More Signal. Less Noise.

V2 | Issue 32 | 8.12.20

Cisco completes acquisition of ThousandEyes. Perimeter 81 closes $40 million Series B round. TikTok plans to open EU data center in Ireland.

Summary

By the CyberWire staff

At a glance.

Cisco completes acquisition of ThousandEyes.
Perimeter 81 closes $40 million Series B round.
Elisity, Adaptive Shield, and Symmetry Systems emerge from stealth.
TikTok plans to open EU data center in Ireland.

Mergers and acquisitions.

Cisco has completed its acquisition of San Francisco-based network monitoring firm ThousandEyes. Cisco says it "will incorporate ThousandEyes capabilities across Cisco's core Enterprise Networking and Cloud, and AppDynamics portfolios."

Arizona-based cybersecurity consultancy Cerberus Sentinel has acquired Chicago-based managed security services provider Technologyville. Cerberus's press release states, "With the new organizational structure, Technologyville president and founder, Brian Yelm, will take on the role of managing director for Cerberus Sentinel....Technologyville will continue to be based in Chicago and plans to grow operations in Arizona and the Southwest."

New York City-based security training firm Offensive Security has acquired pentesting lab provider VulnHub. Offensive Security says that "All content on VulnHub will continue to be offered to the community for free."

Investments and exits.

Tel Aviv-based SASE provider Perimeter 81 has raised $40 million in a Series B round led by Insight Partners. The company says the funding "will help support Perimeter 81’s rapid growth and accelerate the company’s hiring and development," adding that it's "hiring for multiple positions across its Sales, Marketing and R&D teams, and is opening a new office in California."

Michigan-based risk assessment firm Censys has raised $15.5 Million in a Series A round led by GV and Decibel, with participation from Greylock Partners. Censys's CEO and co-founder David Corcoran stated, "This raise enables us to invest aggressively in top security talent and global infrastructure as we move into the next stage of our company." The company's press release added that "Censys plans to double its headcount within the next year, hiring key leadership roles and significantly expanding its sales and engineering teams."

San Francisco-based IT asset management company Oomnitza has secured $12.5 million in a Series B round led by Shasta Ventures and Riverside Acceleration Capital.

Israeli phishing prevention firm Ironscales has added $8 million to its Series B round, bringing the round's total to $23 million, VentureBeat reports. The new funding comes from Jump Capital. Saurabh Sharma, a partner at Jump, is joining the Ironscales board of directors. The company intends to use the funding "to further accelerate its aggressive growth strategy through market expansion and ongoing research and development of its email security platform."

San Jose, California-based zero-trust networking startup Elisity has emerged from stealth and revealed that it received $7.5 million in seed funding in 2018 from Atlantic Bridge. Since then, the company "has been scaling its engineering, sales and marketing teams to ramp up ahead of the company’s launch."

Tel Aviv-based SaaS application security startup Adaptive Shield has emerged from stealth with $4 million in seed funding from Vertex Ventures Israel. The company says, "Developing channel partnerships with leading IT service providers and resellers is an integral part of Adaptive’s go-to-market strategy."

San Francisco-based data security startup Symmetry Systems has emerged from stealth after receiving $3 million in seed funding last year from ForgePoint Capital and Prefix Capital. The company says it will use the funding "to spearhead product development and customer support resulting from active pilot deployments in notable healthcare, fintech, manufacturing and technology organizations."

Michigan-headquartered cloud-based SIEM provider Blumira has raised $2.6 million in a funding round led by M25, with participation from Array Ventures.

Virginia-based "cyber-range-as-a-service" firm HyperQube has raised $2.5 million in a seed funding round led by Leawood Venture Capital. The company will use the funding "to fuel its growth by expanding the sales, marketing, and engineering teams."

Executive moves.

NordVPN has launched an advisory team with Troy Hunt, the founder of Have I Been Pwned, as its first member, Android Central reports. Hunt said in a blog post, "I'll be devoting some cycles each month to work with NordVPN on their tools and messaging with a view to helping them make a great product even better. Yes, it's a commercial relationship but no, I won't be employed by them, will remain independent and will continue to do all the things I usually do anyway."

FireEye has added Sara Andrews to its board of directors. Andrews is currently Senior Vice President and CISO at PepsiCo.

Cellebrite has appointed three new executives: Ronnen Armon as Chief Product & Technology Officer, Miri Mishor-Goldenberg as Senior Vice President of Customer Services, and Marque Teegardin as General Manager North America. Armon was most recently Chief Operating Officer at Verbit.ai and previously co-founded and served as CEO at Capriza. Mishor-Goldenberg has spent the last six years as Vice President of IT Customer Experience at Amdocs. Teegardin most recently served as Chief Revenue Officer at Gigster.

Ironscales has hired Matthew McNulty as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. McNulty previously served as SVP of International Sales at KnowBe4.

Spreedly has appointed Christopher Hudel as its new CISO. The company's announcement notes that Hudel "previously served as an adjunct professor teaching information security graduate and undergraduate courses for the University of North Carolina."

Companies in the news.

TikTok announced that it's spending $500 million (€420 million) to set up its first EU-based data center in Ireland. The company says European user data will be stored at this location when the center comes online in early 2022.

Meanwhile, France's data privacy regulator CNIL is investigating TikTok's data collection and transparency practices, Reuters reports. CNIL told Reuters that it "began investigations into the tiktok.com website and the TikTok application in May 2020" after receiving a complaint. TikTok told the publication, "We are aware of the investigation by the CNIL and are fully cooperating with them." Reuters also reports, citing a CNIL spokesperson, that "CNIL is part of a recently established EU task-force on TikTok. It is notably reviewing TikTok’s arrival in the region and its wish for Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) as its chief oversight national regulator."

Selected Reading

Marketplace.

Jump Capital Leads $8 Million Series B Extension for IRONSCALES (PRWeb) IRONSCALES, the pioneer of self-learning email security, today announced it has closed an $8 million Series B extension led by Chicago-based v

Perimeter 81 Raises $40 Million in Series B Funding Led by Insight Partners (VentureBeat) Press Release Perimeter 81, a leading Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Network as a Service provider, announced today that it has completed a $40 million Series B round led by Insight Partners. The financing will help support Perimeter 81's rapid growth and accelerate...

AI cybersecurity startup Elisity raises $7.5 million to protect networks from attack with AI (VentureBeat) Cybersecurity startup Elisity emerged from stealth with $7.5 million to further develop tools that protect networks from AI-driven attacks.

Adaptive Shield Emerges from Stealth with $4 Million Seed Round to Protect $115 Billion Enterprise SaaS Market with Complete App Security Control (BusinessWire) Israeli startup Adaptive Shield today emerged from stealth with $4 million in seed funding from Vertex Ventures Israel to automate complete control of

Blumira Raises New Round of Funding For Threat Detection & Response (PR Newswire) Blumira, an emerging cybersecurity startup based in Ann Arbor, recently raised $2.6 million in funding. This investment will allow the company...

Zebraworks, nQueue Merge to Develop More Remote Cloud-Based Legal Tech (Legaltech News) The newly merged company announced it will release two cloud-based products in the first half of 2021 with the aim of enabling remote data collection, mobile scanning and document routing.

Sierra Nevada Secures $319M Army Contract for Comms Security Device Production (GovCon Wire) The U.S. Army has awarded Sierra Nevada Corp. a potential 10-year, $318.9M contract to produce, engi

TrapX Security named as a Sample Vendor in Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations, 2020 (BusinessWire) TrapX Security, the global leader in deception-based cyber defense solutions, was identified as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Security

QuintessenceLabs Selected by World Economic Forum as a Global Innovator (BusinessWire) QuintessenceLabs has been selected by the World Economic Forum to join their Global Innovators Community, as an innovative voice on cybersecurity

Oomnitza Closes $12.5M Series B To Manage Company Digital Estates (Crunchbase News) Companies use Oomnitza’s platform to manage their IT infrastructures while also addressing requirements for security, compliance, procurement and employee experience.

Symmetry Systems Emerges from Stealth with $3 Million in Seed Funding from ForgePoint Capital and Prefix Capital to Transform Data Security (PR Newswire) Symmetry Systems, provider of cutting-edge Data Store and Object Security (DSOS), today emerged from stealth a year after raising $3 million in...

Cerberus Sentinel announces acquisition of Technologyville (GlobeNewswire) U.S. cybersecurity services firm expands service offerings

WISeKey Completes $5 Million Private Placement with Crede Capital Group - GuruFocus.comWISeKey Completes $5 Million Private Placement with Crede Capital Group (GuruFocus) WISeKey Completes $5 Million Private Placement with Crede Capital Group, Stocks: WKEY, release date:Aug 10, 2020

Email Security Firm Ironscales Wins $8 Million In New Funding (Mediapost) Ironscales has named Matthew McNulty, formerly of KnowBe4, as SVP of worldwide sales.

Centrify Again Named a Leader in 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (Centrify) Centrify, a leading provider of Identity-Centric Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management. The report evaluated 12 vendors based on completeness of vision and ability to execute.1

Tech, Financial Firms Eye Ways to Save TikTok’s U.S. Operations From Ban (Wall Street Journal) Several investment and technology firms are exploring a potential deal for the U.S. operations of TikTok, which is facing a Trump administration ban, but each would have to surmount hurdles at least as high as the Chinese platform’s main suitor, Microsoft.

TikTok runners and riders: who is in the race to buy the Chinese app? (The Telegraph) Microsoft is the frontrunner to buy TikTok but many others are hoping to get their hands on the social media sensation

Twitter makes play for TikTok (Computing) Twitter is said to be only looking at TikTok’s US operations - unlike Microsoft, which wants the whole package

BlackCloak Named Winner as Top 100 Cybersecurity Startup for 2020 (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ -- BlackCloak, Inc., the cybersecurity industry's leading provider of Concierge Cybersecurity™ for Executives, High-Profile, and High-Net-Worth...

CloudKnox Named Winner in 2020 Black Unicorn Awards for Cybersecurity Companies Who Have the Potential of Being Valued at $1B (BusinessWire) As a Top 100 Cyber Security Startup, CloudKnox’s cloud security solutions are particularly in demand in today’s ever-evolving cyber ecosystem.

XM Cyber Named a Top 100 Cybersecurity Startup for 2020 (PR Newswire) XM Cyber, the multi-award-winning leader in breach and attack simulation (BAS) advanced cyber risk analytics and cloud security posture...

KnowBe4 Celebrates 10 Years and 1,000 Employees by Planting 10,000 Trees Worldwide (PR Newswire) KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced it will be...

Leading the Way: Women In Cybersecurity (ISA Cybersecurity Inc.) Thanks to the leadership of trail-blazing women in cyber, progress is being made to break down the barriers to entering and thriving in this exciting field.

Censys Raises $15.5 Million; Announces New Scan Engine That Sees 44% More Of The Internet (Censys) Censys, Inc., the leading cybersecurity company that offers Internet-wide continuous visibility and real-time risk assessment to help businesses monitor their constantly evolving attack surfaces and vulnerabilities, today announced that it has raised a $15.5 million Series A round of financing from returning investors. The round was co-led by GV and Decibel and includes participation from Greylock Partners.

Silverfort Raises $30 Million to Accelerate Growth and Meet Customer Demand (CIO Applications) Silverfort enables its customers to protect many sensitive systems that other vendors can’t...

Qualys strengthens security and threat research offerings with latest acquisition (TahawulTech.com) Qualys has announced that it has acquired the software assets of Spell Security, an endpoint detection and response start-up.

Cisco completes acquisition of software firm ThousandEyes (Back End News) Technology company Cisco announced the completion of its acquisition of ThousandEyes, a network intelligence firm that produces software that analyzes the performance of local and wide area network…

SolarWinds CEO Kevin Thompson answers eight questions about a possible spin-off of SolarWinds MSP (CRN Australia) MSP business is ready to take off under its own power.

Launching a cyber-start up during lockdown (teiss) SOC.OS, a spin-off from BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, has benefited from the experience of launching during the Coronavirus lockdown

Exclusive: Microsoft faces complex technical challenges in TikTok carveout (Reuters) Microsoft Corp's bid to carve out parts of TikTok from its Chinese owner ByteDance will be a technically complex endeavor that could test the patience of President Donald Trump's administration, according to sources familiar with the setup.

TikTok deal tests Microsoft’s decades of China experience (Financial Times) The US tech company hopes its connections will help it navigate storm safely

Explainer: Microsoft's TikTok bid spotlights Windows maker's history with China (Reuters) Microsoft Corp has emerged as the most likely buyer of the U.S. operations of TikTok, the popular Chinese short-video app that U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to effectively ban on national security grounds.

WSJ News Exclusive | Twitter, TikTok Have Held Preliminary Talks About Possible Combination (Wall Street Journal) Twitter has had preliminary talks about a potential combination with TikTok, the popular video-sharing app that the Trump administration has declared a national-security threat due to its Chinese ownership, according to people familiar with the matter.

Why Microsoft Could Have Rivals for TikTok. It May Not Just Be Twitter. (Barron's) Twitter is said to have had preliminary talks. But Amazon and Snap are also seen to be potential suitors.

Netflix should buy TikTok if Microsoft can't close a deal (CNBC) Why Netflix should try to buy TikTok, especially it can buy its global operations, if Microsoft can't close a deal with the U.S. government.

()

Tencent Stock Drops After Firm Is Targeted by Trump Executive Order (Wall Street Journal) Shares of Tencent Holdings plunged as much as 10%, hours after President Trump signed an executive order that would bar U.S. entities from transacting with the Chinese internet giant.

Trump Ban on Top Messaging App Risks Snarling Global Business (Bloomberg) Trump’s WeChat ban seemed to threaten entire global business. U.S. companies from Apple to Walmart rely on Tencent’s WeChat.

Open Letter to Facebook — Stop Antisemitism (Stop Antisemitism) We applaud your recent announcement...

Huawei: Smartphone chips running out under US sanctions (AP NEWS) Chinese tech giant Huawei is running out of processor chips to make smartphones due to U.S. sanctions and will be forced to stop production of its own most advanced chips, a company...

Deep Instinct Contracts with T-Systems Poland, Furthering Strategic Expansion into EMEA (BusinessWire) Deep Instinct furthers expansion into EMEA, contracting with T-Systems Poland and partnering with Spinnakar (UK) and CyberMonks (Germany).

XM Cyber Named a Top 100 Cybersecurity Startup for 2020 (PR Newswire) XM Cyber, the multi-award-winning leader in breach and attack simulation (BAS) advanced cyber risk analytics and cloud security posture...

HyperQube Announces Equity Raise Led by Leawood Venture Capital (The Central Virginian) ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- HyperQube Technologies, the Arlington, Virginia, company that brings the power of "copy and paste" to complex cloud networks, today announced Leawood Venture Capital

VulnHub Taken over by Offensive Security (CIO Applications) VulnHub is an open-source, continually updated catalog of IT assets that are legally hackable,...

Could TikTok's Irish data centre be enough to protect user privacy? (The Telegraph) British and European TikTok users will see their data transferred from the US to Ireland to boost security

Certis bulks up on tech capabilities as it expands beyond security (The Edge Singapore) For property owners, instead of parcelling out different contracts for security, command and control systems, facilities management and concierge, Certis has the technology, the manpower and the capabilities to handle them all.

Paving the Road to Mass Adoption: Draper Goren Holm Doubles Down on DeFi (Draper Goren Holm | Blockchain Venture Studio) Draper Goren Holm announces blockchain infrastructure investment and incubation of consumer DeFi product.

White Ops’ recent funding fast-tracks UK expansion (London Business News) White Ops, the global leader in collective protection against sophisticated bot attacks and fraud, have announced their expansion into the UK.

TikTok to spend $500 million on first EU data center in Ireland (ETCIO.com) The move to expand its operations within EU borders is part of TikTok’s global effort to prove itself a responsible internet citizen and a trustwort..

The real reason Microsoft wants to buy TikTok (Washington Post) More than merely appealing to the young users of TikTok, Microsoft could use the data culled from its videos to better compete against its AI rivals.

KnowBe4 Named a Winner in Black Unicorn Awards for 2020 (PRWeb) KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced that it has been named a winner i

Rackspace disappoints in IPO redux; shares off 18% from pricing level (NASDAQ:RXT) (Seeking Alpha) Rackspace Technology (NASDAQ:RXT) opens trading at $16.85 after the IPO was priced at $21 last night.

Products, services, and solutions.

Virtru and Area 1 Security Partner to Deliver Comprehensive Cloud Email Protection (Virtru) Available now, the joint offering combines Virtru’s seamless email encryption with Area 1’s advanced anti-phishing capabilities to help enterprises strengthen their security posture and ensure privacy and compliance while maximizing cloud collaboration and ROI.

Rohde & Schwarz significantly enhances 5G device certification capabilities with the R&S TS8980 test system (Rohde & Schwarz) Rohde & Schwarz fulfills the certification entry criteria (CEC) for a greatly increased number of the Global Certification Forum's (GCF) work items (WI) and PCS Type Certification Review Board (PTCRB) requests for 5G FR1 RF conformance testing. Thanks to 572 new GCF validations and 215 new PTCRB validations for the R&S TS8980FTA 3A, the updated version of the leading RF test system R&S TS8980 can now perform a broad range of 5G device certification tests.

Veristor and Remediant Partner to Deliver "Zero Standing" Privileged Access Management Control and Insight (Veristor) Companies Work to Eliminate Security Risk and Complexity by Assuring Privileged Credentials Are Only Granted "Just Enough, Just-in-Time"

Invixium and SIASA Announce Distribution Partnership for Mexico (Invixium) Premiere Security Distributor in Mexico Signs Distribution Agreement with Canadian Biometric Manufacturer Toronto, Ontario (August 11, 2020) –Invixium, a leading global provider of advanced touchless biometric solutions and SIASA, a leading supplier of biometric hardware and software in Latin America, jointly announce an exclusive partnership to distribute Invixium’s range of biometric products to SIASA’s customers …

Vodafone and Accenture join hands to offer cyber security services (Newshour Press) In its attempt to help European businesses make their cyber security up-to-date, Vodafone Business announced that it would be joining forces with the Irish-dom

KoolSpan Delivers Secure Mobile Communications Solution to NGA’s GEOINT App Store for Department of Defense and Intelligence Community Users (BusinessWire) KoolSpan Delivers Secure Mobile Communications Solution to NGA’s GEOINT App Store for US Government users

DigiCert Announces New Multi-year Plan in DigiCert CertCentral® to Help Customers Simplify TLS Certificate Management Ahead of 1-Year Lifetime Requirements (Security Boulevard) Multi-year Plan reduces administrative burdens, locks in costs and takes advantage of automation for simpler certificate management (LEHI, Utah) — (Aug.

Virtru and Area 1 Security Partner to Deliver Comprehensive Cloud Email Protection (GlobeNewswire) Joint Solution Combines Seamless, End-to-End Encryption with Advanced Cloud Email Security

()

Analyst1 Wages War on Cybercrime with Next Generation Threat Intelligence Platform (WFMZ) Analyst1, a threat intelligence platform engineered by analysts for the enterprise, is revolutionizing the way cybersecurity analysts defend the nation's most sensitive and

New Recorded Future and Microsoft Azure Partnership Brings Security Intelligence to Cloud Environments (PR Newswire) Recorded Future, the largest global security intelligence provider, today announced that it has partnered with Microsoft Azure to support...

How This Cybersecurity Startup Is Using Machine Learning (Analytics India Magazine) In an attempt to revolutionise the cyber threat visibility, CYFIRMA, a cyber analytics startup help in understanding the threat landscape.

Forescout Sets a New Standard for Securing the Enterprise of Things (GlobeNewswire) Forescout Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCT), the leader in Enterprise of Things security, today announced new capabilities and platform updates to deliver an active defense for the Enterprise of Things (EoT) by identifying, segmenting and enforcing compliance of every connected thing.

Juniper Networks rolls out WAN assurance service (Capacity Media) Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR), has unveiled its Mist WAN Assurance service, enhancing automation and insight in branch locations with AI-driven service and client-to-cloud event correlation for rapid fault resolution, anomaly detection and proactive support.

Fingerprint Cards launches new biometric solution for the PC market (Yahoo) Tailored software and a range of Fingerprints’ touch sensors support new design integrations and placements World-leading biometrics company, Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints™) today launches a new solution for the PC market. Following several successful integrations in Chromebooks, biometric authentication

SonicWall’s Simplicity, Value Solve Escalating Costs, Security Needs for Newly Extended Distributed Enterprises, Governments & MSSPs (SonicWall) New high-performance NSsp firewalls, cloud-native management and on-prem threat analysis upend enterprise market to deliver cost-effective security in new business normal MILPITAS, Calif. — August 11, 2020 — Newly distributed enterprises, government agencies and MSSPs are continuously challenged to deliver vital and immediate threat protection to large-scale networks and remote workforces — all while adhering …

SonicWall Leads SMB Market to Resolve Stretched Security Budgets, Risks for Newly Extended Remote Workforces - SonicWall (SonicWall) New SonicWall TZ series is first desktop firewall to deliver multi-gigabit malware and ransomware protection, even for attacks hiding in the TLS 1.3 traffic MILPITAS, Calif. — August 11, 2020 — An essential component of modern network protection, firewall technology is increasingly relied upon as organizations secure distributed networks and rapidly expanding remote and mobile …

Generali Global Assistance Launches Email Health Check To Enhance Identity Monitoring For GEICO Customers (PR Newswire) Generali Global Assistance ("GGA"), the developer of a proprietary identity and cyber protection platform, today announced that it has launched...

Claroty and Check Point Software Technologies Partner to Secure Industrial Control Networks (PR Newswire) Claroty, the global leader in operational technology (OT) security, today announced its partnership with Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd....

Thycotic Releases Privileged Access Management Capabilities for the New Reality of Cloud and Remote Work (PR Newswire) Thycotic, a provider of privileged access management (PAM) solutions for more than 10,000 organizations worldwide, including 25 percent of the...

United Platform Levels UP (Northrop Grumman Newsroom) Northrop Grumman is at the leading edge of a Lean-Agile and Development Security Operations (DevSecOps) revolution within the U.S. armed forces as the system coordinator for a U.S. Air Force program called Unified Platform (UP). As a cloud-based,...

AI Helps Home Users Detect and Prevent Unknown Cyber Threats (MarTech Series) SecureAge adds Automatic Mode to SecureAPlus SecureAge Technology, a leading global data and endpoint protection company, has announced the addition of a new feature to its SecureAPlus application control solution to simplify security protection for home users. Automatic Mode allows the SecureAPlus AI engine to build personalised 'allow lists' without user input, preventing malicious files from causing irreparable damage – a timely solution that helps secure the gap between company networks and home devices. According to the independent IT security institute AV-TEST[1], 350,000 new malicious malwares are released daily, and this number continues to rise as attackers look to exploit

GreatHorn Strengthens Email Security Offering With Fully Integrated Platform Capabilities (GreatHorn) Enhancements to leading platform allow for greater visibility to detect and respond to increasingly sophisticated threats WALTHAM, MA– August 11, 2020 – Today, cloud-native email security solution GreatHorn announced the launch of the company’s most substantial and comprehensive platform update yet. The fully refreshed solution now offers more expansive visibility across the entire email security […]

Kaspersky further enhances privacy protection for PC users with new features (CRN - India) Read Article Kaspersky has enhanced the protection of users’ personal information on PCs by introducing several new features to its consumer products and developing Kaspersky Security Cloud to adapt to its users’ needs. Its Account Check feature now automatically checks if email addresses that customers use when logging into their online accounts have been compromised. …

CyberSaint Releases Functionality Allowing CISOs and CIOs (AiThority) CyberSaint, the developer of the leading platform for automated, intelligent cybersecurity program management, announced new CyberStrong platform

KnowBe4 decreases risk of phishing attacks from 32% to 7% at SIG (Intelligent CIO Europe) Access to, and the use of data, is a strong contributor to a company’s business strategy and it was this that increased the need for SIG to ramp up its protection from potential cyberattacks. Carl Baron, Chief Information Security Officer, SIG, tells us how KnowBe4‘s solution helped it to improve its cybersecurity. SIG plc. is […]

Cellebrite Includes Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Investigations Solutionto its Digital Intelligence Platform (CIOReview) Cellebrite’s Crypto Tracer Solution Gives Investigators Unparalleled Visibility into Cryptocurrency Movement

I'm Open Sourcing the Have I Been Pwned Code Base (Troy Hunt) Let me just cut straight to it: I'm going to open source the Have I Been Pwned code base. The decision has been a while coming and it took a failed M&A process to get here, but the code will be turned over to the public for the

KnowBe4 Launches New Browser Password Inspector Tool, Business World: (New Kerala) Business World: KnowBe4, the provider of the worlds largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, announced it has launched a new, complimentary tool called the Browser Password Inspector to help better protect organizations from ransomware attacks, credential theft and accou...

Acronis Releases Hardened Backup Solution Specifically Designed to Meet the Unique Needs of Air-Gapped Networks (AiThority) Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, announced the launch of Acronis Cyber Backup SCS Hardened Edition, a full disk image backup solution

CyberSaint Releases Functionality Allowing CISOs and CIOs to Clearly Align Cybersecurity Risk Management Solution Plans with Organizational Objectives (Yahoo) New updates to the CyberStrong platform allow CISOs and CIOs to deliver impactful narratives around their solution plans aligned with business goals

Solutions Granted, Inc. Releases New MDR Solution to Serve MSP Cybersecurity Needs (PR Newswire) Solutions Granted, Inc. is thrilled to announce the launch of our Managed Detection & Response solution. This solution is unique in the...

Cybereason and deepwatch Announce a Strategic Partnership to Help Enterprises Stop Advanced Cyber Attacks (Cybereason) Cybereason, a leader in endpoint security, and deepwatch, a leading provider of intelligence driven managed security services, today announced a partnership to help security operations teams protect enterprises from advanced cyber threats through a new Managed Endpoint Detection & Response (MEDR) solution.

Terbium Labs and DarkOwl Join Forces to Enable Clients Secure Monitoring of Millions of Records Against the World's Largest Dark Web Database (WebWire) DarkOwl LLC and Terbium Labs are proud to announce a strategic partnership, the combination delivers a uniquely comprehensive and granular digital risk protection for Terbium clients....

Trusona Extends Enterprise Offering with Passwordless Authentication for Windows 10 (The Apache Junction & Gold Canyon News) Trusona, the pioneering leader in passwordless multi-factor authentication solutions, today announced support for Windows 10 end-points, enabling enterprises to provide enhanced security and

BKD launches new cybersecurity assessment tool to grade progress (Kansas City Business Journal) The new BKD Cybersecurity Framework Assessment Tool helps businesses assess their cybersecurity measures and measure improvement in an affordable way.

Thales High Tech to Offer Thai Citizens One of the World’s Most Secure E-Passports (BusinessWire) The next generation of high-tech e-passports to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Thailand has been successfully delivered thanks to Thales.

Snapchat adds in-app voter registration targeted at young people (Axios) Snapchat successfully registered 450,000 people through its app during the 2018 midterms.

Securonix Introduces SearchMore for Proactive Threat Detection and Response (Yahoo) Next-Gen SIEM Allows SOC Teams to Search Live and Long-Term Data; Delivers Industry-First Community-Powered Threat Hunting Capability

wolfSSL Compiles Most Comprehensive Set of Cryptographic Benchmarks (PRWeb) The wolfSSL embedded SSL/TLS library was written from the ground-up with portability, performance, and memory usage in mind. Our benchmarks outshine our com

Open source tool Infection Monkey allows security pros to test their network like never before (Help Net Security) Guardicore unveiled new capabilities for Infection Monkey, its free, open source tool that maps to the MITRE ATT&CK knowledge base.

Fortinet Introduces the World’s First Hyperscale Firewall (GlobeNewswire) FortiGate 4400F is the Only Firewall Capable of Securing Hyperscale Data Centers and 5G Networks, Delivering the Industry’s Highest Performance with Security Compute Ratings of up to 13x

New infosec products of the week: August 7, 2020 (Help Net Security) The featured products this week come from the following vendors: BluBracket, Farsight Security, Radiflow, StrongBox IT, and Fortinet.

Technology Businesses Turn to CompTIA ISAO for Critical Threat Intelligence (CompTIA) Technology solution providers, managed services providers (MSPs) and other organizations searching for critical cybersecurity threat intelligence have a new resource available from CompTIA.

Calyptix Security Releases AccessEnforcer 5.0 Beta to Add Network Authentication for Microsoft RDP and SSH Access (PR Newswire) Calyptix Security Corporation, maker of the AccessEnforcer® UTM Firewall, today announced the release of AccessEnforcer 5.0 Beta at CompTIA...

CynergisTek Partners with Awake Security to Identify Adversaries in Healthcare Networks (BusinessWire) CynergisTek partners with Awake Security to offer compromise assessments to identify threat adversaries in healthcare networks.

Acuant Integrates iProov Patented Biometric Authentication Into Its Trusted Identity Platform (BusinessWire) iProov, the leading provider of biometric authentication technology for Genuine Presence Assurance, today announced that Acuant, a global leader in id

Rain Networks Chose Partnership with Comodo for Ransomware and Cyber Attack Protection (Yahoo) Rain Networks, chose to partner with Comodo for ransomware and cyber-attack protection. Hear more from Nathan Carter, Vice President Sales, Rain Networks about how this VAR expanded its security services for customers.

LastPass adding dark web monitoring to its Premium subscription (MobileSyrup) Available for Premium, Family and Business subscribers, LastPass' dark web monitoring will alert you when you've been caught in a breach.

Radiflow launches CIARA as first risk analysis platform based on ISA/IEC 62443 framework (Radiflow) Cyber Industrial Automated Risk Analysis (CIARA) helps industrial automation and control system users to dramatically streamline risk reduction planning and compliance for improved cyber risk posture

Efficacy of Micro-Segmentation (Computer Business Review) Illumio Inc. engaged Bishop Fox to measure the effectiveness of micro-segmentation using the Illumio Adaptive Security Platform (ASP) as a control in limiting lateral network movement. The following report details the findings identified during the course of the engagement, which started on March 16, 2020. Goals: – Create a repeatable testing methodology that can be …

Ensighten Launches Client-Side Threat Intelligence Initiative and Invests in Machine Learning (PR Newswire) Ensighten, the leader in client-side website security and privacy compliance enforcement, today announced increased investment into threat...

Area 1 Security Launches New North American Partner Program (PR Newswire) Area 1 Security today announced its new partner program to allow partners to easily sell and deliver the industry's only preemptive,...

Kaspersky expands product array for security researchers with sandboxing technology (Intelligent CIO Africa) Cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky has revealed that its sandboxing technology is now available for use in customer networks. The on-premises Kaspersky Research Sandbox is designed for organisations with strict restrictions on data sharing, to enable them to build their internal security operations centres (SOCs) or computer emergency response teams (CERTs). The company said the solution helps […]

Fortinet Introduces the World’s First Hyperscale Firewall (GlobeNewswire) FortiGate 4400F is the Only Firewall Capable of Securing Hyperscale Data Centers and 5G Networks, Delivering the Industry’s Highest Performance with Security Compute Ratings of up to 13x

People.

Siemens' Tony Hemmelgarn Joins Board of Directors | WashingtonExec (WashingtonExec) Tony Hemmelgarn, president and CEO of Siemens Digital Industries Software, has joined Siemens Government Technologies board of directors, the company

Juniper Networks to Appoint Sharon Mandell as Chief Information Officer (CIOReview) Juniper Networks to Appoint Sharon Mandell as Chief Information Officer By CIOReview - Juniper Networks appoints Sharon Mandell as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer.

Spreedly Adds Chief Information Security Officer (PYMNTS.com) Spreedly, which works in accelerating global commerce via a secure, flexible platform, has announced Christopher Hudel as chief information security officer.

PepsiCo Chief Information Security Officer Sara Andrews Joins FireEye Board of Directors (BusinessWire) FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE), the intelligence-led security company, today announced that Sara Andrews has been appointed to the FireEye board of dire

Cellebrite Announces New Additions to Its Executive Management Team (INSIDENOVA.COM) Cellebrite, the global leader in Digital Intelligence (DI) solutions for public and private sectors, today announced the appointment of three new executives

NordVPN unveils advisory team to improve security and privacy (Android Central) NordVPN is doubling down on security and has announced an all-new advisory team that will help keep the company on the right path.

I'm Partnering with NordVPN as a Strategic Advisor (Troy Hunt) I love security. I love privacy. Consequently, it will come as no surprise that I love tools that help people achieve those objectives. Equally, I have no patience for false promises, and I've been very vocal about my feelings there: But one of them is literally called “Secure VPN”, how