Tagged: security

May 19, 2022 @ 3:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Very Good Security (VGS), a firm focused on protecting sensitive data, enabling innovation while ensuring security and privacy, announced an extended partnership with Plaid, a data network that powers the tools “millions of people” rely on to “live healthier financial lives.” VGS will be “a… Read More

May 9, 2022 @ 6:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pindrop, an international “leader” in voice tech, has announced a partnership with Google Cloud that will enable it “to build and offer new authentication solutions to enhance call center experiences for customers on Google Cloud’s platform.” Pindrop will also make its suite of fraud detection… Read More

May 2, 2022 @ 1:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bolt Labs, which claims to be a “mission-driven” security and privacy startup, has announced a $9 million strategic partnership “with blockchain gaming company, Forte, a …provider of blockchain solutions for game publishers, to support its adoption of cryptographic technologies, including multi-party computation (MPC) and zero-knowledge… Read More

May 2, 2022 @ 12:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Radiflow, an Israeli OT cybersecurity startup, announced that it is being acquired in “a two-phase process by Sabanci Group, market leaders in the financial services, energy, and industrial sectors.” As mentioned in an update shared with CI, the initial phase entails “a $45 million primary… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently announced the launch of an “enhanced” identity solution designed to improve the online shopping experience and “tackle digital fraud” in a new collaboration with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). Now more than ever, delivering a “frictionless” shopping experience is critical “as retailers… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pindrop, which claims to be an international leader in voice tech, recently shared its annual Voice Intelligence & Security Report “uncovering how companies might be accidentally inviting fraud, threat mongers from the dark web and bad actors better prepared to pass authentication.” As noted in… Read More

April 18, 2022 @ 7:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Obsidian Security, which claims to be the leader in SaaS Security and Posture Management (SSPM), recently announced $90 million in Series C financing “led by Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and IVP, with participation from existing investors Greylock, Wing and GV.” Obsidian, which has now… Read More

April 10, 2022 @ 8:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

It only feels like “yesterday” when CertiK was announcing their B2 round of funding, where the firm had been valued at $1 billion. The blockchain-focused firm also mentioned that just 3 months later, here they are again, and now they are “a $2 billion company.”… Read More

April 5, 2022 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Sandbox, a “decentralized” gaming metaverse and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, and Ledger, the hardware and software security company in crypto and Web3, have partnered “to bring Ledger’s best-in-class security technology to The Sandbox’s global user base.” The partnership will “empower The Sandbox’s 2.2… Read More

April 3, 2022 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Markus Levin, Co-founder at XYO, a platform focused on developing a trustless system of Oracles that may enhance the existing location data systems. Levin talked about how the XYO platform is leveraging distributed ledger tech (DLT), smart contracts, and decentralized… Read More

March 30, 2022 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A report from Huobi Research Institute, a blockchain research organization, has identified multi-chain networks as “key to the blockchain ecosystem’s long-term development due to the security, decentralization and scalability they offer.” Titled “Game of Thrones in Blockchain: Multi-chain Networks Battle for Supremacy”, the report by… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 3:34 pm 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, has announced the signing of a business agreement with CAMO LABEL, an NFT studio, “focused on strengthening the security of digital assets (including… Read More

March 21, 2022 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Surfshark, a VPN firm based in Lithuania, has reported “a 3500% surge in Russia sales since February 24 – the day Russia invaded Ukraine.” According to cybersecurity firm Surfshark’s analysis, the Russian telecoms regulator (Roskomnadzor) has forced Google to “delist more than 36,000 URLs that… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

onXRP.com, a tech and content platform offering “user-driven” innovation to the XRP Ledger (XRPL), and Pastel Network (PSL), the application-specific and “purpose built” NFT blockchain, announced a partnership to improve the security of the XRPL NFT ecosystem. As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global identity verification firm, Trulioo, has introduced a set of resources in order to support modern security professionals as they “shape safety and security practices in the digital world.” Data found that compliance, risk and IT security professionals are “critical to supporting business growth.” These… Read More

March 6, 2022 @ 1:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ThetaRay, a provider of AI-enhanced transaction monitoring tech to protect banking institutions and Fintech platforms against financial crimes, recently revealed that it has solidified its international revenue operations with the appointment of Peter Reynolds as the firm’s Chief Revenue Officer. ThetaRay is an OurCrowd portfolio… Read More

March 3, 2022 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dr. Emin Gün Sirer has a “major beef” with the crypto economy: “It’s not growing fast enough.” As mentioned in an update shared by Mastercard, Dr. Sirer is an early crypto innovator who co-founded the blockchain startup Ava Labs with the goal of digitizing the… Read More

March 2, 2022 @ 3:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at HMBradley reveals that they recently detected a cyberattack on their systems. In this type of attack, often referred to as a “credential stuffing attack”, the perpetrator attempts “to gain access to a customer’s account using login credentials illegally obtained from another source.”… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Neeraj Khandelwal, Co-founder of CoinDCX, one of India’s largest digital asset exchanges. As covered in August 2021, CoinDCX turned into India’s first crypto unicorn following a $90 million investment round led by Facebook Inc. co-founder Eduardo Saverin and B Capital Group… Read More

February 27, 2022 @ 1:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The FBI Cyber Division notes that cyber threat actors have recently “deployed destructive malware” against organizations operating in Ukraine. The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency noted in an extensive update that “leading up to Russia’s unprovoked attack against Ukraine, threat actors deployed destructive… Read More