Mobile security firm Zimperium to be acquired by Steven Mnuchin’s private equity group

The former Treasury Secretary’s Liberty Strategic Capital has made a string of investments in cybersecurity businesses.

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Enterprise Browser Startup Island Snags Massive Funding Round

An early-stage startup building a security-themed enterprise browser has raised $115 million at a $1.3 billion valuation, becoming a cybersecurity unicorn less than two months after emerging from stealth with $100 million in funding.
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Ransomware, Malware-as-a-Service Dominate Threat Landscape

Ransomware continues to expand with double-extortion now the standard; the malware-as-a-service model is now common; and criminals are increasingly ‘living off the land’, according to data from Red Canary.
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IAM Secures the New, Perimeter-less Reality

Necessity may be the mother of invention, and it also drives change. To remain competitive in 2021, companies had to transform rapidly. Today, many of us work from home. Remote and hybrid work models have become the new normal. But what about security?  In one recent survey, 70% of office workers admitted to using their […]

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‘Secrets Sprawl’ Haunts Software Supply Chain Security

A cybersecurity startup is warning of a major, unattended weak link in the software supply chain: the vexing problem of valuable corporate secrets — API keys, usernames and passwords, and security certificates — publicly exposed in corporate reposito… Continue reading ‘Secrets Sprawl’ Haunts Software Supply Chain Security

Todyl Banks $28M Series A Investment

Security and networking platform start-up Todyl on Thursday announced the closing of a $28 million Series A funding round. 
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Severity of mobile threats rising, 10+ million mobile endpoints impacted

Zimperium published a report unveiling new data and comprehensive analysis of the state of mobile security worldwide. In 2021, the Zimperium zLabs team discovered threats impacting 10 million mobile devices in at least 214 countries. Mobile malware was… Continue reading Severity of mobile threats rising, 10+ million mobile endpoints impacted

SentinelOne to Acquire Attivo Networks for $616M

Enterprise cybersecurity powerhouse SentinelOne on Tuesday announced plans to spend $616 million to acquire Attivo Networks, a Silicon Valley startup that sells breach detection technology.
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