Tag: Cybersecurity

Cybercrime cases continue to rise as Belgium becomes most recent victim

The company that provides internet services for Belgium’s parliament, government departments, universities and scientific institutions has suffered a cyberattack.

Cybersecurity firm Acronis pulls in $250m in CVC-led funding

Cyber protection provider Acronis raised over $250m in a funding round that set a $2.5bn valuation for the Swiss company.

Cybersecurity company JupiterOne nets $30m in its Series B

Cybersecurity platform JupiterOne has closed its Series B round on $30m, which comes after a successful 2020 that saw it triple its revenue.

Companies spending more on cybersecurity to combat threats, report finds

A report conducted across the US, UK and mainland Europe has found many firms are spending more on cybersecurity to combat growing threats in cyberspace.

Regulator targeted by 80,000 email attacks per month

One of the UK's most influential financial regulators was targeted by 238,711 malicious and unsolicited emails over the final three months of 2020, averaging around 80,000 email attacks per month.

BAE survey details steep hike in cybercrime during pandemic

A BAE Systems survey has found nearly three-quarters of financial organisations have experienced a rise in cybercrime since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sysdig becomes latest cybersecurity unicorn after closing its Series F

Cybersecurity platform Sysdig has reached unicorn status, after its $118m Series F round puts its valuation at $1.19bn.

President Biden rolls out 100-day plan to bolster US grid cybersecurity

US President Joe Biden has announced a 100-day plan focused on rapidly strengthening US power grid cybersecurity.

CyberHat bags $15m Series B to expand security platform reach

Tel Aviv-based security operations firm CyberHat has raised $15m from a Series B funding round led by APAC investment firm Prytek.

The west is facing a moment of reckoning on cybersecurity, GCHQ...

The head of GCHQ has claimed the UK and its allies face a moment of reckoning where the global direction of cybersecurity may not be shaped and controlled by the west.

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