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Google Opens Third Cybersecurity Hub in Europe (MSSP Alert) Google has opened a new cybersecurity hub on the Spanish coast, promising to help build a better, safer internet.
Meta and IBM Launch AI Alliance (Wall Street Journal) Meta Platforms and IBM launched a coalition of more than 50 AI companies and research institutions that are pushing a so-called open model of AI, hoping to gain traction in a fast-growing market.
Thoma Bravo exits cybersecurity firm Imperva (PE Hub) The deal puts Imperva at a valuation of about $3.6 billion.
HYAS Infosec Groundbreaking Research on AI-Generated Malware Contributes to the AI Act, Other AI Policies and Regulations (Business Wire) Provides AI Regulation Initiatives with Deep Insight into the Potential Harms of Fully Autonomous and Intelligent Malware and Helps Advance Cybersecurity Protections Against AI-Driven Threats
NATO picks first flock of startup pitches in push for fresh tech (Defense News) Alliance officials are looking for breakthroughs in the areas of undersea sensing, energy resilience and secure information sharing.
Goldilock Selected For Prestigious NATO DIANA Accelerator Programme (Business Wire) British cybersecurity firm named one of 30 companies taking part in exclusive NATO-backed programme, following rigorous selection process
To Continue Innovating, OpenAI Should Return to Its Nonprofit Roots (The Information) There’s much speculation about the reasons for the abrupt removal and subsequent return of Sam Altman as the CEO of OpenAI. Irrespective of who leads the company going forward, OpenAI faces a fundamental challenge in reconciling its mission with its choice of corporate structure and business ...
Broadcom to eliminate jobs of 1,267 VMware employees based in Palo Alto (Silicon Valley Business Journal) The job cuts are directly connected to Broadcom's completed acquisition of VMware.
Clear Ridge Defense Awarded Prime Contract to Support CYBERCOM’s J7 Cyber Adversary Tactics Office (Business Wire) Clear Ridge Defense CRD recently announced their award of a prime contract to support U.S. Cyber Command's Exercise and Training Directorate J7, Cyber Adversary Tactics Office CATO. The contract’s total value if all options are awarded could total approximately $25 million.
Google opens biggest European cyber centre (ET Telecom) Google: The Silicon Valley firm said it opened the new centre in the southern Spanish city of Malaga after a year of conversations with policy makers.
OpenAI Director Who Helped Oust Altman Now Key Player in Startup's Future (Bloomberg) Adam D’Angelo will continue to serve on the board despite previously agreeing to oust Altman as CEO and running a company that competes with ChatGPT.
Microsoft to Become Non-Voting Observer on OpenAI Board as Three Directors Resign (The Information) Microsoft is to become a non-voting observer on the non-profit board that governs OpenAI, newly reinstated CEO Sam Altman told employees on Wednesday, while confirming he had officially rejoined the firm. Microsoft’s new status will give it some insight into the board’s deliberations, but it won ...
Cybersecurity and Burnout: The Cybersecurity Professional's Silent Enemy (ISACA) The demands on cybersecurity professionals can lead to mental health challenges, making it important that practitioners integrate mindfulness and proactively find ways to reduce burnout.
Cyber Talent Acquistion Woes for Enterprises (N2K Networks) Enterprises face significant challenges when it comes to acquiring and retaining top cybersecurity talent. Here are top challenges and how to address them.
Elon Musk claims advertisers are trying to 'blackmail' him, says 'Go f--- yourself' (CNBC) Elon Musk, the owner of social media site X (formerly Twitter), scoffed at advertisers boycotting the platform because of his controversial statements.
Tech’s New Normal: Microcuts Over Growth at All Costs (Wall Street Journal) Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta are making strategic trims even as they rebound from the tech downturn.
Seattle cloud giant F5 lays off 120 employees (Geekwire) Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5 this week laid off 120 people, the company confirmed to GeekWire.
BlackDice Selected for Vodafone Mentoring Program (Investors Observer) BlackDice Holdings Corp. ("BlackDice," or the “Company,”) an emerging player in AI-powered cybersecurity for the Telecom industry, has been selected for the Fall cohort of the Vodafone Mentoring Program, offered by Vodafone Power Lab based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Broadcom to relocate headquarters to former VMware campus in Palo Alto (Silicon Valley Business Journal) CEO Hock Tan has been a longtime admirer of the 1.6 million-square-feet VMware campus.
Why is cybersecurity venture funding so tepid despite the strong demand? (TechCrunch) Has late-stage investing declined so much that no technology subsector can really post impressive investment numbers?
Products, Services, and Solutions
VISO TRUST Integrates 2024 Shared Assessments (SIG) Questionnaire into AI-Powered TPRM Cyber Risk Management Platform, Continuing Its Commitment to Innovation (Business Wire) De Facto Standard TPRM SIG Extends the Power of VISO TRUST’s Transformative AI-Driven Platform, Enabling Rapid Risk Assessments to Identify High-Risk Vendors with Up to 500% Greater Accuracy.
Denver Broncos Partner with Check Point Software Technologies to Protect Broncos Country (GlobeNewswire News Room) Check Point’s AI-powered cloud, network and endpoint solutions provide the Denver Broncos with consolidated prevention, threat management and visibility...
Resecurity Partners with ICS Technologies to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Iraq (InvestorsObserver) Resecurity Partners with ICS Technologies to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Iraq
Kudelski Security Expands Next-Generation Managed Detection & Response (MDR) Service, MDR ONE Resolute (Kudelski Security) The cutting-edge turnkey solution delivers risk-based detection and response capabilities augmented by AI and paves the way for proactive security...
Stamus Networks Releases Updated “Security Analyst’s Guide to Suricata” (Stamus) Stamus Networks publishes updated version of “The Security Analyst’s Guide to Suricata,” a practical guide to threat hunting and detection using Suricata.
SentinelOne® Wins Multiple CRN 2023 Products of the Year Awards (Business Wire) Singularity™ Cloud Workload Security and Singularity Data Lake identified by editors and solution providers as top offerings for cloud security and endpoint protection
Consultancy to develop a data protection framework for the project (ReliefWeb) Information Management Consultancy about Safety and Security, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from ACF; closing on 11 Dec 2023
NordVPN introduces a vulnerability detection feature (NordVPN) NordVPN and Threat Protection present a software vulnerability detection feature to up your cybersecurity game.
Circle Security Now Available on Auth0 Marketplace (PR Newswire) Circle Security, a decentralized, threat prevention platform, today announced the availability of its Credential-Free Authentication solution...
Trulioo Partners With Public for Its UK Launch (Business Wire) Trulioo Person Match Delivers Industry-Leading Match Rates, Highest Assurance to Ensure Investment Platform’s Worldwide Compliance
Tangem Sets New Standards for Crypto Hardware Wallet Integrity: Introducing Firmware Attestation, Audited by Riscure (Financial Post) ZUG, Switzerland, Nov. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tangem AG, a leading crypto hardware wallet manufacturer, is thrilled to announce an in-depth software…
Palo Alto Networks Unveils New Rugged Firewall for Industrial Environments (SecurityWeek) Palo Alto Networks has launched a new rugged firewall for industrial environments and announced several OT security improvements.
Morphisec Fortifies Capabilities with Next-gen Risk-Based Vulnerability Prioritization for Exposure Management (Morphisec) Vulnerability-based breach events persist, despite ample mitigation investment. Learn how risk-based vulnerability prioritization improves remediation efforts.
Exabeam Enhances Compliance Portfolio with Completion of IRAP Assessment in Australia (Business Wire) Exabeam, a global leader in cybersecurity that delivers AI-driven security operations, today announced the successful completion of an Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) assessment at the Protected level for the Exabeam Security Operations Platform.
Goldilock Selected For Prestigious NATO DIANA Accelerator Programme (Yahoo Finance) Goldilock, British cybersecurity company and creator of the unique physical network isolation solution "Drawbridge", has today announced that it has been selected as one of 30 participants out of 1,300 applicants, to be accepted into the NATO DIANA accelerator programme, on merit of its unique physical disconnection solution.
The Latest Delinea Secret Server Release Boosts Usability with New Features (PR Newswire) Delinea, a leading provider of solutions that seamlessly extend Privileged Access Management (PAM), today announced new features for Secret...
Bitdefender Achieves Highest Scores in AV-Comparatives Advanced Threat Protection Tests (Bitdefender) Independent Testing Illustrates Superior Ability to Detect and Prevent Advanced Threats to Both Enterprises and Consumers
New Zero Trust Data Resilience Model Introduced by IT Security and Data Protection Experts (Veeam Software) Numberline Security and Veeam Extend the Zero Trust Maturity Model for Improved Cyber Resilience
Cofense Announces Solution to Combat QR Code Phishing (Cofense) Protect your business from the 2,400% rise in QR code phishing threats with Cofense's first end-to-end email security solution. Find out what's new.
GuidePoint Security announces Compliance Management as a Service (Help Net Security) GuidePoint Security’s Compliance Management as a Service helps organizations maintain compliance with multiple cybersecurity standards.
Uptycs Unveils Cross-Cloud Anomaly Detection Engine to Identify Potential Security Breaches Across Workloads Running on AWS and Hybrid Multicloud Environments (GlobeNewswire News Room) Anomaly detection engine one of several cloud security early warning systems showcased at AWS re:Invent 2023
Access Affordable Policies with New Security Posture Assessment from AWS Cyber Insurance Competency Partners (Amazon Web Services) We’re excited to announce the AWS Cyber Insurance Competency, which makes it easy for customers—particularly Small and Medium Businesses—to find affordable policies from insurers that integrate their security posture assessment through a new, simplified customer experience with AWS Security Hub. AWS Cyber Insurance Competency Partners worked with AWS to digitally transform their assessment and onboarding process, which rewards customers that present a security posture following AWS best practices.
Improve the Resilience Posture of Your Workloads with AWS Resilience Competency Partners (Amazon Web Services) Organizations today face a number of resilience challenges—from data and state failures to downtime caused by code deployment issues or unexpected events—with high expectations from customers to be 'always on, always available'. That's why we're excited to announce the AWS Resilience Competency, which helps AWS customers improve the availability and resilience of critical workloads in the cloud.
HUMAN Achieves the New AWS Advertising and Marketing Technology Competency (Business Wire) HUMAN Defense Platform ensures ad inventory offers complete fraud protection on AWS from start to finish reaching real humans across all media channels
Camelot Secure Announces Award-Winning CMMC Compliance Readiness Process (Digital Pulse HQ: Your guide to the latest tech trends.) Camelot Secure’s Award-Winning CMMC Compliance Process,
Camelot Secure Wins CSO50 Award with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Compliance eDiscovery Tool (WATE 6 On Your Side) Camelot’s CEO Stanford Oliver, Chief Revenue Officer Sherri Thomas, and VP of Product Development Jacob Birmingham accepted the CSO50 Award Camelot Secure's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance eDiscovery Tool
People
Traceable AI Enters New Phase of Hypergrowth, Names Brian McDonough as Chief Revenue Officer (Business Wire) API Security Leader, Traceable, Bolsters Executive Team with New Revenue Leader
Supply Wisdom Fortifies Leadership to Accelerate Innovation and Growth (Business Wire) Seasoned Enterprise Software Leader Tom Thimot Appointed as CEO
Military cyber advocacy group taps first president to harness growing ‘hive mind’ (Record) A nonprofit made up of thousands of former and current military cyber professionals has named its first president, as the group looks to tap the country’s growing reservoir of digital security leaders and to weigh in more frequently on pressing cyber issues.
SolarWinds India Appoints Abhijit Banerjee as New Managing Director (CRN - India) SolarWinds, a leading provider of simple, powerful, and secure IT management software, announced the recent appointment of Abhijit Banerjee as the new managing director of its India operations, including the region of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) which is comprised of countries such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
David A. Hoffman Joins Paladin Capital Group as Strategic Advisor (Paladin Capital Group) Paladin Capital Group, the multi-stage investor specializing in cyber and advanced technology, is delighted to announce that Duke University Professor David A. Hoffman will join the firm as a Strategic Advisor.
Menlo Security Strengthens Executive Leadership Team with Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer Appointments (Business Wire) Both Pejman Roshan, the company’s new CMO, and Naresh Bansal, CFO, bring decades of experience in SaaS, AI and Security as the company sets its sights on the next level of growth and product innovation
Andrew McCabe and Michael Morell Join Flare Advisory Board (ACCESSWIRE News Room) Former Deputy Director of the FBI and former Deputy Director of the CIA to provide strategic counsel to Flare on intersection of threat intelligence and security
Optiv + ClearShark Appoints Daniel Wilbricht as President (Optiv) Optiv + ClearShark has named Daniel Wilbricht as the company’s new president. He’ll focus on growing the cyber advisory and solution leader’s presence in the U.S. public sector.
Infinigate Group Appoints Caroline Hutchins as Chief People Officer (MarketScreener) The Infinigate Group, the value-add distributor of cybersecurity, secure networks and secure cloud, is appointing Caroline Hutchins as the new Chief People Officer
Cisco’s SVP, Corporate Treasurer and Head of Global Corporate Security, Roger Biscay, Joins Qrypt’s Board of Advisors (Qrypt) Roger Biscay of Cisco joins Qrypt's Board of Advisors, bringing vast expertise in finance and security to advance quantum-secure encryption solutions.