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SecurityAdvisor Raises $7.3 Million to Increase Organizational Resilience Through the Real-Time Delivery of Personalized Cybersecurity Awareness Training (BusinessWire) SecurityAdvisor raises a $7.3 million Series A funding round led by ClearSky Security.
Verint completes spin-off of Cognyte Software (KMWorld) Separation enables Verint to focus solely on customer engagement
HelpSystems Acquires Digital Defense to Enhance Cybersecurity Portfolio (PR Newswire) HelpSystems announced today the acquisition of Digital Defense, a leader in vulnerability management and threat assessment solutions. Digital...
Aprio Announces Acquisition of Syzygy Solutions and Velossent (PRWeb) Aprio, LLP, a nationally-recognized, top 50 CPA-led business advisory firm, announced today that it has acquired highly acclaimed digital transformation and cybe
NuWave and PCI Merge to Create BigBear.ai, Forming a Decision Dominance Platform Serving the National Defense and Intelligence Communities (PR Newswire) NuWave Solutions ("NuWave") and PCI Strategic Management ("PCI") announced today that they have merged to form BigBear.ai ("the Company"),...
Carlyle Group buys, rebrands two government contracting firms in hot M&A market (Washington Business Journal) The massive private equity firm hopes the deal creates a national security tech powerhouse.
NINJIO Ranks Highest and Only Customers’ Choice 2021 (NINJIO) NINJIO is the Only Vendor recognized as a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice 2021 for Security Awareness Computer-Based Training
Onfido delivers record revenue year for fiscal 2020 (Onfido) 82% increase in global ARR fueled by strong demand from enterprises
Kevin Mandia: Discovering SolarWinds Hack ‘Validates Our Intelligence and Expertise’ (CRN) The fact that FireEye was the first to realize they’d been attacked in the massive, months-long SolarWinds campaign validates the company’s intelligence and expertise, CEO Kevin Mandia said.
Palo Alto Networks Stock Is Spiking After an Analyst Predicted a Boost From Security Spending (Barron's) Security software provider Palo Alto Networks is trading sharply higher on Tuesday after Credit Suisse analyst Brad Zelnick raised his rating on the stock to Outperform from Neutral, with a new price target of $425, up from $385.
CrowdStrike stock gains on report that Chinese hackers exploited SolarWinds (NASDAQ:CRWD) (SeekingAlpha) Reuters sources say suspected Chinese hackers exploited the Russia-linked SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI) breach to gain access to U.S.
Darktrace Experiences Surge in Demand Driven by WFH and Wave of Sophisticated Cyber-Attacks (PR Newswire) Darktrace has today announced strong demand for its latest product release, Version 5 of its self-learning Darktrace Immune System, as...
IBM’s new path to a six-figure salary doesn’t require a college degree (Fortune) The pipeline is no longer school-to-work as much as school-AND-work.
IntelliGenesis LLC acquires CybatiWorks™—Acquisition Geared at Strengthening the Nation’s Cyber-Physical Capabilities for Critical Infrastructure, ICS, IoT, and IoTT (PRWeb) February 1st, 2021, Columbia-based Veteran-Owned and Woman-Owned Small Business, IntelliGenesis LLC, acquired Illinois-based Cybati to expand its capabilit
Augusta cybersecurity firm acquires cyber education company (Augusta Chronicle) IntelliGenesis deal with Cybati expected to enhance its training capabilities.
Weights & Biases raises $45M for its machine learning tools (TechCrunch) Weights & Biases, a startup building tools for machine learning practitioners, is announcing that it has raised $45 million in Series B funding. The company was founded by Lukas Biewald, Chris Van Pelt and Shawn Lewis — Biewald and Van Pelt previously founded CrowdFlower/Figure Eight (acquired …
Sontiq™ Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Cyberscout® the Leading Cyber Products and Services Provider to the Insurance Industry (BusinessWire) Sontiq signs definitive agreement to acquire Cyberscout, adding to market-leading Intelligent Identity Security solutions IdentityForce and EZShield.
Akamai Buys IoT Security Vendor Inverse To Better Spot Devices (CRN) Akamai has purchased Inverse to better identify IoT and mobile devices such as internet-enabled HVAC, lighting systems, medical equipment, robotics and printers in enterprise environments.
Elron Electronic Industries : Announces Sale of Alcide to Rapid7 (MarketScreener) Translation of Immediate Report Filed by Elron on January 31, 2021 with the Israeli Securities Authority
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Cognyte to Ring the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell (PR Newswire) Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT), a global leader in security analytics software that empowers governments and enterprises with Actionable Intelligence...
Kountable Secures Funding in Series A-1 Led by Lateral Capital to Laun (PRWeb) Kountable, the leading global trade and technology platform, today announced additional funding in Series A-1 led by Lateral Capital. Additional investors
Root9B, Fidem in Cybersecurity M&A Round-Up for January 2021 (SecurityWeek) A dozen cybersecurity-related acquisitions were announced in January 2021, including some by major companies such as Deloitte, Accenture and Atos.
Nozomi Networks Tops 100% Revenue Growth (Nozomi)
Thycotic Records Strong Momentum for Cloud-based Privileged Access Management (PR Newswire) Thycotic, a provider of privileged access management (PAM) solutions to more than 12,500 organizations worldwide, including 25 of the Fortune...
Aryaka’s Cloud-First approach to secure business connectivity accelerates EMEA growth (ResponseSource Press Release Wire) Secures $10M subscription contract in financial services sector along with several multi-million dollar deals London, UK. - February 2, 2021 - Aryaka Networks, the leader in fully managed Cloud-First...
Can This Cybersecurity Play Become a Growth Stock in 2021? (The Motley Fool) This cybersecurity stock is showing signs of life after years of underperformance.
Why Zscaler (ZS) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Again (Yahoo) Zscaler (ZS) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
As Google eyes Australia exit, Microsoft talks Bing with PM (Reuters) Software giant Microsoft Corp is confident its search product Bing can fill the gap in Australia if Google pulls its search over required payments to media outlets, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday.
Pause in Corporate PAC Spending Triggers Political Pushback (Wall Street Journal) Lawmakers say companies’ suspension of campaign donations puts business priorities at risk.
Facebook offering users prompt to counter Apple's privacy moves (NASDAQ:FB) (SeekingAlpha) Facebook (FB +1.5%) - locked in an increasingly tense battle with Apple (AAPL +2.2%) over privacy-related changes for mobile users - will add an in-app prompt intended to inform users...
WSJ News Exclusive | Robinhood Raises Another $2.4 Billion From Shareholders (Wall Street Journal) The $3.4 billion raised since last Thursday is more than the company has raised in its entire prior existence.
Robinhood plummets back down to a one-star rating on Google Play (The Verge) 1.1 star, technically speaking
Clubhouse stock skyrocketed after Elon Musk tweeted about an unrelated social media app of the same name (Business Insider) Shares of Clubhouse Media Group, an influencer marketing company, rallied after Elon Musk tweeted about a different company.
U.S. based Rapid7 acquires Israeli cyber startup Alcide.io for $50M (Geektime) NASDAQ traded cyber firm Rapid7 acquires Israeli startup Alcide.io to boost its Kubernetes security offering...
Tanium Announces $150 Million Funding Investment to Bring Visibility and Control to the Edge through its Open Endpoint Management Platform (News Category Global Banking & Finance Reviews) Tanium, the provider of endpoint management and security built for the worlds most demanding IT environments, today announced that it has completed the sale of $150 million in common stock to the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers) through its Teachers Innovation Platform (TIP). TIP focuses on late-stage venture and growth equity investments in […]
UK’s Riverlane raises €16.4M; here’s how it transforms quantum computers from experimental tech to commercial products (Silicon Canals) Riverlane develops software that transforms quantum computers from experimental technology into commercial products.
Cloud Security Startup Armo Emerges from Stealth with $4.5M (Dark Reading) Armo's platform was developed to protect cloud-native workloads and provide DevOps teams with greater visibility and control.
TPG Capital Acquires Majority Stake in PAM Solutions Provider Centrify (SecurityWeek) TPG will acquire a majority stake in Centrify from Thoma Bravo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Federal IT contractor Perspecta strikes deal to be acquired for $7.1B (Washington Business Journal) The all-cash deal is expected to close by mid-2021.
Veritas Capital to acquire Perspecta in all-cash transaction valued at $7.1 billion (PR Newswire) Perspecta Inc. (NYSE: PRSP) ("Perspecta" or the "Company"), a leading U.S. government services provider, today announced that it has entered...
Northrop Grumman Completes Sale of IT Services Business to Veritas Capital for $3.4 Billion (Northrop Grumman Newsroom) Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has closed the sale of its IT services business to Peraton, an affiliate of Veritas, for $3.4 billion in cash. Northrop Grumman expects to use the sale proceeds primarily for...
Facebook’s Oversight Board wants your feedback on whether the company was right to ban Trump (The Verge) The Facebook Oversight Board wants to know what the public thinks about the Trump ban.
Facebook’s Oversight Board Has Spoken. But It Hasn’t Solved Much (Wired) The board’s first content moderation decisions show how impossible its task—and Facebook’s—really is.
Facebook Knew Calls for Violence Plagued ‘Groups’, Now Plans Overhaul (Wall Street Journal) The social network struggled to balance CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s mantra of free expression against internal findings that misinformation and rabid partisanship had overrun a feature meant to be central to its future.
Facebook seeks a new head of U.S. public policy (Axios) Facebook is moving on from the Trump era in which Republicans held most of the power in Washington.
Exclusive: Mark Zuckerberg is creating a new criminal justice reform group in an overhaul of his political operation (Vox) The Facebook founder and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are making the largest structural change to their philanthropy since they launched it five years ago.
Apple’s Privacy Change Will Hit Facebook’s Core Ad Business. Here’s How. (Wall Street Journal) Apple’s new feature will limit Facebook’s ability to collect data from apps—information that allows its advertisers to target their ads efficiently.
Google reinstates federated chat app Element on Play Store after wrongful removal (Android Police) Element is a popular client for the federated chat protocol Matrix, and we highlighted it in our roundup of the best open-source alternatives to Google
Google union in turmoil following global alliance announcement (The Verge) The campaign was supposedly led by Google workers, but members of the Alphabet Workers Union say they knew nothing about it until the news broke Monday morning.
What happened this week — Under the Hood (Under the Hood) The mechanics behind your trades
Silver surges as Reddit army targets precious metals (CNN) Move over GameStop, Reddit mania is spreading to the precious metals market.
GameStop Day Traders Are Moving Into SPACs (Wall Street Journal) So-called blank-check companies are a hit with individual investors looking for speculative trades.
GameStop Rally Refuses to Die, As Robinhood Restores Trading (Intelligencer) Robinhood traders regained access to GME shares Thursday, while new details about the origins of the rally came to light.
Billionaire blasts ‘Robinhood market’ as Jon Stewart, others herald GameStop stock rebellion (Washington Post) The unlikely rise of GameStop stock was already seen by some as a populist war against Wall Street — average investors rallying online to hurt powerful financial firms by sending unexpected businesses soaring.
Podcast: Behold, the revolt of the retail traders arrives! (Silicon Valley Business Journal) On this week's Silicon Insider Podcast: The moves by Reddit subgroup WallStreetBets, and the reaction by Robinhood, may just be the first shot in a society-wide revolution against the elites.
How many stocks will Robinhood let you buy? The numbers keep shrinking (The Verge) Robinhood will let you buy a few stonks as a treat.
Robinhood restricts crypto trading 'due to extraordinary market conditions' (CNBC) Users reported that the trading app had halted instant deposits for crypto purchases on Friday.
Robinhood denies claims that it sold GameStop shares out from under its traders (The Verge) Users say they didn’t trigger the transactions
Robinhood, in Need of Cash, Raises $1 Billion From Its Investors (New York Times) The no-fee trading app, which is popular with young investors, has been strained by the high volume of trading this week in stocks such as GameStop.
5 things to know about why Robinhood just raised $1B (Silicon Valley Business Journal) Here are the highlights of what will likely go down as one of Robinhood's wildest days, which is saying something coming less than a year after the brokerage was unable to handle early pandemic trading volumes:
WSJ News Exclusive | Robinhood, Facing Ire on Many Fronts, Defends Its App to Regulators (Wall Street Journal) Rebuttal caps a wild week during which the popular online brokerage drew fierce ire for doing just the opposite: standing in customers’ way.
WSJ News Exclusive | Keith Gill Drove the GameStop Reddit Mania. He Talked to the Journal. (Wall Street Journal) The trader known as DeepF—ingValue on the WallStreetBets forum and “Roaring Kitty” on YouTube helped turn the investing world upside down. “I didn’t expect this.”
WallStreetBets Founder Reckons With Legacy Amid Stock-Market Frenzy (Wall Street Journal) The man who created Reddit’s WallStreetBets never imagined the community would send GameStop shares into overdrive, nearly topple a hedge fund and leave professional money managers staring at Twitter with mouths agape.
Reddit's CEO has a colorful nickname for the Redditors who ruin it for everyone (CNBC) Reddit CEO Steve Huffman spoke on startup Clubhouse Thursday to explain how his company policies "Daily Active S---heads" to keep community enjoyable and safe.
Opinion: How the GameStop army can really get even with Wall Street (Washington Post) When Robinhood restricted trading in a number of companies, most notably GameStop, on its app on Thursday, both sides of the political spectrum screamed in rage. Members of Congress ranging from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) called for congressional hearings. “The Redditors aren’t cheating, they’re joining a party Wall Street insiders have been enjoying for years,” Jon Stewart tweeted Thursday. Rush Limbaugh chimed in: “The elites are bent out of shape that a bunch of average, ordinary users have figured out how to make themselves billionaires.”
Why Microsoft’s latest cyber security milestone should have other vendors worried (Reseller News) Does Microsoft’s growth in cyber security represent an “existential” threat to potential competitors in the market?
New Cybersecurity ETF Arrives And It's The Cheapest Of The Bunch (Benzinga) Technology exchange-traded funds continue evolving and with that evolution comes a compelling opportunity for investors with industry funds, includ...
Digital Guardian Named One of the Country’s Top Places to Work (Digital Guardian) Data Protection Leader Earns Prestigious 2021 Top Workplace in the USA Award by Pairing Outstanding Corporate Culture with Employee Growth and Opportunity
TPG Agrees to Acquire a Majority Stake in Centrify from Thoma Bravo (BusinessWire) TPG Capital, the private equity platform of global alternative asset firm TPG, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a
Centrify To Be Bought, Names Ex-Symantec Head Art Gilliland As CEO (CRN) Centrify will have its third owner and fourth top executive in less than three years after the company agreed to be purchased by TPG and selected Art Gilliland as CEO.
CybSafe raises $7.9M Series A led by IQ Capital for its ‘behavioral’ cybersecurity platform (TechCrunch) Cybersecurity startup CybSafe, a “behavioral security” platform, has raised $7.9 million in a Series A funding round led by IQ Capital with participation from Hanover Digital Investments (HDI) GmbH and B8 Ventures. The investment round will be used to focus on expanding its enterprise a…
Link11 to acquire Canadian DDoS protection provider DOSarrest Internet Security (EIN) Acquisition reinforces Link11’s commitment to deliver DDoS protection solutions to organizations globally.
Cybersecurity giant Tanium scores $150 million, following HQ move to Seattle area (GeekWire) Tanium may not be a household name, at least not yet. But the fast-growing cybersecurity company, which moved its headquarters from the San Francisco Bay Area to Kirkland, Wash. last year…
Romania's Cyber Dacians admitted to Start-up Chile (Telecompaper) Romania-based cyber-security company Cyber Dacians was admitted to Start-up Chile, a seed accelerator created by the Chilean government and based in Santiago. The programme is managed by CORFO, the Chilean Economic Development Agency, via InnovaChile and aims to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation to improve productivity in Chile, Romanian news agency Agerpres reports.
Envistacom wins $235m US Army contract for communications and IT services (Army Technology) Communications, cyber and intelligence operations solution provider Envistacom has secured a $235m prime contract from the US Army.
Apple, Facebook Trade Barbs Over Privacy-Focused Business Models (Wall Street Journal) Tim Cook criticized app-tracking tools that he said turn consumers into an advertising product a day after Mark Zuckerberg accused Apple of using its platform to interfere with how Facebook apps work.
Reddit/WSB names resume rally premarket (NASDAQ:AAL) (SeekingAlpha) The retail trading world is outraged at the trading limits imposed by Robinhood (RBNHD) and other brokerages yesterday and questions are circling about the protections that should be in...
Robinhood, Other Brokerages Restrict Trading on GameStop, AMC (Wall Street Journal) Popular online brokerages restricted trading in some highflying stocks, sapping some of the euphoria around shares of companies that individual investors have sent skyrocketing undefinedin recent days.
Robinhood Restricts GameStop Trading—in a Bid to Save Itself (Wired) The online broker blocked users from trading several “meme stocks” on Thursday, as regulators take a close look at the WallStreetBets phenomenon.
Robinhood restricts trading in GameStop, other names involved in frenzy (CNBC) Free-trading pioneer Robinhood and Interactive Brokers took steps to curb the wild trading activity in heavily shorted names.
Robinhood's GameStop freeze stirs storm of criticism from pols, users (Silicon Valley Business Journal) Robinhood Markets Inc. is getting a hail of criticism after it restricted users' ability to trade shares of GameStop Corp. and other companies on Wednesday.
Robinhood will allow "limited buys" of stocks like GameStop, starting on January 29th (The Verge) Start your engines.
Robinhood Android app gets review-bombed over stock block (9to5Google) After restricting stocks from GameStop, AMC, and more, the Robinhood Android app has been review-bombed, bringing the overall score to 1-star
A Reddit user on what it's like to be part of "the mother of all short squeezes" (Quartz) A young retail investor explains what it's like to be present for "the mother of all short squeezes."
The biggest investors in space are cheering on the GameStop trade (Quartz) What does a wild financial market mean for the space industry?
Facebook shuts popular stock trading group amid GameStop frenzy (Reuters) Facebook Inc took down a popular Wall Street discussion group, Robinhood Stock Traders, in a move that its founder on Thursday described as backlash for conversations buoying shares of GameStop Corp and other companies this week.
Cellebrite: Israel's Good Cyber Cop is Big Tech's Backdoor to Breaching Your Privacy (MintPress News) Israeli digital forensics company Cellebrite has been quietly providing law enforcement agencies with the tools to retrieve data from any device for years, but they want you to know they're on the right side of the law.
UK Insurers Warned Against 'Funding' Ransomware Payouts (Law360) Insurers are effectively funding cybercriminals by subsidizing ransomware payments through insurance policies, creating a vicious cycle that generates further attacks, an information technology security company warned on Thursday.
Energage Names KnowBe4 a Winner of the 2021 Top Workplaces USA Award (Yahoo Finance) KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced it has earned a 2021 Top Workplaces USA award, issued by Energage, a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces. This is the inaugural year for Top Workplaces USA, built on the program's 14-year history surveying more than 20 million employees across 54 markets for the regional Top Workplaces awards.
Veritas inks $7.1B deal for Perspecta. But wait, there's more. (Washington Technology) Veritas Capital's $7.1 billion offer to acquire Perspecta has been accepted by the company's board of directors, but there are two other (giant) moving pieces to this story.
Link11 to Acquire DDoS Protection Provider DOSarrest (Link11) The acquisition of the Vancouver-based company reinforces Link11’s commitment to deliver DDoS protection solutions to organizations globally.
Second Front Systems Extends Seed Round Funding to $8.1 Million to Provide Immediate Impact to National Security, adds investment by Pallas Ventures (PR Newswire) Second Front Systems (2F), a public benefit software company that equips defense and national security professionals for long-term, continuous...
January tech layoffs: New cuts at PayPal, VMware, Samsung Semiconductor (Silicon Valley Business Journal) PayPal, VMware and Samsung Semiconductor were among the tech giants to cut staff this month.
Microsoft’s Security Business Swells to $10 Billion (Wall Street Journal) Microsoft’s security business surged to $10 billion in revenue over the past 12 months, reflecting an uptick in cyber threats during the coronavirus pandemic.
For Microsoft, cybersecurity has become bigger than business (CyberScoop) Since the cybersecurity firm FireEye hired Microsoft to help investigate a hack at the federal contractor SolarWinds, Microsoft has helped clean up the mess, alerted victims and distributed other details meant to fend off alleged Russian spies.
WisdomTree Launches Cybersecurity Fund (WCBR) (GlobeNewswire) WCBR offers exposure to the key themes driving cybersecurity developments and addresses increased interest in cybersecurity as shift towards remote work and cloud computing accelerates
AMC, GameStop, Blackberry: What to Watch in the Stock Market Today - WSJ.com (Wall Street Journal) Shares of AMC and GameStop surged again on Wednesday as retail investors pile into popular names. Here's what you need to know.
GameStop mania explained: How the Reddit retail trading crowd ran over Wall Street pros (CNBC) "Retail investors with the help of technology acting as a union in attacking is a new phenomenon," said an investor.
GameStop Mania Reveals Power Shift on Wall Street—and the Pros Are Reeling (Wall Street Journal) Internet-fueled amateurs are gathering on platforms like Reddit, Discord, Facebook and Twitter, encouraging each other to pile into stocks, bragging about their gains and, at times, intentionally banding together to intensify losses among professional traders. “I didn’t realize it was this cult-like.”
A Reddit user on what it's like to be part of "the mother of all short squeezes" (Quartz) A young retail investor explains what it's like to be present for "the mother of all short squeezes."
Reddit’s WallStreetBets Forum Briefly Goes Dark (Wall Street Journal) A message on the forum’s landing page initially said WallStreetBets had been taken private by its moderators because off technical difficulties on an “unprecedented scale as a result of the newfound interest in WSB.”
Fastly, CyberArk named as GameStop style short-squeeze candidates at D.A. Davidson (NYSE:FSLY) (SeekingAlpha) Reddit investors have driven a meteoric rise for GameStop shares. D.A.
'Nerds Vs. Wall Street' Battle Heats Up (Wall Street Journal) Traders piling into AMC are seeking GameStop-like gains in other companies following the recent excitement in social-media groups.
"Right now there's a whole movement of the nerds vs. Wall Street," said Chicago resident Ronald Clark, who traded into AMC shares on Tuesday after seeing a friend post
Nextdoor Is Quietly Replacing the Small-Town Paper (Medium) While Facebook and Twitter get the scrutiny, Nextdoor is reshaping politics one neighborhood at a time
Announcing the Oversight Board’s first case decisions (Oversight Board) Today, the Oversight Board is announcing its first decisions. In the five case decisions published today, the ...
Facebook will stop recommending political groups permanently (CNBC) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday announced that the company will no longer recommend civic and political groups to its users.
Telegram, Pro-Democracy Tool, Struggles Over New Fans From Far Right (NYTimes) The app has helped fuel democracy movements in Iran and Belarus but now faces scrutiny as extremists and conspiracy theorists flock to it amid crackdowns by Facebook and Twitter on disinformation.
Parler Security Hack : What Happened? (Bugcrowd) Today on the Bugcrowd Stream, our Founder and CTO Casey Ellis spoke with Director of Infrastructure, Coen Hyde, about the role of security in the early stages of a business and how asking what might go wrong early on could save you a lot of grief later.
Google's Decision to Delete Data From Inactive Accounts Branded 'Unfair' by 91% of Europeans (PR Newswire) The overwhelming majority (91%) of Europeans believe Google's plans to delete data in accounts that have been inactive for two years is...
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Cymulate Recognized as the #1 Innovation Leader in Breach and Attack Simulation Market by Frost and Sullivan (PR Newswire) Cymulate, the only SaaS-based Continuous Security Validation platform to operationalize the MITRE ATT&CK® framework end-to-end, announced today...
Telos Awarded $13.5M FBI Contract for Enterprise Risk Management (GlobeNewswire) Bureau’s Enterprise Information Security Section to leverage Xacta to meet stringent GRC requirements
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Insight series: The Evolution of Secure Components (GlobalPlatform) An exploration of the evolution of Secure Elements (SEs) and Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs)
Aniview Partners with White Ops to Fend Off Sophisticated Bot Attacks and Safeguard the Integrity of Video Advertising (BusinessWire) Aniview, a leading provider of holistic end-to-end ad-serving solutions for publishers, announced a new partnership with White Ops, the global leader
Arista launches a zero trust security framework for the digital enterprise (Help Net Security) Arista Multi-Domain Macro-Segmentation Service is a suite of capabilities for integrating security policy with the network.
Tempered Networks Launches Airwall Teams: Free, Zero Trust Remote Access and Private Network Solution (Yahoo) Industrial-Strength Private Overlay Network Secures Any Device, Anywhere in the World
Wickr To Enable Secure, Cross-Platform Collaboration and Compliance (BusinessWire) Wickr Inc., the world’s most secure collaboration platform, today announced the general availability of “Global Federation”, a feature that will allow
Canopy Speeds Data Breach Response with New Capabilities for Response Teams to Review and Extract Protected Data (BusinessWire) New Spreadsheet Mapping, Table Mapping, and Automated Column Matching Features Accelerate Protected Spreadsheet and Tabular Data Review
As Demand Increases for Cybersecurity, Defendify Innovates and Expands (PRWeb) Throughout the pandemic, Defendify, the all-in-one, award-winning cybersecurity platform, sees significant increase in new users as they continue to inno
Remote Review Pioneer HaystackID(TM) Announces Release of Cutting-Edge 3.0 Security Enhancements to Its Review Technology (Stockhouse) New security features are among the most advanced in data and legal review market
Cryptomathic and Connective Partner to Deliver e-Signature and e-Sealing Services Globally (Cryptomathic) Organizations around the world can now access multi-jurisdictional advanced and qualified remote e-signature and e-sealing services from a single source.
IRONSCALES New Product Release Strengthens Advanced Phishing Threat De (PRWeb) IRONSCALES, the pioneer of self-learning email security, today announced new platform features as part of its new release to further improve the com
Acronis empowers resellers and service providers with new cloud-focused #CyberFit Partner Program (Acronis) For information about Acronis and Acronis' products or to schedule an interview, please send an email or get through to Acronis' representative, using media contacts.
MontaVista Partners with Mercury Systems Inc. to Provide Hardened Linux support for the Aerospace & Defense Market (PR Newswire) MontaVista® Software, LLC, a leader in commercial Embedded Linux® products and services, today announced the availability of MontaVista's...
One Identity Enables Identity-Centric Security Through New SaaS IGA and PAM Solutions (One Identity)
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Tempered Networks Launches Airwall Teams: Free, Zero Trust Remote Access and Private Network Solution (News Direct) Industrial-Strength Private Overlay Network Secures Any Device, Anywhere in the World
Simon Says On-Prem: The Most Secure Transcription Platform in the World (PRWeb) Simon Says, the leading timecode-based AI transcription and video assembly platform for video professionals, released Simon Says On-Prem v2, its self-c
Palo Alto Networks to thwart IoT threats in healthcare with latest offering (ITP Net) Palo Alto Networks' IoT Security solution uses machine learning, crowd-sourced telemetry and MDS2 data to quickly and accurately profile devices and stop threats
Check Point Software partners with Scottish Business Resilience Centre to support incident response helpline for SMEs - Scottish Business News (Scottish Business News) Check Point is the first cyber-security vendor to join the SBRC’s Cyber Incident Response Cadre of partners, helping organisations to recover quickly from attacks. Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber-security solutions globally, has today announced that it has partnered with the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) to support its new cyber […]
Intel Teams with Cybereason to Fight Ransomware at the CPU Level (TechSpective) Ransomware has emerged in recent years as one of the most pervasive and effective cyber threats. It is generally easy to automate and execute ransomware
CMMC Center of Excellence Announces Engagement Agreement with Titania Ltd (Yahoo) Pioneers in Security Assessments, Audits & Remediation
Zensar launches integrated Digital XDR solution to counter new and emerging threats; Stock trades flat (IIFL Securities) Zensar’s XDR as a Service is a fully managed service model combining scalability with a strong and secure hosted service.
Cymulate and Microsoft deliver security validation and operational efficiencies to customers (Help Net Security) Cymulate has joined the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association and has integrated Cymulate with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
PAS Releases Sensor and Data Integrity (PAS) New capability ensures configuration data integrity and signal tracing to improve process safety, reduce cyber risk and support digital transformation
Owl Cyber Defense Announces AS9100D Certification (Owl Cyber Defense) Data Diode Cybersecurity & Cross Domain Solutions
Wickr To Enable Secure, Cross-Platform Collaboration and Compliance (BusinessWire) Wickr Inc., the world’s most secure collaboration platform, today announced the general availability of “Global Federation”, a feature that will allow
Sumo Logic Achieves FedRAMP-Moderate Authorization (GlobeNewswire) Sumo Logic’s FedRAMP-Moderate Authorized Continuous Intelligence Platform™ Expands the Ability to Deliver Real-time Analytics to the Public Sector
Threat Stack Announces Context Enrichment for AWS EC2 Instances (BusinessWire) Threat Stack today announced new capabilities that help security teams quickly detect and remediate threats in cloud infrastructure.
whiteCryption Secures Mobile Payment Ecosystem for ToothPic and Viva W (PRWeb) Intertrust subsidiary whiteCryption today announced the adoption of its whiteCryption application shielding and software tamper resistance solutions by
Seclore integrates with Microsoft Teams to ensure automatic protection of sensitive data (Help Net Security) Seclore announced integration with Microsoft Teams, providing seamless access, share, and download of protected files.
RevBits launches Cyber Intelligence Platform (KPVI) Integration of ten security modules takes cybersecurity to the next level while reducing complexity and cost
Buchbinder Tunick & Company LLP Launches a Cybersecurity Services Practice (WFMZ) Buchbinder Tunick & Company LLP, a leading CPA firm, has launched Buchbinder Information Technology Solutions (BITS), a suite of cybersecurity services for small
Northrop Grumman Contracted to Provide DevSecOps Capabilities for US Air Force (Northrop Grumman Newsroom) The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) as one of multiple companies competing for task orders under the five year Software Development Security Operations (DevSecOps) Basic...
Barracuda introduces fast, scalable, and resilient backup platform to protect data in Microsoft Office 365 (Barracuda Networks) Completely rearchitected Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup delivers fast search and restore experience for Office 365 data including Teams, Exchange Online, SharePoint, and OneDrive
CommScope’s Wireless Solutions Added to the U.S. National Security Agency’s Commercial Solutions for Classified Programs List (BusinessWire) CommScope's RUCKUS SmartZone controllers and RUCKUS access points have cleared the NSA/CSS vetting process and are now available on CSfC Programs list
DIU Scaling Up Commercial Cyber Threat Deception Platform (Nextgov) The innovation group extended an other transaction agreement with cybersecurity firm CounterCraft with an eye to moving to a production contract in the coming months.
Akamai Partners with Smart Home Services Pioneer Plume to Improve CX for Broadband Customers (Fast Mode) Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, on Wednesday announced a new partnership
Lumen Named an Approved Provider for Tech Programs in Georgia and California (PR Newswire) Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) recently won a spot as an approved technology provider on both the Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) Direct...
Offensive Security Launches New Course and Certification for Exploit Development and Reverse Engineering (BusinessWire) Offensive Security, the leading provider of hands-on cybersecurity training and certifications, today announced the launch of Windows User Mode Exploi
Liseberg deploys new data centre solution from Proact for streamlined IT operations and enhanced security (Cision) Liseberg has assigned Proact to help modernise its IT infrastructure. Its new data centre solution,
observIQ’s Stanza Log Agent Now a Part of OpenTelemetry Project (BusinessWire) observIQ’s Stanza Log Agent Now a Part of OpenTelemetry Project
Akamai-Plume deal locks in on home-mobile security convergence (Light Reading) Under new deal, companies have forged a co-selling agreement for security and management products for inside and out of the home, with plans to develop a more integrated product.
Talkdesk Alert: Talkdesk first to earn ISO 27701:2019 security certification (Talkdesk) With this extension, Talkdesk adds to its level of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) certification.
Nuspire Launches New Industry-Based Approach to Threat Modeling (Nuspire) Nuspire, a leading managed security services provider (MSSP), announced today that it has launched the Nuspire Threat Modeling Tool (TMT) that helps organizations prioritize threats and mitigation efforts based on industry specific intelligence. “Threat modeling is used to help organizations understand their adversaries’ techniques,” said Christina Richmond, Program VP,…
Exabeam Announces Partnership with Snowflake (Exabeam) Collaboration enables organizations to identify risk across the entire business ecosystem and automate investigations and incident response FOSTER[...]
Shared Assessments’ CTPRP Risk Management Professional Certification Now Available Online, On-Demand (BusinessWire) The Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP), the gold standard risk mgt. credential, is now offered online self-paced by Shared Assessments.
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Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy to take over in Q3 (CNBC) AWS CEO Andy Jassy will replace Jeff Bezos as CEO during the third quarter of this year.
Jeff Bezos to Step Down as Amazon CEO (Wall Street Journal) The Amazon founder will shift to executive chairman and hand over the CEO role later this year to Andy Jassy, who has run the company’s booming cloud computing business.
Former FBI Special Agent and Branch Chief of Cyber-Integrity, Ted Theisen, Returns to Ankura's Cyber Practice as a Senior Managing Director (PR Newswire) Ankura, a global business advisory and expert services company, is pleased to announce that Ted Theisen has rejoined its Cyber Practice as a...
Axis Security Names Deena Thomchick as Vice President of Product Marketing (PR Newswire) Axis Security, a leading provider of Zero Trust Network Access, announced today the addition of Deena Thomchick as vice president of product...
EVOTEK Announces Justin Tibbs as Chief Engineering Officer, Increasing the Focus on Cybersecurity in Hybrid-IT Environment (PR Newswire) EVOTEK (www.evotek.com), the nation's premier enabler of secure digital business, announced today that Justin Tibbs, has joined EVOTEK as Chief...
Archtis expands its executive management team to scale business growth and customer base (Proactiveinvestors UK) New global COO and US president Kurt Mueffelmann brings over 25 years of technology leadership to the company and will define and oversee archTIS's...
William P. Crowell, Former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency, Joins LookingGlass Advisory Board (GlobeNewswire) Industry Veteran Brings Enormous Expertise across IT, Security, and Intelligence Systems
Precisely Expands Leadership Team Following Delivery of Industry’s First Data Integrity Suite (BusinessWire) Precisely, the global leader in data integrity, today announced the appointments of Pat Collins, Anjan Kundavaram and Sue Bergamo to its leadership te
Huawei official speaks out on why he resigned after The Post reported the tech giant had worked on a ‘Uighur alarm’ (Washington Post) Tommy Zwicky, the face of Huawei in Denmark, says he could no longer look at himself in the mirror
Paul Ruinaard leaves Nutanix for Splunk (ITWeb) Sales manager for Nutanix sees exciting opportunities in data analytics company Splunk.
Malware Expert Michael Sikorski Joins Trinity Cyber, Inc. Advisory Board (Trinity Cyber) Trinity Cyber, Inc., a Gartner Cool Vendor for Network and Endpoint Security 2020, today announces that Michael Sikorski, one of the cybersecurity industry’s technical leaders, has been named to its Advisory Board effective immediately.
Cybersecurity Pioneers Ron and Cyndi Gula Invest in Trinity Cyber, Inc. (Trinity Cyber) Trinity Cyber, Inc., the company redefining network threat prevention, announces that Gula Tech Adventures (GTA), founded by Ron and Cyndi Gula, has invested in the cybersecurity startup. GTA focuses on identifying and helping to build the next generation of cybersecurity companies.
Todd Massengill Joins Novetta as Vice President (Citybizlist) Novetta, a leader in advanced analytics technology, today announced that Todd Massengill joins as the Vice President of Emerging Technologies in Novetta's Information Exploitation Division. Todd will lead strategic and operational initiatives driving data analytics, cyber solutions, cloud deployments, and software development solutions for Defense and Intelligence Community customers.
Bitglass kicks off new year with two senior APJ hires (Security Brief) “I look forward to helping Bitglass change the way people and organisations protect themselves when using the cloud.
Facebook appoints its first chief compliance officer amid ongoing scrutiny (Reuters) ViacomCBS Inc's top compliance official, Henry Moniz, is moving to Facebook Inc as the social media platform's first chief compliance officer, as Facebook faces scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers.
Veteran Darktrace chairman to step down ahead of $5bn float (Coast FM) The veteran chairman of Darktrace is to step down ahead of a stock market flotation that its owners hope will value the cybersecurity company at $5bn (£3.8bn).
Blumira Expands Executive Leadership Team, Names Jim Simpson VP of Product (Blumira) Blumira, an emerging cybersecurity provider of automated threat detection and response technology, today announced that Jim Simpson has joined the company as vice president of product.
Kaspersky names new Asia-Pacific boss (CRN Australia) Chris Connell promoted to managing director for the region.
Cyren Announces Appointment of Kenneth Tarpey as Chief Financial Officer (IT News Online) Cyren (NASDAQ:CYRN), a provider of email security and threat intelligence solutions, today announced that Kenneth Tarpey will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Michael Myshrall, who, after ten years with the company, is moving on to pursue other interests.
TrueFort Names Jill Richards Chief Marketing Officer (StreetInsider) Innovator in Application and Cloud Workload Protection Hires Proven Technology Brand Builder