Fleet Raises $20M for Endpoint Visibility Technology

Fleet, an endpoint visibility technology vendor with open-source roots, has attracted $20 million in new funding at a valuation in the range of $100 million.
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Microsoft Warns of ‘Nimbuspwn’ Security Flaws Haunting Linux

Vulnerability researchers at Microsoft are documenting the discovery of a pair of Linux privilege escalation flaws that could be chained together to plant dangerous malware or backdoors.
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Synopsys to Acquire White Hat Security in $330M All-Cash Deal

Electronic design automation powerhouse Synopsys is expanding its reach into the cybersecurity business with plans to shell out $330 million to acquire White Hat security.
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German Wind Turbine Firm Hit by ‘Targeted, Professional Cyberattack’

German wind turbine giant Deutsche Windtechnik has issued a notification to warn that some of its IT systems were impacted in a targeted professional cyberattack earlier this month.
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Web Application Security Firm Source Defense Raises $27 Million

Source Defense, a provider of web application client-side protection, says it pocketed $27 million in Series B funding, bringing the total investment raised by the company to $47 million.
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Strike Security Scores Funding for ‘Perpetual Pentesting’ for SMBs

South American startup Strike Security has secured $5.4 million to fund an ambitious plan to disrupt the penetration testing and attack surface management business.
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Google, Mandiant Share Data on Record Pace of Zero-Day Discoveries

Google and Mandiant separately called attention to a dramatic surge in the discovery of in-the-wild zero-day attacks and warned that nation-state APT actors, ransomware gangs and private mercenary exploit firms are burning through zero-days at record p… Continue reading Google, Mandiant Share Data on Record Pace of Zero-Day Discoveries

Okta Closes Lapsus$ Breach Probe, Adds New Security Controls

Identity and access management tech firm Okta says it has concluded an investigation into the embarrassing Lapsus$ hacking incident and has severed ties with a third-party company at the center of the breach.
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SeeMetrics Raises $6M for Portfolio Management Platform

An Israeli startup has raised early-stage funding to build technology to help cybersecurity teams measure, track and simplify security program operations.
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Firmware Flaws Allow Disabling Secure Boot on Lenovo Laptops

Computer maker Lenovo has started pushing security patches to address three vulnerabilities impacting the UEFI firmware of more than 110 laptop models.
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