Tagged: cybersecurity

November 27, 2022 @ 8:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

1 in 2 Google Chrome Extensions have potential to wreak havoc,” Incogni Research shows. Data removal company Incogni analyzed “the risk profiles of 1,237 Chrome extensions available on the Chrome Web Store.” The study reveals “that 1 in 2 Chrome extensions (48.66%) has a High… Read More

November 10, 2022 @ 10:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Living Security and CybSafe announced a new Human Risk Management Maturity Model, to serve as “a standard across the cybersecurity industry including: practitioners, analysts, vendors, and thought leaders to measure the impact of human behavior on an organization’s risk.” While several frameworks and maturity models… Read More

November 5, 2022 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arqit Quantum Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQQ), a key player in quantum-safe encryption, has signed a contract with Nine23 Ltd, a cybersecurity solutions provider for UK regulated and compliant sectors, “to deploy Arqit’s QuantumCloud™, a symmetric key agreement software, on Nine23’s UK Sovereign Secure Private Cloud infrastructure… Read More

November 5, 2022 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ThriveDX, the global cybersecurity education solutions provider, announced today it is prioritizing a new category in cybersecurity, “Human Factor Security”, in order “to close the global cybersecurity skills and talent gap while increasing diversity and inclusion across the industry.” Cybersecurity Ventures reported that “there are… Read More

October 30, 2022 @ 2:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aunalytics, a data management and analytics company delivering managed IT and data platform services for mid-sized and enterprise businesses, “highlighted top security priorities to follow when reinforcing defensive security strategies against malicious cyber threats.” The guidance is “provided as Cybersecurity Awareness Month comes to a… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN), which claims to be one of the largest banks in the world with over 157 million customers, and Forgepoint Capital, one of the “leading” venture capital firms focused on cybersecurity, announced a strategic alliance “to drive cybersecurity investment and innovation globally.”… Read More

October 11, 2022 @ 12:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a provider of security tools and services for Crypto AML/CTF, Transaction Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Transaction Tracking, and Cyber Security recently announced that it has developed a new Crypto Threat Detection System (CTDS) that handles Suspicious Transaction Reporting (STR) and Counterfeit Currency Reporting… Read More

October 10, 2022 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), the leader in digital payments, shared an updated look at how fraud has evolved since the height of the pandemic, with criminals simultaneously “targeting online and offline vulnerabilities as our daily lives return to a blend of in-person and e-commerce experiences.” Paul… Read More

October 9, 2022 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ThriveDX, which claims to be the “premier” cybersecurity and digital skills provider, and Exclusive Networks, a globally “trusted” cybersecurity specialist for digital infrastructure,  announced the expansion of their partnership “to deliver end-to-end cybersecurity training and talent solutions to its global network of more than 25,000… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 9:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Allurity has acquired Spanish multinational Aiuken, as “an important step in its journey to becoming Europe’s leading cybersecurity provider.” Aiuken brings an entire SOC platform “spanning three continents, as well as its Cloud Security and SOC-as-a-Service platforms.” This deal takes Allurity one step closer “to… Read More

September 15, 2022 @ 7:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Naoris Protocol, the blockchain and AI-based Decentralized CyberSecurity Mesh that restores cybersecurity across all sectors of the economy, is announcing a partnership with WACEO, a non-profit specialized in governance, legal, and regulatory compliance “serving DeFi projects, DAOs, DEXs, and other Web3 projects across the globe.”… Read More

September 9, 2022 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Drawbridge, a provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the financial services industry, announced a growth investment from Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that “specializes in partnering with technology businesses.” Existing investor Long Ridge and Drawbridge’s leadership team will “remain significant equity holders in… Read More

August 31, 2022 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Naoris Protocol, the blockchain and AI-based “decentralized” cybersecurity mesh that restores cybersecurity across all sectors of the economy, is partnering with Router Protocol, the cross-chain infrastructure layer that “enables communication between blockchains.” Router Protocol is “a modular layer and cross-chain bridge that connects different blockchains… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 10:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cyberstarts, a venture capital firm focused on building next generation cyber companies, announced the closing of Cyberstarts Seed Fund III “with $60 million committed capital to invest in early stage cybersecurity companies.” This fund was “raised only a few months after the firm raised $200… Read More

August 7, 2022 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On August 3, 2022, a large-scale incident of currency theft occurred on Solana, and a large number of users “transferred SOL and SPL tokens without their knowledge,” the SlowMist team noted in their analysis of the incident. The SlowMist security team “tracked and analyzed this… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 6:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Talon Cyber Security, the “secure” enterprise browser provider, recently announced $100 million in Series A funding, led by Evolution Equity Partners, “with participation from Ballistic Ventures, CrowdStrike’s Falcon Fund, Merlin Ventures, SYN Ventures and previous investors CrowdStrike co-founder and CEO George Kurtz, Lightspeed Venture Partners,… Read More

July 11, 2022 @ 7:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cybercriminals have reportedly “duped” a senior engineer at a crypto-based online gaming company, Axie Infinity, into applying for a job at a “fictitious” company. The result: “the loss of $540 million in cryptocurrency,” according to an update shared with CI (and also widely reported). While… Read More

July 11, 2022 @ 7:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Comodo Security Solutions has announced a rebranding to Xcitium, as the company launches its patented “zero threat” endpoint technology “to combat an increase in ransomware and other malware across all industries.” Xcitium Zero Threat is reportedly “the only solution on the market that entirely eliminates… Read More

July 5, 2022 @ 8:35 am By JD Alois  |  

watchTowr, a Singapore-based cybersecurity startup has raised $8 million in a pre-Series A round led by Prosus Ventures and Vulcan Capital. Previous investor Wavemaker Partners also participated in the round. Prior to this round, watchTowr raised seed funding of $2.25 million. watchTowr said it will… Read More

July 3, 2022 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following the news that non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea had suffered a data breach, Kaleb Ells, Analyst on the Thematic Team at GlobalData, a data and analytics company, noted: “This mass data breach highlights that OpenSea is not yet providing the security fundamentals that are… Read More