Tagged: cybersecurity

July 23, 2023 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VikingCloud, a global provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions has announced a new client partnership for its Web Risk Monitoring solution with PAYSTRAX, a European payment processor and principal member of Visa and Mastercard. Global merchant fraud is “estimated to drive losses of $41 billion… Read More

July 8, 2023 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) recently shared its seven-point plan developed to assist nations with preventing cybersecurity incidents/hacks as a response to the new wave of digital national currencies (or CBDCs) currently under development. Approximately 130 different countries are currently exploring the feasibility of… Read More

June 23, 2023 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a global cybersecurity pioneer headquartered in Singapore, announced the relaunch of ChainKeeper, their security platform, which now includes a brand new SaaS model. With this update, the company further “cements its commitment to providing robust, comprehensive, and user-friendly cybersecurity tools for the ever-evolving… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Immersive Labs, a firm focused on people-centric cyber resilience, and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) are working together to launch the Cyber Million program that aims “to solve the cybersecurity talent deficit by increasing access to one million entry-level cybersecurity operations jobs over the next decade.” The… Read More

June 9, 2023 @ 3:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On June 8, 2023, Binance, which is being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues, conducted a one-day training program in collaboration with Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) in Taipei. This collaboration is “part of their broader commitment to contribute to combating… Read More

June 2, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantinuum, which claims to be one of the world’s largest quantum computing companies, and HSBC are pleased “to announce a series of exploratory projects that exploit the potential near- and long-term benefits of quantum computing for banking with specific projects in cybersecurity, fraud detection, and… Read More

May 15, 2023 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kasada, provider of the most effective and easiest way to defend against advanced bot attacks, announced a strategic partnership with Signifyd, a specialist in eCommerce fraud and consumer abuse protection. As noted in the update: “As fraud rings continue to innovate, Signifyd and Kasada together… Read More

May 14, 2023 @ 11:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) is furthering its commitment to transparency in cybersecurity by making its security and privacy controls framework public for the benefit of security and privacy teams at organizations of all sizes. By enabling the larger technology ecosystem with the tools to design, build… Read More

May 13, 2023 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cowbell, the provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today released its Cyber Round-Up: Q2 2023 report. The report explores insights from small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) leaders “across the U.S., revealing that many SME leaders with cyber insurance feel better prepared… Read More

May 10, 2023 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ThriveDX, the global firm focused on cybersecurity and digital skills training, is pleased to announce the launch of its new certificate program exclusively designed “for security awareness administrators and managers to equip them with the skills and knowledge they need to implement and manage comprehensive… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Appdome, the mobile app economy’s one and only Cyber Defense Automation platform,  announced that it has released a pre-built integration between its platform and GitLab, the scalable enterprise DevSecOps platform for software innovation. The new integration is “part of Appdome’s Dev2Cyber Partner initiative to accelerate… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial crime prevention professionals at SEON have released their latest ‘Global Cybercrime Report’, which highlights the varying dangers associated “with cyber threats around the world.” The insightful report “combines data from three major cybersecurity authorities; National Cyber Security Index, the Global Cybersecurity Index, and the… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Noname Security, the provider of complete and proactive API security, announced its partnership with Wiz, the Cloud security platform and one of the “fastest-growing” software companies, “to help customers improve security posture by enabling complete visibility, context, and control of infrastructure hosting mission-critical and highly… Read More

April 20, 2023 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FS-ISAC, which claims to be the “member-driven,” not-for-profit organization that advances cybersecurity and resilience in the global financial system, announced that for the “first” time, FS-ISAC is “convening nearly 30 member financial firms from around the world to participate in the world’s largest live-fire cyber… Read More

April 20, 2023 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital bank N26 announced its new campaign, “Security Explained Simply” in order to help “decode the increasingly complex landscape of security in digital banking.” Each of the five updates featured in the campaign “discuss a separate security concept narrated by a character that relates… Read More

April 19, 2023 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On April 13, 2023, NCR (NYSE: NCR) determined that a single data center outage that is impacting some functionality “for a subset of its commerce customers was caused by a cyber ransomware incident.” Upon such determination, NCR immediately “started contacting customers, enacted its cybersecurity protocol… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Iris Powered by Generali, provider of a proprietary identity and cyber protection platform,  announced the launch of ScamAssist, a dedicated service to help Iris’ clients provide customers comprehensive and rigorous protection against email, phone, text, and direct mail scam attempts. In conjunction with the launch,… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 11:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CAT Labs, a start-up building forensic and cybersecurity tools to fight crypto-enabled crime, raised $4.3M in its pre-seed round led by Castle Island Ventures, Brevan Howard Digital, CMT Digital, and RW3 Ventures. Other participants in the investment round “include Newark Venture Partners, Hash3, Borderless Capital,… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Drawbridge, a provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the alternative investment industry, announced it has appointed Chris Aronis as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Aronis will “lead the Drawbridge sales, account management and business development teams to accelerate the company’s global growth, enhance client… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 4:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Dan Benjamin, Co-Founder and CEO of Dig Security, which raised its $34 series A in September 2022 after emerging from stealth in May 2022. Dan has held leadership roles at Microsoft and Google, and during that time noticed customers encountered a… Read More