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Microsoft’s new AI reverse-engineers malware autonomously, marking a shift in cybersecurity

Microsoft says it has created an advanced AI system that can reverse-engineer and identify malicious software on its own, without… Read More

Seattle startup Dropzone AI raises $37M to supercharge its ‘AI SOC analyst’ security software

Security teams have trouble handling a daily flood of alerts. AI bots can help. That’s the premise behind Dropzone AI,… Read More

Microsoft contains SharePoint security wildfire, but questions linger about on-premises software

Editor’s note: This is a guest analysis from Christopher Budd, who previously spent a decade at the Microsoft Security Response… Read More

Microsoft grapples with another security breach: The latest on the SharePoint attacks

Microsoft is once again in the cybersecurity spotlight, acknowledging Tuesday morning that hackers linked to China are among those exploiting… Read More

Microsoft leads crackdown on ‘Lumma Stealer’ malware with DOJ, Europol, and others

Microsoft announced a coordinated effort to hobble Lumma Stealer, a widely used piece of malware known for stealing personal information… Read More

Generative AI tops cybersecurity in 2025 tech budget priorities, new AWS study finds

Generative AI will surpass cybersecurity in many corporate tech budgets this year — with 45% of global IT leaders naming… Read More

Palo Alto Networks to acquire Seattle cybersecurity startup Protect AI

Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks plans to acquire Protect AI, a Seattle startup founded in 2022 that helps companies monitor… Read More

Dropzone unveils AI ‘security mentor’ browser extension that supports cybersecurity analysts

Seattle-based cybersecurity startup Dropzone AI just launched a new free tool that aims to give security analysts an AI co-worker… Read More

How Google’s $32B deal to buy Wiz redefines the cloud security industry

Editor’s note: A version of this post originally appeared on LinkedIn. Sunil Gottumukkala is co-founder and CEO at Averlon, a… Read More

Cybersecurity startup SpecterOps, which has an office in Seattle, raises $75M

SpecterOps, an Alexandria, Va.-based cybersecurity startup that helps companies fend off identity-based threats, raised $75 million in a Series B… Read More

Portland cybersecurity risk assessment startup DeepSurface acquired

Portland cybersecurity startup DeepSurface was acquired this week by AttackIQ, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based company that helps customers evaluate security… Read More

Cybersecurity startup Eclypsium raises $45M to help companies secure their infrastructure

Eclypsium, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that helps Fortune 500 companies and government agencies strengthen the cybersecurity of their technical infrastructure,… Read More

Seattle software startup led by cybersecurity vet lands $5.7M to create virtual security engineers

Staris, a new Seattle-based application security startup founded by technology industry veterans, raised $5.7 million in a seed round led… Read More

Seattle cybersecurity company WatchGuard snaps up threat analysis startup ActZero

Seattle cybersecurity company WatchGuard Technologies has acquired ActZero for an undisclosed sum, the parties announced this week. WatchGuard has bought… Read More

Washington AG sues T-Mobile over data breach that impacted more than 2M residents

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a consumer protection lawsuit against T-Mobile on Monday, claiming that the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless… Read More

Washington state getting $57M to boost digital equity initiatives, add zero-emission school buses

A number of grants announced this week by the Washington State Dept. of Commerce and Sen. Maria Cantwell’s office total… Read More

‘Embrace the red’: Microsoft puts up another $4M for cloud and AI bugs in broader security push

If security is really more important than everything else, will it be in the keynote? Microsoft, under intense pressure to… Read More

Microsoft details ‘largest cybersecurity engineering effort in history’ — securing its own code

Microsoft gave new details about its security initiatives on Monday morning, less than five months after CEO Satya Nadella and… Read More

‘They’re attractive targets’: Cybersecurity attacks on schools are becoming more frequent and severe

The frequency and severity of cyberattacks against K-12 schools are increasing, with a new incident affecting a school district south… Read More

Seattle Public Library recovers from ransomware attack, makes moves to strengthen tech security

All tech-enabled systems and services are back up and running at Seattle Public Library this week, roughly three months after… Read More

Seattle Public Library says personal information of some staff compromised in cyberattack

In its latest update about the ransomware attack that took out its tech systems and services last month, the Seattle… Read More

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Cybersecurity in the age of AI: A conversation with Amazon Chief Security Officer Steve Schmidt

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: It was a big week for cybersecurity for Seattle’s cloud giants, albeit in very… Read More

Congressional hearing pits Microsoft’s actions vs. words in public grilling over security failures

Updated below with details from hearing. Microsoft President Brad Smith previewed his approach in prepared written testimony for his appearance… Read More

Checkout with the tech out: Amid cyberattack, here’s a read on life at the library in Seattle

For a place that’s traditionally supposed to be quiet, the Broadview branch of the Seattle Public Library was exceptionally so… Read More

Why did ransomware hackers target Seattle Public Library?

The ransomware attack on Seattle Public Library this past weekend isn’t the first to target public library systems. Libraries in… Read More

Cybersecurity attack on Seattle Public Library impacts multiple tech systems and online services

The Seattle Public Library was dealing with what it called a “ransomware event” impacting its technology systems on Tuesday, causing… Read More

Former Microsoft engineers raise $3M for cybersecurity startup StepSecurity

StepSecurity, a Seattle-area startup aiming to help developers secure their projects, raised a $3 million seed round led by Runtime… Read More

Generative AI is a dual concern for cybersecurity industry — and will drive increased labor demand

Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword when it comes to cybersecurity — and will be a core driver of demand… Read More

Haunted by breaches, Microsoft is ‘putting security above all else,’ vows CEO Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella has made a habit of touting the revenue growth in the company’s security technology business on Microsoft’s earnings… Read More

Cybersecurity startup that helps companies secure industrial systems opens Seattle office

Josh Steinman spent four years working as a senior director inside the National Security Council at the White House. One… Read More