Tag: Cybersecurity

CyberTech company Anitian nets Series B

Anitian, a provider of pre-engineered cloud security and compliance automation, has netted $55m in its Series B round.

Brand abuse cyberattacks rocket in Q3 2021 with huge 274% climb

A report by payments authentication and monitoring solutions provider Outseer has detailed a massive spike in global brand abuse attacks in the third quarter of 2021.

Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans among celebs to back 1Password

Canadian cybersecurity unicorn 1Password has extended its valuation to $6.8bn after it closed a star-studded Series C round on $620m.

New XDR firm launches from McAfee Enterprise and FireEye merger

Trellix, an extended detection and response (XDR) solutions provider, has been officially launched as a result of the merger of McAfee Enterprise and FireEye.

Accellion ends data breach lawsuit with $8.1m FTA settlement

Content firewall provider Accellion has come to a settlement of $8.1m to bring to an end a lawsuit over a data breach that involved FTA, its legacy file sharing service.

FBI unveils plan to shift cybercrime approach away from arrest-first

The FBI has revealed it is intending to move away from its indictment and arrest-first model to a cost-imposing and incident response model.

North Korean cybercriminals stole almost $400m worth of digital assets in...

Research by Chainalysis has found North Korean cybercriminals stole close to $400m worth of digital assets across at least seven cyberattacks last year.

FCC chair calls for new policies around telecom data breach reporting

The chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Jessica Rosenworcel has called for new policies around telecom providers’ reporting of data breaches.

How cyberattacks in 2021 broke new records

Research by Check Point Software has identified that weekly cyber-attacks reached an all-time new high in 2021 with 50% more attacks recorded than the previous year.

US issues advisory on Russia as cyber tensions heat up

Three US government agencies have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory on Russia as anxieties around a potential invasion of Ukraine by the latter mount.

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