After Major Cloud Hacks, Microsoft Unveils ‘Secure Future Initiative’

In response to a spate of embarrassing hacks, Redmond pushes ‘Secure Future Initiative’ promising faster cloud patches, better management of identity signing keys and products with a higher default security bar.
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Supply Chain Startup Chainguard Scores $61 Million Series B

Washington startup Chainguard banks $61 million in new financing as investors make hefty wagers on software supply chain security companies.
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Proofpoint to Acquire Tessian for AI-Powered Email Security Tech

Proofpoint removes a formidable competitor from the crowded email security market and adds technology to address risk from misdirected emails.
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Mandiant Intelligence Chief Raises Alarm Over China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’ Hackers in US Critical Infrastructure

Mandiant’s Chief analyst urges critical infrastructure defenders to work on finding and removing traces of Volt Typhoon, a Chinese government-backed hacking team caught in a series of eyebrow-raising attacks against targets in Guam and the United State… Continue reading Mandiant Intelligence Chief Raises Alarm Over China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’ Hackers in US Critical Infrastructure

Censys Banks $75M for Attack Surface Management Technology

Michigan startup raises $75 million in new funding as venture capital investors bet big on attack surface management technologies.
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VMware vCenter Flaw So Critical, Patches Released for End-of-Life Products

VMware described the bug as an out-of-bounds write issue in its implementation of the DCE/RPC protocol. CVSS severity score of 9.8/10.
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Adlumin Snags $70M to Boost Security for Mid-Market Firms

Adlumin, a startup working on technology to boost security for mid-market firms, has banked $70 million in new funding led by SYN Ventures.
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Enterprise Browser Startup Island Banks $100M in Funding

Since 2020, Island has raised a total of $325 million to help protect corporate data flowing through SaaS and internal web applications.
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