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Israel-based Fig Security, which makes tools for companies to monitor their security stack, raised $38M in seed and Series A funding (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/fig-security-emerges-from-stealth…

Fig Security emerges from stealth with $38M to help security teams deal with change | TechCrunch
Fig traces data flows in the security stack and then alerts security teams when changes at any point affect detection or response capabilities.

Chef einer Videoüberwachungsfirma: „Sicherheit braucht kontrollierbare Systeme“
„Wir müssen die Technologie selbst beherrschen“. Carsten Simons von LivEye & NSTR.security über Reshoring und technologische Souveränität.

Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/02/hacktivists-claim-to-have-hacked-homeland-security-to-release-ice-contract-data/

Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data | TechCrunch
A hacking group called Department of Peace said they hacked a specific office within Homeland Security to protest ICE’s mass deportation campaign, and the companies aiding it.

Sources: Meta has paused its work with Mercor while it investigates a security breach at the data vendor; OpenAI says it is investigating the security incident (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-pauses-work-with-mercor-after-…

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk
Major AI labs are investigating a security incident that impacted Mercor, a leading data vendor. The incident could have exposed key data about how they train AI models.

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-pauses-work-with-mercor-after-data-breach-puts-ai-industry-secrets-at-risk/

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk
Major AI labs are investigating a security incident that impacted Mercor, a leading data vendor. The incident could have exposed key data about how they train AI models.

Externer Radarsensor soll Sicherheit beim autonomen Fahren erhöhen
Ein extern an Straßenlaternen oder Ampeln montierter Radarsensor soll selbstfahrenden Autos zu einem besseren Blick auf die Verkehrssituation verhelfen.

Alcatraz, which develops AI-powered facial-recognition security systems for building access, raised a $50M Series B, bringing its total funding to $100M (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2026/04/02/alcatraz-r…

Alcatraz raises $50M to bring Apple Face ID-style security to physical buildings - SiliconANGLE
Alcatraz raises $50M to bring Apple Face ID-style security to physical buildings - SiliconANGLE

heise security Tour 2026: Das Programm steht – jetzt Frühbucherpreis sichern!
Die heise security Tour 2026 fokussiert auf Lieferketten-Sicherheit, Identitäts-Management und KI. Sichern Sie sich jetzt Frühbucher-Tickets!
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IBM security executive emerges as possible contender to lead CISA
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2026/05/ibm-security-executive-emerges-possible-contender-lead-cisa/413291/

IBM security executive emerges as possible contender to lead CISA
Tom Parker doesn’t have prior government experience, characteristics the Trump administration may be seeking in its next pick to lead the cyber agency, a person familiar said.

Instructure reported a data breach on April 30; ShinyHunters added Instructure to its victims list and claims it has 3.65TB of data from ~9K institutions (Ionut Arghire/SecurityWeek)
https://www.securityweek.com/edtech-firm-instructure-discloses-data-breach/

Edtech Firm Instructure Discloses Data Breach Amid Hacker Leak Threats
Edtech company Instructure says names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages were stolen in a cyberattack.