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V2 | Issue 43 | 10.28.20

Raytheon will sell Forcepoint to Francisco Partners. McAfee goes public. Arctic Wolf lands $200 million Series E round.

Summary

By the CyberWire staff

At a glance.

Raytheon will sell Forcepoint to Francisco Partners.
McAfee goes public.
Arctic Wolf lands $200 million Series E round.
Facebook's policy chief for India steps down.

Mergers and acquisitions.

Raytheon has agreed to sell Texas-based cybersecurity software provider Forcepoint to San Francisco-based private equity firm Francisco Partners. Forcepoint's CEO Matt Moynahan stated, "This transaction represents an exciting opportunity for Forcepoint to continue to innovate and drive growth with Francisco Partners. We believe that this partnership will help us to continue to invest in our products and organization while delivering increased value to our customers." Evan Daar, Principal at Francisco Partners, said, "We look forward to partnering with the Forcepoint team to further invest in the company’s cloud security portfolio."

AMD has reached an agreement to buy California-based field-programmable gate array (FPGA) inventor Xilinx for $35 billion. AMD stated, "The combination will create the industry’s leading high performance computing company, significantly expanding the breadth of AMD’s product portfolio and customer set across diverse growth markets where Xilinx is an established leader. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to AMD margins, EPS and free cash flow generation and deliver industry-leading growth."

French IT giant Atos has agreed to acquire Austrian cybersecurity consultancy SEC Consult Group, with the transaction expected to close by the end of the year. Atos stated, "This acquisition will confirm Atos’ leading position in cybersecurity services in the DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) region with more than 600 experts and will also strengthen its number 1 position in Europe. For SEC Consult this opens the opportunity to expand into additional markets and to gain a new customer base on a global scale."

Investments and exits.

McAfee raised $740 million in its IPO last Thursday, which Bloomberg notes was within the company's targeted range. Fortune says McAfee shares fell 6.5% after the company went public.

SOC-as-a-service provider Arctic Wolf has raised $200 million in a Series E round led by Viking Global Investors, with participation from DTCP and existing investors. The company also announced that it's moving its global headquarters from Sunnyvale, California, to Eden Prairie, Minnesota, explaining that, "Over the last four years, Arctic Wolf’s office in Minnesota has been at the center of the company’s corporate growth strategy, with the team in Eden Prairie growing to over 200 employees." Arctic Wolf stated that it plans to use the funding "to make significant investments in its new headquarters by the end of 2021 with the addition over 150 new jobs and the construction of the company’s third security operations center (SOC)."

Atlanta, Georgia-based mobile digital forensics firm Grayshift has raised $47 million in a Series A round led by PeakEquity Partners. FinSMEs says that company will use the funding "to accelerate sales and marketing initiatives, grow the research and engineering teams, expand product offerings, and increase global awareness of its flagship GrayKey solution."

Payment and data security startup Bluefin, also headquartered in Atlanta, has raised $25 million in a growth financing round led by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance. Bluefin says the investment will fuel its "product, continued growth in US and internationally, and opportunistic acquisitions."

French data governance SaaS startup Odaseva, based in Paris Saint-Lazare but with operations around the world, has raised $25 million in a Series B round led by Eight Roads Ventures and F-Prime Capital, with participation from existing investors Partech, Salesforce Ventures, and Serena Capital. Crunchbase News says the company will put the funding towards "further product development; hiring in San Francisco, Sydney, and Paris; and more partnerships."

Toka, an Israeli company that provides intelligence-gathering tools to governments and law enforcement, has raised $25 million in a Series B round led by Eclipse Ventures, with participation from existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Dell Technologies Capital, and Entrée Capital. The company's co-founder and president Yaron Rosen stated that the "funding will help us build out our product pipeline and commercialize it as well as work with more governments to help them build integrated cyber defence and resilience."

Denver, Colorado-based application security startup StackHawk has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from existing investors Foundry Group, Costanoa Ventures, Flybridge Capital, and Matchstick Ventures. StackHawk says it will use the investment to "continue product development, invest in go-to-market teams, and continue to support ZAP, the open source project that the company’s platform is built upon."

Maryland-based Strider Technologies, a provider of software for defending against state-sponsored economic espionage, has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, with participation from One9 Ventures and existing investor DataTribe. The company stated, "With this latest round of funding, Strider will drive forward product research and development efforts, including introducing new data modules and features within its core offering, the Strider Intelligence Platform. Strider will also roll-out its newest data-driven product, Strider Shield, which enables organizations to identify high-risk activity and behavior across their systems. In addition, Strider is officially opening an office in Salt Lake City, Utah, to access the region's growing tech ecosystem, talent, and customers located in the Western U.S."

Israeli startup Mine, a company that allows users to track which companies are holding data on them, has raised $9.5 million in a Series A round led by Google’s Gradient Ventures, with participation from e.ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and existing investors Battery Ventures and Saban Ventures, CTech reports. According to TechCrunch, Mine will use the funding for its launch in the US.

Another Israeli company, application security management startup Enso Security, has raised $6 million in a seed round led by YL Ventures, with participation from Jump Capital. TechCrunch says the company "plans to continue improving its product and staff up from its small group of seven employees to about 20 in the next year."

San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup Stairwell has raised $4.5 million in a seed funding round led by Accel, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Gradient Ventures, Allen & Company LLC, and angel investors. The company was founded by Mike Wiacek, the founder of Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG). Stairwell stated that it "wants to provide security teams with accessible, user-centric tools that help them understand the pivotal relationships between their external and internal data sources." TechCrunch says the company is working on at least one product, but details are being kept under wraps. Wiacek told TechCrunch that the funding will go towards staffing, and the company's press release states that it's looking to hire "cybersecurity experts, product designers, software engineers, physicists, and applied mathematicians."

Executive moves.

Facebook's policy chief for India, Ankhi Das, is stepping down to pursue public service, the Wall Street Journal reports. Das had faced criticism for allegedly being lenient on moderating anti-Muslim hate speech from Indian politicians (Facebook has denied this). TechCrunch cites sources close to Das as saying her departure wasn't related to this controversy.

AU10TIX has named its president and COO Carey O'Connor Kolaja as the company's new CEO. The company's former CEO Ron Atzmon will become active deputy chairman.

Cyberbit has appointed Dan Phillips and Jim Hansen to its board of directors. Phillips is the former co-founder, CEO, and chairman of CloudHealth Technologies. Hansen co-founded Mandiant and later served as President and COO at Cofense.

Cymatic has added Stuart McClure, founder and former CEO of Cylance, to its board of advisors.

SentinelOne has appointed Ken Marks as VP of Worldwide Channels. Marks most recently served as Vice President Of Channel Sales at Silver Peak.

Axis Security has hired Kimber Garrett as Head of Channel Sales. Garrett previously served as Corelight's Director of Channels, Western Region.

Mimecast has named Jonathan Corini as its Senior Vice President of Global Channel Sales, according to ITP. Corini previously served as Vice President of Worldwide Channel at Forescout.

Protegrity has appointed eight new executives: Jeffrey Breen as EVP, Product and Strategy; Bridget Quinlan as EVP, Marketing and Growth Strategies; Eliano Marques as EVP, Data and AI; Scott Fleming as EVP, Services and Support; Michael Gephart as EVP, Sales and Alliances; Angel Lange as EVP, Finance; Ben Lieberman as VP, HR and People; and Kaitlin Hartshorn as Director of Legal Affairs.

Orange Cyberdefense has hired Clive Hamilton as UK Managing Director, according to BusinessCloud. Hamilton previously served as Managing Director at NTT Europe.

Selected Reading

Marketplace.

Cyber Espionage Detection Firm Strider Technologies Raises $10 Million (SecurityWeek) Strider Technologies, a company that provides solutions for combating cyber espionage, on Tuesday announced that it raised $10 million in Series A funding. To date, the startup has raised $12 million

Government-Focused Cyber Defense Company Toka Raises $25 Million (SecurityWeek) Toka, a company that provides intelligence and defense solutions to government, law enforcement and security agencies, has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round

Enso Security Raises $6M to Eliminate Application Security Chaos and Bring Scalability to AppSec Management (BusinessWire) Enso Security, a pioneering Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) startup, today announced $6 million in seed funding led by YL Ventures with

Stairwell Announces Seed Investment From Accel, Sequoia Capital, Gradient Ventures and Allen & Company LLC (PR Newswire) Stairwell, a new cybersecurity company with a vision to empower any security team to defend against every adversary, today announced $4.5...

French Scale-up Odaseva Raises $25M To Continue Global Expansion (Crunchbase News) The $25 million Series B brings the French company’s total funding to $40 million.

Fraud-Detection Startup NS8 Files for Bankruptcy, Paving Way for Litigation (Wall Street Journal) Cyber-fraud-prevention startup NS8 filed for bankruptcy protection after its former chief executive was arrested on fraud charges last month and an investor put up $10 million to finance a litigation campaign over the company’s sudden collapse.

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Aerial Technologies, A Success and Growth Story (PR Newswire) Aerial Technologies, defining the WiFi Motion Analytics industry, is pleased to announce the completion of an oversubscribed financing round...

AMD agrees to buy Xilinx for $35 billion (Computing) Both firms expect the deal to close at the end of 2021

Zoom credits Keybase acquisition with quick turnaround on end-to-end encryption (CyberScoop) Zoom says a key deal earlier this year helped it globally implement an important security feature at a time when the videoconferencing app became a household word.

FireEye Q3 results beat expectations, raises year view, shares jump 6% (ZDNet) The security technology vendor hit a new high for recurring revenue, and highlighted a partnership with Microsoft.

SolarWinds Announces Third Quarter 2020 Results (BusinessWire) SolarWinds Corporation (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today reported results for its third quarter

SAIC Gets $750M Army National Guard Intell Support Task Order; Jim Scanlon Quoted (ExecutiveBiz) Science Applications International Corp. has received a potential five-year, $750M task order to pro

General Dynamics IT lands $761.6M GSA contract | Virginia Business (Virginia Business) U.S. General Service Administration awarded Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (GDIT) a $761.6 million contract to update and secure information technology infrastructure that supports the U.S. Southern Command mission.

The messy politics of Nextdoor (Vox) Want to see how polarized America is? Look no further than Nextdoor.

Aspen Tech Policy Hub, Project Redesign, and Tech Talent Project Announce New Pilot Tech Executive Leadership Program (The Aspen Institute) Program prepares senior technology leaders with the skills critical to government service and public policy.

Denim Group Wins Awards Demonstrating Commitment to Workforce and Community (BusinessWire) Denim Group has been recognized as a ‘Top Workplace for Employees’ by the San Antonio-Express News and the San Antonio Business Journal.

Grayshift, The Startup That Breaks Into Unlocked iPhones For The Feds, Raises $47 Million (Forbes) Grayshift boasts doubling of revenue as cops across America buy into its powerful but possibly controversial iPhone forensics tech.

StackHawk Raises $10 Million Series A Funding Round (StackHawk) Application security startup StackHawk announced today that it has raised a $10 million in Series A funding.

The Story of McAfee: How the Security Giant Arrived at a Second IPO (Dark Reading) Industry watchers explore the story of McAfee, from its founding in 1987, to its spinoff from Intel, to how it's keeping up with competitors.

Raytheon Technologies Selling Forcepoint Cyber Business To Investment Firm (Defense Daily) Raytheon Technologies on Monday said it has agreed to sell its commercial cyber security business Forcepoint to the investment firm Francisco Partners, end

Pondurance Secures Strategic Investment from Newlight Partners to Accelerate Growth and Fuel Innovation in Managed Detection & Response Offerings (BusinessWire) Pondurance a leader in MDR services, today announced a new strategic investment from affiliates of Newlight Partners LP, a private investment firm.

Akamai Technologies Advances 5G Security Strategy with Acquisition of Asavie (Akamai) Akamai Technologies announced today that it has acquired Asavie, whose global platform manages the security, performance and access policies for mobile and internet-connected devices.

Bluefin Announces $25 Million in Growth Financing Led by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance (BusinessWire) Bluefin has announced $25 million in growth financing led by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance to fuel product and US / international expansion.

New Israeli cyber startup AirEye goes above & beyond standard network security (Geektime) Unknowingly, many organizations leave themselves vulnerable to breach from access points that are not under the surveillance of in-company security measures. This is where the new Israeli cyber startup aims to operate, by securing the airspace around your organization...

Zscaler the 'first mover' in $20B cloud network security market, JPMorgan says (SeekingAlpha) JPMorgan views Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) as the "first mover disrupting force" behind the network security in the pandemic's cloud migration acceleration.

Collaborative bug hunting ‘could be very lucrative’ – security pro Alex Chapman on the future of ethical hacking (The Daily Swig) ‘Persistence is key, and so is not expecting a huge payout on day one’

Campaigns Rush to Submit Facebook Ads Ahead of Limits (Wall Street Journal) Republican and Democratic political advertisers are scrambling to submit their ads to the social-media giant before the end of Monday after the company moved to ban new political ads in the week before Election Day.

Home to Proud Boys domain, Gab, and other right-wing sites posts unhinged letters after PayPal cuts ties (Mashable) A story about domain names, white nationalists, and accusations of money laundering.

Blue Ridge Energy supports Cybersecurity Awareness Month (WataugaOnline) Blue Ridge Energy is proud to announce its commitment to National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, held annually in October. This year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme is “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart,” aimed to empower individuals and organizations to own their role in protecting their part of cyberspace. “By increasing awareness …

Intelligence Contractors Vying for Slimmer Spy Budget in FY 2021 (Bloomberg Government) The Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released their intelligence budget requests for fiscal 2021 totaling $85 billion earlier this year. DOD ...

Silicon Valley's newest unicorn takes off for Minnesota, but CEO says he'll be back (Silicon Valley Business Journal) The Sunnyvale cybersecurity business was ranked No. 25 on Deloitte's list of fastest growing tech companies last year and is led by the former CEO of Blue Coat Systems and Ipsilon Networks.

This local venture firm is raising $75M for its second fund (Washington Business Journal) McLean venture firm Lavrock Ventures is raising a new $75 million fund, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

Zimperium closes deal with American Defense Department (Israel Defense) The deal includes protection of at least 150,000 endpoints

Huawei throws weight behind NESAS for better global mobile cybersecurity framework (The Edge Markets) As companies, industries and economies become more digitalised, there is a need to build up an appropriate security assurance framework to mitigate risks of a larger “digital attack surface” as people work, play, learn and transact online.

A French alternative to Palantir would take two years to make, Thales CEO says (Reuters) An alternative to tools provided by U.S. data analytics company Palantir to prevent terrorists attacks would likely take about two years to develop in France, the boss of defence company Thales said on Friday.

Expensify's CEO emailed users to encourage them to 'vote for Biden' (Protocol) Some recipients were already showing anger at the email.

Expensify’s CEO explains how he made the decision to tell all his customers to vote for Biden (Protocol) "It's easy to justify standing aside," he said. "This is a genuine effort just to make the world a better place using the tools at our disposal."

Patreon Becomes Latest Social Media Platform to Take On QAnon (Bloomberg) Patreon Inc. is known as a place where podcasters and other internet creators go to make money through subscriptions. But on Thursday, it became the latest social media company to address the growing presence of the conspiracy group QAnon.

Facebook touts free speech. In Vietnam, it's aiding in censorship (Los Angeles Times) To protect its business in an important market, Facebook increasingly removes content that Vietnam's authoritarian government doesn't like.

Facebook moderators forced to work in Dublin office despite high-tier lockdown (the Guardian) Exclusive: Contract staff deemed essential workers as firm’s own employees work from home

Armies of nationalist trolls are policing Weibo for any sign of dissent (Rest of World) It’s an ominous shift for China’s only forum for public discussion.

Verizon launches $44 million upskilling program open to any American who wants to land an in-demand job (Business Insider) Priority admissions will be given to those who are Black and Latinx or unemployed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

McAfee launches IPO, raises $620 million (SearchSecurity) McAfee has returned to Wall Street, with an IPO price that raised the endpoint security vendor approximately $620 million at $20 per share. McAfee shares are set to begin trading on Nasdaq Thursday morning under the symbol MCFE.

Google Lawsuit Could Alter Business Calculations in Enterprise Tech Market (Wall Street Journal) The antitrust lawsuit filed against Google this week is focused mostly on the consumer business, but it also will have implications for the enterprise tech market where Google aspires to a greater role.

FTC huddling as end to Facebook antitrust probe nears - report (SeekingAlpha) The Federal Trade Commission is "huddling privately" to discuss its antitrust probe of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), The Washington Post reports - signaling its investigation has moved closer to an endgame. Exact timing of any action is unclear. But a federal suit would follow closely on the Justice Department's landmark antitrust suit against Google (GOOG, GOOGL), and signal all-out war between the administration and Silicon Valley.

A possible semiconductor shortage looms over Huawei’s new smartphone launch (Fortune) Huawei only has enough stockpiled chips to last until March or April, according to one analyst estimate.

Does Palantir See Too Much? (New York Times) The tech giant helps governments and law enforcement decipher vast amounts of data — to mysterious and, some say, dangerous ends.

Israeli cyber intelligence co Cellebrite signs deal in UAE (Globes) The deal is believed to be with a government agency in Abu Dhabi and to be worth $3 million.

Recorded Future Named Overall Threat Detection Solution of the Year by CyberSecurity Breakthrough (PR Newswire) Recorded Future, the largest global security intelligence provider, today announced that its Express browser extension was named the Overall...

CACI nabs $86.5M task order (SeekingAlpha) Department of Homeland Security awarded CACI International (NYSE:CACI) a 5-year task order, with a ceiling value of $86.5M for providing mission expertise in support of the Homeland Security Investigation division.

McAfee raises $740M in IPO that hits lower end of target range (Silicon Valley Business Journal) The San Jose-based cybersecurity firm, which was founded by John McAfee in 1987, is set to begin trading on the the Nasdaq market with the ticker symbol of “MCFE" and an initial market cap of about $8.6 billion.

Mine raises $9.5M to help people take control of their personal data (TechCrunch) TechCrunch readers probably know that privacy regulations like Europe’s GDPR and California’s CCPA give them additional rights around personal data — like the ability to request that companies delete data. But how many of you have actually exercised that right? An Israeli startup called…

Arctic Wolf Secures $200M in Series E Funding at a Valuation of $1.3 Billion (Arctic Wolf) Arctic Wolf®, the leader in security operations, today announced it has raised $200 million in Series E funding at a valuation of $1.3 billion.

Atos to acquire leading Cyber Security consulting company SEC Consult (GlobeNewswire) Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announces it has reached an agreement to acquire SEC Consult Group, a leading international Cybersecurity consulting provider.

FIRST launches new code of ethics for incident response and security teams on Global Ethics Day (FIRST — Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams) Following a global consultation, the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) is launching new ethics guidelines for incident response and security teams today on Global Ethics Day. ethicsfIRST provides guidance for cybersecurity professionals on how to conduct themselves professionally and ethically during incidents. Inspired by Earth Day, Global Ethics Day provides an opportunity for organizations to explore the meaning of ethics in international affairs

Keyfactor and Per Scholas Announce Partnership to Drive Skills Training (PRWeb) Keyfactor, the leader in crypto-agility solutions, and Per Scholas, a national non-profit that drives positive and proven social change in communities across...

Taking Back Our Privacy (The New Yorker) Moxie Marlinspike, the founder of the end-to-end encrypted messaging service Signal, is “trying to bring normality to the Internet.”

KnowBe4 Takes on Middle East Region With New Office in Dubai (PR Newswire) KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced it has opened a new...

Protegrity Unveils Vision for the Secure AI Era (Protegrity) Data Privacy Must Be Upheld as a Fundamental Right for Organizations to Succeed and Unlock the Value of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Products, services, and solutions.

Netskope Delivers Continuous Risk Management with New Analytics and Dynamic Visualization Tools (Netskope) Netskope Advanced Analytics helps organizations understand, prioritize, and measure their efforts to improve security for their applications, data, and users SANTA CLARA, Calif. – October 27, 2020 – Netskope, the leading security cloud, today announced Netskope Advanced Analytics. The interactive data analytics service provides rich, in-depth visual dashboards, reports on cloud and web use, and […]

StackRox Releases KubeLinter, an Open Source Tool to Identify Kubernetes Misconfigurations (StackRox) Static analysis tool automates YAML file and Helm chart checks to ensure Kubernetes configurations follow security best-practices and support security-as-code

Introducing New and Improved Plans for Our Business Customers (Dashlane Blog) We’ve revamped our business product to include two plans that better cater to different organizations’ varying needs.

StorCentric Launches Cloud-Enabled Data Mobility Suite (DMS) Software Platform (StorCentric) Empowers Customers to Eliminate Data Silos, While Managing and Controlling Data to Address IT, Business, and Budgetary Requirements — Simplifying Data Management While Ensuring Maximum ROI

ABAKA Announces Global Partnership with Intel (PRWeb) ABAKA, the world leader in digital saving and retirement enterprise SaaS solutions powered by Artificial Intelligence, announced it has become a membe

CyberGRX Exchange Now Available for Purchase in AWS Marketplace (BusinessWire) CyberGRX announced that its Third-Party Cyber Risk Management (TPCRM) platform is now available for purchase in AWS Marketplace.

New AttackIQ Solution Integrates with Microsoft Azure Sentinel to Strengthen Cyber Threat Detection and Investigation for Security Customers (BusinessWire) AttackIQ integrates its Security Optimization Platform with Microsoft Azure Sentinel cloud-native SIEM platform.

Source Defense Launches New Product to Fortify Client-Side Security and Protect Websites Against 1st Party Code & Open Source Attacks (PR Newswire) Source Defense, the market leader in client-side website security, today announced its new offering of "Website in Page Protection" (WiPP), as...

SpyCloud Announces VIP Guardian to Deliver Cyber Protection for Key Executives' Personal Accounts (PR Newswire) SpyCloud, known for its unique anti-fraud platform powering account takeover prevention and fraud investigations solutions, today launched...

Lumen automates DDoS mitigation as attacks surge worldwide (PR Newswire) Cybersecurity experts have seen a dramatic rise in sophisticated distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in recent months. Downtime from...

Cybereason’s Commitment to Defenders Now Backed by $1 Million Breach Protection Warranty (Cybereason) We are pleased to announce the Cybereason Breach Protection Warranty (PDF), which provides up to $1 Million in coverage in the event of a breach.

Claroty Adds Fully Integrated Remote Incident Management to Industry-Leading OT Security Platform (PR Newswire) Claroty, the global leader in operational technology (OT) security, today announced new enhancements to The Claroty Platform, making it the...

Atomicorp & EstateSpace Join Forces with RunSafe Security to Supercharge Cyber Defenses - Security Boulevard (Security Boulevard) Security partnerships reduce open source and cloud workload vulnerabilities

ESET strikes cyber reseller deal with Canon in Singapore (Channel Asia) ESET has on-boarded Canon as an official reseller in Singapore, focused on delivering security solutions to consumer, SMB and enterprise customers.

GrammaTech CodeSentry: Identifying security blind spots in third party code (Help Net Security) GrammaTech announced CodeSentry which identifies blind spots and allows security professionals to measure and manage risk quickly and easily.

Socure Unveils Sigma Synthetic Fraud, a New Way to Identify and Combat Synthetic Identity Fraud (BusinessWire) Socure, the leader in Day Zero digital identity verification, today announced the launch of Sigma Synthetic Fraud, its latest addition to the Socure I

Privafy Collaborates with Micron to Deliver Complete End-to-End IoT Security-as-a-Service Solution (PR Newswire) Privafy, the cloud-native cybersecurity company redefining how to secure Data-in-Motion, today announced that it is collaborating with Micron...

HackerOne introduces integrations and partnerships to connect and defend customers (Help Net Security) HackerOne introduced integrations and partnerships that make it easy to integrate its data with existing security and development workflows.

Atomicorp & EstateSpace Join Forces with RunSafe Security to Supercharge Cyber Defenses (PR Newswire) RunSafe Security, the pioneer of a patented process to immunize software from cyber attacks without developer friction, today announced...

Aqua Announces the Most Advanced Kubernetes Security Solution (Aqua) Introducing KSPM (Kubernetes Security Posture Management), agentless runtime protection capabilities to deploy security controls into pods.

Computex Technology Solutions Partners with Datadobi for Major Data Migration Project (BusinessWire) Datadobi today announced it has partnered with Computex Technology Solutions.

Offensive Security Continues to Expand Security Training and Certification Offerings with New Advanced Pentest Training Course (BusinessWire) Offensive Security, the leading provider of hands-on cybersecurity training and certification, today announced the launch of Evasion Techniques and Br

Axio Offers Free Cybersecurity Program Assessment Tools (Citizen Tribune) Axio, a leading cyber risk management Software-as-a-Service company, today announced the availability of four free cyber risk program assessment tools that will give organizations visibility into their cyber posture.

Industry Experts Enhance CyberSense Software to Stay Ahead of Advancing Ransomware (BusinessWire) Data integrity experts Index Engines today announced the latest enhancements to its ransomware detection and recovery software, CyberSense, to help or

Nozomi Networks Pioneers SaaS Security and Visibility Solution for Dynamic IoT and OT Networks (Nozomi Networks) Nozomi Networks Vantage empowers a new generation of cyber and physical system security with the SaaS simplicity, scale and TCO control that the converging worlds of IT and OT require

Red Canary enters cloud workload protection space, launches Red Canary Cloud Workload Protection - Red Canary (Red Canary) Red Canary Cloud Workload Protection secures cloud environments with a lightweight sensor, proven threat detection platform, and security expertise

ESET Introduces the Latest Version of its Internet Security, NOD32 Antivirus and Smart Security Premium Products (ESET) ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has today launched new versions of its Windows security products for consumers. The new versions upgrade the protection in ESET Internet Security, ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security Premium.

iProov Recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor (BusinessWire) iProov, the leading provider of biometric authentication technology for Genuine Presence Assurance, has been named as a Cool Vendor for Identity Acces

Protegrity Announces Support for Amazon Redshift to Secure Sensitive Cloud Data (Protegrity) De-identification Technology Provides Advanced Data Protection to Increase Analytics Agility Across Enterprise Cloud Environments

Protegrity + Amazon Redshift: Securely Increasing Analytics Agility in the Cloud (Protegrity) Protegrity + Amazon Redshift: Securely Increasing Analytics Agility in the Cloud Protegrity + Amazon Redshift: Securely Increasing Analytics Agility in the Cloud Rick Farnell, CEO, Protegrity

SafeBreach Hacker's Playbook Coverage for US-CERT Alert AA20-296A and AA20-296B as the CISA and FBI Release Joint Advisories Regarding Russian and Iranian APT Actors (SafeBreach) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released two joint cybersecurity advisories on widespread advanced persistent thr…

SecBI XDR Gains MSSP Multi-Tenancy Capabilities; CrowdStrike, Proofpoint Integrations (MSSP Alert) SecBI's extended detection & response (XDR) platform gains multi-tenancy capabilities for MSPs & MSSPs. Plus, integrations with CrowdStrike, Cybereason, Mimecast, Proofpoint & Zscaler arrive.

KELA rolls out new tech for detection, warning of dark net threats (Israel Defense) IntelAct aimed at enabling organizations to monitor their attack surface in real time

Hutchinson & Bloodgood LLP joins Ostendio MyVCM Auditor Connect Marketplace (PR Newswire) Ostendio Inc., a leading provider of integrated risk management software, today announced Hutchinson & Bloodgood LLP, a leading regional CPA...

XM Cyber and Cyber Guards Work Together to Deliver Unparalleled Cyber Security Assessments, Risk Management and Incident Response (PR Newswire) XM Cyber, the multi-award-winning leader in breach and attack simulation (BAS) and advanced security posture management platform, today...

Stop Account Take Overs (ATO) With Stylometry (INKY) Imagine an imposter taking over your email account and sending phish to everyone you know. It can ruin relationships and bank accounts. Learn about the science behind stylometry and how you can prevent Account Takeovers.

ESET Introduces Beta Version of ESET Internet Security, its New Product for Home Users (ESET) ESET®, a global pioneer in IT security for more than two decades, today announces the availability of its Beta version of ESET NOD32® Antivirus 10 together with a brand new product designed for home users - ESET Internet Security.

CrowdStrike Announces New Module: Falcon X Recon (CrowdStrike) Introducing Falcon X Recon, a new module that provides an increased level of situational awareness with unprecendented visibility.

International Cyber Benchmarks Index (TM) (Neustar) The International Cyber Benchmarks Index is an initiative of the Neustar International Security Council which assesses the international cybersecurity landscape from the vantage point of security professionals across the EMEA and US regions.

FactPipe Releases Trust Score Extension and Updated Site to Combat Fake News (PR Newswire) FactPipe, an innovator in the field of internet content accuracy, has released a BETA version of its Chrome extension, (available in the Chrome...

HackerOne Expands Integrations Ecosystem to Connect and Defend Customers (HackerOne) Revealed at Security@, HackerOne adds PagerDuty, ServiceNow, Splunk, SumoLogic to advance workflows

CYR3CON’s Machine Learning Platform Predicted Exploits Later Used by S (PRWeb) CYR3CON®, which created and sells a machine learning solution for predicting the actions of hackers, announced today it had successfully predicted vulnerabil

Radware Makes Its Bot Manager Service Available for Salesforce Commerce Cloud (GlobeNewswire) Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, today announced that the Radware Bot Manager service is available for Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Radware’s Bot Manager service helps to safeguard users against revenue-impacting malicious bot attacks on their Web, mobile and API interfaces.

Centerity Recognized for Market-Leading AIOps Platform with Integrated Cyber Security (Yahoo) Centerity Systems, Inc., the leading AIOps Platform with advanced performance analytics and integrated security, today announced its recognition as a Top Value Leader in the latest "EMA Radar Report: AIOps – A Guide for Investing in Innovation."

Palo Alto Networks Announces Prisma Cloud 2.0 (CRN - India) A CNSP is designed to secure multi- and hybrid-cloud environments and cloud native applications integrating security across the full DevOps lifecycle

CrowdStrike to Advance Threat Intelligence Offerings With Industry-Leading Situational Awareness (BusinessWire) New Module, CrowdStrike Falcon X Recon, will empower customers with unprecedented visibility to raw intelligence from the hidden recesses of the web

New infosec products of the week: October 23, 2020 (Help Net Security) The featured products this week come from the following vendors: Deepwatch, Entrust, Incognia and Splunk.

Ubiq Launches API-Based Encryption Platform for Application Developers (AiThority) Ubiq Security, a developer-focused security startup, announced the launch of its API-based encryption platform for developers.

Ivanti Adds New Ivanti Neurons Innovations Powered by Machine Learning to Improve Security Posture a | Ivanti (Ivanti) Ivanti Neurons for Patch Intelligence and Spend Intelligence Leverages Supervised and Unsupervised Machine Learning Algorithms to Automate Vulnerability Remediation and Optimize Software Spend

Snyk Adds Developer-first SAST Solution to Cloud Native Application Security Platform (PR Newswire) Cloud native application security company Snyk announced today it has launched Snyk Code, a developer-first SAST (static application security...

CipherCloud Dominates KuppingerCole 2020 CASB Market Compass (CipherCloud) For the fourth year in a row, CipherCloud was positioned as the most advanced and all-encompassing CASB solution on the market, earning the highest possible “strong positive” ratings from global analyst firm KuppingerCole in all nine evaluation categories -- including data protection, security, interoperability, usability, deployment, discovery, access control, compliance and posture management.

Corelight Extends Open NDR Platform with New Software Sensor, Expands Security Visibility and Advanced Event Analysis Across Hybrid, Multi-Cloud Environments (PR Newswire) Corelight, provider of the industry's first open network detection and response (NDR) platform, today released new capabilities that provide...

IRONSCALES Bolsters Phishing Awareness Training Capabilities During Cy (PRWeb) IRONSCALES, the pioneer of self-learning email security, today announced a streamlined update to its Phishing Simulation & Training module...

PT Industrial Security Incident Manager detects attempts at data exfiltration and connection tunneling (PT Security) PT Industrial Security Incident Manager detects attempts at data exfiltration and connection tunneling

Hitachi ID Introduces the New Bravura Security Fabric (BusinessWire) Hitachi ID Announces the New Bravura Security Fabric as the industry's only complete Identity and Access Platform

QuintessenceLabs Introduces New Quantum Entropy Management Solution (Odessa American) Why Should I Worry About Entropy? Entropy, also known as randomness, is the anchor beneath much of the world’s security.

Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints™) announces design win with top-tier global PC manufacturer (GlobeNewswire) Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints™) today announced that the company has been awarded a design win* by one of the world’s top PC manufacturers, with a product launch planned for Q1 2021. Unit sales during 2021 for the models in question are expected to fall in the single-digit million range.

Protegrity Launches Enhanced Data Protection Platform to Secure Sensitive Data in Hybrid-cloud, Multi-cloud, and SaaS Environments (Protegrity) The Protegrity Data Protection Platform Offers the Most Complete Data-security Solution for Heterogeneous Cloud Environments with Data Anonymization and an Expanding Ecosystem of Partners to Provide Security at the Speed of Innovation

Securonix Announces Adversary Behavior Analytics Capability for Preemptive Threat Detection and Response (Yahoo) Securonix, Inc., a leader in Next-Gen SIEM, today announced it signed an OEM agreement with Opora, a next-generation cybersecurity provider that uses pre-attack adversary behavior analytics to protect organizations from emerging threats.

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Facebook’s Top Public Policy Executive in India Steps Down (Wall Street Journal) Ankhi Das had opposed applying hate-speech rules to a politician from the ruling Hindu nationalist party, along with at least three other individuals and groups flagged internally for promoting or participating in violence.

AU10TIX Appoints Carey O'Connor Kolaja as CEO (PR Newswire) AU10TIX, a global ID verification and authentication platform, and its board of directors announced today that Carey O'Connor Kolaja, current...

Cyberbit Appoints Dan Phillips and Jim Hansen to Board of Directors (BusinessWire) Cyberbit Appoints Dan Phillips and Jim Hansen to Board of Directors

SentinelOne Hires Ken Marks As VP of Worldwide Channels (MSSP Alert) Endpoint security platform provider SentinelOne hires former Splunk & Palo Alto Networks & cybersecurity veteran Ken Marks as its VP of worldwide channels.

Stuart McClure Joins Cymatic Board of Advisors (StreetInsider.com) Storied Entrepreneur and Cybersecurity Pioneer Provides Mentorship and Go-to-Market Guidance for Company behind Award-Winning Client-Side WAF + VADR

Bishop Fox Taps Former Facebook CSO and Cybersecurity/Data Privacy Trailblazer for Board of Advisors (GlobeNewswire) Alex Stamos and Evan Wolff to Help Advance Bishop Fox Offensive Security Testing

SentinelOne Appoints Ken Marks as VP of Worldwide Channels (BusinessWire) SentinelOne, the autonomous cybersecurity platform company, today announced the appointment of Ken Marks as Vice President of Worldwide Channels. A ve

Axis Security Names New Channel Leader (PR Newswire) Axis Security, the leader in Zero Trust access, today announced that Kimber Garrett has joined the company as head of channel sales. In this...

Mimecast appoints former Intel exec to grow channel programme (ITP Net) Jonathan Corini joins as senior vice president of Global Channel Sales from Forescout, where he served as vice president of worldwide channel

EHNAC Appoints Healthcare Leader as Commissioner to Governing Body (Yahoo) "Cyberattacks have exposed the security vulnerabilities of our nation's most trusted financial, consumer and healthcare institutions and continue to pose a serious threat.

Deep Instinct appoints Heather Bellini as CFO (Help Net Security) Deep Instinct announced that Heather Bellini will join as CFO to further the company’s accelerating growth path.

Accenture Security managing director leaving (Virginia Business) Anup Ghosh is leaving his position as managing director and global platforms lead for Arlington-based Accenture Security to become the CEO of Bethesda, Maryland-based Fidelis Cybersecurity. Hired in 2018, Ghosh directed the U.S. security division of Ireland-based Accenture plc, a global professional services provider that posted 2019 worldwide revenues of $43.2 billion. He will lead…

Protegrity Assembles New Leadership Team to Address the Next Frontier of Data Security (Protegrity) With the Appointment of Eight New Executives, Protegrity’s Expanded Leadership Team Will Accelerate the Company’s Growth and Innovation as a Global Leader in Data Security

New UK MD at Orange Cyberdefense (BusinessCloud) Cybersecurity business unit of Orange Group boosts UK executive team with three senior hires