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Aptiv Announces the Acquisition of Wind River,
A Leading Provider of Intelligent Edge Software Solutions, From TPG (Aptiv) ETDUBLIN and ALAMEDA, CA – Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV), a global technology company focused on making mobility safer, greener and more connected, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Wind River® from TPG Capital, the private equity platform of global alternative asset management firm TPG, for $4.3 billion in cash. Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for the intelligent edge.
Meta Removes 7 Surveillance-for-Hire Operations From Its Platforms (Wired) While NSO Group gets most of the attention, the takedowns underscore how insidious the industry has become.
30 Startups We Think Could Go Public In 2022 (Crunchbase News) 2021 was a blockbuster for the IPO markets, and we think that sets 2022 up to be another robust year for stock market debuts as many well-capitalized startups head for the exits. With that in mind, here are the Crunchbase News staff’s top picks for who we think could go public next year.
Huntress Donates $100,000 to DIVD Bug Bounty Program to Elevate SMB Cybersecurity, Calls on MSP Vendors to Follow Suit (Huntress) We believe it’s time for MSP vendors to level up cybersecurity community efforts, so we’re taking the first step with a $100,000 contribution to DIVD.
Yugabyte Named CVE Numbering Authority (Yahoo Finance) Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, today announced it has been designated as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) by the CVE Program.
Du Enters Into Partnership With IBM To Increase Innovation In Cybersecurity Services (Design Middle East) Through the new collaboration with IBM, du is expected to further its innovation in the field of data security while also scaling and improving its existing services to create unique solutions that cater to a variety of end-user requirements.
Cobalt Closes 2021 with Record Growth, Solidifies Status as Leader in (PRWeb) Cobalt, the leading Pentest as a Service (PtaaS) company that’s modernizing the traditional, static penetration testing model, today announced it achieved r
Darktrace shares glow as UK cyber group lifts outlook (Reuters) British cyber security firm Darktrace lifted its full-year revenue and margin guidance on Tuesday after it enjoyed a near 40% jump in customers, driving its shares higher after a recent slump.
Citrix is laying off 80 workers at its Santa Clara campus (Silicon Valley Business Journal) Citrix Systems Inc. is laying off 80 workers at its Santa Clara campus.
CrowdStrike Launches Falcon Fund II for Continued Investment in Cybersecurity and Technology Trailblazers (Yahoo Finance) CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWD), a leader in cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data, today announced the launch of Falcon Fund II, a $100 million investment vehicle in partnership with Accel focused on cross-stage private investments within cybersecurity and relevant adjacent markets. Five times the size of the initial Falcon Fund, Falcon Fund II represents CrowdStrike’s commitment to growing the cybersecurity...
10 Hot Cybersecurity Companies You Should Watch In 2022 (CRN) Many of the industry‘s most successful cybersecurity companies will in 2022 prioritize integrating major acquisitions, executing on new channel and technology partnerships, and expanding their services capabilities.
The Pointless Parable of Elizabeth Holmes (Bloomberg) Is there a lesson to be learned from Theranos? Is anyone learning it?
What Investors Learned From the Elizabeth Holmes Trial: ‘Zero’ (Bloomberg) Lure of hot market overshadows risks despite lesson of Theranos
Hacking: Demand for products from the NSO Group and Co. does not decrease (Market Research Telecast) A shock wave has reverberated across Israel in recent months. The multi-billion dollar Israeli company NSO Group, which has been selling hacking tools to governments…
Cyber Ninjas CEO Launched Second Company Last Year (Zero Day) A spokesman for the controversial company said Thursday that it was dissolving and laying off the CEO and all employees, after a court levied heavy fines against it. But the CEO has a second company.
Cybereason Named One of Boston’s ‘Best Places to Work’ by Built In Bos (PRWeb) Cybereason, the XDR company, today announced it has been named one of Boston’s ‘Best Places to Work’ by Built In Boston. In fact, Cybereason was named to three dif
GameStop Entering NFT and Cryptocurrency Markets as Part of Turnaround Plan (Wall Street Journal) The retailer is launching a division dedicated to the buzzy new technologies amid a push to turn a profit
Mozilla pauses accepting crypto donations following backlash (The Verge) It’s also reviewing its crypto policy.
What Fishtech’s merger means for KC’s tech scene (Kansas City Business Journal) Gary Fish says Kansas City helped seal Fishtech Group's merger with Herjavec Group. The combined company envisions a bigger office footprint in the area and more local jobs in the future.
After Fishtech merger, founder aims to help other entrepreneurs 'realize their dreams' (Kansas City Business Journal) Fishtech Group LLC started with a "dangerous combination" — deep industry relationships, capital and prowess in scaling and selling cybersecurity companies.
The Briefing: Assent Compliance Raises $350M, PayFit Lands $287M, And More (Crunchbase News) Crunchbase News' top picks of the news to stay current in the VC and startup world.
Cyber Ninjas shutting down after judge fines Arizona audit company $50K a day (TheHill) Cyber Ninjas, a firm hired by the Arizona state Senate to conduct a review of Maricopa County’s election results, on Thursday announced that it is shutting down after a county government report slammed the firm and a judge ordered it to pay $50,00
Cyber Liability Insurance is Evolving; Prevention is Now Key for Coverage (IGI) Cyber liability insurance is getting harder to purchase and, in some cases, renew. Cyber liability programs are becoming significantly more expensive.
Pwn2Own, ShmooCon security conferences postponed due to COVID-19 surge (The Record by Recorded Future) Two more security conferences have been postponed in the face of a rising wave of COVID-19 infections.
Google Cloud and Recorded Future Begin New Year with Data Intelligence/Security Operations Acquisitions (OODA Loop) Cybersecurity M&A activity got off to a big start yesterday in the cloud-based and enterprise security subsector. Google Cloud announced the $500 million acquisition of Israeli-based Siemplify, a startup that specializes in security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) services.
Products, Services, and Solutions
CyberRes Unveils Galaxy, an Interactive Threat Research Experience to further Strengthen Cyber Resilience (PR Newswire) CyberRes, a Micro Focus (LSE: MCRO; NYSE: MFGP) line of business, today launched 'Galaxy,' an immersive cyberthreat experience that provides...
X Security Aims to Help Small and Medium Sized Businesses Fight Ransomware Attacks by Delivering Their Ransomware Preparedness Assessment Via the Channel Community (PR Newswire) X Security announced a new service for the channel community to help SMBs address the rise in ransomware attacks. X Security will partner with...
Dashlane officially discontinues its desktop app (Poc Network // Tech) Dashlane (a popular password management tool) has been threatening to do this for a while now and the time has finally come.
LTI Partners with Securonix & Snowflake to Strengthen Cybersecurity Offerings (Yahoo) Larsen & Toubro Infotech (BSE: 540005) (NSE: LTI), a global technology consulting and digital solutions company has partnered with Securonix, a leader in next-gen Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) company, and Snowflake, a leader in secure cloud workload to strengthen its cybersecurity offerings.
KPMG in India, Qualys ink pact to offer managed security service (UNI) KPMG in India on Monday said it has entered into a strategic alliance with cloud-based IT and security services provider Qualys to bring the latter’s solutions to its managed security offerings.
Mimecast integrates with Secureworks Taegis XDR to better protect email from threat actors, securing customers’ communications and data (iTWire) Mimecast, a leading email security and cyber resilience company, today announced the availability of Mimecast for Secureworks Taegis XDR. Mimecast’s extensible architecture is now integrated into Taegis XDR, which combines threat intelligence across cloud, network, and endpoints to det...
T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iCloud Private Relay in the US (9to5Mac) Earlier today, a report indicated that some European carriers were blocking the Private Relay feature introduced by Apple with iOS 15. This feature is designed to give users an additional layer of privacy by ensuring that no one can view the websites that they visit. Now, in addition to some carriers in Europe, it appears […]
Netacea | Netacea Launches North American Partner Program (RealWire) Appointment of U.S. leadership team and new UPSTACK partnership agreement will help companies better defend themselves against the growing bot threat
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NTT Application Security Releases Vantage Prevent to Shift DAST Left and Reignite DevSecOps for Enterprises (PR Newswire) The Application Security Division of NTT Ltd., a world leader in application security, today introduced the next phase of The WhiteHat Vantage...
Microsoft Announces Zero-Touch Onboarding for 'Defender for Endpoint' on iOS (SecurityWeek) Microsoft this week announced the public preview of zero-touch onboarding for Defender for Endpoint on iOS.
CloudSphere Completes Integration with Microsoft Azure Migrate (CloudSphere) The CloudSphere team is thrilled to announce the CloudSphere Cyber Asset Management Platform is now integrated with Microsoft Azure Migrate, making it easier and faster to complete cloud transformations. Whether spurred by the pandemic or simply a desire to modernize and take advantage of the scalability, flexibility and services from multiple cloud providers, organizations continue […]
GlobalDots’ partnership with Lacework enables security to speed business processes (ReBlonde) In its constant search for impactful and groundbreaking innovations to solve today’s IT and security challenges, GlobalDots has added data-driven cloud security provider Lacework to its portfolio
StrikeForce and Aite-Novarica develop a framework for secure video conferencing (Help Net Security) StrikeForce Technologies announced the introduction of an alternative approach to video conferencing security built for modern organizations.
People
ZTNA Leader Perimeter 81 Welcomes New VPs Lital Parush-David and Tal Laufer (Business Wire) ZTNA Leader Perimeter 81 announces new hires Lital Parush-David, VP of HR, and Tal Laufer, VP of Product, to support their continued growth.
Invicti Security Names Jeff Bray Chief Financial Officer (PR Newswire) Invicti Security™ today announced seasoned financial executive Jeff Bray has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Bray brings decades...
vArmour Appoints Corey Williams as SVP Marketing (GlobeNewswire News Room) Former Cyberark and Centrify Leader Joins vArmour Executive Team to Drive Market Awareness and Adoption of Application Relationship Management...
Doug Ochs Joins Ostendio to Lead Partnerships and Alliances (PR Newswire) Ostendio, a leading provider of integrated risk management software, today announced the appointment of Doug Ochs as Vice President of Channel...
LogicMonitor Appoints Christina Kosmowski as New CEO (MarTech Cube) Former CEO Kevin McGibben transitions to Executive Chairman as part of succession plan – – Company announces strong 2021
Arctic Wolf Appoints Dan Schiappa as Chief Product Officer (Business Wire) Arctic Wolf®, a leader in security operations, today announced the appointment of Dan Schiappa as Chief Product Officer. Schiappa brings more than 20
ZTNA Leader Perimeter 81 Welcomes New VPs Lital Parush-David and Tal Laufer (Business Wire) ZTNA Leader Perimeter 81 announces new hires Lital Parush-David, VP of HR, and Tal Laufer, VP of Product, to support their continued growth.
New year, new CEO (Signal) It’s a new year, and I’ve decided it’s a good time to replace myself as the CEO of Signal.
Signal CEO Moxie Marlinspike steps down, names WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton as interim CEO (Business Insider) "It's a new year, and I've decided it's a good time to replace myself as the CEO of Signal," said Marlinspike, whose real name is Matthew Rosenfield.
Sophos brings in Citrix's Charles de Jesus for A/NZ channel leadership (ARN) Sophos has appointed Citrix talent Charles de Jesus to lead its Australian and New Zealand channel in a bid to continue its regional "momentum".
NeoSystems Names Susan Mitchell as CFO and Brad Wolf as Senior Vice President of IT Operations (NeoSystems LLC) New Leadership Additions to Accelerate Growth for Managed Services Provider TYSONS CORNER, Va., January 7, 2022 – NeoSystems, a full...
LogicMonitor makes leadership changes after sudden exit of CRO and CFO last year (CRN) Infrastructure monitoring vendor promotes president to CEO post while filling CRO and CFO positions after high-ranking execs suddenly left the business last year
Christina Kosmowski, LogicMonitor’s New Customer Centric CEO (Forbes) Christina Kosmowski established her career creating customer success at hyper-growth companies Salesforce and Slack. We recently discussed her path and her appointment as CEO at LogicMonitor, the cloud-based infrastructure monitoring and observability platform provider.
Michael Zembrzuski Named Chief Growth Officer of NetCentrics; Kenny Cushing Quoted (ExecutiveBiz) NetCentrics, a leading provider of cybersecurity services to the U.S. government, announced on Thursday that the company has named Michael Zembrzuski as its new chief growth officer.“NetCentrics will benefit from Mr. Zembrzuski’s multi-faceted expertise. He has decades of experience in cybersecurity, as well as established relationships across the Federal, Intelligence, DOD and Law Enforcement sectors,”
Sectigo Announces Executive Appointment of David Mahdi as Chief Strategy Officer and CISO Advisor (GlobeNewswire News Room) Former Gartner VP and Identity Cryptography and Cybersecurity Visionary Joins Award-Winning Executive Team of Digital Identity Leader...
Immuta Names Will Rahim Chief Customer Officer (Yahoo Finance) Tech industry leader Will Rahim joins Immuta as Chief Customer Officer to lead customer experience and help scale Cloud Data Access Control leader
XDR Innovator Cynet Appoints Mark Fullbrook to Chief Revenue Officer and Andy Wright to VP EMEA Sales (WFMZ.com) Cynet, autonomous XDR platform provider, announced today the appointment of Andy Wright to Vice President of Sales, EMEA and Mark Fullbrook to Chief Revenue
Palo Alto Networks appoints Helmut Reisinger to leadership team (Gulf Business) Reisinger joins as CEO, EMEA and Latin America, to accelerate global growth strategy.
Behind the scenes: A day in the life of a cybersecurity curriculum director (TechRepublic) The Kennedy Space Center kick-started Andee Harston's career in cybersecurity. Here's how she worked her way up to overseeing the cybersecurity curriculum for Infosec.
Don Boian Joins Hound Labs, Inc. as Its Chief Information Security Officer (StreetInsider.com) Hound Labs, Inc., a health technology company specializing in portable solutions, announced that Don Boian, an accomplished technology leader and award-winning information security expert, has...
Six New Directors Elected to INSA Board (INSA) The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) welcomes six newly elected members to its 2022 Board of Directors. Led by Chair Letitia Long, the 18-member board provides INSA with strategic guidance, direction, and business oversight. INSA is the leading nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing public-private partnerships to advance intelligence and […]
Long-time Cybersecurity Leader John N. Stewart Joins Vaultree’s Board of Directors (Vaultree) Former Cisco Security & Trust Officer Brings 30+ Years of Experience to Data Protection Startup