CyberCube, the provider of cyber risk analytics for the insurance industry, has signed a multi-year partnership with Mathison Insurance Partners. The collab marks a key milestone in empowering Mathison to deliver “cyber risk solutions to its retail partners and clients.” Mathison Insurance Partners, a specialist… Read More
Infosec VC (venture capital) funding in North America and Europe is in the midst of a “rebound,” according to a report from PitchBook which noted that that the ecosystem is driven primarily by late-stage rounds. PitchBook pointed out that they have tracked $8.8 billion in… Read More
Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) uncovered a sophisticated malicious campaign by the Lazarus Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, targeting cryptocurrency investors worldwide. The attackers allegedly used a “fake” cryptogame website that exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome to “install spyware and steal… Read More
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning individuals and entities affiliated with Evil Corp, a cybercriminal operation based in Russia. OFAC is taking the action in partnership with the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and… Read More
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the connectivity cloud company, announced a partnership with the United States Department of Treasury and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) under the US Department of Energy in order “to improve the cyber resilience of the financial services industry by sharing an… Read More
Wiz is reporting a $1 billion funding round that delivers a $12 billion valuation for the firm. In total, Wiz reports that it has raised $1.9 billion in funding. According to the company, the funding was led by big-name investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture… Read More
Artificial Intelligence (AI) firm Apex is reporting a $7 million Seed round led by big-name investors. According to Apex, which has just emerged from stealth, Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures led the funding. Other prominent investors included Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Apexi is a security… Read More
Clarity, a firm that aims to “immunize” businesses from Deepfakes and AI-generated “synthetic media,” has raised $16 million in Seed funding in a round led by Walden Catalyst and Bessemer Venture Partners. In a blog post, the company said they are addressing one of the… Read More
Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an enforcement action against SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI) for fraud and failures in regard to “allegedly known cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities.” CI has received a statement from a SolarWinds spokesperson refuting the SEC’s allegations. The SolarWinds representative… Read More
Cyberstarts, an Israel-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage cybersecurity startups, has announced raising $480 million to make follow-on investments. In a statement, the firm said the Opportunity Fund will take advantage of follow-on opportunities from its portfolio companies that are raising Series A… Read More
Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has revealed a security breach in its platform that apparently took place on November 3, 2021. An attempt at extortion took place following the theft of the information. According to a blog post, an “unauthorized third party obtained access to a limited amount… Read More
Axio, a cyber risk management Software-as-a-Service company, announced on Monday it has formed a strategic partnership with NFP, an insurance broker and consultant. Axio reported through the partnership NFP will delay Axio’s new platform, Axio360 QuickQuant, to expand its cybersecurity capabilities within its P&C division with… Read More
In a follow-up to Australia’s National Fintech Cyber Security Summit in May 2016, Data61 published a new report called “Startup Secrets: How Australia Can Create New Businesses with Fintech and Cyber Security Industry Collaboration”. The report highlights how the government and private sector can invest… Read More
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