Marketplace
Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse is shattering into a million pieces (The Telegraph) Having stuck with a fateful mission, the rest of the Facebook empire is now paying a heavy price
SentinelOne rises as Stephens calls out 'best-in-class growth,' coming free cash flows (Seeking Alpha) SentinelOne (NYSE:S) shares rose nearly 1% in premarket trading on Friday as investment firm Stephens started coverage on the cybersecurity firm, citing its "best-in-class growth" and potential for strong free cash flow.
CyberArk Software positioned strongly for durable growth - Truist By Investing.com (Investing.com) CyberArk Software positioned strongly for durable growth - Truist
Bridge District developers seek to establish 'national center for cyber learning' in Anacostia (Washington Business Journal) "We're basically at the nexus of all of these top-secret agencies," the developer said. "There is a massive dearth of trained cyber workers."
ZeroFox Completes Acquisition of LookingGlass (GlobeNewswire News Room) The ZeroFox External Cybersecurity Portfolio now includes broadened attack surface management and vulnerability intelligence capabilities...
TIM expands into the cybersecurity market with the acquisition of TS-Way (Capacity Media) TIM has grown is presence in the cybersecurity market with the acquisition TS-Way, an Italian company that specialise in prevention and analysis services for cyber threat intelligence.
Keeper Security Named Winner of Several Coveted Global InfoSec Awards at RSA 2023 (PR Newswire) Keeper Security, the leading provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity software, today announced that the company has been...
Forcepoint Selected for Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative to Enhance U.S. Foreign and Domestic Cyber Capabilities (Business Wire) Joint Collaborative marks latest engagement in Forcepoint’s long-standing relationship with CISA
BIO-key International, Inc. Receives Notice of Non-Compliance from Nasdaq (GlobeNewswire News Room) BIO-key International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKYI), an innovative provider of workforce and customer identity and...
Cybereason cuts valuation by more than 90%, loses unicorn status (Axios) Boston-based cybersecurity "unicorn" Cybereason earlier this month announced $100 million in new funding from existing investor SoftBank.
NetRise Announces $8 Million in Funding to Advance XIoT Security Technology (Netrise) NetRise raises $8M.
Elevate Security Receives Investment from CrowdStrike to Drive Proactive Defense for High-Risk Users (Business Wire) Elevate Security integrates with CrowdStrike Falcon platform to automate enterprise-wide collection, analysis, and application of user risk data
The Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) will join SRI International - PARC (PARC) Signaling a new chapter for Silicon Valley, two veteran R&D leaders are combining minds to advance and accelerate world-changing science and
Token Closes $30 Million Financing to Bring its Next-Generation Multifactor Authentication Solution to Market (Business Wire) Investment by Grand Oaks Capital will fund ongoing product development and launch of innovative anti-phishing and ransomware solution
HiddenLayer Named “Most Innovative Startup” at RSA Conference 2023 Innovation Sandbox Contest (Business Wire) RSA Conference™, the world’s leading cybersecurity conferences and expositions, today announced that HiddenLayer is the winner of the annual RSAC Innovation Sandbox contest.
CyberGRX Announces Winners of the Inaugural Cyber Risk Nation Awards (Business Wire) Awarded individuals and companies are trailblazers in Third-Party Risk Management
US-based Palantir Technologies plans to establish a regional hub of big data competencies in Vilnius (Benzinga) Palantir Technologies Inc., a software and services company which specializes in big data analysis, plans to expand its operations in Lithuania, after entering into a strategic partnership, together with the Ministry of
SAIC bags $889M contract for Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (Seeking Alpha) Science Applications International (SAIC) has been awarded a $889M contract by the Federal Systems Integration and Management Center in support of Defense Counterintelligence and...
Retired NSA director won lucrative consulting deals with Saudis, Japan (Washington Post) Retired Army Gen. Keith Alexander, who led the National Security Agency under Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, secured $2 million in consulting deals with foreign governments after leaving office, including a $700,000 contract to advise Saudi Arabia on cybersecurity after the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, newly released records show.
Quorum Cyber Sets Sights on North America (Security Today) UK-based cybersecurity firm Quorum Cyber has announced its intention to focus on the North American market after achieving impressive year-over-year growth.
Bishop Fox Announces UK Expansion at RSA Conference Amidst Growing Global Momentum (GlobeNewswire News Room) Offensive security powerhouse achieves CREST accreditation, bringing award-winning Attack Surface Management, Red Teaming, and Pen Testing solutions to new...
Clearspeed Announces Momentum Led By 200% Client Growth and Global Management Expansion (Business Wire) The Voice Analytics Technology Company is Building ‘Trust Faster’ with a Record Past Year of Doubling Client Base, Launching New Solutions and a New Brand Identity, and the Appointment of Three New Executives to Fuel Insurance and Security Sectors
WSJ News Exclusive | PricewaterhouseCoopers to Pour $1 Billion Into Generative AI (Wall Street Journal) Multiyear investment in U.S. business includes accessing ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s language model, training staff in AI capabilities.
Cyber doesn't have a skills gap, says Holly Foxcroft (Computing) Understanding neurodiversity can help bring more people into cybersecurity, says keynote speaker Holly Foxcroft.
M&A Exits For VC-Backed Cyber Startups Continues To Sputter (Crunchbase News) M&A deal-making in the cybersecurity space continues to slow with only 13 deals announced for VC-backed startups in Q1, per Crunchbase data.
ThreatModeler Achieves 50% Customer Growth in FY2023 as it Increases Automated Attack Surface and Threat Discovery, Reducing Threat Modeling Friction in DevSecOps (News Direct) Achievements Accelerate Substantial Momentum in Addressing Compounding Regulatory Mandates for Complex Multi-Cloud Environments
The world needs cybersecurity experts – Microsoft expands skilling effort with a focus on women (Microsoft On the Issues) Today, Microsoft is expanding our Cybersecurity Skills Initiative, and delivering grants to nonprofits to help skill people for the cybersecurity workforce. With this expansion, we are now working in 28 countries, partnering with nonprofits and other educational institutions to train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
Briefing: Meta Begins Next Round of Layoffs (The Information) Meta has begun notifying employees working in technical roles that they have lost their jobs—part of a staggered plan to lay off a total of 10,000 employees in the second round of cuts since November.
Meta dismissals reach tech teams (Computing) Meta has begun to contact employees who are up for dismissal, as part of the cuts it announced last month.
F5 to lay off 9 per cent staff, trims fiscal revenue guidance (CRN Australia) Washington-based cloud and security services firm downsizing.
WatchGuard Technologies to hire cybersecurity experts, people in support functions (Moneycontrol) The company will be hiring across several functions to support its growth plans in 2023 and has launched pre placement drives with various colleges apart from lateral hiring.
QuaDream’s demise may be the canary in the spyware coal mine (Register) NSO and others are still out there, but pariahs find it hard to do business
Forcepoint explores sale of government cybersecurity unit - sources (Reuters) Cybersecurity firm Forcepoint is exploring a sale of its government security unit for more than $2 billion, five people familiar with the matter said.
Cequence Security Secures Investment from Prosperity7 Ventures (Business Wire) Investment will fuel further expansion in the Middle East
Elon Musk personally pays for celebrities to keep blue ticks as Twitter cull begins (The Telegraph) The proportion of legacy verified accounts signed up to Twitter subscription remains at just 5pc
LeBron James didn’t pay for his Twitter checkmark, but Elon Musk gave it to him anyway (The Verge) The perks of being a celebrity.
Twitter’s old blue checks are finally gone (Vox) The ridiculous but important Twitter check mark fiasco, explained.
Twitter begins removing blue checkmarks from all legacy users (The Verge) On one of Elon Musk’s favorite dates.
‘Legacy blue checks’ disappear from Twitter as Musk’s changes take effect (the Guardian) Checkmark denoted accounts verified for authenticity, which can now be bought for an $8 a month subscription called Twitter Blue
Elon Musk's Twitter begins purge of blue check marks (CNN) Elon Musk's Twitter on Thursday began a purge of blue verification check marks from users who have not signed up for its subscription service, with the checks disappearing from the accounts of journalists, academics and celebrities.
Iron Bow Technologies Recognized as a Top Workplace by Richmond Times-Dispatch (Business Wire) Iron Bow Technologies, the leading technology solutions provider to government, commercial, and healthcare markets, announced today that it has been selected by the Richmond Times-Dispatch as a winner in its tenth annual Top Workplaces Awards.
Quorum Cyber Named Microsoft Security Excellence Awards Finalist as a Security Services Innovator and Security Changemaker (PRWeb) Quorum Cyber, founded to help organizations defend themselves in an increasingly hostile digital landscape, today announced the company had achiev
Quorum Cyber Sets Sights on North American Market (Quorum Cyber) Quorum Cyber has announced its intention to focus on the North American market after achieving impressive year-over-year growth.
Lookout Recognized Amongst Highest Three Scoring Vendors Across All Use Cases in 2023 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Security Service Edge Report | Lookout News (Lookout) Lookout, Inc. today announced it scored among the highest three vendors in the 2023 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Security Service Edge.
FiVerity Raises $4 Million to Launch Anti-Fraud Collaboration with Ban (PRWeb) FiVerity, creators of the Anti-Fraud Collaboration platform, today announced a $4 million seed financing round, led by Mendon Venture Partners, a venture capital
Halcyon Closes $50M in Series A Funding to Accelerate Adoption of Ransomware Resilience Platform (Business Wire) SYN Ventures Leads Funding Round in Company Delivering the First-Ever Cyber Resilience Platform
Products, Services, and Solutions
Gurucul Disrupts Next-Gen SIEM Market with Unparalleled Observability, Data Searchability and Identity-Based Threat Detection and Response (Business Wire) Enhancements to award-winning platform solves critical security issues while enabling reliability at scale, reduced TCO and fast time to value
Bitsight Expands into Integrated Cyber Risk Management Empowering Risk Leaders to Address Rising Threats to Business Operations (Bitsight) Market expansion bolstered by an expanded partnership with Moody’s Corporation, New Third-Party Vulnerability Detection & Response solution, Improvement to prop
Noname Security Partners with Fastest-Growing Software Company Wiz To Secure Cloud APIs and Advance Cyber Resilience (Noname Security) Noname Security announces partnership with Wiz, the leading cloud security platform and world’s fastest-growing software company to help customers improve security posture.
Dashlane Integrates AWS Nitro Enclaves to Deliver Enhanced Security to Businesses (Business Wire) Starting with a new SSO offering, Dashlane is the first password manager to integrate confidential computing technology into its security architecture
Barracuda makes it easy to secure websites, applications, and APIs with comprehensive enterprise-grade protection (PR Newswire) Barracuda Networks, Inc., a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-first security solutions, today introduced new Application Protection...
Chiron Investigations Launches New Bitcoin Recovery Services to Help Victims of Theft (Digital Journal) Chiron Investigations, a renowned company specializing in cryptocurrency and asset recovery, has announced the launch of its new services aimed at helping individuals and businesses recover their lost digital assets resulting from bitcoin theft.
Announcing Mandiant Executive Cybersecurity Services (Mandiant) This offering provides awareness to senior leaders on impacts of cyber threats to businesses.
Arkose Labs Guarantees Success Against SMS Toll Fraud Attacks with $1 Million Warranty (PR Newswire) Arkose Labs, the global leader in bot management and account security, today announced a commercial guarantee against SMS toll fraud attacks....
Arkose Labs Adds Advanced Phishing Protection to Its Industry-Leading Bot Management Platform, Arkose Bot Manager (PR Newswire) Arkose Labs, the global leader in bot management and account security, today announced that its flagship platform now detects and alerts...
Cigent Announces First-Ever Self-Defending Storage Device with Built-i (PRWeb) Cigent® Technology, Inc., the leader in embedded cybersecurity in storage devices, today unveiled the Cigent Secure SSD+™, the world’s first Solid State Dr
New Blackpoint University Educates, Empowers Managed Service Providers to Grow (Business Wire) The new elite learning platform from Blackpoint Cyber provides managed service providers education in cybersecurity and core pillars of business
Dashlane Integrates AWS Nitro Enclaves to Deliver Enhanced Security to Businesses (Business Wire) Starting with a new SSO offering, Dashlane is the first password manager to integrate confidential computing technology into its security architecture
Armorblox Launches Graymail and Recon Attack Protection to Stop Malicious Emails and Enhance Productivity Across Security Teams (Armorblox) Powerful combination of machine learning, large language models such as GPT, and user behavior analysis improves productivity for teams across integrated email, graymail, and data loss prevention platform.
Introducing At-Bay Stance, the World’s First InsurSec Solution to Help SMBs Mitigate Cyber Risk (At-Bay) No one ever intended for small businesses to be in the eye of the storm; battling nation states and organized criminal groups, operating complex security solutions that they can’t afford, by cyber security experts that they can’t hire. But this is their new reality, and why, despite best efforts by the security industry and the […]
KnowBe4 Launches How-To Guide To Help Organizations Strengthen Security Culture (KnowBe4) KnowBe4 Launches How-To Guide To Help Organizations Strengthen Security Culture
Cengage Work Expands Ready to Hire to Close Critical Cybersecurity Skills and Talent Gaps (Cengage) Ready to Hire for Cybersecurity, with Training and Verified Talent from Infosec Institute, will Help Employers Fill Open Cybersecurity Roles
FireMon and Nuspire Collaborate to Eliminate Complexity of Firewall Po (PRWeb) FireMon, the leading network security policy management company that brings visibility, control and automation to enterprise cloud and hybrid
Nuspire Teams with Qualys to Offer Comprehensive Security Services Across North America (PR Newswire) Nuspire, a leading managed security services provider (MSSP), today announced it is expanding its partnership with Qualys, a pioneer of...
High Wire Signs $1.6 Million Contract Renewal to Deliver Full Range of Tech Managed Services for Leading National Environmental Solutions Provider (GlobeNewswire News Room) High Wire Networks, Inc. (OTCQB: HWNI), a leading global provider of managed cybersecurity and...
CrowdStrike (CRWD) Extends MDR Capabilities With MXDR Launch (Nasdaq) CrowdStrike Holdings CRWD recently introduced a new Managed eXtended Detection and Response (“MXDR”) service, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete XDR. The company claims that MXDR is designed to help organizations address the cybersecurity skill gap.
MixMode Selects CrowdStrike as Cybersecurity Partner, Joins CrowdStrike Elevate Partner Program (PR Newswire) MixMode, the only generative AI-based real-time, risk detection platform in cybersecurity, announced today that it has joined the CrowdStrike...
Lookout Launches Mobile Endpoint Detection and Response for MSSPs (Fast Mode) FW: Ditto lands $45M Series A to sync enterprise + defense data, no internet required
Satori Announces Availability of Contextual Data Access to Cut Time-to-Data from Weeks to Seconds for Analytics, Data Science and Engineering (GlobeNewswire News Room) New capability enables automatic access to data that employees need, as they need it, based on context and actions in popular business applications...
Xage Partners with Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative and CISA to Advise on Critical Infrastructure Protection (GlobeNewswire News Room) Collaborative will tap Xage’s expertise on zero trust-based approaches to cyber-physical systems protection to defend against cyberattacks ...
Xage Delivers Industry-first Multi-layer Identity and Access Management to Block Attacks on Critical Infrastructure (GlobeNewswire News Room) Extends Defense-in-Depth To Every Asset in Every Layer of OT and ICS Environments...
Bitsight Expands into Integrated Cyber Risk Management Empowering Risk Leaders to Address Rising Threats to Business Operations (Bitsight) Market expansion bolstered by an expanded partnership with Moody’s Corporation, New Third-Party Vulnerability Detection & Response solution, Improvement to prop
Expel Announces New Vulnerability Prioritization Solution (Business Wire) Expel Vulnerability Prioritization uses a risk-based model to identify vulnerabilities that pose the greatest organizational threats
Dashlane Integrates AWS Nitro Enclaves to Deliver Enhanced Security to Businesses (Business Wire) Starting with a new SSO offering, Dashlane is the first password manager to integrate confidential computing technology into its security architecture
Vaultree’s success showcases high demand for its real-time, breach-disarming, encryption solutions (Vaultree) The company’s rapid growth validates its Fully Functional Data-In-Use Encryption solution
Center for Internet Security, Google Cloud Announce Strategic Alliance (CIS) The strategic alliance will advance the security and resilience of the public sector
Entara Further Expands Incident Response Offering with Launch of IR Retainer Service (Entara Blog) eXtended Service Provider and industry-leading incident response firm launches IR retainer
Contrast Security’s New MSSP Program Empowers Partners to Protect Customers’ Applications Against Next-Generation Cyber Threats (Contrast Security) Code security leader’s MSSP program will help partners and their customers augment overall application security infrastructure and further bolster their security posture.
Expel Announces New Vulnerability Prioritization Solution (Business Wire) Expel Vulnerability Prioritization uses a risk-based model to identify vulnerabilities that pose the greatest organizational threats
HYAS Protect At Home Gives Cybersecurity Professionals Free, Best-in-Class Protective DNS To Prevent, Thwart Attacks on Home Networks (Business Wire) Protecting the Protectors At Home. Unmatched Threat Intelligence and Protective DNS Blocks Adversarial Domains Before Attacks Can Strike.
New infosec products of the week: April 21, 2023 (Help Net Security) The featured infosec products this week are from: Armorblox, Cofense, D3 Security, Sotero, Venafi, Veracode, Versa Networks, and Zyxel Networks.
People
Former BT chief architect Neil McRae looks to juice up Juniper Networks (Enterprise Times) BT’s outspoken former chief architect and managing director for architecture and technology strategy, Neil McRae, has found a new home at Juniper Networks, where he will assume the role of Chief Network Strategist.
Adlumin Expands Leadership Team with Promotion of Dan McQuade to Chief Technology Officer (Business Wire) As an Established Leader within Adlumin, McQuade Brings More Than 10 Years of Experience Building and Scaling Technology Companies to His New Role
Mimecast Announces Two New Executive Appointments to Drive Customer and Operational Excellence (GlobeNewswire News Room) Jeff Hess and Purnima Jandial Join Corporate Leadership Team as Part of Amplified Organizational Focus on Customer Centricity...
Inspira Enterprise, Inc. Appoints Amit Gandre as CEO, Americas (PR Newswire) Inspira Enterprise, Inc. ("Inspira"), a global cybersecurity services organization, today announced that Amit Gandre will serve as CEO of the...
Ron Gula Joins Conceal’s Board of Directors (Business Wire) Conceal, the leader in Zero Trust web-browser isolation technology, today announced that Ron Gula has joined its Board of Directors. As a member of the Board, Ron will use his deep experience as a technologist and business leader to support the further development of Conceal’s critical security products and help ensure its widespread adoption and deployment to protect individuals and enterprises from malicious actors.
Enterprise Software Veteran Rita Selvaggi Joins BackBox (BackBox Software) BackBox announced that IT software industry leader Rita Selvaggi has joined the BackBox board of directors.
Vade Announces René Bonvanie as New Executive Board Member (Vade) Former CMO of Palo Alto Networks and advisor to start-ups and VCs joins Vade during rapid business expansion.
Mimecast Announces Two New Executive Appointments to Drive Customer and Operational Excellence (Yahoo Finance) Jeff Hess and Purnima Jandial Join Corporate Leadership Team as Part of Amplified Organizational Focus on Customer Centricity
Why I joined Cloudflare as Chief Security Officer (The Cloudflare Blog) As someone who is passionate about technology, security, and its potential to improve our lives, I knew that I wanted to work for a company that shared those values.
Sift Appoints Fraud Prevention and Identity Industry Veteran Armen Najarian as Chief Marketing Officer (GlobeNewswire News Room) Award-winning CMO Has Scaled Marketing Teams Through Three Acquisitions and Successful Public Offering...
Aware Announces Dan Kaltenbach as Its First Chief Financial Officer (PR Newswire) Aware, the leading AI Data Platform for the employee experience, today announced the appointment of Dan Kaltenbach as its first Chief Financial...
Quorum Cyber Appoints Ricky Simpson As U.S. Solutions Director; Simpso (PRWeb) UK-based cybersecurity firm Quorum Cyber announced Ricky Simpson is joining the company as its new U.S. Solutions Director. Simpson has over ten years...
Lookout Appoints Nicholas Warner to Its Board of Directors | Lookout News (Lookout) Lookout, Inc. today announced the appointment of Nicholas Warner to its board of directors.
