Tag: Cybersecurity

Consumer antivirus company NortonLifeLock has entered an agreement to purchase competitor Avast in a deal valued between $8.1bn and $8.6bn.

A survey has found a majority of IT security professionals believe remote workers face bigger security risks due to being isolated from their companies’ security teams.

The operations of a Lazio-based Covid-19 vaccination registration system have been brought to a standstill after a cyberattack shut down its system.

A mid-year report by internet security company SonicWall has found the number of ransomware attacks in H1 2021 has already outperformed the entire year of 2020.

US national cyber director Chris Inglis has endorsed a plan for the creation of a bureau of cyber statistics which will collect and analyse threat data.

London-based Venari Security has raised £4.2m from a Series A funding round that included a number of high-profile cybersecurity backers.

President Joe Biden has claimed the US is more likely to end up in a ‘real shooting war with a major power’ due to cybercrime than any other form of conflict.

BlackCloak, a cybersecurity platform to protect executives and high-profile individuals, has netted $11m in its Series A round.

The list of CyberTech unicorns is continuing to grow rapidly. Over the past 18 months, cybersecurity systems have only become more important, with firms posed with new landscapes and a rise in threats.

At-Bay, a cyber insurance platform, has closed its Series D on $185m and brings its valuation to $1.35bn.