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Guides, vendor analysis, and data security industry news. 36 posts.
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iboss Launches AI Security Platform for Shadow-AI Visibility and GenAI Data Controls
iboss rolled out a free-tier AI Security Platform that inventories and risk-classifies GenAI tools across endpoints, attributing prompt history to users. The DLP substance sits behind a paid upgrade that enforces AI policy and prevents leaks on the same engine.
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Straiker Raises $64M Series A to Secure the Agentic Workforce
Straiker landed a $64M Series A to discover AI agents, test them adversarially, and block threats at runtime. The data-security hook: as autonomous agents reach into sensitive stores, "who and what can touch what data" becomes a problem your DSPM and DLP stack doesn't yet watch.
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Varonis Weighs Sale After Private-Equity Takeover Interest from Blackstone, Thoma Bravo and Vista
Varonis is reportedly exploring strategic options including a possible sale after preliminary interest from Blackstone, Thoma Bravo and Vista Equity Partners. A take-private would ripple into DSPM and insider-risk shortlists where it competes with Cyera, Sentra and Microsoft Purview.
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Ent Emerges From Stealth With $100 Million Seed for Intent-Aware Workspace Security
Ent emerged from stealth with a $100 million seed round led by Decibel to build an intent-aware workspace security platform: a lightweight endpoint agent that uses on-device AI to read human and AI-agent intent and intervene before data-loss or insider-risk incidents occur.
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Cisco Acquires Astrix Security for AI Agent Identity Controls
Cisco completed its acquisition of Astrix Security, an Israeli non-human identity security startup, in a deal Calcalist reports at roughly $400 million as agent credentials become a new data-access risk.
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Microsoft Purview Adds Runtime DLP for AI Agent Prompts in Foundry
Microsoft is adding Purview controls that inspect, block, and audit sensitive data in AI agent prompts before model processing, extending familiar DLP workflows into Foundry-built apps and agents.
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Archestra Raises $10M Seed for AI Agent Data-Access Guardrails
Archestra raised a $10 million seed round led by 20VC for its open-source layer that brokers AI-agent access to sensitive enterprise data, adding policy checks, audit trails, and guardrails against exfiltration.
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Cyera Raises $300 Million at $12 Billion Valuation
Calcalist reports that Cyera raised $300 million at a $12 billion valuation, only five months after its $400 million Series F. The round reinforces investor appetite for DSPM, DLP, and AI data-security platforms.
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Geordie Raises $30 Million Series A for AI Agent Security and Governance
Geordie raised a $30 million Series A led by Balderton Capital to expand its AI agent security platform, which gives security teams visibility into agent access, behavior, and runtime risk.
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KnowBe4 Adds DLP Rule Builder and Misdirected Content Analysis to Prevent
KnowBe4 announced two Prevent features for outbound email security: a DLP rule builder for custom blocking policies and AI-powered misdirected content analysis that warns users before sensitive data goes to the wrong recipient.
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Cyera acquires Genie Security in an estimated $50 million deal
Calcalist reports that Cyera acquired five-month-old Israeli startup Genie Security for an estimated $50 million, adding endpoint-based DLP technology that monitors sensitive data movement and GenAI tool usage.
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Zscaler to Acquire Symmetry Systems, Adding Access Graph Technology for AI Agent Security
Zscaler announced intent to acquire Symmetry Systems, whose access graph maps identity-to-data relationships across the enterprise. The deal targets governance of autonomous AI agent communication at scale…
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How to Deploy Endpoint DLP: A Practitioner's Guide
A phase-by-phase playbook for deploying Endpoint DLP — planning, piloting in monitor mode, ring rollout, moving from monitor to enforce, and steady-state operations.
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DLP Solutions Directory: 2026 Vendor Landscape
A factual directory of the major data loss prevention vendors, sourced from vendor documentation and independent analyst reports.
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HYCU Launches aiR, Using Backup Data for Data Security and AI Governance
HYCU has launched aiR, a platform that uses backup data as the source for sensitive data discovery, insider risk detection, identity posture management, and AI agent governance. HYCU’s positioning is that backup…
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Varonis Launches Atlas for AI Security and Data Value
Varonis unveiled Atlas — pitched as an integrated AI security component atop its Data Security Platform — spanning AI inventory discovery, proactive testing, leakage prevention…
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Cyera Expands AI Security With Browser Shield, Data Lineage, and Cyera MCP
Cyera announced Browser Shield for AI, automated sensitive-data lineage tuned for agent workflows, and Cyera MCP — a bridge for organizations building custom data-security agents…
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Above Security Raises $50 Million for Agentic Insider Risk Management
Above Security exited stealth with $50 million led by Ballistic Ventures, Merlin Ventures, and Norwest Venture Partners. The AI-native insider-risk platform emphasizes autonomous investigators…
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Google Completes $32 Billion Acquisition of Wiz
Google closed its approximately $32 billion all-cash acquisition of cloud security vendor Wiz on March 11, 2026 — marking Google's largest acquisition to date. Wiz will continue…
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Orion Security Raises $32 Million Series A for Autonomous Data Loss Prevention
Orion Security announced a $32 million Series A led by Norwest Venture Partners with participation from IBM and existing backers — roughly nine months after a $6 million seed…
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Cyera Raises $400M to Meet Rapidly Growing Demand for AI Security Among Enterprises
Cyera, the industry’s leading AI and data security company, has announced a $400 million Series F funding round led by Blackstone. This latest raise brings Cyera’s total funding to over $1.7 billion and triples the…
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Bedrock Data Raises $25M Series A to Accelerate AI-Native Data Security Platform
Bedrock Data, a fast-rising provider in the data security posture management (DSPM) space, has announced a $25 million Series A funding round led by Greylock Partners, with participation from Mangusta Capital, Mantis…
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Teleskope Raises $25M to Bring Human-Level Intelligence to Data Security
Teleskope, a company pioneering “agentic” data security for the AI era, has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by M13, with continued backing from Primary Venture Partners and Lerer Hippeau, bringing its total…
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Veeam Reportedly Nears $1.8B Acquisition of DSPM vendor Securiti AI
Data protection giant Veeam is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire AI security and data security posture management firm Securiti for $1.8 billion, according to Bloomberg. The move would mark Veeam’s largest…
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The Hard Truth About DLP: Why Endpoint Agents Are Essential
Why agentless DLP solutions leave critical blind spots, and why building a proper endpoint agent takes years of deep OS integration work.
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Concentric AI Acquires Data Security Technologies Swift Security and Acante
Concentric AI has announced the acquisition of two AI-driven security startups, Swift Security and Acante, to enhance its data security governance platform. This strategic move aims to unify data security posture…
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Sentra Closes $50 Million Series B Amid Surging Demand for Securing Data for AI Adoption
Sentra, a leader in cloud-native data security, has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Key1 Capital, pushing its total funding beyond $100 million. Following over 300% year-over-year growth and the addition…
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Cyberhaven Raises $100 Million Series D at $1 Billion Valuation
Cyberhaven, a leader in AI-powered data security, has raised $100 million in Series D funding, led by StepStone Group with participation from Schroders and Industry Ventures, bringing its total funding to $250 million…
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What Is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)? The Complete Guide
Learn what data loss prevention (DLP) is, how DLP tools work, the three types of DLP, and how to test your DLP solution. A practitioner's guide to protecting sensitive data.
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CloudRise, a premier Data Security consulting services company, announced acquisition by Exclusive Networks
Exclusive Networks, a global cybersecurity leader, has acquired Cloudrise, a provider of Managed Services (MS) and Professional Services (PS) specializing in Security Access Service Edge (SASE), Data Security Posture…
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Cyera is announcing a massive round of funding and is now a clear leader in the DSPM field, at least from a funding standpoint.
Cyera announced a $300 million Series D round. This latest investment is led by Accel and Sapphire Ventures, with additional participation from Sequoia, Redpoint, Coatue, and Georgian. The new funding brings Cyera’s…
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A new stealth DLP vendor emerges – MIND
MIND™, a data loss prevention (DLP) startup, has emerged from stealth, announcing its AI-driven platform designed to protect sensitive data. Backed by $11 million in seed funding from YL Ventures and other…
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Proofpoint to acquire Normalyze AI, another DSPM acquisition
Proofpoint announced its intent to acquire Normalyze, a Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) pioneer, in a deal set to close in November 2024. This acquisition aims to enhance Proofpoint’s human-centric security…
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Concentric AI Secures $45M Financing in Series B Round
Concentric AI, a data security posture management (DSPM) product, has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to over $67 million. The round was led by Top Tier Capital Partners and…
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Cyera is acquiring Trail Security
The news yesterday that Cyera is acquiring Trail Security appears to be a big market shake-up since we now have a $3B unicorn in Data Security. https://lnkd.in/gSHSp7QG As a practitioner in the space, I am challenged…
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The data protection platform race is on
“An analysis of the converging DSPM, endpoint DLP, and network security markets — who will build the next $1B data protection platform?”