Snyk worth $8.6-billion after raising $75 million from Atlassian and Salesforce
Snyk, a code security startup, raised $75 million from investors that included Salesforce Ventures and Atlassian Ventures, in addition to a $530 million funding round it announced earlier last month. The $530 million round put the Boston-based Snyk’s value at $8.5 billion.
With the $75 million... Read more
Ransomware attack disrupts hundreds of bookstores across Europe
The attack affected hundreds of bookstores in France, Belgium and The Netherlands.
The Record this week reported that a ransomware attack had targeted TiteLive, a French company. TiteLive sells cloud-based software for book sales and inventory management. Bookstores affected by the ransomware at... Read more
Exabeam Cyberversity poised to guide the next generation of cybersecurity experts
Exabeam, a supplier of next-gen SIEM and XDR, announced the launch of Exabeam Cyberversity, to provide an interactive learning experience that’s meant to encourage diversity and produce the next cybersecurity specialists to bolster the industry.
Participants (students included), recent graduat... Read more
Android malware tricks users into subscribing to costly SMS services
"Grifthorse" has already victimized 10 million people worldwide.
Security researchers have found a massive malware operation that has infected more than 10 million Android smartphones across more than 70 countries since at least November 2020 and is making millions of dollars for its operators o... Read more
Oracle forays into machine learning for its ERP software
Oracle Cloud recently introduced its range of cloud-based enterprise resource planning systems, including machine learning capabilities that automate many manual entry tasks.
The ERP system forms a core component of technology these days, functioning as a hub for organizations to manage tasks re... Read more
96% of third-party container apps have known vulnerabilities
Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 published a new report outlining how the software supply chain has come to be seen as a threat to cloud security. The research unit conducted a red team exercise, with a large SaaS provider signed up with Palo Alto Networks.
Within three days, the team found critical ... Read more
Akamai spends $600 million to acquire Tel Aviv-based Guardicores
Akamai Technologies’ acquisition of Guardicore is a move in the right direction and a great way to enhance its cybersecurity portfolio. The deal was announced on Wednesday, with terms saying that Akamai will pay about $600 million to acquire all outstanding equity.
Guardicore is a Tel Aviv-bas... Read more
Ping Identity buys security company Singular Key
The combined offering aims to accelerate No-Code Identity Security integration and orchestration.
Ping Identity this week announced that they have acquired Singular Key, a leader in no-code identity and security orchestration.
Ping Identity delivers intelligent identity solutions for the ent... Read more
Cloudflare moves into email security
The company has launched two new tools to protect email accounts from targeted threats.
This week Cloudflare announced two new email safety and security offerings. The company sees the new products as a first step toward catching more targeted phishing attacks
Cloudflare users will now be ab... Read more
Quad group aims to set security standards for tech industry
The Quad, a group of nations comprised of Australia, India, Japan, and the USA, has announced several collaborative efforts to share technology and boost the group's development. Among them, is a plan to set new global security standards for the tech industry.
The four countries’ leaders met l... Read more