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V4 | Issue 45 | 11.9.22

1Password acquires Passage. Alation raises $123 million in Series E financing. Layoffs abound in the tech industry.

Summary

By the CyberWire staff

At a glance.

1Password acquires Passage.
Alation raises $123 million in Series E financing.
Layoffs abound in the tech industry.

Mergers and acquisitions.

Toronto password manager 1Password has acquired Texas-based passwordless identity company Passage. 1Password says it will use the technology from Passage to launch an enterprise passwordless authentication platform. "1Password is focused on empowering companies and consumers to have safer and simpler digital experiences. As the world evolves, that means helping companies and consumers navigate all the complexities on the path to a passwordless future. With today's Passage acquisition, we are committing to giving businesses and end users what they want and deserve: the convenience of passwordless without compromising security,” said Jeff Shiner, CEO of 1Password.

Cybercrime intelligence provider Intel 471 has acquired Estonian open-source intelligence, attack surface management and digital investigations SpiderFoot. "Organizations of all sizes are facing unparalleled cybersecurity challenges as the complexity and severity of attacks intensifies. At Intel 471, our mission is to protect the world's organizations from today's most prevalent cyber risks and threats. Our acquisition of SpiderFoot reinforces our commitment to our mission by enhancing our portfolio and providing premier cyber threat intelligence solutions to organizations across the globe,” said Mark Arena, CEO of Intel 471.

Cybersecurity company HUMAN Security, based in New York, has acquired Baltimore-based clean.io, a digital engagement security platform. “By teaming up with clean.io, HUMAN is gaining significant talent with deep domain expertise along with increased signal across the internet, enhancing our collective protection capabilities for our customers across the entire digital ecosystem,” said Tamer Hassan, HUMAN’s co-founder and CEO.

SAP & cloud IT services company Codestone, based in the UK, has acquired business intelligence and software development company DSCallards. “The addition of DSCallards allows us to expand our solution portfolio and better support our existing customers while continuing to grow and serve new customers wanting an end-to-end enterprise best-in-class solution. DSCallards’ deep and broad data and analytics technology expertise across industries, secures the Group’s positioning amongst our customers that they are indeed in the best hands to achieve their full technology transformations,” said Jeremy Bucknell, Co-founder and CEO at Codestone.

Investments and exits.

California-based enterprise data intelligence company Alation has raised $123 million in Series E financing, led by Thoma Bravo, Sanabil Investments, and Costanoa Ventures, with participation from Databricks Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Icon Ventures, Queensland Investment Corporation, Riverwood Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, and Union Grove. The funding will be used for growth, expansion, and product innovation.

Cloud native application security provider Apiiro has raised $100 million in Series B funding, led by General Catalyst, with contributions from Greylock and Kleiner Perkins. “Early innovation enabled us to grow faster and more efficiently than the competition, and we are building the company for hyper growth. The combination of our team, business momentum, and support from top-tier investors positions Apiiro to continue to lead a growing industry,” said co-founder and CEO of Apiiro, Idan Plotnik.

Managed Detection and Response provider Binary Defense, headquartered in Ohio, has raised $36 million in a first institutional growth equity funding round, led by Invictus Growth Partners. The company says that the funding will be used to “accelerate sales and marketing, broaden the partner ecosystem, expand machine learning capabilities, and create a Managed Open XDR offering.”

Israeli cybersecurity startup Veriti has emerged from stealth, raising $18.5 million in total funding. The funding includes a $12 million round led by Insight Partners, which followed a $6.5 million round led by NFX and AMITI. The funding will be used to scale the company and enhance the company’s Unified Security Posture Management platform.

API security startup Wib, headquartered in Israel, has raised $16 million in funding, led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, with participation from Kmehin Ventures, Venture Israel, Techstars and existing investors. The company says the funding will be used to enhance the Wib platform and expand internationally.

Decision technology platform Darwinium, based in California, has raised $10 million in seed funding, led by Blackbird, alongside Airtree. “The industry is seeing a surge in fraudsters capitalizing on new technology and techniques to adapt attacks targeting online businesses and currently many are operating with ‘point-in-time’ solutions that are not fit for purpose. Alongside this, the security and fraud divisions of these businesses are operating in silos which leaves them wide open to attacks. Fraud Farms walk right past bot defenses, and social engineering and malware render fraud solutions useless. Protecting your customers must be about continuously scrutinising their digital journey and behavior, rather than a point-in-time evaluation. It requires a joined-up system that allows proper collaboration between digital security and fraud via one singular view,” said Alisdair Faulkner, CEO of Darwinium. “Darwinium’s platform addresses these challenges and allows online businesses to capture valuable intelligence across their sales journey. Risk decisions can then favor the customer and not the fraudster.”

Alethea, a Washington, DC-based company focused on mitigation of disinformation and social media manipulation, has raised $10 million in Series A funding, led by Ted Schlein and Kevin Mandia of Ballistic Ventures. The funding will be used to grow engineering and data science teams.

Executive moves.

AuditBoard has named Evan Fitzpatrick as the company’s Chief Product Officer.

Unravel Data has named Ravi Vedantam as the company’s Vice President of Global Partnerships.

Flashpoint has appointed Tom Hofmann as the company’s Chief Intelligence Officer, and Patrick Gardner as the company’s Chief Product Officer.

Ordr has appointed Jim Hyman as the company’s Chief Executive Officer.

Tozny has appointed Jamil N. Jaffer to the company’s Board of Directors.

Dynatrace has named Jim Benson as the company’s Chief Financial Officer.

Ermetic has appointed Scott Hoard as the company’s Head of Global Channel Sales.

Mimecast has named Norman Guadagno as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer.

Claroty has named CJ Radford as the company’s Global VP of Channels and Alliances.

Next DLP has appointed Constance Stack as the company’s Chief Executive Officer.

Rapid7 has named Rob Dooley as the company’s Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan.

LookingGlass Cyber Solutions has named Terry Burruss to the company’s Advisory Board.

Fortress Information Security has named Jon Taylor as the Vice President of Fortress Security Solutions.

Avertium has named Bill Carroll as the company’s Chief Executive Officer.

Bugcrowd has named David Gerry as the company’s Chief Executive Officer.

Acalvio has appointed Gerhard Eschelbeck to the company’s Board of Directors.

Winston & Strawn has announced the addition of Bobby Malhotra as a Partner in the company’s Los Angeles office.

Company news.

Minneapolis-based cybersecurity company HelpSystems has rebranded as Fortra, Business Wire India reports. “This is a pivotal, exciting moment for us as we’re defining a new, bold path forward that will bring positive change to the industry and our customers. Everyone at HelpSystems is rallying behind this movement to tackle seemingly unmanageable security challenges and alleviate the constant worry many of our customers face. As Fortra, we want our customers to think of us as their cybersecurity ally, with them every step of the way,” said CEO Kate Bolseth.

NortonLifeLock has changed its company name to Gen Digital following its merger with Avast, Security Brief Australia reports. “We're all a part of a new generation, regardless of age. It's not Gen X, Y or Z, it's Generation Digital. Gen's family of trusted brands has a heritage of protecting the first digital generations and is united by a shared purpose to power Digital Freedom for the next generation of our digital lives,” said Vincent Pilette, CEO of Gen.

Layoffs abound in the tech industry.

The tech sector as a whole is expecting rounds of layoffs this winter, Crunchbase reports, and some cyber companies, Varonis being the most recent, are also reducing their headcount. The most prominent recent layoffs, of course, took place at Twitter on Friday. The Verge puts the number of employees let go at around half of Twitter's pre-layoff 7500 personnel. By Sunday, however, Twitter was asking "dozens" of fired employees to return. They'd either been let go in error, Bloomberg reports, or, in other cases, Twitter belatedly realized they'd be essential to developing the new features envisioned for the platform.

Computing reports today that Meta is firing 11,000 employees, or about 13% of its workforce. Zuckerberg is holding himself accountable for the extensive layoffs, Wall Street Journal reports. “This is a sad moment, and there's no way around that. I got this wrong, and I take responsibility,” said Zuckerberg in a letter to employees. Crunchbase has a tracker detailing the current state of tech layoffs.

Selected Reading

Marketplace

Who’s Rising at Twitter as Musk Overhauls Executive Ranks (The Information) Twitter’s chief marketing officer, Leslie Berland, became at least the ninth senior executive to depart the company since Elon Musk took control last week, in what appears to be a virtual clean sweep of the senior management. The departures put the spotlight on the Twitter staffers who are ...

After Twitter Staff Cuts, Survivors Face ‘Radio Silence’ (WIRED) The long-suffering staffers who remain at the company are scrambling to regroup and adapt to a new management style.

Elon Musk Sells Almost $4 Billion of Tesla Stock After Twitter Takeover (Wall Street Journal) The sale this month of 19.5 million shares came after the billionaire completed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter.

WSJ News Exclusive | Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg Says He Is Accountable as Company Preps for Mass Layoffs (Wall Street Journal) Meta Platforms will begin laying off employees on Wednesday morning, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told hundreds of executives.

NortonLifeLock, Avast debut new ‘Gen’ identity (ComputerWeekly.com) The combined NortonLifeLock and Avast consumer cyber business, Gen, says it will serve over 500 million customers worldwide.

VMware owners approve $61bn Broadcom merger (CRN) In all 99.61 per cent of the company’s shares — some 352 million — were cast in favour of the deal, with 681,000 opposed, in a vote decided on Friday

PAKISTAN : Credence Security expands foothold in forensics tech-hungry Pakistan (Intelligence Online) The Dubai cyber and forensic equipment distributor has been building its base in Pakistan, where the federal police is developing a network of laboratories in need of these technologies, driven by

Here’s how a Twitter engineer says it will break in the coming weeks (MIT Technology Review) One insider says the company’s current staffing isn’t able to sustain the platform.

Major job cuts anticipated at Meta this week (Computing) Redundancies follow a dismal Christmas quarter prediction and much higher expenses forecast for next year

Darktrace Announces Several New Customers in the U.S. Transportation and Logistics Sector (Hstoday) The company uses artificial intelligence technology to protect against sophisticated cyber attacks. The company uses artificial intelligence technology to protect against sophisticated cyber attacks.

Mysterious company with government ties plays key internet role (Washington Post) TrustCor Systems vouches for the legitimacy of websites. But its physical address is a UPS Store in Toronto.

Cato Networks Reaches $100 Million ARR in Just Five Years to Become Fastest Growing Enterprise Network Security Startup (Cato Networks) SASE pioneer’s explosive growth beats popular cloud and consumer companies in reaching this key milestone. Record pace further validates Cato SASE Cloud as the secure foundation for today’s digital enterprise.

NortonLifeLock Merges With Avast to Form New Company Called 'Gen' (PCMAG) The merged company will maintain the Norton, Lifelock, Avast, and Avira brands, though.

Norton LifeLock now Gen Digital after Avast merger (SecurityBrief Australia) Norton LifeLock has changed its name to Gen Digital Inc following the merger of NortonLifeLock and Avast.

Introducing Gen: The Company to Power Digital Freedom (Gen Digital) NortonLifeLock Inc. (NASDAQ: NLOK) today unveiled its new company name, Gen Digital Inc. (TO BE NASDAQ: GEN), following the completed merger of NortonLifeLock and Avast. Gen™ unites trusted names in Cyber Safety – Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, CCleaner and ReputationDefender – with a single purpose to power Digital Freedom for people everywhere.

HelpSystems Rebrands As Fortra (My TechDecisions) HelpSystems, the cybersecurity firm that owns Cobalt Strike, Tripwire, Digital Guardian and other security products is now Fortra.

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 39 Deals Announced in October 2022 (SecurityWeek) 39 cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in October 2022.

China's cyberspace regulator encourages Huawei to enhance innovation and digitalization construction (Global Times) The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has encouraged Huawei to make breakthrough in core technologies to accelerated the independence and innovation of top technologies under the guidelines of the 20th National Congress of Communist Party of China (CPC), according to an article published on the official website of CAC on Sunday.

Twitter's death might be the end of social media for me (Mashable) I can tell when the party's over.

Musk’s celebrity lawyer now plays key role in Twitter overhaul (Washington Post) Alex Spiro went from representing Jay-Z to participating in one of the biggest technology company overhauls in years.

Cesspool or civility? Elon Musk's Twitter at a crossroads (AP NEWS) The discourse was never all that civil on Twitter. The loudest voices have often drowned out softer, more nuanced takes. After all, it's much easier to rage-tweet at a perceived enemy than to seek common ground, whether the argument is about transgender kids or baseball.

Elon Musk’s response to fake verified Elon Twitter accounts: a new permanent ban policy for impersonation (The Verge) Breaking Elon’s rules risks an instant permaban.

These are the men running Elon Musk’s Twitter (Washington Post) The billionaire has installed several members of his inner circle to enact his vision for the social media platform

Twitter’s safety boss is one of few staffers to win over Musk (Semafor) Yoel Roth is known to have the kind of technical expertise that Twitter’s new owner favors.

Lawyer Suing Twitter Over Layoffs Says Musk Trying to Comply (Bloomberg) Lawsuit comes as new boss plans to eliminate half of workforce. Musk called a similar, earlier suit by Tesla workers ‘trivial.'

'I don't want to work with these clowns.' Inside the culture war that Elon Musk has unleashed at Twitter. (Business Insider) A Twitter employee worries that the old guard's culture of safeguarding the platform is giving way to Elon Musk "ass-kissing."

Twitter Now Asks Some Fired Workers to Please Come Back (Bloomberg) Twitter management trying to bring back dozens of workers. Some employees now needed or were laid off by mistake.

Elon Musk’s Twitter layoffs leave whole teams gutted (The Verge) “Shit is gonna start breaking,” said one current employee.

Twitter Slashes Staff in Ad Product, Data Center Management (The Information) Several key departments at Twitter were reduced to a shadow of their former selves in mass layoffs on Friday undertaken by Elon Musk, the company’s new owner, according to employees. Among the worst hit were the teams responsible for product and engineering for ads, as well as the infrastructure ...

Musk orders Twitter to cut infrastructure costs by $1 billion - sources (Reuters) Elon Musk has directed Twitter Inc's teams to find up to $1 billion in annual infrastructure cost savings, according to two sources familiar with the matter and an internal Slack message reviewed by Reuters, raising concerns that Twitter could go down during high-traffic events like the U.S. midterm elections.

Elon Musk Says Twitter Has Had Massive Revenue Drop as Layoffs Begin (Wall Street Journal) Elon Musk tweeted that Twitter has had a large drop in revenue due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, as the social-media company notified about half its staff that they were being let go.

Krebs says Twitter turmoil creating "a very chaotic environment" for midterms (CBS News) Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and a CBS News cybersecurity expert and analyst, says, "We've seen reports lately of Russia, China and Iran back at their old tricks" since Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter.

Cybersecurity expert: Paid Twitter verification ‘going to create a very chaotic environment’ (The Hill) Former top cybersecurity official Chris Krebs on Sunday said the paid subscription plan for a verification mark on Twitter will “create a very chaotic environment” because it would open…

Twitter Rolls Out Blue Check Marks for Paying Customers (Wall Street Journal) Twitter Inc. has begun rolling out software updates to charge users $7.99 a month to mark their accounts with a blue checkmark, part of Elon Musk’s early efforts to boost revenue a little more than a week after taking ownership of the social-media network.

Twitter to delay verification check mark rollout until after US midterm elections (TechCrunch) The delay comes as Twitter attempts to avoid possible impact to the upcoming U.S. midterm elections.

Twitter Is Said to Delay Changes to Check Mark Badges Until After Midterms (New York Times) Users and employees had raised concerns that Elon Musk’s plan to give check marks to those who paid a monthly fee could be misused to sow discord.

Twitter layoffs gutted election information teams days before midterms (Washington Post) With half of the company gone, political campaigns are gripped with anxiety over how to address election misinformation and potential threats

WSJ News Exclusive | Facebook Parent Meta Is Preparing to Notify Employees of Large-Scale Layoffs This Week (Wall Street Journal) The social-media giant’s planned cuts are expected to affect many thousands of its workforce, which exceeded 87,000 as of September.

Tech Layoffs: US Startups And Tech Companies With Job Cuts In 2022 (Crunchbase News) Tech layoffs in 2022 have included cuts at Netflix, Better, Fast and other U.S. companies. We track all the notable tech and startup layoffs of 2022.

Tech Companies Are Bracing For A Winter of Layoffs (Crunchbase News) In the past week, 23 companies have laid off more than 7,000 people. That puts our tally at more than 52,700 layoffs this year.

CyberArk Wins CloudBees Technology Alliance Partner of the Year Award (Business Wire) CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), the global leader in Identity Security, today announced it has been named Technology Alliance Partner of the Year by CloudBee

KnowBe4 Lands on The First-Ever TrustRadius Best Software List (Yahoo) KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced that TrustRadius, the most trusted research and review platform, has recognized KnowBe4 with multiple Best Software List badges. The first-annual TrustRadius Best Software List enables B2B software buyers to self-serve by providing important product information for their business' market size and needs by providing market-specific awards.

Israel’s Pegasus Spyware Maker Takes Drastic Measures to Survive Global Scandal (Bloomberg) Maker of Pegasus phone-hack tool has cut jobs and hiked prices. Firm, now blacklisted in US, is trying to pacify debt holders.

Big losses from Fortinet, Rapid7 drag security stocks into the red (SeekingAlpha) Network and cybersecurity companies had a rough go of it on Thursday as disappointing earnings reports and outlooks from the likes of Fortinet and Rapid7 (RPD) dragged down...

Varonis lays off 110 employees, downsizes R&D staff (CTech) The Nasdaq-traded firm saw its share price plummet by more than a third last week following its disappointing results for the third quarter of the year

Cybersecurity co Varonis lays off over 100 (Globes) Varonis has announced streamlining and cost savings measures that include laying off 5% of its workforce, including 40 employees in Israel.

OUT OF STEALTH: New SURF Zero-Trust Enterprise Browser (PR Newswire) The newly available SURF zero-trust, identity-first enterprise browser reinforces organizational security by providing the critical visibility...

Exclusive: 1Password acquiring ID authentication startup Passage (Axios) The deal allows 1Password to expand beyond phrase-based password managers.

Rapid7 lowers outlook, says sales team reorganization is taking longer than expected (Boston Business Journal) Shares of Rapid7 fell Thursday after the cybersecurity company detailed how a planned transition in the responsibilities of its salesforce is taking longer than expected.

Analysis | What Musk might mean for cybersecurity at Twitter (Washington Post) The new owner has pledged changes that could affect the platform's security.

Twitter may have lost more than a million users since Elon Musk took over (MIT Technology Review) Estimates from Bot Sentinel suggest that more than 875,000 users deactivated their accounts between October 27 and November 1, while half a million more were suspended.

Twitter Plans to Fire Employees by Email (The Information) Twitter employees will be notified by email by 9 a.m. Pacific Standard Timeon Friday whether they will be laid off, according to a communication sent out to all Twitter employees on Thursday evening. It was the first employee-wide communication since Elon Musk closed his takeover of the social ...

Twitter Tells Employees Jobs Cuts Will Be Announced Friday (Wall Street Jorunal) The move comes about a week after Elon Musk acquired the social-media platform.

Apiiro Raises $100M After Palo Alto Networks Reportedly Ends Takeover Talks (CRN) Apiiro raises $100M after Palo Alto pulls out of takeover talks

Remembering Vitali Kremez, Threat Intelligence Researcher (Bank Info Security) Tributes are being paid to Vitali Kremez, who has died at the age of 34 in a suspected scuba-diving accident. The renowned threat intelligence expert, born in Belarus, had long tracked Russian cybercrime syndicates and was part of an ad hoc group established to counter ransomware and help victims.

Cyber community mourns renowned researcher Vitali Kremez (The Record by Recorded Future) The 36-year-old cybersecurity researcher and ethical hacker died while scuba diving off the coast of Hollywood Beach in Florida.

Lumen signs White House Infrastructure Talent Pipeline Challenge, invests in workforce training and development (Lumen Newsroom) Lumen signed the White House Infrastructure Talent Pipeline Challenge and pledged to grow and care for our workforce by investing in training and development programs. These training programs will enable us to bring fiber broadband to more Americans.

Abacus Group Named Best Cyber Security Provider at the Private Equity Wire US Awards (PR Newswire) Abacus Group, the leading IT Managed Services Provider ("MSP") to alternative investment firms, announces it has been voted Best Cyber Security...

Elon Musk Takes a Page Out of Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Media Playbook (New York Times) As Mr. Musk takes over Twitter, he is emulating some of the actions of Mr. Zuckerberg, who leads Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

Musk meeting with civil rights groups upsets his fans (Washington Post) After a Zoom meeting, Twitter’s new owner said that no suspended accounts will return to the site until there is a clear process for doing so

Musk Plans to Eliminate Half of Twitter Jobs to Cut Costs (Bloomberg) Twitter’s new owner aims to reduce workforce starting Friday. Remaining employees will be asked to return to office.

Cybersecurity unicorn Checkmarx cuts 10% of workforce (CTech) The Israeli company, acquired by American private equity firm Hellman & Friedman at a $1.15 billion valuation in March 2020, is laying off around 100 employees

DISA moves forward with $1.5B network transport contract after protest (Breaking Defense) The contract was awarded in August, but the government froze work until a protest by Verizon was resolved, a Defense Department official told Breaking Defense.

Products, Services, and Solutions

Lacework Extends CNAPP Capabilities with Attack Path Analysis and Agentless Workload Scanning (PR Newswire) Lacework®, the data-driven cloud security company, today announced new cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) capabilities for...

Data Theorem and AlphaSOC Partner to Offer Industry-First Cloud Extended Detection and Response Combined with Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (Business Wire) Data Theorem, Inc., a leading provider of modern application security, and AlphaSOC, Inc., the Security Analytics Company, today announced their new p

Adaptive Shield Announces 100 SaaS App Integrations for Comprehensive SaaS Security (Business Wire) Adaptive Shield, the leading SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) company, today announced it is the first and only SSPM platform to cover 100 SaaS

Aqua Security Offers Only Enterprise-Grade Software Supply Chain Solution to Meet Executive Order 14028 (Aqua) Aqua Security is the only enterprise-grade vendor providing software supply chain security attestation to meet the requirements of Executive Order (EO) 14028.

Software AG Government Solutions Partners with DH2i to Deliver Certified FedRAMP Solutions for Secure Federal Government Cloud - DH2I (DH2I) Government IT Solutions Leader Deploys DH2i’s DxEnterprise Clustering Software to Achieve Near-Zero Downtime for Its SQL Server Availability Group Kubernetes Cluster FORT COLLINS, CO – November 8, 2022 – DH2i® the leading provider of always-secure and always-on IT infrastructure solutions, and Software AG Government Solutions, today announced they have entered into a partnership. A trusted...

Theta Lake Delivers Free Patented Technology For Organizations to Better Monitor and Manage Zoom Security Settings (Business Wire) Theta Lake today announced Meetings Risk Manager (MRM), its sixth Zoom-certified module in the Zoom App Marketplace.

VMware unveils VMware Carbon Black XDR (VMware News and Stories) VMware unveils VMware Carbon Black XDR, significantly improving threat detection and prevention across endpoints and networks.

Fortanix Launches DSM Explorer, a Comprehensive “Free Tier” Version of its Industry-Leading Data Security Manager (DSM) SaaS (Business Wire) Fortanix® Inc., the data-first multicloud security company and the pioneer of Confidential Computing, today announced it has launched a

Armis Partners with NextGen Cyber Talent (Armis) Helping develop the next generation of cybersecurity professionals with resources behind cultivating talent

IGEL and VMware Simplify Secure Access to Windows 365 Cloud PC (IGEL) IGEL, provider of the managed endpoint operating system for secure access to any digital workspace, today announced from VMware Explore Europe that it natively supports VMware Horizon Cloud for Windows 365 Cloud PC. As an…

Palo Alto Networks Partners with Zoom to Deliver Exceptional User Experience for Zoom Meetings (PR Newswire) Today at Zoomtopia, Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, announced a commitment with Zoom Video Communications,...

Mimecast Partners With Okta to Safeguard Enterprises from Insider Threat Attacks (Mimecast) Flexible API Integration Automates Response Action to Mitigate Damage of Compromised Account Activity; Companies Will Demo Integration at Oktane22

SnykLaunch Fall 2022 Helps Companies Successfully Drive DevSecOps (GlobeNewswire News Room) Snyk’s Developer Security Platform Now Secures the Cloud from Code Through Runtime, Enhanced With New Supply Chain Security Capabilities...

Coalition Introduces New APIs to Power Executive Risks Insurance (PR Newswire) Coalition, the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to prevent digital risk before it strikes, today announced newly available...

Rezilion Expands Dynamic SBOM Capability to Support Windows Environments (Rezilion) Rezilion announces the expansion of its Dynamic Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) capability to support Windows environments.

Cellebrite Enables Angleton Police Department with Leading Digital Forensics Technology (GlobeNewswire News Room) Cellebrite technology provides a force multiplier and allows Angleton Police Department to accelerate justice...

Acronis Disrupts Market with Announcement of New, Simplified MSP-class EDR Solution (GlobeNewswire News Room) Latest Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud release further democratizes advanced security solutions with effective protection for data, applications, and systems...

KnowBe4's New SecurityCoach Helps to Reduce Risky Behavior With Real-Time Security Coaching (PR Newswire) KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced it is introducing...

Suricata for Analysts - the Book (Stamus Networks) Webpage hosting information about "The Security Analyst's Guide to Suricata", a book by Eric Leblond and Peter Manev

Dell announces services to protect Microsoft ecosystems (TimesTech) To help customers reduce risk and protect data, Dell Technologies is introducing new products and services focused on the Zero Trust

Palo Alto Networks partners with UnionBank to enhance cybersecurity amid increased threats (Manila Standard) Global cybersecurity leader Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) partnered with the country’s leading bank in innovation, UnionBank of the Philippines

LinkedIn Adds Verified Emails, Profile Creation Dates (KrebsOnSecurity) For whatever reason, the majority of the phony LinkedIn profiles reviewed by this author have involved young women with profile photos that appear to be generated by artificial intelligence (AI) tools. We’re seeing rapid advances in AI-based synthetic image generation…

PKWARE Expands Microsoft Integration with Azure AD Authentication for Endpoint Protection (PR Newswire) PKWARE, a global leader in automated data security, today announced that it is integrating Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AD) Authentication...

Computerspiel: so leicht tappen Mitarbeiter in die Social-Engineering-Falle (B2B Cyber Security) Die G DATA academy erweitert ihr Portfolio um ein interaktives Spiel zu den Themen Social-Engineering-Falle, Ransomware und Phishing. Damit reagiert G DATA auf

Ansell Adopts Exabeam Fusion for Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response (Exabeam) Global PPE manufacturer selected Exabeam for the New-Scale SIEM™ leader’s simple, powerful Cisco security stack integrations FOSTER CITY – November 4, 2022 – Exabeam, a global cybersecurity leader and creator of New-Scale SIEM for advancing security operations, announced today that Ansell has adopted Exabeam Fusion security information and event management (SIEM) across its U.S. locations... Read more »

Cabify Partners Up With Incode Technologies To Enhance Driver Security With Selfie Identity Verification Technology (PR Newswire) This partnership is a further step in Cabify's security commitment to its collaborating drivers and taxi drivers by offering them the best identity...

Armorblox Launches Protection against Organizations’ Biggest Threats: Vendor Compromise and Supply Chain Attacks (Armorblox) Armorblox Vendor and Supply Chain Attack Protection monitors over 50,000 vendors to safeguard organizations from compromised vendors and suppliers

Optiv Helps Safeguard Critical Industries with Cyber Advisory and Protection Offerings (Optiv) Global conflicts and national infrastructure needs are bringing operational technology (OT) to the forefront of the security market. Optiv is extending its end-to-end capabilities to serve clients’ essential assets with heavy investment in people, process and technology for its OT cyber program.

Acrisure Cyber Services partners with Silverfort | Cyber Insurance (Silverfort) Silverfort, a unified identity protection leader, today announced a partnership with Acrisure Cyber Services (ACS).

Tanium Software Bill of Materials identifies software supply-chain vulnerabilities (Help Net Security) Tanium launched the Tanium Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) to help organizations protect digital assets against external threats.

OneSpan Modernizes High Assurance Identity Security to Address Today’s Relentless Threats (Business Wire) OneSpan™ (NASDAQ: OSPN), the digital agreements security company, today announces its latest high-assurance identity verification and authentication d

Fullstack Academy Partners with Amazon Career Choice to Provide Tech Training to Eligible Amazon Employees (Business Wire) National tech education provider Fullstack Academy was selected to join the Amazon Career Choice program.

Bitdefender Launches Industry’s First Chat Protection Feature for Mobile-Based Instant Messaging Applications (Bitdefender) New Scam Alert Technology Detects Malicious Links and Notifies Users During Conversations Over WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger,Telegram and Discord

Onapsis Research Labs Surpasses 1,000 Critical Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Discovered in Business Applications (Onapsis) Onapsis Research Labs, the only security team dedicated to finding and helping mitigate critical vulnerabilities within business applications, reaches material threat intelligence milestone

Zettaset Achieves FIPS Certification, Partners with TD SYNNEX Public Sector to Bring One-Click-Compliance to the U.S. Public Sector (Zettaset) Together with Red Hat, partners will bundle data protection for on-premises, hybrid and cloud-native environments SAN FRANCISCO – Nov. 2, 2022 – Zettaset,

Delinea Secret Server Introduces Additional Security Features and Enhances Disaster Recovery for High Availability (PR Newswire) Delinea, a leading provider of Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions for seamless security, today announced new enhancements to the...

The Perfect Pair: Integrating DomainTools Data Sets in Microsoft’s Sentinel SIEM Product (DomainTools) We’re excited to announce that Microsoft Sentinel users can now access DomainTools Iris Internet intelligence and Farsight DNSDB to develop deeper context around adversary assets, bolstering network defenses, incident responses, and threat hunting workflows.

ComplyAuto Teams Up with Cybersecurity Innovator Coro (GlobeNewswire News Room) Joint solution will offer true “Security in a Box” to automotive dealers for comprehensive data protection, compliance, and cybersecurity needs...

senhasegura Introduces MySafe for Managing Personal Passwords (Business Wire) senhasegura Introduces MySafe for Managing Personal Passwords; senhasegura first to offer password manager and PAM in a single platform

People

Winston & Strawn Adds eDiscovery and Information Governance Partner Bobby Malhotra to Los Angeles Office (PR Newswire) Winston & Strawn LLP announced today the addition of Partner Bobby Malhotra in the Los Angeles office. Bobby joins the Litigation Department;...

Acalvio Appoints Former Google VP, CISO and Cybersecurity Expert Gerhard Eschelbeck to its Board of Directors (Business Wire) Acalvio Technologies, a leader in cyber deception technology, today announced the appointment of Gerhard Eschelbeck to its board of directors. One of

New Bugcrowd CEO To Channel: ‘We’re Open For Business’ (CRN) Bugcrowd has tapped its chief operating operating officer, Dave Gerry, as its new CEO.

Bugcrowd Names David Gerry Chief Executive Officer (PR Newswire) Bugcrowd, the leader in crowdsourced cybersecurity, today announced the appointment of Dave Gerry as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). As CEO,...

Avertium Names Bill Carroll New Chief Executive Officer (Avertium) Today, Avertium announced the appointment of Bill Carroll as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.

Rob Dooley joins Rapid7 as Vice President, Asia Pacific & Japan (iTWire) Cloud risk and threat detection company Rapid7 has appointed 25 year technology and security veteran Rob Dooley as Vice President Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), to spearhead the company’s continued expansion in the region. “APJ presents a significant growth opportunity for Rapid7, where we continue t...

Womble Bond Dickinson Continues Growth of DC Office (Womble Bond Dickinson) In further expansion of its Washington office, Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that Lee K. Van Voorhis has joined the firm as a partner in the Business Litigation group, and Katie Hyman has joined as a partner in the Trademarks, Copyrights, and Transactions group.

Fortress Adds ICS/OT Expert Jon Taylor to Frontline Cybersecurity Team (Fortress Information Security) Fortress Information Security has added Jon Taylor to its team of cyber threat analysts as Vice President of Fortress Security Solutions.

Former Deputy Chief and Intelligence Officer Terry Burruss Joins LookingGlass Cyber Solutions Advisory Board (GlobeNewswire News Room) LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, the leader in actionable threat intelligence, today announced the...

Next DLP Announces Cybersecurity Industry Veteran, Constance Stack, as New CEO (Business Wire) Next DLP (“Next”), formerly Qush Security, today announced the appointment of Constance (“Connie”) Stack as its new chief executive officer. With Stac

Rob Dooley joins Rapid7 from VMWare (Tech Business News) Rapid7, Inc., a leader in cloud risk and threat detection, today announced the appointment of Rob Dooley as Vice President, Asia Pacific

Claroty names CJ Radford as Global VP of Channels and Alliances (Help Net Security) Claroty has appointed CJ Radford as global VP of channels and alliances to oversee ecosystem of channel and technology alliance partners.

Constance Stack joins Next DLP as CEO (Help Net Security) Next DLP announced the appointment of Constance (“Connie”) Stack as its new chief executive officer to accelerate the company’s growth.

Claroty Appoints CJ Radford as Global VP of Channels and Alliances (Yahoo) Claroty, the cyber-physical systems protection company, today announced the appointment of CJ Radford as global vice president of channels and alliances.

Mimecast Names Norman Guadagno as Chief Marketing Officer (Mimecast) Strategic Marketing Leader Joins Global Email and Collaboration Security Company at Pivotal Time of Growth

Ermetic Appoints Scott Hoard Head of Global Channel Sales (Business Wire) Scott has served in senior channel roles with Fortanix, Corelight, Kenna Security, A10 Networks, Barracuda Networks and Imperva.

Dynatrace Names Jim Benson Chief Financial Officer (Yahoo) Software intelligence company Dynatrace (NYSE: DT) today announced the appointment of Jim Benson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective November 15, 2022. Benson has a broad business background with more than 30 years of experience at market-leading technology companies. He will be succeeding Kevin Burns who announced in May 2022 his intention to transition out of Dynatrace by the end of the calendar year. Burns will remain at Dynatrace through an interven

Veterans of Germany's defunct cyber firm FinFisher pursue new avenues (Intelligence Online) Ex-Finfisher CEO Georg Magg has been appointed to head the European branch of US cybersecurity firm SilverSky, a subsidiary of BAE, while Martin Johannes Münch, the brains behind Finfisher's Trojan

What’s next for NCSC’s Ian Levy? ‘A Proper Job,’ he tells The Record (The Record by Recorded Future) Luminaries of the British security and intelligence community bid farewell to Dr. Ian Levy, the agency’s outgoing technical director.

Jamil N. Jaffer, Cyber Expert and Executive, Appointed to Tozny Board of Directors (Yahoo Finance) Tozny, Inc., announced that cybersecurity executive and national security expert Jamil N.

Ordr Appoints Cybersecurity Leader and Industry Expert Jim Hyman as CEO (PR Newswire) Ordr, the leader in connected device security, announced today that Jim Hyman has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of...

Flashpoint Expands C-Suite Team With New Chief Intelligence Officer and Chief Product Officer (Business Wire) On the heels of a year of rapid growth that includes two acquisitions, Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in actionable risk intelligence, today

Channel Vet Ravi Vedantam Joins Unravel Data (Business Wire) Channel vet Ravi Vedantam joins Unravel Data, the first DataOps observability platform built to meet the needs of modern data teams.

AuditBoard Announces Evan Fitzpatrick as Chief Product Officer (Auditboard) Former Bain Capital executive brings deep SaaS management experience to lead company’s product and design efforts through next stages of growth.