Tagged: security

October 11, 2023 @ 6:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a step forward for the advancement and security of the Radix ecosystem, Hacken has officially announced its collaboration with Radix. The partnership establishes Hacken as the “go-to” authority “for performing in-depth code audits for projects built on the Radix platform.” Founded in 2017, Hacken… Read More

October 1, 2023 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the DeFi realm, while innovation and opportunity are definitely arising, significant potential risks prevail, according to an update from SlowMist. SlowMist explains that addressing these challenges demands “an active and evolving security approach, parallel in its dynamism and comprehensiveness to the ecosystem it aspires… Read More

September 26, 2023 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini says that it continues to be focused on crypto innovation by allowing users to add passkeys “for two-factor authentication to their accounts.” As explained in a blog post by Gemini, passkeys provide two major advantages “over other account authentication methods: increased security and ease… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nation-state cyber threat activity will push the boundaries of war exclusion language, warns cyber risk analytics specialist CyberCube. In a report examining selected nation-state cyber hot zones to gain insight into the potential cyber (re)insurance impacts of future cyber wars, CyberCube monitors these hot zones… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 1:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HiddenLayer, the security provider for artificial intelligence (AI) models and assets, has raised $50 million in Series A funding to expand its talent base, increase go-to-market efforts, and further invest in its Machine Learning Security (MLSec) Platform. The investment round marks the largest Series A… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum security professionals and developers have introduced ERC (Ethereum Request for Comment)-7512, a standard for onchain audit report representation, in a move to bolster blockchain security. This proposal aims to “enhance transparency and trust within the blockchain ecosystem by providing a standardized method to represent… Read More

September 18, 2023 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Movement Labs announced that it has raised $3.4 million in pre-seed funding from a group of industry participants, which will enable Movement Labs to grow the adoption and development of Move, a smart contract development language “with embedded safeguards protecting against attack vectors like reentrancy… Read More

September 15, 2023 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK and Safeheron, an enterprise key self-custody service provider, are joining forces to raise the standard of transparency in private key management. The result of this collaboration is “a new verification mechanism to help users ensure projects have adopted enhanced private key management solutions.” Directly… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cowbell, the provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced a new integration with Cloudflare, the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet. With this integration, Cowbell has “added security insights from Cloudflare to its risk rating… Read More

September 10, 2023 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from digital identity security specialists, ID Crypt Global, reveals that the number of businesses operating in the UK’s digital identity theft protection market is “set to increase 5% despite market revenue still struggling to match pre-pandemic levels.” ID Crypt has measured the market size… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 11:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a weekly update, SlowMist reveals that there were approximately $830,000 that were lost in Web3 security incidents. According to statistics from SlowMist’s Blockchain Hacking Archive, from August 28 to September 3, 2023, there were “a total of 7 security incidents, resulting in an estimated… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Westpac has shared new scam prevention measures for its clients. Westpac recently announced new digital payment security features “to help combat scam losses.” In an Australian banking “first,” Westpac will “integrate its sophisticated fraud detection systems with its digital payment platforms to help customers identify… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clear Junction, the global cross-border payments solution provider, has announced it has been granted ISO 27001 certification, the highest global standard that corporates can achieve for information security. With this globally trusted stamp of approval, Clear Junction assures clients and their customers that their transaction… Read More

September 1, 2023 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments network and shopping assistant, claims it has “taken the lead” in AI adoption as reportedly “one of the first early leaders deploying ChatGPT Enterprise, which brings the power of AI to all Klarna employees with beefed -up security, higher-speed and advanced… Read More

August 29, 2023 @ 11:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In recent weeks, cybersecurity firms have issued “a dozen ransomware reports, most of which show a considerable increase in attacks,” according to an update shared with CI. As noted in an NCC Group’s July 2023 cyber threat intelligence report, the business saw over 500 attacks… Read More

August 29, 2023 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Built on Cardano, Mithril prioritizes security while “aiming to enhance the efficiency of chain synchronization and state bootstrapping.” As noted in a blog post by IOG, security is of the utmost importance in “any cryptographic protocol for safeguarding the integrity, confidentiality, and authenticity of transactions… Read More

August 25, 2023 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cypago announced the release of its Cyber GRC Automation (CGA) platform, enhancing the GRC space by bridging the gap between management, security, and operations teams. This announcement follows the company’s $13M in total funding “led by Entrée Capital, Axon Ventures, and Jump Capital, including prominent… Read More

August 24, 2023 @ 6:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anura Solutions, LLC, an ad fraud solution company, announces its successful completion of its SOC 2 Type 1 audit for 2023. This achievement demonstrates Anura’s dedication to “maintaining the highest standards of data security, operational excellence, and customer trust.” Beth Kahn, Co-Founder and CFO of… Read More

August 14, 2023 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CUBE3.AI, the real-time web3 transaction security platform that blocks malicious threats, announced that its platform is generally available, and that it “has raised $8.2 million in seed funding led by Blockchange Ventures, with participation from Dispersion Capital, Symbolic Capital, Hypersphere Ventures, ICLUB and TA Ventures…. Read More

August 14, 2023 @ 4:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a provider of cyber security solutions globally, signs a definitive agreement to acquire Perimeter 81, a pioneering Security Service Edge (SSE) company. With this acquisition, Check Point will “help organizations accelerate the adoption of secure access across remote… Read More