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V2 | Issue 37 | 9.16.20

Oracle lands TikTok deal with ByteDance. Nvidia plans to buy Arm for $40 billion. Former NSA director Keith Alexander joins Amazon's board of directors.

Summary

By the CyberWire staff

At a glance.

Oracle wins TikTok deal with ByteDance, subject to US government approval.
Nvidia plans to buy Arm for $40 billion.
Former NSA director Keith Alexander joins Amazon's board of directors.
Momentum Cyber's look at the cybersecurity sector.

Mergers and acquisitions.

Oracle has landed a deal with ByteDance to serve as "the trusted technology provider" for TikTok, although some details of the arrangement remain unclear. The Wall Street Journal says ByteDance will retain a majority stake in TikTok, with Oracle holding a significant minority interest. TikTok’s American operations will be incorporated as a US company. The proposed deal is still under review by US national security regulators.

US-based Nvidia plans to buy UK-based ARM Holdings from SoftBank for $40 billion, the BBC reports. CNBC explains that "investors believe that Nvidia could closely integrate Arm’s CPU technology with Nvidia’s specialty in graphics processors (GPU) to build a lead on the rest of the semiconductor industry." Reuters notes that the deal is opposed by many of Arm's customers, including Intel, Qualcomm, and Samsung, who compete with Nvidia.

Arlington, Virginia-based threat intelligence firm ThreatConnect has acquired Tysons Corner-based cyber risk quantification company Nehemiah Security. ThreatConnect will integrate Nehemiah's Risk Quantifier into its cybersecurity platform.

Atlanta-based software security company Secureworks will acquire Canadian vulnerability management company Delve Laboratories. Secureworks stated, "The Delve all-in-one solution, automating asset discovery, vulnerability scanning, contextual vulnerability prioritization and remediation planning, will be available for sale as part of Secureworks’ portfolio this quarter. Secureworks will also integrate Delve technology into the Red Cloak Platform™ and TDR application."

Arizona-based managed detection and response provider Avertium has acquired Texas-based managed security services provider 1440 Security. The company says the "acquisition enhances Avertium's extended detection and response (XDR) approach, and advanced threat management expertise within its managed security service offerings. It also adds a third CyberOps Center of Excellence to Avertium's existing two centers in Arizona and Tennessee. "

Investments and exits.

Redwood City, California-based big data company Sumo Logic is seeking to raise $310.8 million in its planned IPO, Reuters reports. The IPO could value Sumo at more than $2.07 billion.

Massachusetts-based data analytics and SIEM company Devo Technology has raised $60 million in a Series D round led by Georgian, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and existing investor Insight Partners. The company has also appointed Marc van Zadelhoff, former COO of LogMeIn and manager of IBM Security, as its new CEO. Devo's current CEO Walter Scott will become chairman of the board. Additionally, Justin LaFayette from Georgian and Tom Schodorf will join Devo's board. The company says "the funding and executive moves will drive all aspects of the business to sustain an aggressive pace of growth and accelerate the company’s expanding leadership in the security analytics market."

New York-based healthcare IoT security company Medigate has secured $30 million in a Series B round led by Partech, with participation from Maor Investments and existing investors YL Ventures, US Venture Partners (USVP), and Blumberg Capital.

Mountain View, California-based container and Kubernetes security company StackRox has raised $26.5 million in a funding round led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Highland Capital Partners, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and existing investors Sequoia Capital and Redpoint Ventures. StackRox stated that it will use the funding "to accelerate growth, expand in key geographies such as EMEA, and support R&D efforts to continue its industry-leading innovation in Kubernetes-native container security and compliance. As part of this investment, Venky Ganesan, partner, Menlo Ventures, has joined the StackRox board."

Texas-based enterprise data catalog company data.world has raised $26 million in a venture capital funding round led by Tech Pioneers Fund, with participation from Breyer Capital, Prologis Ventures, and Alumni Ventures Group, and existing investors Shasta Ventures, OurCrowd, and Workday Ventures. Angel investors Arthur Patterson, Lincoln Brown, and Cotter Cunningham also participated. Scott Booth, chairman of Tech Pioneers Fund, and Sally Jenkins, chief marketing officer at Elastic, will join the company's board of directors. Data.world says the funding will enable it "to accelerate its agile data governance initiatives, scale to meet increased market demand for its enterprise platform, and continue to deliver its innovative brand of product and customer service."

Israeli automated penetration testing company Pcysys (Proactive Cyber Systems) has raised $25 million in a Series B round led by Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Blackstone and Awz Ventures, Israel Defense reports. Pcysys says it will use the funding "to expand the company’s sales and delivery teams in North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific as well as continue the development of its technology."

Washington-based Linux security company Polyverse has raised $16 million in a Series A round led by its existing investors, GeekWire reports.

San Francisco-based open-source SIEM provider Panther Labs has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from S28 Capital, Innovation Endeavors, and Fathom Capital. Gaurav Gupta, a partner at Lightspeed, will join Panther's board of directors. The company says it will use the funding to "invest in key functions including sales, marketing, security, and engineering, with additional features coming to make its platform smarter, more portable, and easier to use."

Detroit-based endpoint security and anti-phishing startup AaDya Security has raised $2.7 million in seed funding from Firebrand Ventures, 645 Ventures, and Next Coast Ventures. The company is focused on small and medium-sized businesses, and says it will use the funding to hire additional employees and enhance its technology.

Executive moves.

Former NSA director General (retired) Keith Alexander has joined Amazon's board of directors, and will serve on the company's audit committee, the Verge reports. Alexander is currently co-CEO of IronNet Cybersecurity.

IDEMIA has appointed Andrew Boyd as president and CEO IDEMIA National Security Solutions. Boyd most recently served as SVP Defense and Intelligence for SAIC.

BlackCloak has hired Daniel Floyd as its first Chief Information Security Officer and Christine Schaefer as Head of Sales & Marketing. Floyd previously served as CISO for LSQ, while Schaefer most recently served as Chief Marketing Officer for ThreatConnect.

Securonix has appointed Brett Bowman as Chief Financial Officer and Dilshan Ratnayake as Chief People Officer. Bowman most recently served as CFO of Main Street Hub, which was acquired by GoDaddy, while Ratnayake previously served as Head of Human Resources at Sabre Corporation.

Illusive Networks has hired Claire Trimble as Chief Marketing Officer. Trimble most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Lastline.

Anomali has hired Mark Alba as Chief Product Officer, Mark Boullie as Chief Revenue Officer, and Dan Maier as Chief Marketing Officer. Alba has previously worked for Check Point, Security Focus, Symantec, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Boullie previously served as Chief Revenue Officer at JASK (acquired by Sumo Logic); Maier most recently served as VP of Marketing at Zingbox.

Axio has hired Eric Cardwell as Director of Cyber Risk Engineering. Cardwell most recently served as Cyber Security Practice Leader at ABB.

Behavox has appointed Gagan Gulati as its Chief Product Officer. Gulati was most recently a Partner Director of Product Management at Microsoft.

GrammaTech has appointed Michael Kelley as CFO. Kelley previously served as Vice President of Finance at Arxan Technologies.

SparkCognition has added Jim Moffatt and Ron Sugar to its advisory board, AiThority reports. Moffatt is the former chairman and CEO of Deloitte Consulting, while Sugar is the former chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman and current chairman of Uber.

Radware has appointed Stanley B. Stern and Naama Zeldis as independent directors of its board of directors. Stern currently serves as chairman of the board at AudioCodes and as a board member at Ormat Technologies. Zeldis is currently CEO of Aquarius-Spectrum and serves as a board member at Orbit Technologies.

Redscan has hired Mark Doughty as CFO. Doughty previously worked for MHR and The FD Centre.

Companies in the news.

Momentum Cyber late last week released its Cybersecurity Market Review for the first half of 2020. It tells what Momentum described to us as a "tale of two quarters," with considerable growth in the first quarter but pandemic-driven retrenchment in the second. On balance, Momentum finds that cybersecurity is "virus-resistant," and better placed than some other sectors to whether the COVID-19 emergency. Cyber is too fully embedded not just in commerce, but in daily life, to be affected in the long-term by the pandemic. Slowing activity signals pent-up demand: a shift in corporate priorities during the pandemic represents opportunity. When we asked Momentum if innovation simply needed time to catch up, they said. “While innovation does need to catch-up in certain areas more broadly, many of these sectors’ leaders have been driving innovation and the pandemic was the tipping point that has accelerated their growth.” There are already signs of improving demand and fresh investor interest. The report touches on some interesting trends in acquisitions and investment. Companies who are acquiring have been buying identity and access management firms, whereas investors, while also interested in identity and access management, are putting their money on risk and compliance and on data security. Read the CyberWire's full summary of the report here.

Las Vegas-based fraud prevention startup NS8 has laid off hundreds of employees as the SEC investigates the company for alleged fraud, Forbes reports. NS8's CEO Adam Rogas has left the company.

Coalition has published a report on cyber insurance claims in the first half of 2020 and found that the frequency and severity of claims have increased, largely due to targeted ransomware attacks. Coalition says ransomware incidents, particularly those involving newer and more nefarious strains like Maze, are "more severe than other reported cyber insurance incidents by a factor of 2.5x."

CenturyLink has changed its name to "Lumen Technologies," and is now traded on the NYSE as "LUMN," the Motley Fool reports.

Where business is done.

San Francisco-based network intelligence company Sandvine announced that it's cancelled a deal with the government of Belarus after determining that Minsk had used the company's products to cut off the country's Internet access during its election last month, Bloomberg reports. Sandvine will no longer provide software updates or technical support for its products used by the Belarusian government, although the products will still be functional in the short term. The company asserts that the government added custom code to its technology "to thwart the free flow of information during the Belarus election," stating, "This is a human rights violation and it has triggered the automatic termination of our end user license agreement. Sandvine takes human rights abuses very seriously. We also abhor the use of technology to suppress the free flow of information resulting in human rights violations."

Selected Reading

Marketplace.

Momentum Cyber's look at the state of the sector (The CyberWire) Cybersecurity is "virus resistant," Momentum Cyber argues in their report on the first half of 2020. A hot market in the first quarter cooled off when COVID-19 pushed the markets toward caution during the second quarter, but on balance the first half was strong. Cyber is too fully embedded not just in commerce, but in daily life, to be affected in the long-term by the pandemic Slowing activity means pent-up demand.

Devo Technology Raises $60M Series D (Crunchbase News) Along with the funding news, the company announced that former LogMeIn COO Marc van Zadelhoff will join the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company as its new CEO.

Medigate Raises $30M in Series B Financing to Meet Rising Demand for Healthcare IoT Security (BusinessWire) Medigate announced $30M in Series B financing to meet rising demand for healthcare IoT security.

Bellevue-based Polyverse raises $16M Series A (Puget Sound Business Journal) Polyverse has 40 employees, mostly in Bellevue, and has plans to hire aggressively across functions — particularly in engineering.

Avertium Enhances LogRhythm Expertise with Acquisition of 1440 Security (PR Newswire) Avertium, an industry-leading managed security and strategic consulting partner to mid-to-large enterprises, today announced the acquisition of...

Secureworks to Acquire Montreal-based Delve (Global Atlanta) Atlanta-based software firm Secureworks is acquiring Delve Laboratories Inc., founded in Montreal, to upgrade its cloud security portfolio. Delve has an artificial intelligence solution that scans companies’ network assets for vulnerabilities, letting them know which weak points to address first. The Delve solution will be integrated into Secureworks’ Red Cloak platform this quarter. The deal is […]

Francisco-Backed Sandvine Nixes Belarus Deal, Citing Abuses (Bloomberg) Company’s equipment used to block internet during election. Investigation determines ‘custom code’ inserted into products.

Lockheed Martin Awards POC $31M Secure Data Storage Contract (Valdosta Daily Times) Lockheed Martin recently awarded POC a multi-phase development, production, and sustainment firm fixed price contract to provide secure, advanced data storage systems in support of new-production F-16s.

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China’s ByteDance to Keep Majority TikTok Stake in Oracle Deal Under U.S. Consideration (Wall Street Journal) The proposal being reviewed by national-security regulators has China’s ByteDance retaining a majority stake in its TikTok app with Oracle as a technology partner and minority holder in a U.S.-based company.

Microsoft’s Failure to Land TikTok Raises Questions Over What’s Next for CEO Nadella (Wall Street Journal) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella suffered a rare defeat in his company’s failed pursuit of viral video app TikTok. That doesn’t mean he’s done hunting for the tech giant’s next big thing.

Charles River Associates (CRA) Announces Strategic Alliance with Tanium (BusinessWire) Charles River Associates (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial, and management consulting services, today announced that

WSJ News Exclusive | ViacomCBS to Sell CNET to Red Ventures for $500 Million (Wall Street Journal) The sale of tech-website network CNET to Red Ventures fits ViacomCBS’s strategy to focus on video streaming.

AaDya Security: $2.7 Million Funding And Cybersecurity Platform Marzo4 Launch (Pulse 2.0) AaDya Security, a Detroit-based cybersecurity platform company, announced recently it has closed $2.7 million in funding and launched an all-in-one cybersecurity platform called Marzo4.

As Sumo Logic readies for IPO, can it threaten Splunk? (VentureBeat) The world is plagued by a pandemic, forest fires, and chaotic weather, but take a pause to consider the upcoming battle between Sumo Logic and Splunk.

WSJ News Exclusive | Microsoft Seeks Startup Partnerships in Battle With Amazon Over Cloud (Wall Street Journal) Microsoft and Amazon are embracing a new tactic to win the supercharged battle for cloud-computing business, luring fast-growing startups by promising to help sell their services.

Oracle confirms deal with TikTok-owner ByteDance to become 'trusted technology provider' (CNBC) The deal could make Oracle a bigger force in advertising and make it more relevant to young consumers.

Oracle confirms it has taken down Microsoft in TikTok tech battle (CRN Australia) Wins deal to “serve as the trusted technology provider” for ByteDance.

TikTok Enlists Oracle to Evade Trump's Executive Order (eCommerce Times) A proposal to avoid the banning of the popular social media app TikTok was submitted to the U.S. Treasury Department over the weekend. The plan submitted by ByteDance, which owns TikTok, calls for the company to enlist Oracle as a "trusted technology provider" in order to address national security concerns raised about the video-sharing software by the Trump administration.

5 big things to know about the $40B Nvidia-Arm acquisition (CRN Australia) The deal is likely to face heavy scrutiny from industry players and regulators.

Senetas points to Australia's cybersecurity credentials with new Middle East deal (Stockhead) Cyber security company Senetas (ASX:SEN) flagged a new deal this morning, announcing a sales agreement into the Middle Eastern market. The order was booked via its global distribution partner, French multinational Thales. Senetas said the deal marked the largest order yet for its CN9000 Ethernet encryptors — a hardware product that provides end-to-end encryption and […]

Fast-growing California software firm picks Ottawa for new global R&D hub (Ottawa Business Journal) Gigamon's customers include eight of the world’s 10 largest banks as well as eight of the top 10 global telecom service providers.

CenturyLink is now Lumen (Monroe News-Star) With a new brand name and purpose, Lumen is ready to enable “amazing things” through its technology platform

VMware employees who move may see pay cuts, report says (Silicon Valley Business Journal) Employees at the Palo Alto software giant may see changes to their compensation if they move to a less expensive area, Bloomberg reported Friday.

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Tech company sees layoffs after CEO abruptly resigns amid SEC investigation (Las Vegas Review-Journal) A Las Vegas company that sells fraud prevention software has begun mass layoff days after its CEO abruptly resigned, throwing the company into a tailspin and prompting an internal investigation.

Fraud Prevention Startup NS8 Lays Off Hundreds, CEO Departs Amid SEC Fraud Investigation (Forbes) Months after raising more than $100 million, Las Vegas-based fraud detection company NS8 laid off hundreds and disclosed an SEC probe for fraud. Its former CEO disputes the new management's account.

Deloitte: First Of Big Four To Break Up Business (PYMNTS) Deloitte will be the first "Big Four" auditor to break its auditing business off with new government regulations.

Tampa tech giants weigh in on potential KnowBe4 IPO: 'It's another path being forged' (Tampa Bay Business Journal) ConnectWise, TriBridge and A-LIGN founders give their thoughts on what a public tech company could mean for Tampa Bay.

Nvidia to buy Arm for $40 billion (Computing) Arm will retain its headquarters in Cambridge and receive more support from Nvidia for its R&D efforts

Nvidia to buy Arm Limited from SoftBank for $40B in largest-ever chip deal (Silicon Valley Business Journal) The deal in cash and stock would be the largest ever made in the semiconductor industry and would strengthen Nvidia's reach in artificial intelligence.

ARM: UK-based chip designer sold to US firm Nvidia (BBC News) The new owner of the Cambridge-based chip designer has promised to keep its headquarters in the UK.

Nvidia vows to invest in Britain as part of Arm deal (Reuters) The head of Nvidia Corp <NVDA.O> vowed to step up investment in Britain and increase jobs there as part of its $40 billion purchase of chip designer Arm, following complaints from an Arm co-founder that the deal would destroy the company.

Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok in U.S., Beating Microsoft (Wall Street Journal) Oracle beat out Microsoft in a deal to salvage the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app that has been caught in the middle of a geopolitical standoff. The deal is likely not to be structured as an outright sale, people with the matter said.

Oracle Chosen as TikTok’s Tech Partner, as Microsoft’s Bid Is Rejected (New York Times) The moves came as the clock ticks down on President Trump’s executive order to block the Chinese-owned social media app.

ByteDance not interested in selling TikTok's US operations to Microsoft or Oracle (Computing) Reports pour cold water on earlier stories that Oracle had been accepted as a buyer

TikTok rejects Microsoft bid for U.S. operations (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Seeking Alpha) TikTok owner ByteDance (BDNCE) has rejected the bid from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), backed by Walmart (NYSE:WMT), for its U.S. operations.

Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok in U.S., Beating Microsoft (Wall Street Journal) Oracle beat out Microsoft in a deal to salvage the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app that has been caught in the middle of a geopolitical standoff. The deal is likely not to be structured as an outright sale, people with the matter said.

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CrowdStrike - Three Reasons Why This Company Will Dominate Cyber Security (NASDAQ:CRWD) (Seeking Alpha) The mini tech correction showed that growth momentum stocks could explode up and fizzle out just as fast. But CrowdStrike is not one of them.

Google’s Sundar Pichai Is a Really Nice Guy. Is That Enough? (Wall Street Journal) Those who know the chief executive say he’s a thoughtful, kind person whose low-key style helped him get the job. He’s now contending with possible antitrust lawsuits, a recent revenue drop and pressure to take the company in new directions.

Cybersecurity Market Review for 1H 2020 (Momentum Cyber) We are pleased to provide you with Momentum’s Cybersecurity Market Review for 1H 2020. Strategic activity in the first half of 2020 included 293 transactions completed totaling $14.5B in deal value across M&A (93 transactions, $9.8B) and Financing (200 transactions, $4.7B).

DataTribe's cyber pitch competition offering up to $2 million in investment is going virtual (Baltimore Business Journal) With its third annual pitch challenge, DataTribe promises growing cyber companies the chance to win up to $2 million in venture capital investment.

ThreatConnect Acquires Cyber Risk Quantification Pioneer Nehemiah Security (BusinessWire) ThreatConnect Inc.®, the leader in reducing complexity and enabling better decision making in cybersecurity, today announces the acquisition of Nehemi

Detroit Cybersecurity Startup Releases Platform with Virtual Assistant (DBusiness Magazine) A Detroit cybersecurity startup has closed a $2.7 million seed round and launched a cybersecurity platform designed for small- and medium-sized businesses.

ByteDance may miss U.S. deadline for TikTok deal: Bloomberg (Reuters) ByteDance is likely to miss the deadline imposed by the Trump administration for the sale of TikTok's U.S. assets as new Chinese regulations have complicated deal talks with bidders Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> and Oracle Corp <ORCL.N>, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.

It’s time to better identify the cost of cybersecurity risks in M&A deals (TechCrunch) Over the past decade, a number of high-profile cybersecurity issues have arisen during mega-M&A deals, heightening concerns among corporate executives.

Coalition's 2020 Cyber Insurance Claims Report (Coalition) Our inaugural 2020 Cyber Insurance Claims Report uses real Coalition data from policyholder claims to highlight the biggest cyber threats facing businesses today. You'll learn about the most common cyber threats, how to prevent them, and what to do when you can't.

SaaS Ventures is aiming for a $50M second fund. Here's the plan to invest it. (Washington Business Journal) Bethesda venture firm SaaS Ventures has raised about $22 million so far for its second fund — but is aiming for about $50 million by early 2021.

StackRox Secures $26.5 Million in Funding and Drives 240%+ Revenue Growth with Industry's only Kubernetes-Native Container Security Platform (PR Newswire) StackRox, the leader in container and Kubernetes security, announced today that it has secured an additional $26.5 million in funding and...

Israeli cybersecurity co Pcysys raises $25m (Globes) Pcysys (Proactive Cybersystems) has developed PenTera, an Automated Penetration Testing platform.

Detroit-based AaDya Security Launches the First All-in-one Cybersecurity Platform, Marzo4, and Closes $2.7M in Seed Round (BusinessWire) AaDya Security, a Detroit-based startup founded by cybersecurity veteran Raffaele Mautone in March of 2019, closed a $2.7M seed round and launched Mar

Panther Labs Raises $15M Series A to Reinvent SIEM for Cloud-First Security Teams (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ -- Panther Labs, a cybersecurity startup led by Airbnb and AWS alumni, has raised $15 million in Series A funding to accelerate development of its...

After raising $200M, Boston unicorn CEO eyes IPO (Boston Business Journal) Boston-based Snyk Ltd., which arrived at a $1 billion valuation earlier this year, raised another late-stage round while eyeing an IPO, its CEO said.

Big data firm Sumo Logic aims to raise $310 million in U.S. IPO (Reuters) Big data firm Sumo Logic Inc said on Tuesday it was looking to raise $310.8 million in a U.S. initial public offering that could value the company at over $2.07 billion.

Canadian software provider Lightspeed POS files for a $376 million US IPO (Nasdaq) Lightspeed POS, a Canadian cloud-based POS software provider, filed on Wednesday with the SEC to raise up to $376 million in an initial public offering.

Palantir is being valued around $10.5 billion ahead of direct listing as investors question growth story (CNBC) In updated prospectus on Wednesday, Palantir said it has 1.64 billion shares outstanding as of Sept. 1, which indicates a valuation of about $10.5 billion.

Significant Social And Governance Risks At Palantir (ValueWalk) As Palantir files S-1 with SEC in bid for listing on NYSE, fresh concerns emerge regarding contracts with government agencies

Love us or leave us alone, Palantir CEO tells potential investors (Silicon Valley Business Journal) How that message goes over after the company's Wall Street debut on Sept. 23 will likely depend on whether Palantir can turn its first operating profit in 17 years into a regular net profit.

INX crosses minimum $7.5 million threshold for its security token IPO, now accepting BTC, ETH and USDC (Yahoo) Crypto exchange INX, which recently launched its security token initial public offering (IPO), has crossed the minimum $7.5 million threshold imposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).The post INX crosses minimum $7.5 million threshold for its security token IPO, now accepting BTC,

Infoblox secures Warburg Pincus investment (Private Equity Wire) Infoblox, a specialist in Secure Cloud-Managed Network Services, has secured a significant investment from private equity growth investment firm Warburg Pincus.

Force 3 Awarded ITES-SW2 Contract (GlobeNewswire) Force 3 utilizes new contract to help government agencies modernize their IT, save time and cut costs

Toka Awarded World Bank-Financed Contract to Strengthen Moldova’s National Cybersecurity Readiness (GlobeNewswire) Project will modernize mobile device and data security for the Government of Moldova

CrowdStrike Continues to Win Big After Broadcom's Symantec Acquisition | The Motley Fool (The Motley Fool) Security needs have undeniably changed, and the industry landscape is changing with them.

TikTok, U.S. Discuss Ways to Avoid Sale (Washington Post) Talks have been under way for months but gained prominence amid geopolitical wrangling

Verizon, Samsung partner to develop 5G network (Rome Daily Sentinel) Samsung Electronics Co. will develop 5G network infrastructure for Verizon Communications under a $6.65 billion deal announced Monday.

Products, services, and solutions.

Exabeam and Code42 Announce Strategic Partnership to Detect and Respond to Risk from Insider Threats (Exabeam) Joint solution integrates detection, automated investigations and incident response capabilities to reduce risks caused by compromised, negligent or[...]

The Onapsis Platform for Cybersecurity and Compliance Now an SAP Endorsed App Available on SAP® App Center (BusinessWire) Onapsis, the leader in mission-critical application cybersecurity and compliance, announced today that The Onapsis Platform for Cybersecurity and Comp

OneLogin Launches Accelerate: Global Partner Program to Advance Enterprise Business Growth (OneLogin) Program Offers Growth and Profitability Opportunities Across OneLogin Partner Ecosystem

NeuroLab Selects Acuant to Verify Personal Data of COVID-19 Patients and Streamline Mobile Testing Operations (PR Newswire) Acuant, a leading global provider of identity verification, today announced that NeuroLab BI is using Acuant technology to verify the personal...

Twitter debuts US election hub to help people navigate voting in 2020 (TechCrunch) Twitter debuted its election hub on Tuesday, introducing a set of tools to help Americans prepare for the most uncertain election in modern U.S. history. The platform will add a new “US Elections” tab in the Explore menu, where the trending tab and other curated topic lists live. That t…

libC Technologies and CYSEC launch SwissPKI on ARCA (Cysec Systems) libC Technologies, provider of solutions and services in the areas of IT security and software development and CYSEC, the European leader in confidential computing, have combined their respective technology expertise to integrate SwissPKI TM, the Public Infrastructure Key Infrastructure, onto the ARCA secure execution environment, using Kubernetes.

Ostendio MyVCM Auditor Connect Marketplace Grows with Maloney + Novotny LLC (PR Newswire) Ostendio Inc., a leading provider of integrated risk management software, and Maloney + Novotny LLC, an accounting and business advisory firm,...

Appvance Empowers New AI-Driven Testing Practice From PwC Australia (PR Newswire) Appvance, the inventor and leader in AI-driven testing technology announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with PwC Australia....

Kindite strengthens data protection partnership with Microsoft (Afcacia) Kindite, a provider of data-in-use protection solutions, has announced it has achieved a Co-Sell Ready partner status with Microsoft.

New Acronis SCS Solution Protects Public Sector Telework & Endpoint Devices (PR Newswire) Today Acronis SCS, an American cyber protection and edge data security company serving the US public sector, announced the launch of Acronis...

QD.TEK deploys BroadForward Next Generation Diameter Signaling Controller and Firewall at MobiFone (PR Newswire) Today, MobiFone and QD.TEK announced that the BroadForward Diameter Signaling Controller (BroadForward DSC) and BroadForward Diameter Firewall...

Dashlane unveils new feature to help businesses enhance password security (TechRadar) New tool allows IT admins to identify which employees have poor password habits

Guardsquare Introduces New Community; Connecting Mobile Application Developers and ProGuard Users to Encourage Networking and Showcasing Expertise - Security Boulevard (Security Boulevard) Mobile Application Security Platform Launches Home Base for Quality Support and Collaboration Among Application Developers and Guardsquare Experts Leuven,

Thycotic Automates and Extends Privileged Access Security in DevOps Environments (PR Newswire) Thycotic, provider of privileged access management (PAM) solutions to more than 10,000 organizations, including 25 of the Fortune 100, today...

Introducing Mandiant Solutions – Augmenting and Automating Security Teams with Industry-Leading Cyber Security Expertise and Threat Intelligence (BusinessWire) FireEye forms Mandiant Solutions group to bring new, controls-agnostic offerings to market that are applicable to every security team.

Spirent Federal Announces M-code Updates (Odessa American) Spirent Federal Systems, the nation’s leading provider of GPS and GNSS simulators, announced today the release of SimMNSA 2.0. This release adds advanced scenario controls that enable full recreation of government test vectors while retaining the simple key and fly option of the initial release.

ESET launches the latest version of its Mobile Security solution (Security Brief) “With this latest version of ESET Mobile Security, we want to ensure our users feel completely secure when performing financial transactions on their devices, in addition to being protected from malware and phishing attempts.

Code42 Unveils Incydr: Detection and Response for Insider Threats (Code42) Code42, the insider risk detection and response leader, today announced the Code42 IncydrTM product, a new SaaS offering that protects organizations’ intellectual property, source code and trade secrets. The SaaS solution is built to mitigate exposure from data exfiltration and directly addresses the gaps in security solutions for insider threats, the cause of 66% of …

SAM Seamless Network Launches a Data-Driven Threat Intelligence Solution for Endpoint Security Vendors to Protect Unmanaged IoT Devices on Enterprise Networks (PR Newswire) SAM Seamless Network, the intuitive security platform for unmanaged networks, today launched SAM Intelligence Service, a complementary solution...

Thycotic Automates and Extends Privileged Access Security in DevOps Environments (PR Newswire) Thycotic, provider of privileged access management (PAM) solutions to more than 10,000 organizations, including 25 of the Fortune 100, today...

Nozomi Networks Authorized To Be a CVE Numbering Authority (GlobeNewswire) Becomes first OT & IoT security specialist to join the globally recognized program

CUJO AI Digital Life Protection Services Deployed at Scale Across Five Leading North American Operators, Now Available in Over 25 Million Homes (PR Newswire) CUJO AI, the global leader in the development and application of artificial intelligence to improve the security, control, and privacy of...

U.S. Department of Defense Leads the Industry with Cloud-Based Internet Isolation Program (Menlo Security) Menlo Security team is delivering a next-generation security platform to secure the Department of Defense (DoD) networks worldwide by isolating all web traffic.

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Darktrace Immune System Version 5 redefines enterprise security (Cambridge Network) Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, has launched Version 5 of its self-learning, self-defending Darktrace Immune System, allowing security teams to meet the novel challenges presented by more dynamic ways of working.

Comodo Announces Plans to Open Source Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Product (Yahoo) Comodo, the world’s leader of next-generation cybersecurity will make its Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) product available as open source. It will be available on GitHub shortly.

A New App That Will Find Stolen Smartphones and Protect Your Children from Danger (PR Newswire) The best part of the Hammer Security App is that it alerts parents when children are in danger but what really impressed the Mexican media was...

Beyond Identity Joins ForgeRock’s Trust Network of Certified Technology Partners to Deliver Passwordless Single Sign-On and Risk-Based Authorization (Beyond Identity) Integration Unifies Beyond Identity’s Passwordless Authentication and Risk-Based Authorization With ForgeRock’s Identity and Access Management to Enhance User Experiences While Strengthening Enterprise Security

Kaspersky GReAT shares expertise on threat hunting with YARA in new online training course (Manila Standard) Kaspersky is unveiling a new online self-study course, entitled Hunt APTs with YARA like a GReAT Ninja. Armed with this training, any IT security professional interested in the topic can learn from the Kaspersky Global Research Analysis Teams best practices on threat hunting with YARA. In addition to the practical insights from the companys world-renowned cybersecurity experts, participants will receive access to a special virtual lab, where they can practice their new skills, analyzing samples and testing YARA rules.

NTT teams up with Thales to secure hybrid and multi-clouds (Telecompaper) NTT has partnered with Thales to secure hybrid and multi-clouds. NTT will contribute its security practise with consulting, integration capability and managed security services, including traditional security services (network, vulnerability, end point).

NTT named as a Leader in IDC managed security services report (ChannelLife) NTT Ltd has been named as a Leader in IDC’s Marketscape: Asia/Pacific Managed Security Services 2020 Vendor Assessment

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The Federal Government: Ransomware’s Most Desirable Target (Votiro) As threat actors enhance their arsenals and develop more strategic tactics to target government agencies, how do these agencies assess their risk? More importantly, how can we protect these vulnerable ecosystems?

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Siemplify and Check Point Software Partner to Enhance and Accelerate Orchestration, Automation and Response in Security Operations Centers (Siemplify) NEW YORK – Sept. 10, 2020 – Siemplify, the leading independent provider of security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), today announced...

Securonix Accelerates Global MSSP and MDR Program Traction with Securonix Fuel (BusinessWire) Securonix announced updates to its global MSSP and MDR program with the launch of Securonix Fuel to accelerate record growth and accommodate demand.

ShiftLeft NextGen Static Analysis Now Available on GitHub Marketplace to Support Developer-Centric Security (ShiftLeft) Free GitHub App improves developer productivity by inserting application security directly into the modern software development lifecycle

Zscaler Releases New Data Protection Innovations in Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange (Zscaler) Zscaler announced new data protection innovations in the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange that protect orgs in the work-from-anywhere era by securely connecting.

ForgeRock Achieves ISO 27001 Compliance, Demonstrates Commitment to Data Privacy (GlobeNewswire) ForgeRock®, the leading provider in digital identity, today announced it achieved certification for meeting the requirements of the BS EN ISO/IEC 27001:2017 standard.

Port53 Teams Up With America's SBDC to Deliver Enterprise-Grade Cybersecurity (AiThority) Port53 Technologies, an industry leader in customer-centric cloud security, announced its support as a sponsor of America's SBDC North Star CMM

Verizon advances 5G network and cybersecurity (eGov Magazine) Verizon’s Network Security engineers recently engaged in a series of successful trials to future-proof its 5G network against security threats and advance security measures to protect the confidentiality, integrity and […]

Comodo Announces Partner Certification Program to Deliver Incentives, Go-to-Market Resources, Training and Marketing Services for Partners (Yahoo) Comodo, a leading provider of next-generation cybersecurity solutions announced a new partner certification program that will deliver incentives, go-to-market resources, training and marketing supp...

ESET Launches Version 6.0 Of Mobile Security (Scoop News) Sydney, September 11, 2020 – ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has launched version 6.0 of ESET Mobile Security (EMS), an award-winning solution that provides protection against a multitude of Android mobile security threats such as malware ...

Teradata Expands Data Science Collaboration Capabilities (insideHPC) Cloud data analytics specialist Teradata has released collaborative features to its Vantage platform designed to reduce the friction between data scientists, business analysts, data engineers and business managers – some of whom may use different tools and languages. Enhancements include expanded native support for R and Python, with the ability to call more Vantage-native analytic …

Armis Achieves FedRAMP Ready Milestone (Armis) Leader in Enterprise-class Device Security Brings Agentless Platform to Federal Marketplace to Support Digital Transformation and Federal Cloud Adoption

Keeper Security Issues Warning About Heightened Ransomware Attacks Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (PR Newswire) Keeper Security, provider of the highly-rated cybersecurity platform for preventing password-related data breaches and cyberthreats, today...

CloudKnox Leads Newly Defined Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) Market with Unmatched Capabilities (BusinessWire) CloudKnox Security announces its position at the forefront of the emerging Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) market.

Global Learning Systems Responds to Increased Phishing Attacks With Free Vulnerability Phish Test (PRLog) Global Learning Systems Responds to Increased Phishing Attacks With Free Vulnerability Phish Test. With upticks in phishing and social engineering threats and two-thirds of America's workforce working remotely, free managed SecurePhish™ test lets companies evaluate risk exposure and better prepare employees...

Atomicorp Announces Availability of Atomic Enterprise OSSEC on Red Hat Marketplace (INSIDENOVA.COM) Atomicorp today announced that Atomic Enterprise OSSEC is now available through Red Hat Marketplace. Red Hat Marketplace is an open cloud marketplace for

Proofpoint Launches People-Centric Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Introduces Nexus People Risk Explorer (GlobeNewswire) Cybersecurity leader also enhances its CASB and BEC/EAC protection to reduce risk across all key channels

42Gears Announces Zero-Day Readiness for Android 11 (PR Newswire) As the wait for Android 11 finally ends, 42Gears proudly announces zero-day readiness for the latest update of the Android platform. 42Gears, a...

Liquid Telecom sets up cyber security unit as threats grow (The Zimbabwe Daily) Liquid Telecoms has unveiled a cyber security unit which offers end-to-end protection of data on digital devices in response to the rise in cyber security threats during the COVID-19 period. BY EVE…

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Securonix Adds C-Suite and Product Engineering Leadership to Further Bolster Record Growth (BusinessWire) Company Appoints Brett Bowman as Chief Financial Officer; Dilshan Ratnayake as Chief People Officer

Illusive Networks Names Claire Trimble Chief Marketing Officer (PR Newswire) Illusive Networks®, the leader in active cyber defense and deception technology, today announced that Claire Trimble has joined the company as...

Anomali Strengthens Leadership Team as it Enters Rapid Growth Phase, Cybersecurity Industry Veterans to Drive Threat Intelligence Innovation, Marketing and Sales Strategies (GlobeNewswire) As Enterprise Adoption of Threat Intelligence Hits Mainstream, Anomali Expands Customer Ranks to 1,500

Cyber Risk Management Leader Axio Strengthens Management Team with Director of Cyber Risk Engineering (BusinessWire) Axio, a leading cyber risk management Software-as-a-Service company, announced today the appointment of Eric Cardwell as the company’s Director of Cyb

Radware Announces Changes to Its Board of Directors (AiThority) Radware, a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, announced that its board of directors has appointed Mr. Stanley B. Stern and Ms. Naama Zeldis

IDEMIA Welcomes Andrew Boyd as its new CEO at IDEMIA National Security Solutions (PR Newswire) IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, announced today the appointment of Andrew Boyd to the position of President and CEO IDEMIA...

BlackCloak Appoints Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Sales & Marketing to Enhance Leadership Team (PR Newswire) BlackCloak, Inc., the cybersecurity industry's leading provider of Concierge Cybersecurity™ for Executives, High-Profile, and High-Net-Worth...

Naval Dome Opens North American Cyber Hub And Expands Leadership Team As Part Of Wider Expansion (Hellenic Shipping News) As part of wider expansion plans, maritime cyber security systems pioneer Naval Dome has established a significant presence in the Americas with the opening of

Redscan appoints Mark Doughty as CFO to maintain high-growth strategy (PR Newswire) Redscan, the Managed Detection and Response and Penetration Testing specialist, today announced the appointment of Mark Doughty as Chief...

Radware Announces Changes to Its Board of Directors (GlobeNewswire) Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, today announced that its board of directors has appointed Mr. Stanley B. Stern and Ms. Naama Zeldis to serve as independent directors of Radware’s Board of Directors.

Bugcrowd Expands Its Advisory Board With the Appointment of Two Distinguished Industry Executives (BusinessWire) Bugcrowd, the #1 crowdsourced cybersecurity company, today announced the addition of two board advisory members, Norma Lane, chief human resources off

Former NSA chief Keith Alexander has joined Amazon’s board of directors (The Verge) A surveillance-friendly choice.

The U.S. Secret Service Selects Tom Kellermann to Serve on Inaugural Cyber Investigations Advisory Board (VMware Carbon Black) Cybersecurity has become a recurring global news headline. From ransomware to data breaches, cyberattacks continue to be one of the biggest threats to both the private and public sectors. Earlier this year, the FBI reported a 400 percent increase in cybercrime1. And for the public sector, this is all compounded by the ripple effects of …

Gagan Gulati joins Behavox as Chief Product Officer (Help Net Security) Gagan Gulati, a veteran technology executive from Microsoft, has joined Behavox as its Chief Product Officer (CPO).

GrammaTech Appoints Michael Kelley as CFO (BusinessWire) New CFO joins GrammaTech from Arxan Technologies, which was acquired by Digital.ai, a TPG company in April 2020.

SparkCognition Adds Jim Moffatt and Ron Sugar to Advisory Board (AiThority) SparkCognition announce that it has added Mr. Jim Moffatt, former Chairman and CEO of Deloitte Consulting, and Dr. Ron Sugar, former Chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman Corporation and current Chairman of Uber, to its Advisory Board.