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McAfee has agreed to sell its enterprise business to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group (STG) for $4 billion in cash. McAfee's president and CEO Peter Leav stated, "STG is the right partner to continue strengthening our Enterprise business, and this outcome is a testament to the business' industry-leading solutions and most notably to the outstanding contributions of our employees. This transaction will allow McAfee to singularly focus on our consumer business and to accelerate our strategy to be a leader in personal security for consumers." The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2021.
San Francisco-based identity and access management company Okta has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bellevue, Washington-headquartered single sign-on provider Auth0 for $6.5 billion in stock. Okta stated, "The transaction will accelerate Okta's growth in the $55 billion identity market. Auth0 will operate as an independent business unit inside of Okta, and both platforms will be supported, invested in, and integrated over time — becoming more compelling together. As a result, organizations will have greater choice in selecting the identity solution for their unique needs."
Tyto Athene, based in Herndon, Virginia, will acquire AT&T Government Solutions, Inc (GSI), AT&T’s Department of Defense IT professional services business. Tyto's press release states, "The combination of Tyto and GSI would create a leading pure-play provider of IT professional services and solutions to critical US Government agencies with positions on best-in-class contract vehicles, a full spectrum of industry leading capabilities, and substantial scale and resources to serve the increasingly complex needs of US Government agencies. After closing, the newly expanded Tyto Athene will employ approximately 1,200 highly skilled employees with 18 offices across the US and worldwide. Tyto expects this transaction to enhance its ability to address the rapidly evolving requirements of technology-enabled digital transformation and joint all-domain operations as a critical element of the U.S. national defense strategy."
Massachusetts-based security screening company Evolv Technology will merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) NewHold Investment Corp. Evolv stated, "Pursuant to the merger agreement, Evolv will merge with a wholly owned subsidiary of NewHold, with Evolv being the surviving entity of the merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of NewHold. NewHold, which currently holds approximately $172.5 million of cash in trust, will be renamed to Evolv Technology, Inc. following the merger. The combined entity will have an estimated pro forma enterprise value of approximately $1.25 billion. The upsized and oversubscribed $300 million PIPE includes investors such as Motorola Solutions, Inc., Magnetar Capital, Eldridge, Senator Investment Group and UBS O’Connor, in addition to investments from star athletes, franchise owners and managers."
Maryland-based quantum computing company IonQ, just down I-95 from us in College Park, will merge with SPAC dMY Technology Group III. The company stated, "The Transaction will result in $650 million in gross proceeds, including a $350 million fully committed PIPE with participation from Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, Silver Lake, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, MSD Partners, L.P., Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, and key institutional investors. Pro forma implied market capitalization of the combined company is approximately $2 billion....Upon closing of the transaction, IonQ shares will trade on the NYSE under the symbol 'IONQ' as the first publicly traded pure-play hardware and software company in the quantum computing space."
UK-headquartered network security testing company Spirent has acquired Massachusetts-based wireless testing company octoScope for $55 million. Spirent's CEO Eric Updyke stated, "This acquisition supports our strategy of sustainable, profitable growth by establishing Spirent as the firm market leader in the expanding Wi-Fi space, adding to our 5G solution portfolio. octoScope brings to us an impressive and well-known customer base, providing us with the opportunity to further leverage our established global routes to market and trusted relationships with our key accounts."
London-based managed service provider TiG has acquired Oxford-headquartered identity security company ThirdSpace. The company says, "The combined proposition delivers a fully comprehensive suite of services based on Microsoft technology, for organisations that demand secure modern working and digital transformation. The group now boasts over 210 employees providing advanced Azure transformational solutions, data analytics, 24/7 managed services, as well as the latest Sentinel and SOC solutions to identify and respond to critical security threats."
Maryland-based identity security company Sontiq has acquired Walnut Creek, California-based consumer risk scoring company Breach Clarity. The company stated, "As a result of the acquisition, Sontiq’s products – IdentityForce, Cyberscout, and EZShield – all built on its tech-enabled IIS Platform, will have the proprietary capability, BreachIQ™."
Kape Technologies, a privacy software provider based in London, has acquired Israeli privacy and security tool reviewer Webselenese for $149.1 million. Webselenese stated that the acquisition "will complement our best-in-class experience of comprehensively informing consumers on privacy and security issues to the group."
Boston-based application security company Snyk has raised $300 million in a Series E round, bringing the company's valuation to $4.7 billion. The round was co-led by Accel and Tiger Global, with participation from Alkeon, Atlassian Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Geodesic Capital, Sands Capital Ventures, and Temasek, as well as existing investors Addition, Boldstart Ventures, Canaan Partners, Coatue, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Salesforce Ventures, Stripes, and funds managed by BlackRock. The company's CEO Peter McKay stated, "This latest investment allows us to accelerate our growth at every level - doubling down on our successful product led growth strategy, adding to our customer roster, recruiting talent to our team worldwide and expanding geographically." Snyk also "announced the hiring of Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer Jeff Yoshimura, CIO Erica Geil, Vice President, Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) Sales, Shaun McLagan, and the appointment of two new Board Members, Michael Scarpelli, Chief Financial Officer, Snowflake, and Ping Li, Partner, Accel."
Tel Aviv-based container security company Aqua Security has raised $135 million in a Series E round led by ION Crossover Partners, with participation from existing investors M12, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Insight Partners, TLV Partners, Greenspring Associates, and Acrew Capital. The investment brings the company's valuation to over $1 billion. Aqua says the funding "will enable the company to broaden and deepen its solution portfolio, as well as expand its presence geographically."
Tel Aviv-based identity verification company Identiq has raised $47 million in a Series A round led by Insight Partners and Entrée Capital, with participation from Amdocs, Sony Innovation Fund by IGV, and existing investors Vertex Ventures Israel, Oryzn Capital, and Slow Ventures. Identiq says it "plans to use the investment to further accelerate its network growth, adding more members, each of which will improve the validation, quality and coverage for all members."
ActZero, from Menlo Park in California's Silicon Valley, a managed detection and response firm for small- to medium-sized businesses, has emerged from stealth with $40 million in funding from Point72 Hyperscale. The company added, "Last year, ActZero acquired IntelliGO Networks, a Toronto-based cybersecurity services firm. As part of the launch, IntelliGO has been rebranded as ActZero to reflect that the firm now offers a unified, AI-driven security platform."
New Jersey-based application security platform provider Pathlock (formerly Greenlight Technologies) has raised $20 million in strategic growth investment from Vertica Capital Partners. The company says the funding "will be used to accelerate product development for Pathlock's automated application governance solution and extend their intelligent insider threat prevention capabilities."
Boston-based health data security company Tausight has raised $20 million in a co-led by existing investors Polaris Partners and Flare Capital Partners, as well as new investor .406 Ventures. Tausight says it "will use the funding to expand its go-to-market team and further build out its healthcare-specific solution for exposing the hidden vulnerabilities in clinical workflows that can put patient data at risk."
Berlin-headquartered financial crime risk management platform provider Elucidate has raised €2.5 million (US$2.9 million) in a pre-Series-A funding round led by Frontline Ventures, with participation from existing investors Seed X Liechtenstein, APEX Ventures, and Big Start Ventures, EU-Startups reports. The company plans to "use the additional capital to expand rating coverage to 100% of the market. The team will also accelerate market penetration to the public sector and regulators, in addition to banks, non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs), VASPs and fintechs already using the platform to assess, score and price financial crime risk."
Forescout has named Wael Mohamed as CEO. The company's former CEO Greg Clark will continue to serve as co-chairman of the company's board alongside Michael DeCesare. Mohamed most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer at Trend Micro Group.
Confluera has appointed John Morgan as its new CEO. The company's former CEO, co-founder Abhijit Ghosh, will serve as Chief Technology Officer. Morgan previously served as General Manager of Security at F5 Networks.
DNSFilter has hired Jen Ayers as Chief Operating Officer, Jerry Cosmas as VP of Finance, Asim Baksh as People Operations Lead, and Jillian Kossman as Director of Marketing.
Nuspire has hired Michael Wilson as Chief Technology Officer, John Ayers as Chief Product Officer, and Michelle Bank as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.
Milton Security has hired Eric Cowperthwaite as Chief Operating Officer. Cowperthwaite was previously a Vice President at the Herjavec Group.
SailPoint has hired Heather Gantt-Evans as CISO. Gantt-Evans previously served as the Home Depot's Senior Director of Security Operations and Resilience.
SentinelOne has hired Ric Smith as Chief Technology Officer. Smith previously oversaw engineering at Medallia.
Avertium has appointed Ben Masino as Chief Revenue Officer. Masino was previously the company's Senior Vice President of Sales.
OurCrowd has hired Dr. Hasanat Dewan as Chief Innovation Officer. Dewan most recently served as Cognizant's SVP and Head of Digital Engineering Practice, Banking and Financial Services.
Telos has appointed Nathan Lefebvre as "a program manager to lead emerging digital identity programs in the transportation business sector." Lefebvre was previously the portfolio manager for the Passenger Screening Program Carry-On Baggage technology portfolio at the TSA.
MorganFranklin Consulting has hired Matt DeFrain as Senior Director of Cybersecurity Business Development for the company’s cybersecurity practice. DeFrain previously served as Deloitte's Managing Director of Crisis Management and Resilience.
Anomali has hired Stree Naidu as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific and Japan, CRN reports. Naidu was most recently APJ Vice President for Radware.
Intezer has added Ori Fragman, CISO EU at Ahold Delhaize, to its advisory board.
Cybersecurity is not too technical. Nor should be a career in the field (CyberNews) Numerous technical requirements scare capable people away when a large portion of the vacancies do not require people to be hoodie-wearing hackers.
As cyber risks evolve, cyber insurance becomes harder to get (BenefitsPRO) Underwriters are asking tougher questions about companies' cyber attack mitigation plans.
Snyk Advances Developer-First Security with Series E Investment (PR Newswire) Snyk, the leader in cloud native application security, today announced that the company has closed a Series E financing, totaling $300 million....
Aqua Security Announces $135 Million in Series E Funding at a $1 Billion Valuation (Aqua) Investment to fuel continuing growth of the cloud native security leader, driving product innovation and expanding market presence.
TiG acquires ThirdSpace (Private Equity Wire) TiG, one of the UK’s leading Cloud, Data Analytics and Managed Services providers to the financial services sector, has acquired ThirdSpace, a UK-based provider of Microsoft Identity and Cyber Security solutions.
Spirent Acquires octoScope for $55M (Broadband Communities) Deal enhances Spirent’s Wi-Fi testing portfolio.
Following Axonius Unicorn Valuation, YL Ventures Sells Its Stake to IPO-Focused Investors for $270 Million (BusinessWire) Axonius seed investor, YL Ventures, sold its stake to late-stage, IPO-focused investors ICONIQ Growth, Alkeon Capital, DTCP, and Harmony Partners.
ActZero emerges from stealth with $40M for a suite of cybersecurity solutions aimed at SMBs (TechCrunch) The world of cybersecurity has seen a huge proliferation of new technology and services over the years. But with the primary focus being on solutions for larger enterprises, it leaves a big gap in the market for small and medium businesses, not least because they are increasingly finding themselves…
IronNet in Talks to Go Public via Gabelli’s LGL Systems (Bloomberg) Blank-check firm is discussing raising new equity for a deal. A transaction could value the combined entity at $1.2 billion.
Tausight Closes $20 Million Series A Financing to Discover and Secure Protected Health Information (PHI) (Tausight) Polaris Partners and Flare Capital Partners lead round with new investor .406 Ventures for company founded by David Ting
"We are pursuing the potential value creation provided by a US market listing." WANdisco mulls US listing (Yorkshire Post) Live data company, WANdisco, is to raise £32m through a fundraising as it considers a potential dual-listing on a US market, in addition to its UK listing.
Space ISAC Selects Cyware for Automated Threat Sharing (PR Newswire) Cyware, the industry's only Virtual Cyber Fusion Platform provider, is partnering with the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space...
The Gula Tech Foundation Announces Winners of $1 Million Grant Program (PR Newswire) Gula Tech Foundation, a nonprofit focused on awarding $1,000,000 in competitive grants to cybersecurity nonprofits several times each year,...
T-Mobile to join AT&T, Verizon in selling customers' data (Light Reading) T-Mobile quietly changed its customer privacy policy so that it can begin selling customer data to advertisers without having to obtain the customer's explicit consent.
T-Mobile to Step Up Ad Targeting of Cellphone Customers (Wall Street Journal) T-Mobile US will automatically enroll its phone subscribers in an advertising program informed by their online activity, testing businesses’ appetite for information that other companies have restricted.
Volvo Cars Looks to Beef Up Data Protection Compliance (Wall Street Journal) The Swedish auto maker, owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, has hired a new chief compliance and ethics officer with a background in data protection.
Over 3,500 new cryptocurrencies emerged in the last 12 months amid bullish 2020 (Cryptoparrot) As the cryptocurrency sector matures, new digital assets are emerging to leverage blockchain technology’s diverse uses. With the industry mostly bullish over the last 12 months, newly created cryptocurrencies have spiked significantly.
PerimeterX Named to Fast Company’s List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2021 (PerimeterX) Protect your web apps against account takeover, carding, denial of inventory, scalping, skewed analytics, digital skimming, Magecart, PII harvesting, scraping.
Cybersecurity startup ActZero announces its public launch with $40 million investment led by Point72 Hyperscale (PR Newswire) ActZero, a cybersecurity startup whose mission is to make cybersecurity accessible and scalable to small and mid-sized businesses by...
McAfee sells its enterprise cybersecurity business to private equity firm for $4B (VentureBeat) McAfee is selling its enterprise cybersecurity unit to private equity firm Symphony Technology Group in an all-cash deal with $4 billion.
Sontiq® Acquires Fintech Provider Breach Clarity (BusinessWire) Sontiq acquires Breach Clarity fintech; adds BreachIQ to leading Intelligent Identity Security solutions IdentityForce, Cyberscout and EZShield.
Berlin-based Elucidate raises €2.5 million to establish its financial crime risk benchmark (EU-Startups) Today Elucidate, the financial crime risk scoring platform, today announced that it has raised €2.5 million in a pre-Series-A funding round led by Frontline Ventures. Existing investors Seed X Liechtenstein, APEX Ventures, and Big Start Ventures also participated in the round. This brings the total
The 10 most innovative security companies of 2021 (Fast Company) Why Graphika, Identiq, ZecOps, Beyond Identity, and more top our list of the best cybersecurity firms this year.
HAFNIUM and SolarWinds Attacks Highlight Lack of Accountability (Cybereason) Organizations are again scrambling to assess the impact of a recently disclosed attack attributed to the Chinese state-sponsored HAFNIUM APT group that targets vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange. Cybereason protected all of our customers from both the SolarWinds and HAFNIUM attacks.
Sotero’s Strong Market Momentum Continues with Revenue Growth, Partner (PRWeb) Sotero, the leading innovator in comprehensive data protection with an emphasis on data usability, today announced that it has continued momentum across
BitSight, Global Leader in Cybersecurity Ratings Industry, Records a Banner Year in 2020 and is Primed For Growth in 2021 (PR Newswire) BitSight, the Standard in Security Ratings, announced that the company closed its fiscal year ending January 31 (FY2021) with record annual...
McAfee to sell enterprise business for $4 billion (Reuters) McAfee Corp said on Monday it would sell its enterprise business to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group for $4 billion in cash, sending the cybersecurity firm's shares up nearly 3% in premarket trade.
NortonLifeLock gains on speculation may be potential McAfee target (SeekingAlpha) NortonLifeLock (NLOK) rose 3.1%after a report that McAfee (MCFE), which today announced it would sell its enterprise business for $4b, may see NLOK as a potential acquisition target
London cyber firm Kape acquires Israeli rival in $150m deal (CityAM) London-based cybersecurity company Kape Technologies has snapped up Israeli IT firm Webselenese in a deal worth almost $150m (£108m).
Tyto Athene to acquire AT&T Government Solutions (Help Net Security) AT&T and Tyto have agreed to enter into teaming agreements for opportunities in the DoD IT professional services market.
College Park quantum computing startup to go public in SPAC deal (Washington Business Journal) The 6-year-old company will merge with a blank-check firm to go public.
IonQ To Become The First Publicly Traded Pure-Play Quantum Computer Company (IonQ) Working to build the world's best quantum computers to solve the world's most complex problems
Evolv Technology, the Leader in AI-Enabled Touchless Security Screening, to Become Publicly Traded Through Merger with NewHold Investment Corp. (Evolv Technology) Evolv Technology, and NewHold Investment Corp., announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for a business combination that will result in Evolv becoming a publicly traded company.
DigiCert’s Private Equity Owners Said to Weigh $8 Billion Sale (Bloomberg) Clearlake Capital Group and TA Associates, the private equity owners of DigiCert, are exploring options including a sale of the security technology company, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Clearlake Re-Acquires Precisely In $3.5 Billion Deal (IT Jungle) Clearlake Capital Group has regained a controlling interest in Precisely, the company it sold four years ago to another private equity firm called Centerbridge Partners. This time around, Precisely is a significantly bigger company, with a valuation of $3.5 billion and 12,000 customers. You almost need a flowchart to graph the on-again, off-again state of
Why this founder is building his cybersecurity startup in Philly (Technical.ly Philly) With an active meetup community and two local universities with cyber-specific programs, Nick Ascoli hopes his Foretrace, will to be one of many cybersecurity companies to grow locally.
Avast shines as demand for cyber security products surged (InfotechLead) Cyber security company Avast said demand for its products surged during the second quarter of 2020 in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic
Huawei loses market share outside China (MarketWatch) Huawei Technologies Co. lost ground last year to Western rivals in cellular-equipment markets outside China, according to an industry research firm, a signal...
Huawei’s Highway to Success Goes Through Russia (The National Interest) Russian engineers are helping Huawei find ways to reduce the burden of U.S. sanctions.
Okta’s $6.5B Deal For Auth0 Latest Sign Of Growing Appetite For ID Security (Crunchbase News) Okta’s $6.5 billion stock deal for Bellevue-based Auth0 isn’t just one of the largest cybersecurity M&A deals in years, but also a further illustration of a growing hunger for identification and authentication solutions as people work, buy and play more online.
YouTube CEO says the platform will lift Trump's suspension when risk of violence drops (CNBC) Susan Wojcicki said it's still unclear when the ban would be lifted due the still "elevated risk of violence."
Gula Tech Foundation Grants $1M to Make Cybersecurity More Diverse (SDxCentral) The Gula Tech Foundation will award three nonprofits a combined $1 million in grants to help engage more African Americans in cybersecurity.
Veterans can play a crucial role in filling cybersecurity needs (Washington Technology) With their skills and outlook, military veterans are a great resources for talent to pull into the cybersecurity workforce.
Identiq raises $47 million to verify identities using a cryptographic network (VentureBeat) Identiq, a startup based in Tel Aviv developing a decentralized identity verification platform, has raised $47 million.
Okta Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Auth0 to Provide Customer Identity for the Internet (Okta) Acquisition will accelerate Okta’s journey to provide identity for the internet, bringing choice and flexibility to both developers and the world’s largest organizations
Okta Acquires Fellow Identity Management Company Auth0 In $6.5 Billion All-Stock Deal (Forbes) Okta is acquiring Auth0 for $6.5 billion in stock in a big move in identity management software.
Thycotic-Centrify Merger Poses Potential Threat to PAM Leader CyberArk (Channel Futures) The Thycotic-Centrify merger could shake up the privileged access management (PAM) market, posing a potential challenge to "800-pound gorilla" CyberArk.
Mergers & Money: Dealmaking Starts To Smolder In Cybersecurity; IPO Rumors (Crunchbase News) While 2020 wasn’t a banner year for most things, that’s also true for M&A dealmaking in cybersecurity. However, last month saw some interesting acquisitions by both a large public company and a private company that may be the opening salvos in a battle to build the best extended detection and response (XDR) solutions.
Google to Stop Selling Ads Based on Your Specific Web Browsing (Wall Street Journal) The Alphabet company said that it plans next year to stop using or investing in tracking technologies that uniquely identify web users as they move from site to site across the internet.
Google Is Done With Third-Party Cookies But Experts Say 'Much More Needs to Be Done' (Vice) Facing growing pressure from regulators and competitors, Google’s shifting its ad-tracking tech toward larger, “anonymized” groups.
Google promises it won’t just keep tracking you after replacing cookies (The Verge) Google is trying to make individualized ads more private.
Ostendio Wins Five Top Honors at 2021 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards (PR Newswire) Ostendio, a leading provider of always-on integrated risk management technology, today announced that it has been recognized as a five-category...
AT&T Cybersecurity Launches Managed SASE Solution (AT&T) AT&T is expanding its portfolio of Managed Security Services through its alliance with Fortinet to make Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) a reality for enterprises.
Menlo Security Launches Industry-First Secure Web Gateway (SWG) with an Isolation Core for Mobile Devices (Menlo Security) Menlo Security joins the Microsoft Active Protections Program to provide defenses to customers faster
Nok Nok Labs and Netcetera to Provide Delegated Authentication Solutions for Compliance with PSD2-Strong Customer Authentication and EMV® 3-D Secure (NokNok) Nok Nok Labs (Nok Nok), the trusted leader in passwordless authentication and Netcetera, the trusted partner for digital payment solutions, today announced a partnership that will deliver delegated authentication solutions to merchants and payment providers seeking to address PSD2-SCA and 3DS 2.x protocols compliance.
Orthoplastics Deploys Invixium’s Touchless Biometric Solution to Safeguard Employee Health | Invixium (Invixium) Leading Implantable Plastics Manufacturer Adopts Touchless Biometrics and Temperature Screening via IXM TITAN with Enhancement Kit for Workforce Management
SAFE Identity Announces Industry Guidance for Compliance With Title 21 CFR Part 11 (Yahoo Finance) SAFE Identity, an industry consortium and certification body operating a Trust Framework for digital identities in healthcare, today announced the publication of industry guidance that healthcare organizations can use as a tool to achieve compliance with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Title 21 CFR Part 11 regulation.
Microsoft makes passwordless push in Azure Active Directory (SearchSecurity) In a Microsoft Ignite 2021 session on the company's roadmap for Azure Active Directory and zero trust, the company demonstrated how enterprise customers can go passwordless.
SolarWinds Attack And Executive Order On America’s Supply Chain Illuminate Gaps In Supply Chain Risk Management, Spur Innovative Solutions By Fortress Information Security (Fortress Information Security) Fortress Information Security announces a series of innovations to their risk and compliance management solutions in response to emerging security challenges.
Athreon Launches New Cybersecurity Division (PR Newswire) Athreon, a leading business and knowledge process outsourcing company, announced today it is adding cybersecurity consulting to its portfolio...
Palo Alto Networks and Alkira Partner to Drive Koch Industries Network Cloud Transformation (Alkira) Koch Industries Deploys Alkira Cloud Networking as a Service Embedded with Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Virtual Firewalls
ZTE strengthens LTE router security (Gadget) New ZTE MF286 routers support Irdeto’s Trusted Home solution, enabling users to strengthen their home Wi-Fi security.
Dimension Data selects Cortex XSOAR platform to enhance cybersecurity capabilities (ITPnet) The global managed services provider says it now has a platform to accurately assess and contextualise threat vectors
Zscaler gets government nod for Zero Trust Exchange (CRN Australia) Second assessment gives vendor “protected” status for authentication.
Free sigstore signing service confirms software origin and authenticity (Help Net Security) sigstore empowerd software developers to securely sign software artifacts such as release files, container images and binaries.
Juniper Networks and PBX-Change Team Up to Bring Customers a High-Performance SD-WAN Solution (PR Newswire) Juniper Networks, the leader in Session Smart™ Routing, today announced a partnership with PBX-Change, a Tampa-based leading-edge Business...
LogRhythm partners with The Cyber Security Council of the United Arab Emirates (LogRhythm) LogRhythm, has been chosen by the United Arab Emirates’ Cyber Security Council to provide advice and recommendations for cybersecurity monitoring.
Denuvo joins exclusive PlayStation®5 Tools and Middleware program to o (PRWeb) As security and innovation collide, Denuvo by Irdeto today announces it has joined the exclusive PlayStation®5 Tools and Middleware program. Denuvo, the leader in
Check Point CloudGuard NDR integrates with AWS VPC Traffic Mirroring (Check Point Software) Check Point CloudGuard NDR is a launch partner for AWS Traffic Mirroring with non-nitro instances. Join the Early Availability program and enjoy great benefits!
Lightspin Announces Enhanced Cloud Contextual Security (PR Newswire) Lightspin, a pioneer in contextual cloud security protecting native, Kubernetes and microservices from known and unknown risks, today announced...
Nozomi Networks Delivers First SaaS Platform for OT and IoT Cybersecurity (GlobeNewswire) Vantage™ tackles escalating cyber threats, accelerating digital transformation and ensuring operational resilience with the simplicity, scalability and TCO control of SaaS-based cybersecurity
Gigamon Launches Hawk and Partners with AWS to Simplify and Secure Cloud Adoption (Gigamon) Hawk, the industry’s first elastic visibility fabric for all data-in-motion, closes the critical cloud visibility gap.
Keeper Security Reimagines and Secures the Passwordless Future with Keeper SSO Connect™ Cloud (PR Newswire) Keeper Security, provider of the top-rated and industry-leading cybersecurity platform for preventing password-related data breaches and...
LogMeIn’s GoToConnect Enables Customers’ Permanent Shift to Flexible Work with Refreshed Experience Including New Features and Product Bundling (GlobeNewswire) GoToConnect announces new bundling with LogMeIn products LastPass, GoToWebinar, GoToAssist, GoToRoom, and contact center offerings plus new features to empower customers to connect from anywhere
F-Secure wins AV-TEST Best Protection award for fifth time | F-Secure Press Room (F-Secure) Award reaffirms that companies which choose F-Secure’s new version of Business Suite will have proven best protection.
IBM Cloud Satellite enables clients to deliver cloud securely (Intelligent CIO Middle East) IBM has announced that its hybrid cloud services are now generally available in any environment – on any cloud, on premises or at the edge – via IBM Cloud Satellite. Lumen Technologies and IBM have integrated IBM Cloud Satellite with the Lumen Edge platform to enable clients to harness hybrid cloud services in near real-time […]
BlackBerry AtHoc Introduces Derived Credentials and FedRAMP Authorization on AWS to Better Support U.S. Federal Government’s Cloud and Mobile Strategy (BlackBerry) BlackBerry today announced new technology advancements to BlackBerry® AtHoc that will improve how U.S. Federal agencies communicate and collaborate during times of crisis, and reduce the risk of unauthorized access to Federal data, systems and applications.
BlackBerry Teams Up with Desay SV Automotive to Create an Immersive ‘Cinematic’ Driving Experience for Chery’s Tiggo 8 Plus and Jetour X90 Models (BlackBerry) BlackBerry today announced that it has teamed up with Desay SV Automotive to launch a dual-screen virtual smart cabin domain controller to enable safer driving. Leveraging the QNX® Hypervisor and the QNX® Real-time Operating System (RTOS), the new technology is now available in leading Chinese automaker Chery’s Tiggo 8 Plus and Jetour X90 models.
Researchers devise new, non-intrusive method to prevent cyber-attacks on Android Platform (TMR Research Blog) In 2018, more than million cyber-attacks reported on mobile devices and they are on the rise ever since. Despite this, most companies have unprotected data and poor cybersecurity frameworks, says r…
Black Kite - Black Kite Partners with Templar Shield to Expand Availability of Third-Party Risk Management and Cyber Risk Ratings Services (Black Kite) Black Kite, a leading cybersecurity ratings provider, today announced a value-added reseller agreement with Templar Shield, a premier information security, risk and compliance technology professional services firm.
Milton Argos Platform (MAP) 2.0 Helps Customers Locate Potential Exchange Attacks (PR Newswire) Milton Security, a leading provider of Threat Hunting as a Service, XDR & MDR (MxDR) SOC Services, announced today the Milton Argos Platform...
Giant Oak Releases New Updates to GOST, Enhancing Screening to Identify Money Launderers, Human Traffickers, and Other Illicit Activity (Giant Oak) Newest iteration of GOST features 4x increase in searches per second and gives the user more control over false positives.
IronNet® Cybersecurity Expands Reach of Collective Defense Platform with New Integrations (PR Newswire) IronNet® Cybersecurity, Inc., the leader in Network Detection and Response and Collective Defense, announced new integrations with leading...
Bluescape Taps nVisium To Help Secure Next-Generation Infrastructure (PR Newswire) nVisium, a leader in application security, today announced that Bluescape, a leading provider of visual collaboration solutions for hybrid...
Blumira and Cerium Networks Announce Strategic Partnership To Simplify Cybersecurity (Blumira) Through this strategic partnership, Cerium will leverage Blumira’s detection and response technology to help its small and medium-size customers protect against cybersecurity breaches.
Trend Micro: Remote work drove high-risk email threats up 32% in 2020 (VentureBeat) According to Trend Micro's fourth Cloud App Security Threat Report, "high-risk" email threats rose by 32% in 2020.
The Stats are in - and They're Grim: Highlights of February's Crop of Cybercrime Reports (Ericom Blog) 2020 cybersecurity reports confirm cybercriminals' abilities to rapidly pivot to exploit new opportunities as they arise. And confirm the wisdom of Zero Trust approaches that assume breach.
GrammaTech Allies with GitLab to Advance DevSecOps (DevOps.com) GrammaTech has partnered with GitLab to integrate its GrammaTech CodeSonar SAST tools with the GitLab Ultimate DevSecOps platform.
CrowdStrike Falcon Enhances SOC Security Workflow Automation (MSSP Alert) CrowdStrike Falcon enhancements seek to drive Security Operations Center (SOC) workflow automation for faster incident detection & response.
Microsoft's security roadmap goes all-in on 365 Defender (SearchSecurity) A Microsoft Ignite session Wednesday offered a glimpse into the tech giant's security strategy, with a focus on 365 Defender and its new threat analytics feature.
Bridgecrew shifts cloud security all the way left with real-time scanning and fixes in VS Code (PR Newswire) Bridgecrew, the DevSecOps company that automates cloud security, today announces they've shifted their security scanning and fixing technology...
ZeroFOX signs CSSA as its sole distributor - Intelligent CIO Africa (Intelligent CIO Africa) ZeroFOX, a provider of digital risk protection services, has brought a rapidly evolving and intuitive cybersecurity platform to the South African market after it signed CSSA as it sole distributor. Designed to protect critical digital assets across the public attack surface, the platform improves the organisation’s ability to predict, prevent, detect and respond to issues […]
StrikeForce Announces Commercial Availability of Video Conferencing Platform SafeVchat™ to Protect the Hybrid-Workforce From Hackers and Data Breaches (GlobeNewswire) Built with Cyber Technology and Security Expertise, New Video Conferencing Solution Now Widely Available is the Most Secure Alternative to Zoom and Other Vulnerable Platforms
Aqua Security Announces Security and Compliance Certifications (Aqua) Aqua Security has achieved both ISO 27001 and SOC Type II certifications to validate the company’s enterprise-ready SaaS offerings
StrikeForce Announces Commercial Availability of Video Conferencing Platform SafeVchat™ to Protect the Hybrid-Workforce From Hackers and Data Breaches (GlobeNewswire) Built with Cyber Technology and Security Expertise, New Video Conferencing Solution Now Widely Available is the Most Secure Alternative to Zoom and Other Vulnerable Platforms
New Book by Co-Director of Advanced Cybersecurity Program Reveals Effective Cybersecurity Measures for Enterprises & Consumers (BusinessWire) Neil Daswani is releasing his highly anticipated book, Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for Everyone
Attacks Targeting Microsoft Exchange: Check Point customers remain protected (Check Point Software) On March 2nd , 2021, Volexity reported the in-the-wild exploitation of the following Microsoft Exchange Server
FNTS Releases Azure Sentinel Offering to Provide Intelligent Security and Analytics Across Entire Business Enterprises (FNTS) FNTS offers managed Microsoft Azure Sentinel- a modern approach to security analytics and automation.
SafeBreach Hacker’s Playbook Updated for US-CERT Alert (AA21-062A) Mitigate Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerabilities (SafeBreach) SafeBreach Labs has updated the Hacker's Playbook™ with new attack methods for malware samples described in US-CERT Mitigate Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerabilities.
Socure and Baker Tilly Partner to Establish Intelligent KYC Assurance for Fintechs and Banking Institutions (BusinessWire) Socure, the leader in Day Zero identity verification, and Baker Tilly, announced today the companies have successfully completed an audit of Socure’s
CrowdStrike Delivers New Capabilities to Improve Security Operations and Accelerate Response to Modern Threats (BusinessWire) CrowdStrike Delivers New Capabilities to Improve Security Operations and Accelerate Response to Modern Threats
What is a BitSight Rating and Why Should You Consider Using it to Manage Cyber Risk in Your Supply Chain (JD Supra) If you operate as a B2B organization (business to business), you are either part of the supply chain, manage a supply chain, or you fit into both...
Spanish Pharmaceutical Company Drives Digital Innovation with Fortinet (CSO Online) Insud Pharma chose Fortinet solutions because they addressed each key requirement Insud Pharma had for their infrastructure refresh—including scalability, connectivity, governance, performance, and security capabilities.
Platform9 and Mavenir Announce Strategic Partnership for 5G Webscale Platform (PR Newswire) Mavenir, the industry's only end-to-end Network Software Provider and a leader in accelerating software network transformation for...
Brave is launching its own search engine with the help of ex-Cliqz devs and tech (TechCrunch) Brave, the privacy-focused browser co-founded by ex-Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich, is getting ready to launch an own-brand search engine for desktop and mobile. Today it’s announced the acquisition of an open source search engine developed by the team behind the (now defunct) Cliqz anti-tracking s…
Dark Cubed Launches D3Alert™ (PR Newswire) Dark Cubed, the cyber security company empowering small and medium sized businesses with affordable, automated threat detection and blocking,...
SecureMyEmail™ Offers Free Encrypted Email Service Without the Need to Switch Email Providers (PR Newswire) Veteran VPN and internet privacy and security services provider, WiTopia, https://www.witopia.com, announced today they are offering free...
Strata Identity Enables Organizations to Migrate Applications to the Cloud and Unify Identity Management with Microsoft Azure Active Directory (BusinessWire) Strata makes it possible to transition apps to Azure AD so organizations can manage and enforce consistent access across hybrid cloud environments.
Growing Cybersecurity Company Announces Chief Revenue Officer to Support Expansion (Avertium MDR, EDR, Compliance & Consulting) Today, Avertium announced the appointment of Ben Masino as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Formerly the senior vice president of...
OurCrowd Appoints Hasanat Dewan as Chief Innovation Officer, Plans Global AI Innovation Center (BusinessWire) OurCrowd, the leading venture investing platform and Israel’s most active venture investor, today announced the appointment of Dr. Hasanat Dewan as Ch
SentinelOne Appoints Ric Smith as Chief Technology Officer (Yahoo) SentinelOne, the autonomous cybersecurity platform company, today announced the appointment of Ric Smith as Chief Technology Officer. With over 15 years of experience driving product development in pre- and post-IPO companies, Mr. Smith will accelerate global R&D efforts and support the rapid growth of SentinelOne’s Singularity XDR platform across the endpoint, cloud, and IoT security markets.
DNSFilter Expands Team Leaders, Including Jen Ayers From CrowdStrike as COO (PR Newswire) AI-driven startup company DNSFilter provides DNS threat protection and content filtering for enterprises. The company announced Jen Ayers as...
Nuspire Appoints Three C-Suite Executives Amid Company Growth (PR Newswire) Nuspire, a leading managed security services provider (MSSP), today announced the appointment of three senior leadership executives including,...
Generali Global Assistance Appoints Chief Marketing Officer (Generali) Generali Global Assistance (“GGA”) today announced that it has appointed Vladimir Poletaev as their Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, Vladimir will be responsible for supporting and executing marketing, branding, communications, and PR initiatives across North America. As the newly established CMO, Mr. Poletaev will be managing a … READ MORE
Forescout names third CEO in six months, hires Wael Mohamed from Trend Micro (CRN Australia) Wael Mohamed hired from Trend Micro.
Ori Fragman Joins Intezer's Advisory Board (PR Newswire) Ori Fragman, CISO EU at Ahold Delhaize, has joined the advisory board of Intezer. Ori has held senior executive roles in Information Technology...
SailPoint Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointment of New CISO (SailPoint) Heather Gantt-Evans joins the company as chief information security officer AUSTIN, March 9, 2021 – SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SAIL), the leader in enterprise identity security, today announced the appointment of Heather Gantt-Evans as the company’s new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). In this role, Heather will be responsible for the overall cybersecurity of [...]
Telos Appoints TSA Veteran Nathan Lefebvre to Oversee Digital Identity Offerings (GlobeNewswire) Transportation sector leader brings 20 years of airport security experience to Telos Corporation
Why I Joined Menlo Security (Menlo Security) I’m Brian Howie, and I’m excited to join Menlo Security as Vice President of the Americas
Milton Security Hires Cowperthwaite As Chief Operating Officer (PR Newswire) Milton Security, a leading provider of Threat Hunting as a Service, XDR & MDR (MxDR) SOC Services, announced today that it has hired well-known...
Anomali appoints former Radware exec to lead APJ (CRN Australia) Stree Naidu joins Anomali as senior vice president.
Forescout Further Enhances Management Team with Appointment of Wael Mohamed as CEO (GlobeNewswire) Mohamed brings proven track record of driving innovation, alliances and growth. Greg Clark to partner with Mohamed to continue Forescout’s mission to actively defend the Enterprise of Things.
Confluera Appoints John Morgan as Chief Executive Officer (BusinessWire) Confluera, the leading provider of cloud cybersecurity detection and response, today announced John Morgan as the new CEO.
Cybersecurity and Resilience Expert, Matt DeFrain Joins MorganFranklin Consulting (BusinessWire) MorganFranklin Consulting, a leading finance, technology, and cybersecurity advisory firm that specializes in solving complex transformational challen
