Managing and Securing Distributed Cloud Environments
Recently, on my morning jog, I saw a garbage truck making the rounds. This may sound like an odd way to open a security article, though,…
Category: SecurityWeek
Symmetry Systems Raises $17.7M for Data Security Posture Management Platform
Symmetry Systems has raised $17.7 million in an insider funding round that brings the total raised by the data security company to more than $35…
European Startup Pistachio Raises €3.25 Million for Cybersecurity Training Platform
Norway-based startup Pistachio on Thursday announced raising €3.25 million (roughly $3.5 million) for its AI-driven cybersecurity training platform. The Pistachio platform leverages AI to create…
CISA Warns Organizations of Exploited Vulnerability Affecting .NET, Visual Studio
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a zero-day flaw affecting Microsoft’s .NET and Visual Studio products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities…
White House Offers Prize Money for Hacker-Thwarting AI
The White House on Wednesday launched a competition offering millions of dollars in prize money for creating new artificial intelligence systems that can defend critical…
Western Digital, Synology NAS Vulnerabilities Exposed Millions of Users’ Files
Critical vulnerabilities discovered by IoT and industrial cybersecurity firm Claroty in Western Digital (WD) and Synology network-attached storage (NAS) products could have exposed the files…
Intel Addresses 80 Firmware, Software Vulnerabilities
Intel on Tuesday released a total of 46 new security advisories to inform customers about 80 vulnerabilities affecting the company’s firmware and software. The most…
Microsoft Paid Out $13 Million via Bug Bounty Programs for Fourth Consecutive Year
For the fourth consecutive year, Microsoft has announced paying out more than $13 million through its bug bounty programs. The tech giant revealed this week…
Sweet Security Emerges From Stealth With $12 Million Seed Funding and a Cloud Runtime Solution
Israeli startup Sweet Security has emerged from stealth, launched a Cloud Runtime Security Suite, and announced a $12 million seed funding round led by Glilot…
Cloud Security Firm Kivera Raises $3.5 Million in Seed Funding
Australian startup cloud security firm Kivera has raised $3.5 million seed funding from General Advance, Round 13 Capital and angel investors including Srinath Kuruvadi (MD…
Automated Security Control Assessment: When Self-Awareness Matters
Exploitation of software vulnerabilities by cyber adversaries has dominated headlines the last couple of months (e.g., Ivanti EPMM flaw, Points.com, BeyondTrust, PaperCut NG/MF, Microsoft Power…
SAP Patches Critical Vulnerability in PowerDesigner Product
German software giant SAP has fixed more than a dozen new vulnerabilities with its August 2023 Patch Tuesday updates, including a critical flaw affecting the…