threat-intel Xpander Raises $7.5 Million for AI Management and Governance Xpander, a startup founded by former AWS engineers, has secured $7.5 million in seed funding to help organizations manage and deploy AI agents. The platform aims to simplify AI adoption and governance for businesses struggling to integrate AI into their workflows. SecurityWeek · Aug 18, 2026 Info aiagentgovernance
threat-intel Balance Theory Raises $19 Million to Help Enterprises Manage Cybersecurity Investments Balance Theory, a cybersecurity investment management platform, secured $19 million in Series A funding to help CISOs better understand and optimize their security spending. The platform uses AI and market data to stream… SecurityWeek · Aug 1, 2026 Info cybersecurityinvestmentmanagement
threat-intel Inspector general finds NIST mistakes have made vulnerability database ineffective A recent inspector general report has identified significant mismanagement and strategic failures within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s National Vulnerability Database (NVD), resulting in a m… The Record · Jun 1, 2026 High UNvulnerabilitybacklogmanagement