And Cerebras Partner To Power Falcon AIDR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

CrowdStrike and Cerebras Systems announced a strategic partnership under which CrowdStrike will use Cerebras's inference speed to help power Falcon AI Detection and Response, while Cerebras standardizes on the CrowdStrike Falcon platform to secure its own business.

Glow Emerges From Stealth With $180 Million In Funding At A $1.2 Billion Valuation For Endpoint Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Glow, an AI-powered endpoint security company, announced it has emerged from stealth with $180 million in funding at a $1.2 billion valuation. The round was led by Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks, and Redpoint Ventures, with participation from Index Ventures, Swish Ventures, Lux Capital, Operator Collective, and Holly Ventures. The company said the funding will accelerate growth of its go-to-market team in the United States and expand Glow Labs, its research arm.