More Signal. Less Noise.

V2 | Issue 34 | 8.26.20

Palo Alto Networks acquires The Crypsis Group. Sumo Logic files for a $100 million IPO. Palantir files its S-1.

Summary

By the CyberWire staff

At a glance.

Palo Alto Networks acquires The Crypsis Group.
Sumo Logic files for a $100 million IPO.
ReliaQuest receives $300 million in growth financing.
Palantir files its S-1.

Mergers and acquisitions.

Palo Alto Networks will acquire Virginia-headquartered incident response and risk management firm The Crypsis Group for $265 million. The company stated, "The addition of The Crypsis Group's security consulting and forensics capabilities will strengthen Cortex XDR's ability to collect rich security telemetry, manage breaches and initiate rapid response actions. The Crypsis Group's experts and insights will also fuel the Cortex XDR platform with a continuous feedback loop between incident response engagements and product research teams to prevent future cyberattacks. The company expects to integrate The Crypsis Group's processes and technology into Cortex XDR to further enhance its ability to safeguard organizations at every stage of the security lifecycle."

New Jersey-based Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA. (the US division of Japanese technology company Konica Minolta) has acquired Missouri-based cybersecurity consultancy Depth Security. Depth Security will be added to Konica Minolta's IT services division All Covered. The company stated, "The Depth Security team will round-out All Covered’s current defensive offering to include offensive capabilities to support market share growth."

Texas-based engineering and procurement company KBR has agreed to acquire Virginia-based space, intelligence and cybersecurity technology company Centauri from Arlington Capital Partners for "approximately $800 million (net of tax benefits) in cash." KBR says the acquisition "significantly expands its military space and intelligence businesses and builds on its already strong cybersecurity and missile defense solutions."

Madrid-based ElevenPaths (Telefónica Tech's cybersecurity subsidiary) has acquired Valencia-based governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) firm Govertis. Telefónica Tech says the acquisition is part of its "organic and inorganic growth strategy with the aim of reinforcing its leadership in cybersecurity in the countries in which Telefónica operates and in new markets." Govertis has a "network of offices throughout Spain and Latin America, especially in Ecuador and Peru."

Minnesota-based IT services provider ConvergeOne has acquired Washington-based contact center company Altivon. ConvergeOne's CEO John A. McKenna Jr. stated, "The addition of the Altivon team is an important step in our strategy to develop and expand customer relationships by providing comprehensive collaboration solutions with cloud, managed and professional services."

Dublin-based IT and security management platform provider Kaseya has acquired Virginia-based automated phishing defense company Graphus. Graphus's platform has been integrated into Kaseya's IT Complete offering.

Investments and exits.

Redwood City-based cloud log management and SIEM company Sumo Logic has filed for a $100 million IPO, Crunchbase News reports.

Florida-based cybersecurity intelligence platform provider ReliaQuest has raised $300 million in a growth financing round led by KKR, with participation from Ten Eleven Ventures and ReliaQuest founder and CEO Brian Murphy. The company says the investment "will support ReliaQuest in accelerating the company's growth initiatives, including international expansion and platform development."

Berlin- and San Francisco-based "pentest-as-a-service" firm Cobalt has raised $29 million in a Series B round led by Highland Europe, with participation from angel investors "Scott Belsky (chief product officer at Adobe), Soren Abildgaard (executive VP of engineering at Zendesk), Chris Eng (Chief Research Officer at Veracode), Gary Swart (former CEO of oDesk), Elizabeth Tse (former senior VP of Operations at Upwork), Greg Nicastro (former executive VP of Product at Veracode and former Chief Product Officer at CloudHealth Technologies) and existing angel investor Gerhard Eschelbeck (former VP of security and privacy engineering at Google)." The company says the funding "will go towards expanding global usage and continuing development of the Cobalt platform."

Virginia-based network defense and malware detection firm AffirmLogic has raised $25 million in an equity financing round led by "a private investment group focused on companies with innovative technology and high growth potential."

Maryland-based managed detection and response provider Blackpoint Cyber has raised an undisclosed amount in a Series B round. The company also announced that it's adding John N. Stewart, Cisco's former Senior Vice President and Chief Security and Trust Officer at Cisco, to its board of directors.

Palo Alto, California-based AI performance monitoring company Fiddler has received an undisclosed amount in strategic funding from the Amazon Alexa Fund. The company said, "Fiddler and the Alexa Fund will collaborate to advance actionable insights in AI, giving businesses complete and continuous visibility into their production AI systems to ensure high-performing, responsible, and transparent AI solutions."

North Carolina-based industrial security compliance firm ThreatSwitch has raised "roughly $1.6 million from seven investors," WRAL TechWire reports (citing an SEC filing).

Executive moves.

(ISC)² has appointed Clar Rosso as its new CEO, effective October 1st. Rosso currently serves as Executive Vice President of Engagement and Learning Innovation at the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

Thycotic has appointed Andrew McAllister Vice President for APAC, Kris Hansen as the APAC Strategic Alliance Director, and Sam Aylett as the Director of Marketing for APAC. McAllister was previously Thycotic's A/NZ Regional Director and Hansen was Thycotic's Director of International MSP Sales. Aylett was most recently Global Head of Business Marketing at Iress.

ESET has hired Luke Holland as its Australian head of sales, CRN reports. Holland previously worked in Solista's government and telecommunications division.

Corelight has appointed Brian Dye as its new CEO and Michele Bettencourt as Executive Chair of the Board. Dye was previously Corelight's Chief Product Officer, while Bettencourt is the former CEO of Imperva. Corelight's co-founder and former CEO Greg Bell will now be the company's Chief Strategy Officer.

Kenna Security has hired David La France as Vice President of Engineering. La France was most recently Vice President of Engineering at Synack.

The International Association of Certified ISAOs (IACI) has selected Steven Bradley as the Director of the Cognitive Security Intelligence Center. Bradley was most recently a Strategic Advisor of Cyber Security & Data Analytics at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has hired Nyla Beth Gawel as Senior Vice President of Strategy. Gawel was most recently the Director of Public Sector Strategy at Verizon Business Group.

Safe-T has added Larry D. Johnson and Rami Efrati to its advisory committee. Johnson is the former CEO and board member at CyberSponse Inc., while Efrati is the former Head of the Civilian Division of the Israel National Cyber Bureau in the Prime Minister's Office.

TrapX Security has added Joseph Tso as a Special Advisor to its board of directors. Tso currently serves as CISO at Scotiabank.

Building Cyber Security has added Amir Elbaz, CEO of BeyondEdge, to its board of directors.

The West Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre (WMCRC) has named Ian Vickers, the founder of METCloud, as its first board member.

Companies in the news.

Palantir submitted its S-1 filing yesterday to take the company public. The company revealed that it had a net loss of $580 million in 2019 and similar losses in 2018. The New York Times notes that Palantir is "the latest in a string of tech companies to offer shares on Wall Street well before turning a profit." As part of its growth strategy, the company says it's seeking to grow its customer base in the private sector, while becoming "the default operating system for data across the U.S. government."

In an introductory note to the S-1, CEO Alex Karp defended his company's positions and criticized its Silicon Valley peers, shedding more light on the company's decision to move its headquarters to Denver, Colorado:

"We embrace the complexity that comes from working in areas where the stakes are often very high and the choices may be imperfect. The more fundamental issue is where authority to resolve such questions — to decide how technology may be used and by whom — should reside. Our society has effectively outsourced the building of software that makes our world possible to a small group of engineers in an isolated corner of the country. The question is whether we also want to outsource the adjudication of some of the most consequential moral and philosophical questions of our time. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley may know more than most about building software. But they do not know more about how society should be organized or what justice requires.

"Our company was founded in Silicon Valley. But we seem to share fewer and fewer of the technology sector’s values and commitments. From the start, we have repeatedly turned down opportunities to sell, collect, or mine data. Other technology companies, including some of the largest in the world, have built their entire businesses on doing just that. Software projects with our nation’s defense and intelligence agencies, whose missions are to keep us safe, have become controversial, while companies built on advertising dollars are commonplace. For many consumer internet companies, our thoughts and inclinations, behaviors and browsing habits, are the product for sale. The slogans and marketing of many of the Valley’s largest technology firms attempt to obscure this simple fact.

"The world’s largest consumer internet companies have never had greater access to the most intimate aspects of our lives. And the advance of their technologies has outpaced the development of the forms of political control that are capable of governing their use. The bargain between the public and the technology sector has for the most part been consensual, in that the value of the products and services available seemed to outweigh the invasions of privacy that enabled their rise. Americans will remain tolerant of the idiosyncrasies and excesses of the Valley only to the extent that technology companies are building something substantial that serves the public interest. The corporate form itself — that is, the privilege to engage in private enterprise — is a product of the state and would not exist without it. Our software is used to target terrorists and to keep soldiers safe. If we are going to ask someone to put themselves in harm’s way, we believe that we have a duty to give them what they need to do their job. We have chosen sides, and we know that our partners value our commitment. We stand by them when it is convenient, and when it is not."

Selected Reading

Marketplace.

ConvergeOne Announces Strategic Acquisition Of Altivon (PR Newswire) ConvergeOne, a leading global IT services provider of collaboration and digital infrastructure solutions, today announced that it has acquired...

AffirmLogic Secures $25 Million Equity Financing (Valdosta Daily Times) Today, AffirmLogic, the leader in applying mathematical foundations to compute the deep meaning of software, announced the close of a $25 million equity financing round.

SaaS Security Platform Provider ReliaQuest Raises $300 Million (SecurityWeek) SaaS security platform provider ReliaQuest raises $300 million in a funding round led by KKR

Tampa cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest raises $300 million (St Pete Catalyst) One of the fastest-growing technology companies in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area has hit a milestone. KKR, a global investment firm, led a more than $300 million funding round for ReliaQuest, a cybersecurity company headquartered in Tampa. Ten Eleven Ventures and Brian Murphy, ReliaQuest founder and CEO, also participated in the investment round. The new money [...]

MDR Funding: Blackpoint Cyber Confirms Series B Financing (MSSP Alert) Blackpoint Cyber, a managed detection & response (MDR) cybersecurity service provider, raises Series B funding & adds former Cisco executive to board.

Kaseya Acquires Graphus Security; MSPs Gain Email Phishing Mitigation (ChannelE2E) Kaseya acquires Graphus. MSPs gain cloud-based email security and phishing defense platform for Microsoft Office 365 and Google G Suite.

Plurilock Announces Conditional Approval to List on the TSX-V (Stockhouse) Plurilock Security Solutions Inc., a leading provider of invisible and continuous authentication technologies for enterprises, and Libby K Industries Inc. (TSXV: LBB.P) ("Libby K"), along with 01243540 B.C. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Libby K., are pleased to announce that they have received conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") in respect to the "Qualifying Transaction" as such term is defined in Policy 2.4 of the Corporate Finance Manual (the "Policy") of the TSXV (the "Transaction").

Fiddler Secures Strategic Investment from Amazon Alexa Fund (AiThority) Fiddler announced a strategic investment by the Amazon Alexa Fund to advance its explainable monitoring solution.

Palantir files for IPO with manifesto against Silicon Valley surveillance (Los Angeles Times) The secretive data analytics company Palantir released financial documents in advance of its initial public offering — and a screed against its tech world competitors.

Palantir plans to go public as it moves away from reliance on government work (MarketWatch) Palantir Technologies Inc. has created controversy by selling its data software to militaries and other enforcement agencies for years, but it has the...

Leaked S-1 says Palantir would fight an order demanding its encryption keys (TechCrunch) The Trump administration has made several efforts to undermine and weaken encryption.

CIA-backed Palantir slams 'Silicon Valley elite' as it files to go public (The Telegraph) Palantir generated $120m in revenue from the UK in 2019

Palantir CEO takes shots at critics, rivals in filing for direct listing (Silicon Valley Business Journal) The CEO of the company founded by Peter Thiel and other early PayPal executives threw some shade at critics and rivals in a pointed letter that was included in its filing for a direct listing.

Cypherium Listed as Preferred Startup by French Investment Bank (Finance Magnates) Cypherium builds scalable, permissionless hybrid blockchain systems that are designed to support billions of users.

Kudelski Security Recognized as a Leader in Managed Security Services Evaluation (PR Newswire) Kudelski Security, the cybersecurity division within the Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S), today announced that it has been recognized by Forrester...

Accenture layoffs hit up to 25,000 staff globally (CRN Australia) Including Australian operations.

Toronto, the new cyber security hub? - IFSEC Global | Security and Fire News and Resources (IFSEC Global) Is Toronto the next hub for cyber security? Shimon Brathwaite certainly believes the evidence suggests so.

Background investigations: How to get a security clearance for a federal job (Federal Times) Every job in the federal government requires some form of background investigation, but not all require security clearances.

Westminster's MAGIC gets federal agriculture department grant to create cyber jobs (Technical.ly Baltimore) The USDA Rural Business Development grant will fund new and existing cybersecurity workforce initiatives from the Carroll County tech nonprofit.

Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Incident Response Firm The Crypsis Group for $265 Million (SecurityWeek) Palo Alto Networks has agreed to acquire incident response and digital forensics consulting firm, The Crypsis Group, for $265 million in cash.

ReliaQuest Raises Over $300 Million in Growth Financing Led by KKR (PR Newswire) ReliaQuest, an advanced cybersecurity managed service and intelligence platform for global enterprises, today announced it has raised over $300...

AffirmLogic Secures $25 Million Equity Financing (BusinessWire) Today, AffirmLogic, the leader in applying mathematical foundations to compute the deep meaning of software, announced the close of a $25 million equi

Investors pour $1.6M into Charlotte cybersecurity startup ThreatSwitch (WRAL TechWire) The Charlotte-based company is still seeking to raise another $99,000, with the minimum investment of $50,000 accepted from any outside investor, according to a recent securities filing.

Telefónica Tech acquires Govertis to boost cybersecurity capabilities (Mobile Europe) European Communications is the leading B2B title for the telecoms industry, exploring operators' technology strategies and providing CTOs and their teams with news, analysis and opinion about the latest developments in the sector.

Telefonica picks up cybersecurity consultancy business (Mobile World Live) Telefonica continued to bolster its cybersecurity credentials, striking a deal to acquire Valencia-based consultancy company ...

ConvergeOne Announces Strategic Acquisition Of Altivon (Southernminn.com) ConvergeOne, a leading global IT services provider of collaboration and digital infrastructure solutions, today announced that it has acquired Altivon, a premier contact

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Redwood City data analytics unicorn Sumo Logic files IPO plans (Silicon Valley Business Journal) The company has raised a total of about $345 million in funding since it was founded in 2010 and was valued at about $1.2 billion after a round last year.

Could Palantir Be Valued At $30 Billion? (Trefis) Palantir, the big data and analytics software company founded by Peter Thiel, filed a confidential form S-1 with the SEC and is expected to go public sometime this Fall.

Palantir’s S-1 alludes to controversial work with ICE as a risk factor for its business (TechCrunch) Palantir’s mysterious work and its founding origins with Trump ally and anti-press crusader Peter Thiel have inspired a number of controversies in recent years, none as divisive as its ongoing business with ICE. But with a direct listing around the corner, the famously secretive company is in…

Kaspersky calls for cybersecurity startups - My Startup World - Everything About the World of Startups! (My Startup World - Everything About the World of Startups!) Kaspersky Innovation Hub (iHub) recently announced a new call for startups that are developing cybersecurity solutions with a special focus on SMEs

WSJ News Exclusive | General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital Are Key Drivers in Oracle Bid for TikTok (Wall Street Journal) General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital, two top investors in TikTok’s Chinese parent company, are vying to be part of a deal for the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app as it seeks to avoid a ban by the Trump administration, according to people familiar with the talks.

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CUJO AI Joins the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), Strengthening Involvement in Future 5G Infrastructure (PR Newswire) CUJO AI, the global leader in the development and application of artificial intelligence to improve the security, control and privacy of...

EY Canada helping veterans upskill for cybersecurity jobs (Consulting) EY Canada is partnering with WithYouWithMe (WYWM), a veteran-focused training organization, to upskill Canadian Armed Forces veterans for high-demand cybersecurity roles in the Government of Canada.

Australian cybersecurity company launches in NZ, plans for significant investment (Security Brief) CyberCX NZ is committed to lifting the countrys national resilience and is focused on maintaining an independent stance, agile ways of operating and core cyber focus.

Nexusguard Named as a Sample Vendor Under DDoS Defense Category in Two Gartner Hype Cycle Reports (BusinessWire) Nexusguard has been identified as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Network Security, 2020, in the DDoS Defense category.

Aryaka Named to Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies (ResponseSource Press Release Wire) Debuting at 2778 on the Inc. 5000, Aryaka Recognized for Three-Year Revenue Growth of 144 Percent San Mateo, CA. – August 25, 2020 – Aryaka®, the Cloud-First WAN company delivering the #1 manage...

AlgoSec Celebrates Strong Growth and Profitability in H1 2020 (GlobeNewswire) Leader in network security management solutions reports YoY growth of 26% in product revenues in H1 2020

Palantir, tech's next big IPO, lost $580 million in 2019 (ETtech.com) Palantir has recently been the subject of sustained protests over its government contracts, particularly its work with Immigration and Customs Enforce..

India's Huawei ban helps Samsung see market share gains in 5G network biz (Korea Times) India's Huawei ban helps Samsung see market share gains in 5G network biz

Huawei endgame? (Observer Research Foundation) Are we witnessing the death throes of Huawei?

Exclusive: ByteDance Investors Seek to Use Stakes to Finance TikTok Bid (New York Times) ByteDance investors are in talks to use their stakes in the Chinese technology firm to help finance their bid for its popular short-video app TikTok, according to people familiar with the matter.

Is CrowdStrike Stock a Buy? (The Motley Fool) The price tag is high, but the potential for big returns is there.

NSO Group Closes Cyprus Office of Spy Firm (Motherboard) NSO recently closed the Cyprus office of phone network exploitation company Circles and fired a number of staff, according to two former NSO employees.

New Cybersecurity Company to Help Midwestern Manufacturers Protect Department of Defense Data, Secure Business (PR Newswire) Federal cybersecurity compliance is considered vital to national security and critical to manufacturers. Failure to comply could result in...

Why Herjavec Group Acquired Securience (MSSP Alert) Aaron Jamieson & Doug Chin explain why Herjavec Group acquired Securience, and what the future holds for the MSSP's identity & access management (IAM) practice.

KBR rocks quiet M&A market to buy a Chantilly government contractor (Washington Business Journal) The local company enters this sale after making a series of M&A moves itself.

KBR to Buy Centauri, Boost Military & Intelligence Space (Yahoo) KBR's Centauri buyout is set to expand the military space and intelligence businesses.

German cybersecurity startup that connects ethical hackers to find vulnerabilities in software gets €24.4M funding (Silicon Canals) Cobalt, a cybersecurity platform that connects human penetration testers with companies looking to test the robustness of their software gets funded.

Cybersecurity becomes UK's fastest growing start-up sector in during Covid-19 (Private Equity Wire) Funding for UK cybersecurity start-ups has increased by a staggering 940 per cent since the beginning of lockdown - with GBP496 million being raised in the first half of 2020, almost outstripping the 2019 total of GBP521 million.

Huawei, long resilient, suffers under tougher US pressure (AP NEWS) For nearly a decade, Huawei kept worldwide sales growing as Washington told U.S. phone companies not to buy its network equipment and lobbied allies to reject China's first global...

Huawei said the U.S. couldn’t ‘crush’ it. Trump is starving it instead (Fortune) The Chinese telecoms equipment giant is running out of chips. Politics may provide the only lifeline.

Opinion: TikTok's time is nearly up (IFLR) Decoupling the US assets of Chinese-owned application TikTok from its parent company may be the only way to protect national security, but it won't be easy.

Why Palo Alto (PANW) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Again (Yahoo) Palo Alto (PANW) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

Palantir and Amazon pick Denver (Fortune) Here’s what Palantir’s move to Denver might mean.

SpyCloud Raises $30 Million in Funding to Tackle Surge in Online Fraud During #COVID19 (Infosecurity Magazine) SpyCloud will use the investment to grow its anti-fraud capabilities

Konica Minolta acquires KC cybersecurity firm Depth Security (Kansas City Business Journal) A Kansas City-based cybersecurity consulting company has a new owner.

Ottawa cybersecurity company Titus cuts 20% of staff following acquisition by U.S. firm (Ottawa Business Journal) Ottawa firm that makes software that allows users to classify emails and attachments according to their level of security had about 130 employees before this week's layoffs.

After Norwegian acquisition, KnowBe4 wants to become a powerhouse in research (Tampa Bay Business Journal) It's a step that will allow the company to conduct and publish reports centered around cybersecurity.

Businesses Opt to Outsource Cybersecurity Services (Infosecurity Magazine) UK businesses opt for outsourced partners for cybersecurity services

IBM to retrain 3,000 veterans on cybersecurity (Human Resources Director) Veterans in Australia may soon be joining the digital frontlines: upholding the country’s cybersecurity

Security Current Announces Inaugural CISO Choice Awards and Notable CISO Board of Judges (PR Newswire) Security Current today announced the launch of a first of its kind vendor recognition, the CISO Choice Awards, and the luminaries on the CISO...

Zero Day Initiative — 15 Years of the Zero Day Initiative (Zero Day Initiative) Starting in 2005, 3Com  announced  a new program called the Zero Day Initiative. The plan was to financially reward researchers who discover previously unknown software vulnerabilities (“zero-day vulnerabilities”) and disclose them responsibly. The information about the vulnerabili

Indiana Cybersecurity, Huawei and the New Normal (Inside Indiana Business) Remote working and frequent teleconferencing comprise essential elements of doing business in today’s “New Normal.” Consequently, maintaining secure connectivity built on reliable and safe technology

Thycotic Named a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (Thycotic) Thycotic, a provider of privileged access management (PAM) solutions for more than 10,000 organizations worldwide,

Microsoft plans to establish IoT Center of Excellence in Taiwan (Focus Taiwan) Taipei, Aug. 20 (CNA) Microsoft is planning to establish an Internet of Things (IoT) research and training center in Taiwan to accelerate the development of some of the country's key industries, the company and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) jointly announced on Wednesday.

San Francisco faces exodus as tech workers escape the office (The Telegraph) Tech workers are waving goodbye for now, but some in Silicon Valley argue that the masses will soon come crawling back

Data-analysis giant Palantir to move HQ from Palo Alto to Denver (Silicon Valley Business Journal) Palantir quietly changed its headquarters destination on its website, its social media pages and its Wikipedia entry — changes believed to have been made Tuesday.

Data-analysis giant Palantir is moving its headquarters to Denver (Denver Business Journal) The company, which has drawn protests because of controversial work, had recently discussed the potential of a move to Colorado.

Company adding St. Louis technology center gets part of $990M contract (St. Louis Business Journal) The firm will provide digital solutions, the "alignment of organizational models, and data-driven performance management" across 10 Department of Defense lines of business.

Cyber security company launches in NZ from a base in Wellington (Wellington Scoop) CyberCX, with its headquarters in Wellington, is unifying New Zealand’s best cyber security talent, expertise and capability to create the country’s leading full-service cyber security operator.

Products, services, and solutions.

Nozomi Networks OT and IoT Security Solutions Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace (Nozomi Networks) Microsoft Azure customers worldwide can now quickly access the OT & IoT visibility and security they are missing across distributed cloud and edge environments with proven solutions optimized for scale, performance and resilience

Panaseer Automates IRM with Archer Integration (Panaseer) Integration enables GRC teams to get automated continuous controls and risk …

Menlo Security Partners with Leading Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR) Solutions to Prevent Known and Unknown File-borne Threats (Menlo Security) Menlo Security joins the Microsoft Active Protections Program to provide defenses to customers faster

Distology Announces New Partnership with Award Winning Data & Payment Security Provider (comforte) Distology and comforte have entered into a partnership to provide world class data & payment security.

Cowbell accelerates digitization of cyber insurance with platform up[dates (Cowbell Cyber) Cowbell announce enhancements which allows for larger risk underwriting with accuracy and Cowbell Insights for policyholders to mitigate cyber risks

BackupAssist ER Fully Automated Disk to Disk to Cloud Backup Software Launches (Cyber Resilience Blog) Bridges Gap Between Traditional Backup and Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)

Pulse Secure NAC Extends Zero Trust Network Assurance as Users, Endpoints and IoT Devices Return to a Hybrid Workplace (GlobeNewswire) New Pulse Policy Secure delivers continuous compliance with enhanced endpoint and IoT visibility, control, remediation and threat response

Microsoft Announces Public Preview of Application Guard for Office (SecurityWeek) Microsoft announced on Monday that Application Guard for Office, which is designed to protect users against malicious documents, is now available in public preview

SUPERAntiSpyware Announces Major Upgrade to Professional Edition Anti-Malware Software (TWICE) New Pro X edition features malware detection engine fueled by machine-learning AI

Zenith Systems launches LogPoint for SAP, addressing the SAP security blind spot (ITWeb) The lack of security in ERP systems is addressed in the LogPoint for SAP solution.

Radware Expands the Global Footprint of Its Cloud Security Services (GlobeNewswire) Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, announced the addition of three new scrubbing centers in India, Brazil and Israel.

Polyverse Partners With SUSE to Protect Against Zero-Day Attacks (AiThority) Polyverse Corporation has entered into an agreement with SUSE to provide Polymorphing for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Adopts Verisk’s LOCATION Platform to Deliver Address-Level Fire Protection Data (GlobeNewswire) Public Protection Classification (PPC) Data to Help Support Digital Transformation of Its Property Underwriting

RackTop Systems Unveils New Features in BrickStor Security Platform... (Enterprise Security) RackTop Systems has announced the availability of primary features in the BrickStor Security Platform (SP) to improve data security.

Telos Helps IronNet Cybersecurity Achieve FedRAMP Ready Status (GlobeNewswire) Cyber risk management solution, Xacta 360, automates and streamlines FedRAMP compliance for collective defense leader

Huawei passes first phase of GSMA 5G security tests (TechRadar) GSMA tests aim to increase industry transparency

Cancel Culture is coming for you (PR Newswire) KLOAKr announced today that they have developed an application that keeps text messages secret by "cloaking" iMessages. KLOAKr uses multiple...

Centrify Continues to Modernize Privileged Access Management for DevSecOps with SSH Key Management (Centrify) Centrify, a leading provider of Identity-Centric Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions, today added additional modern PAM integration capabilities enabling DevSecOps with new Secure Shell (SSH) key management features included in the 20.4 release of Centrify Privileged Access Service.

Winston & Strawn Launches New Global Privacy & Data Security Practice (PR Newswire) The global law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP today announced the formation of a new, fully integrated Global Privacy & Data Security practice....

Polyverse partners with SUSE to protect against zero-day attacks (Benzinga) Polyverse Corporation has entered into an agreement with SUSE to provide Polymorphing for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Bitdefender Adds New Features to Premium VPN (Tech.co) Bitdefender has updated its VPN package with new features that include a kill switch, as well as a redesigned interface

Security Firm Thycotic Ramps Up Professional Services Training For Partners (CRN) Privileged access management solutions provider Thycotic is bringing a new professional services training and certification program to its top channel partners.

Palo Alto Networks aims to scale up automation for the security team (SiliconANGLE) Palo Alto Networks aims to scale up automation for the security team - SiliconANGLE

Huawei and ZTE pass first phase of GSMA/3GPP security accreditation (Telecoms.com) A network security accreditation scheme jointly run by MNO lobby group GSMA and wireless standards body 3GPP has given Chinese vendors the seal of approval.

NIST Certifies Gigamon Inline Decryption Platform (ExecutiveBiz) Gigamon has secured a Level 2 FIPS 140-2 validation status from the National Institute of Standards

ZL Technologies Announces Microsoft Teams Governance and Compliance Capabilities (GlobeNewswire) Management of employee-created data becomes priority as workforces go remote and use of collaboration platforms increases

RangeForce Signs Disti360 as Middle East Distributor for Cloud-based Cybersecurity Training (GlobeNewswire) Partnership to help security teams upskill fast, learn to perform when real attacks strike

PerimeterX Launches Partner Program to Help Providers Extend Their App Security Portfolio and Safely Accelerate Their Customers’ Digital Transformation (PerimeterX) Protect your web apps against account takeover, carding, denial of inventory, scalping, skewed analytics, digital skimming, Magecart, PII harvesting, scraping.

Removing Open Source Visibility Challenges for Security Operations Teams - (Trend Micro) Identifying security threats early can be difficult, especially when you’re running multiple security tools across disparate business units and cloud projects. When it comes to protecting cloud-native applications, separating legitimate risks from noise and distractions is often a real challenge. That’s why forward-thinking organizations look at things a little differently. They want to...

SailPoint Predictive Identity™ Secures Access to Collaboration and Essential COVID-19 Technologies (BusinessWire) SailPoint’s latest updates to the SailPoint Predictive Identity™ platform will be the co-pilot in any organization’s security strategy.

Mergers, Acquisitions and Pre-Buyout Security Assessments (ChannelE2E) Your company wants to make a business acquisition. But how can you determine if the buyout target has proper security controls in place? Perhaps Bugcrowd can help.

McAfee MVISION for Endpoint Achieves FedRAMP Moderate Authorization (BusinessWire) McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, today announced that McAfee MVISION for Endpoint has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Manage

Snow Software Expands Cloud Visibility to Help IT Teams Cut Costs and Minimize Risk | Snow Software (Snow Software) New capabilities include BYOL optimization, enterprise SaaS management and more to directly address growing cloud challenges

New at Snow: Introducing BYOL Optimization, Expanded SaaS Visibility, SAP Enhancements and More (Snow Software) We're proud to announce several releases across our portfolio of products. See how you can take advantage of what’s new at Snow.

Bricata and Garland Technology Announce Partnership (PR Newswire) Garland Technology, a leading provider of network test access point (TAP), packet broker, and cloud visibility solutions, today announced a...

BigID Introduces Hyperscan(™) for Speeding Unstructured File Scans at Scale (BusinessWire) BigID, the leader in data discovery and intelligence for privacy, protection and perspective, today introduced Hyperscan technology for scanning large

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Rofori Offers a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Solution to Ease Transition for SMEs to the new DOD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Standard (PR Newswire) Rofori Corporation is announcing the availability of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Risk Assessment. The CMMC Risk...

ConnectWise Expands Security Education for MSPs, TSPs (Channelnomics) Company also announces first cybersecurity-focused conference scheduled for the fall

New Validation Allows Gigamon to Deliver Best-in-Class Security Solutions to the Government Sector (BusinessWire) Gigamon achieves FIPS 140-2 Level 2 Validation by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for its Inline Decryption Platform

Petey Vid Surpasses A Half Billion Videos In Their Video Search Engine (PRWeb) The privacy-centric video search engine Petey Vid continues to reach new heights, as this week, they announce having indexed more than half a billion (530 million)

New infosec products of the week: August 21, 2020 (Help Net Security) The featured infosec products this week are from Offensive Security, Elastic, RackTop Systems, Lacework, and NinjaRMM.

Bugcrowd Launches a Merger and Acquisition Assessment to Rapidly Evaluate the Security Posture of M&A Targets and Mitigate Cyber Risk Post Acquisition | Bugcrowd (Bugcrowd) Pre-packaged, security testing solution facilitates rapid evidence-based due diligence on an acquisition or merger target to accelerate complex M&A process

DCC, FireEye sign agreement to provide security solutions to SA, SADC channel (ITWeb) Drive Control Corporation will distribute the entire range of FireEye offerings, including its Mandiant Threat Intelligence platform.

Datadog Achieves FedRAMP Moderate-Impact “In Process” Status (BusinessWire) Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, today announced it has achieved “In Process” status on the

ThreatConnect integrates its TIP and SOAR platform with Microsoft Graph Security API (Help Net Security) ThreatConnect has joined the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association and will integrate with Microsoft Graph Security API.

Buguroo behavioral biometrics fight bank fraud in ZA, HSBC Malaysia deploys Nuance voice biometrics (Biometric Update) South Africa’s Puleng Technologies has partnered with buguroo to bring behavioral biometrics to the fight against bank fraud in South Africa, according to a company announcement. Puleng will offer …

Certes Networks Enters Into an Extended Partnership with Help AG (Certes Networks) Certes Networks enters into an extended partnership with leading cybersecurity services provider in the Middle East

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Amir Elbaz, BeyondEdge CEO, named to Board of Directors for Building Cyber Security (Help Net Security) BeyondEdge announced its CEO Amir Elbaz has been named to the Board of Directors for Building Cyber Security (BCS).

Kenna Security Adds David La France as Vice President of Engineering (GlobeNewswire) La France, who has led multiple high-revenue teams, will oversee all of Kenna Security’s engineering functions

Corelight Appoints Brian Dye CEO and Michele Bettencourt as Executive Chair of the Board to Usher in Next Growth Phase (PR Newswire) Corelight, provider of the industry's first open network detection and response (NDR) platform, today announced three new leadership...

(ISC)2 Names Professional Membership Association Veteran Clar Rosso as CEO (PR Newswire) ISC)² – the world's largest nonprofit membership association of certified cybersecurity professionals – today appointed Clar Rosso as the...

ESET hires ex-Solista, Kemp exec Luke Holland as Aussie head of sales (CRN Australia) Luke Holland hired as head of sales.

First board member revealed for cyber resilience centre (Insider Media Ltd) An experienced technology entrepreneur has been revealed as the first board member of The West Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre.

BeyondEdge™ CEO, Amir Elbaz, Named to Building Cyber Security Board of Directors (The Daily News) BeyondEdge, Inc., a software-defined, edge compute company focused on advancing the transformation of building and campus-wide networks via open and modular software solutions, today announced its CEO has been named to the Board of Directors for Building Cyber Security (BCS), the leading non-profit organization focused on improving and advancing the physical information and operational technology (OT) systems security, safety, and privacy in both the public and private sector.

Blackpoint Cyber Adds Former Cisco Executive John N. Stewart to Board and Raises Series B Round (PR Newswire) Blackpoint Cyber, a leading technology-focused cyber security company, today announced that it has raised its Series B round of funding and...

Nyla Beth Gawel Joins SAIC as Senior VP, Strategy (Homeland Security Today) Nyla Beth Gawel has joined Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) as senior vice president of strategy. In this new role, she will be responsible for developing the company’s strategy to drive significant organic growth and market leadership, working with leaders across the organization to ensure strategic business plans are successfully executed. Gawel brings years…

TrapX Security Names Cybersecurity Veteran as Board Advisor (BusinessWire) TrapX Security, the global leader in deception-based cyber defense solutions, has appointed Joseph Tso, a more then 20-year veteran of the cybersecuri

Safe-T Appoints Former CEO and board member of CyberSponse Inc. and Former Head of the Civilian Division, Israel National Cyber Bureau, to its Advisory Committee (GlobeNewswire) Safe-T® Group Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: SFET), a provider of Secure Access solutions for on-premise and hybrid cloud environments, is pleased to announce the addition of new members to its Advisory Committee.

SAIC names senior VP of strategy (Virginia Business) Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Tuesday it has hired Nyla Beth Gawel as senior vice president of strategy. With more than two decades of experience, Gawel was most recently the director of public sector strategy with Verizon Business Group, where she led strategy and development for the company’s public…

Thycotic appoints 3 new execs in APAC hiring spree (IT Brief) The extensive management shakeup in the region comes after the recent establishment of the company’s Singapore office.

International Assoc. of Certified ISAOs Welcomes Steven Bradley, Director Cognitive Security Intelligence Center/CS-ISAO (EIN Presswire) The International Association of Certified ISAOs (IACI), a non-profit global public- and private-sector information sharing association, is thrilled to announce the selection of Steven Bradley as the Director of the Cognitive Security Intelligence Center (CSIC) including the CS Information Sharing & Analysis Organization (CS-ISAO) to combat disinformation, misinformation and malign influence.