US introduces first cyber czar to bolster government response to cybercrime
The United States Senate has confirmed Chris Inglis as the first ever cyber czar for the US government.
Cyber firm Claroty rakes in $140m from Series D, unicorn status uncertain
US industrial cybersecurity company Claroty has raised $140m from a Series D funding round co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners’ Century II fund and 40 North Ventures.
EU tech law risks destroying iPhone security, Apple chief warns
The CEO of Apple has warned that a proposed new European Union technology law aimed at reigning in tech behemoths could ‘destroy the security of the iPhone’.
Cyber firm Threatray secures €2.3m to fuel team expansion
Swiss cybersecurity analytics enterprise Threatray has raised €2.3m from a funding round led by Verve Ventures.
President Biden provides off-limit hacking list in US-Russia bilateral meeting
President Biden used a recent US-Russia bilateral meeting with President Putin to outline 16 infrastructure that should not be victim to cyberattacks in future.
Elisity seeks to scale cybersecurity platform with $26m Series A raise
US cybersecurity platform Elisity has snared $26m from a Series A funding round to meet growing demand of its cloud-delivered cybersecurity platform.
OCR Labs reels in $15m to launch its digital ID verification solution in the...
Digital ID verification company OCR Labs based in the Land Down Under secured €12.5m($15m) in a Series A investment led by Turkish investors Oyak Group to fuel its expansion into the UK and Turkish markets.
US nuclear weapons contractor suffers ransomware cyberattack
US nuclear weapons contractor Sol Oriens has revealed it has suffered a ransomware cyberattack allegedly by the REvil ransomware group.
nSure AI picks up $6.8m to reduce fraud in digital goods sector
Israel-based predictive AI fraud protection company nSure AI raised $6.8m in seed funding led by DisruptiveAI, Phoenix Insurance, AXA-backed venture builder Kamet, Moneta Seeds and private investors.
Stripe launches AI-based identity verification tool for online businesses to reduce payment fraud
Payment giant Stripe goes beyond its payment products, launches Stripe Identity, an identity verification system for online businesses as a means of reducing fraud, preventing account takeovers and stopping bad actors.