cybersecurity

DataBahn Raises $40M Series B Led by Insight Partners

by | Aug 4, 2026
The AI-native data company, which closed a $17 million Series A last year, says the new funding will accelerate development of its “agentic data control plane” for enterprise data and AI systems.
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Plano-Based Critical Start Taps Veteran Software Exec to Lead Company
by | Jul 29, 2026
Francine Geist, former CEO of LiveAction, succeeds Scott White as CEO of the cybersecurity solutions firm as part of a planned leadership transition.
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‘Not Just Browsing’: Dallas Cybersecurity Unicorn Island Lands on CNBC’s Disruptor 50
by | May 19, 2026
The nearly $5 billion startup ranked No. 28 on CNBC’s 2026 list alongside AI giants Anthropic, OpenAI and Databricks—making it the highest-ranked Texas company and the only Dallas-Fort Worth company in this year’s lineup.
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Cyber Risk Intelligence Firm iCOUNTER Names New Chief Marketing & Financial Officers
by | May 13, 2026
The new C-suite appointees are Lisa Hayashi as chief marketing officer and Bob Kalchthaler as chief financial officer. Both are seasoned tech leaders who help position iCOUNTER for growth, the Dallas-based company said.
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North Texas-Based Amera IoT Launches ‘Quantum-Proof’ Encryption Technology

by | Jan 8, 2026
"For decades, cybersecurity has been a race against ever-more powerful computers," says Amera IoT CTO Tony Valentino. "AmeraKey Encryption fundamentally changes that equation." With its solution in place, the company says, "there is nothing for a hacker to steal."
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Tech Mahindra Expands North Texas Presence With UT Dallas AI Partnership and Makers Lab
by | Dec 10, 2025
After opening its Americas HQ in Plano earlier this year, Tech Mahindra is now launching its first U.S. Makers Lab at its Plano facility through a new applied AI partnership with UT Dallas.
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Dallas-Based LevelBlue To Acquire San Diego-Based Cybersecurity Firm Cybereason and Gain Investors via Deal
by | Oct 14, 2025
As part of the deal, SoftBank Corp., SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and Liberty Strategic Capital, known for investing in disruptive and innovative technology, will become investors in LevelBlue—which was formerly known as AT&T Cybersecurity before its spinout as a standalone business last year.
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North Texas’ DKBinnovative Names New CEO After Climb Through Leadership Ranks
by | Oct 3, 2025
The Frisco-based managed IT and cybersecurity firm promoted its COO to the top role just months after his latest appointment, part of a broader push to scale while preserving its culture and client-first approach.
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Dallas-Based LevelBlue Closes Acquisition of Trustwave, Forming ‘World’s Largest’ MSSP

by | Aug 20, 2025
LevelBlue—formerly known as AT&T Cybersecurity before its spinout as a standalone business last year—said the deal makes it "the world’s largest pure-play" managed security services provider, with the broadest and most comprehensive portfolio of managed security, offensive security, strategic advisory, incident response, and security software.
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$5.3B U.K. Cybersecurity Co. Darktrace Opens North Texas Office, Names New U.S. Execs
by | Aug 5, 2025
Acquired last year by Chicago's Thoma Bravo for $5.3 billion, Darktrace was co-founded by British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and former U.K. intelligence officials. Lynch died last summer when his superyacht Bayesian sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily.
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The Last Word: Trend Micro’s Rachel Jin on ‘Thousands of Exposed AI Servers’
by | Jul 30, 2025
Japan-based global cybersecurity leader Trend Micro—whose U.S. HQ is in Irving—is urging AI engineers and IT leaders to heed best practices in developing and deploying secure systems—warning that if they don't, they'll risk exposure to "data theft, poisoning, ransom, and other attacks." 
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McKinney’s Cytracom Promotes SVP of Sales to Chief Revenue Officer

by | Jul 2, 2025
The promotion follows a HQ move in 2024 and two cybersecurity acquisitions this year as McKinney-based Cytracom expands its unified platform for MSPs.
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India-Based L&T Technology Services Launches New Engineering Design Center in North Texas
by | Jul 1, 2025
The global engineering and tech services company’s Plano facility is slated to create over 350 high-skilled jobs in AI, digital engineering, cybersecurity, and manufacturing solutions.
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Trend Micro Partners with Dell and NVIDIA on ‘AI Factory’ Infrastructure Solutions
by | Jun 24, 2025
Trend Micro—whose U.S. HQ is in Irving—said many companies are demanding that their technology vendors remove the burden of "DIY security" by delivering pre-validated and co-engineered security and infrastructure offerings. 
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