Bolster AI has partnered with a global cybersecurity and cloud provider to power Brand Guardian, a new solution designed to detect and disrupt phishing and brand impersonation campaigns at scale. The offering combines Bolster’s AI-driven fraud detection and automated...

Bolster AI on the Shift to System-Level Cyber Threats
Rod Schultz, CEO of Bolster AI, outlines how advances in AI and automation are reshaping cybersecurity, enabling attackers to operate at scale by embedding fraud into trusted digital systems such as search, ads, and everyday workflows. Rather than relying on...
Bolster AI Report Highlights Shift Toward Systematic, Multi-Channel Online Scams
Our partner, Bolster AI has released findings showing that online fraud and phishing are evolving from isolated brand impersonations into fully engineered systems designed to guide victims across multiple trusted digital channels. According to the report, attackers...
Bolster AI Flags Top Holiday Scams Consumers Should Watch For
Bolster AI has released new research showing a sharp rise in holiday-related scams, including a 118% spike in phishing over Thanksgiving, 229% over Black Friday, and a 128% overall increase from last year. The company highlights seven major threats this season:...
Bolster AI Highlights Growing Trust Challenges in an AI-Driven Digital Landscape
Bolster AI CEO Rod Schultz outlines how rapid advances in AI are reshaping online trust and enabling increasingly sophisticated digital fraud. As AI models become better at generating realistic text, audio and video, traditional signals of authenticity are becoming...
Bolster AI Identifies JavaScript-Based Crypto Scam Spread Through Spoofed Emails
Bolster AI has identified a phishing campaign that impersonates Swapzone.io and uses spoofed “0-day exploit” emails to trick users into running a malicious JavaScript snippet in their browser. Sent through Emkei’s Mailer, the messages promise quick profits and push...
Bolster AI Launches “Signals”
Our partner, Bolster AI has introduced Bolster Signals, a new intelligence platform designed to help CISOs cut through noise and turn complex threat data into clear, actionable insights. As AI-driven fraud and impersonation attacks rise, Signals gives security leaders...
Bolster integrates GPT-5 to strengthen AI-powered threat detection
Our partner Bolster AI is advancing its cybersecurity platform with the integration of ChatGPT’s GPT-5, marking a step forward in defending against phishing, impersonation, and fraud at scale. GPT-5’s multi-model architecture, expanded reasoning, multimodal analysis,...
Bolster and ThreatQuotient Unite to Help Security Teams Stop Threats Sooner
Bolster and ThreatQuotient have announced a new integration designed to help security teams detect and stop threats sooner. The partnership brings Bolster’s high-fidelity external threat intelligence directly into ThreatQ, giving SOCs real-time visibility into...
Bolster AI Unveils CheckPhish Plugin for Microsoft Security Copilot
Bolster AI, one of our partner companies, has launched a powerful new integration that brings its CheckPhish threat detection tool into the Microsoft Security Copilot ecosystem. This plugin allows security teams to scan suspicious links for phishing and malware...
How AI is Being Weaponized on the Web
In the age of AI, large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being integrated into web applications, offering powerful capabilities for content creation, customer support, and more. However, their widespread adoption has introduced a new cybersecurity challenge—Web...
Bolster Unveils AI Security for Email to Automate Phishing Threat Mitigation
To address the surge in AI-driven phishing and impersonation attacks, Bolster AI - a leader in multi-channel phishing protection - has launched Bolster AI Security for Email, a new feature that automates the analysis and mitigation of cyber threats reported through...
New Bolster CEO Discusses AI-Driven Fraud and Data Security
Rod Schultz has joined Silicon Valley-based brand security startup Bolster to tailor its technology for CISOs, addressing both external threats and internal data risks as AI adoption accelerates. Schultz was drawn to Bolster by the unique security challenges posed by...
AI-fueled phishing scams raise alarm ahead of U.S. presidential election
Bolster has released research highlighting the growing number of phishing and digital scams targeting U.S. citizens, identifying 24 distinct nation-state threat actor groups attempting to exploit political tensions in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. “We...
Bolster Launches New Phishing in Focus Report Highlighting Key Mid-Year Election Scams
Bolster Launches New Phishing in Focus Report Highlighting Key Mid-Year Election Scams and Consumer-Focused Attacks. In the rapidly changing world of cybersecurity threats, artificial intelligence (AI) has dramatically reshaped the landscape of phishing attacks....
Bolster: Automating The Detection And Takedown Of Cyber Threats In A $12 Billion Market
Bolster is an AI platform that automates the detection and remediation of phishing and scam activities across the internet. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Bolster co-founder and CTO Shashi Prakash to gain insights into the company. Bolster is leveraging AI for positive impact...
Bolster Detects Spike in Phishing Sites Following CrowdStrike Incident, Offers Free CheckPhish Tool for Protection
Bolster, a leader in multi-channel phishing protection, announced that its free CheckPhish site, one of the most popular phishing and scam detection platforms online, has detected a surge in malicious activities. Over 40 phishing and fraudulent lookalike domains were...
Bolster: Multi-Channel Phishing Protection Company Raises $14 Million
Bolster, a leader in multi-channel phishing protection, announced a $14 million Series B financing round led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund, with participation from existing investors Thomvest Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Liberty Global Ventures, Cheyenne Ventures,...









