Fighting Fake EDRs With ‘Credit Ratings’ for Police

When KrebsOnSecurity last month explored how cybercriminals were using hacked email accounts at police departments worldwide to obtain warrantless Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) from social media and technology providers, many security experts called it a fundamentally unfixable problem. But don’t tell that to Matt Donahue, a former FBI agent who recently quit the agency to launch a startup that aims to help tech companies do a better job screening out phony law enforcement data requests — in part by assigning trustworthiness or “credit ratings” to law enforcement authorities worldwide. Continue reading Fighting Fake EDRs With ‘Credit Ratings’ for Police

Lightspin adds four executive members to its Advisory Board and Board of Directors

Lightspin announced the addition of four strategic executive members to its advisory board and board of directors: Guarav Kumar, Srinath Kuruvadi, Steve Pugh, and Ron Zoran. The new members each have an established track record as industry CISOs and cl… Continue reading Lightspin adds four executive members to its Advisory Board and Board of Directors

ServiceNow Messaging Service enables two‑way conversations between businesses and customers

ServiceNow announced ServiceNow Messaging Service to help organizations drive better service experiences from issue to resolution. Leveraging the Twilio platform, ServiceNow Messaging Service allows organizations to purchase SMS and WhatsApp directly f… Continue reading ServiceNow Messaging Service enables two‑way conversations between businesses and customers

Affinity, a relationship intelligence company, raises $80M to help close deals

Affinity is focused on industries like investment banking and venture capital, where there aren’t CRMs or networking platforms that cater to the specific needs of the long-term relationship. Continue reading Affinity, a relationship intelligence company, raises $80M to help close deals

Fin names former Twilio exec Evan Cummack as CEO, raises $20M

Fin’s software captures employee workflow data from across applications and turns it into productivity insights to improve the way enterprise teams work and remain engaged. Continue reading Fin names former Twilio exec Evan Cummack as CEO, raises $20M

CPaaS market to exceed $5 billion in 2021

Data from Synergy Research Group shows the CPaaS market continues to demonstrate strong market growth. This momentum provides a solid foundation for increased development of communication and software technologies, creating and enhancing new customer i… Continue reading CPaaS market to exceed $5 billion in 2021

Amazon MemoryDB for Redis: Fast performance with sub-millisecond latency and high durability

Amazon Web Services announced the general availability of Amazon MemoryDB for Redis, a fully managed, Redis-compatible, in-memory database. Amazon MemoryDB for Redis enables customers to achieve ultra-fast performance with high availability and durabil… Continue reading Amazon MemoryDB for Redis: Fast performance with sub-millisecond latency and high durability

Syniverse enters merger agreement with M3-Brigade Acquisition II, becoming a publicly traded company

Syniverse announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with M3-Brigade Acquisition II, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, which will result in Syniverse becoming a publicly traded company. The transaction implies… Continue reading Syniverse enters merger agreement with M3-Brigade Acquisition II, becoming a publicly traded company