Tag: Cyber

US places new sanctions on Iran following Albania cyberattack

The US Treasury Department has slapped fresh sanctions against Iran for engaging in cyberattacks against Albania.

Data security firm Theom pulls in $16m seed financing

Theom, a cloud data security firm, has closed a $16.4m seed funding round to widen its cloud data security solution.

US government provides cyber briefings to critical infrastructure execs

The White House has been conducting cybersecurity briefings with critical infrastructure execs as part an effort to persuade industry leaders to invest in cyber defences.

Cyber ambassador nominee calls for more cyber policy muscle at US...

The nominee to be the first US ambassador for cyberspace and digital policy has called for more cyber policy muscle at the US State Department.

ZeroFox begins Nasdaq trading following SPAC deal

ZeroFox, a social media threat protection firm, has begun trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market following a SPAC deal that combines ZeroFox will incident responses firm IDX.

Ghost Security emerges from shadows after $15m funding round

US-based application security platform Ghost Security has closed a $15m funding round as it emerges out of stealth.

KnowBe4 launches new investment division

KnowBe4, a security awareness and training platform, has launched a venture capital division, KnowBe4 Ventures.

Continuous cybersecurity platform Lumu nets $8m

Lumu, which develops a continuous compliance assessment cybersecurity model, has closed its funding round on $8m.

Cost of data breaches reaching all-time highs, IBM finds

A study by IBM Security has found that the global average cost of a data breach has hit a new high of $4.35m.

Cybersecurity firm Darktrace launches new AI-powered tool

AI-powered cybersecurity platform Darktrace has launched its PREVENT product, which is an interconnected set of AI products that deliver proactive cybersecurity capability to help organisations preempt future cyberattacks.

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