Author Archives: Mike Lennon
Amazon Acquires Threat Hunting Firm Sqrrl
Sqrrl, a Cambridge, Mass.-based big data analytics startup that is commercializing NSA technology to help organizations detect threats lurking in their infrastructure, has been acquired by Amazon.
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Intel Halts Spectre, Meltdown CPU Patches Over Unstable Code
Intel on Monday said that users should stop deploying patches for the “Spectre” and “Meltdown” chip vulnerabilities disclosed by researchers earlier this month, saying the patches could cause problems in affected devices, including higher than expected… Continue reading Intel Halts Spectre, Meltdown CPU Patches Over Unstable Code
Threat Intelligence Tech Firm Anomali Raises $40 Million
Anomali, a security technology firm that offers a SaaS-based threat intelligence platform, today announced that it has raised $40 million in series D funding.
The additional funding brings the total amount raised to-date by the company to $96 mil… Continue reading Threat Intelligence Tech Firm Anomali Raises $40 Million
Kaspersky Discovers Powerful Mobile Spyware
Kaspersky Lab has shared details of a sophisticated, multi-stage mobile spyware that gives attackers the ability to take over an infected Android device, with advanced features that have never been seen before in other mobile threats.
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FireEye Acquires Big Data Firm X15 Software
Cyber threat protection firm FireEye said on Friday that it has acquired privately held big data platform provider X15 Software in a deal valued at roughly $20 million.
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Security Operations Firm Arctic Wolf Raises $16 Million
Arctic Wolf Networks, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company that offers outsourced security operations center (SOC) services, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $16 million in new funding.
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Industrial Cybersecurity Firm Nozomi Networks Raises $15 Million
Industrial cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks has raised $15 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Wednesday. The new funding brings the total amount raised by the company to date to $23.8 million.
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AIG Creates New Model to Score Client Cyber Risk
Insurance giant American International Group said this week that it has developed a new cyber benchmarking model that quantifies and scores the cyber risk of its clients.
The new model, AIG says, evaluates a client’s cyber security maturity against 10 … Continue reading AIG Creates New Model to Score Client Cyber Risk
Upstream Security Raises $9 Million to Protect Connected Cars Through the Cloud
Upstream Security, a Herzliya, Israel-based cybersecurity company that helps protect connected cars and autonomous vehicles from cyber threats, today announced that it has raised $9 million through a Series A funding round.
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