Cleared defense contractors working with the United States government have been targeted by Russian cyberspies whose goal is to obtain sensitive defense and intelligence data, according to an advisory issued on Wednesday by U.S. agencies.
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup for February 1-15, 2022
Bot Detection Firm Netacea Closes $12 Million Funding Round
Early-stage bot detection and mitigation company Netacea has closed a $12 million (£9 million) Series A investment to build out its anti-fraud technology platform.
The investment was led by Mercia Asset Management, with participation from a wide range of private investors with experience in the cybersecurity industry.
Solving the Quantum Decryption ‘Harvest Now, Decrypt Later’ Problem
There are two important problems for encryption: the keys and their distribution. Distribution is generally done via asymmetric encryption – but the distribution can be intercepted, and the asymmetric encryption cracked.
High-Severity Vulnerability Found in Apache Database System Used by Major Firms
CISA Urges Organizations to Patch Recent Chrome, Magento Zero-Days
The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday announced that it has expanded its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with nine more security flaws, including two recently addressed zero-days.
Security Analytics Firm Securonix Scores $1 Billion+ Growth Investment
Cybersecurity firm Securonix, which provides SIEM and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) technologies, announced this week that it has received more than $1 billion through a mind-boggling growth investment led by Vista Equity Partners.
Mexican Businessman Pleads Guilty in U.S. to Brokering Hacking Tools
A Mexican businessman has admitted in a United States federal court to conspiring to sell and use interception devices and hacking services from companies in Italy, Israel, and elsewhere.
The man, Carlos Guerrero, of Chula Vista, California, and Tijuana, Mexico, owned and operated multiple companies in the U.S. and Mexico.
COVID’s Silver Lining: The Acceleration of the Extended IoT
Ransomware-Related Data Leaks Nearly Doubled in 2021: Report
There was a significant increase in ransomware-related data leaks and interactive intrusions in 2021, according to the 2022 Global Threat Report released on Tuesday by endpoint security firm CrowdStrike.













