As part of CRN’s coverage looking ahead to 2026, we’re highlighting 10 cybersecurity startups —at the Series C funding level or earlier—that have been on our radar for delivering novel approaches to protecting businesses and engaging with channel partners. Our list of cybersecurity startups to watch in 2026 includes early-stage companies providing identity security, exposure management and […]
The past year was dominated by one theme: scale. Scale in data, in AI adoption, in the speed of attacks, and in the number of systems security teams must protect without additional resources. In 2025, organizations tried to understand how deeply AI systems touch their environments, how much of their data is unnecessarily exposed, and […]
Even in an area of cybersecurity as essential as data protection, the stakes continue to climb higher in 2025. The pressures have mounted both from the intensification of data theft and extortion attacks as well as from the surging adoption of GenAI-powered tools and LLMs, which have drastically heightened the risk of sensitive data being improperly accessed.
Evolving technology and advanced attackers have created new data security concerns for enterprises. There’s more data available than ever, particularly thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) and more interconnected devices. And attackers have noticed.
Evolving technology and advanced attackers have created new data security concerns for enterprises. There’s more data available than ever, particularly thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) and more interconnected devices. And attackers have noticed.
As long as cybersecurity has been around, it has primarily been a game of reaction. A breach occurs, alarms sound and teams scramble to contain the damage. That cycle has been repeated so often it’s almost taken as inevitable.
