Category Archives: United States

Adaptive Shield raises $4M for its SaaS security platform

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Adaptive Shield, a Tel Aviv-based security startup, is coming out of stealth today and announcing its $4 million seed round led by Vertex Ventures Israel. The company’s platform helps businesses protect their SaaS applications by regularly scanning their various setting for security issues. The company’s co-founders met in the Israeli Defense Forces, where they were […] Continue reading Adaptive Shield raises $4M for its SaaS security platform→

BBB Warns of Scammers Targeting Immigrants Aspiring to a US Visa

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A recent BBB scam warning sheds light on how scam artists, posing as US government officials, lure would-be immigrants to the US with the prospect of receiving one of the 50,000 visas granted by the Diversity Visa Program. In March 2020, the US Departm… Continue reading BBB Warns of Scammers Targeting Immigrants Aspiring to a US Visa→

US K-12 and Colleges Suffered 1,300 Data Breaches in 15 Years

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More than 24.5 million records belonging to K–12 school districts and colleges in the United States have been hit by around 1,300 data breaches since 2005, according to a new report from Comparitech. Not all data breaches are intentional, or the … Continue reading US K-12 and Colleges Suffered 1,300 Data Breaches in 15 Years→

Online Voting Platform in Three U.S. States Vulnerable to Multiple Types of Attacks

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Security researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Michigan found numerous security issues and vulnerabilities within Democracy Live’s OmniBallot platform. The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing more states … Continue reading Online Voting Platform in Three U.S. States Vulnerable to Multiple Types of Attacks→

Startups are transforming global trade in the COVID-19 era

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The global trade crisis is a setback, but also an opportunity for logistics startups to show the value of digital platforms in an analog industry. Continue reading Startups are transforming global trade in the COVID-19 era→

Verizon is buying B2B videoconferencing firm BlueJeans

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US carrier Verizon* has splashed out to buy veteran B2B videoconferencing platform, BlueJeans Network — shelling out less than $500 million on the acquisition, according to the Wall Street Journal which first reported the news. A Verizon spokeswoman confirmed to TechCrunch that the price-tag is sub-$500M but did not provide a more exact figure. Videoconferencing […] Continue reading Verizon is buying B2B videoconferencing firm BlueJeans→

COVID-19: China and Russia Disinformation and Shenanigans

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As we sit here at the beginning of April, it is sometimes hard to remember that it was Nov. 17, 2019, when China discovered a virus emanating from a central fish and wildlife market in the city of Wuhan. The virus has become known as Novel Coronavirus… Continue reading COVID-19: China and Russia Disinformation and Shenanigans→