5 Things That Drive C-Level IT Purchase Decisions

To advocate for your preferred stack, you need to express its value in terms leadership understands. Learn the five things that C-Levels care about most.
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Fairmarkit lands $30M Series B to modernize procurement

As the pandemic has raged on, it has shined a spotlight on the importance of procurement, especially in certain sectors. Fairmarkit, a Boston startup, is working to bring a modern digital procurement system to the enterprise. Today, the company announced a $30 million Series B. GGV Capital and Insight Partners led the round with help […] Continue reading Fairmarkit lands $30M Series B to modernize procurement

Carahsoft Named Official Distributor for Bromium Virtualization-Based Security

We’ve been working with Carahsoft for years, but are proud to make things “official” today as we tap them to help us extend our reach. We are the leader in virtualization-based security that delivers application isolation and containm… Continue reading Carahsoft Named Official Distributor for Bromium Virtualization-Based Security

Inflect raises $3M seed round to make buying internet infrastructure easier

 Inflect, a startup that wants to make it easier for businesses to buy their own internet infrastructure, today announced that it has raised a $3 million seed funding round. The service, which is still in preview, provides business with the necess… Continue reading Inflect raises $3M seed round to make buying internet infrastructure easier

Senators introduce bipartisan bill to improve Internet of Things cybersecurity

A new bill introduced in the Senate Tuesday by Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., would establish a new set of cybersecurity standards for companies that hope to sell so-called “Internet of Things” devices to federal agencies. Inconspicuously named the “Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017,” the legislation mandates that any IoT product sold to the government must be able to receive software patches in case of a discovered vulnerability. In addition, the bill calls for manufacturers to discontinue the practice of hard-coding passwords into the firmware of devices — a process which is already condemned by security experts. Typically, a hard-coded password is hidden from the user and is intended for the manufacturer’s use only. But hackers have taken advantage of hardcoded passwords to break into IoT devices and incorporate them into distributed denial of service attacks. Notably, the bill also encourages curious researchers to […]

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