Autore: SecurityIT

Costa Rica Declares Emergency in Ongoing Cyberattack

BalkanID Raises $6M for Intelligent IGA Technology

BalkanID, a startup with ambitious plans to disrupt the Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) space, has banked $5.75 million in seed funding to help organizations find and remediate risky privileges across SaaS and public cloud infrastructure.

Russia Pushes Law to Force Taxi Apps to Share Data With Spy Agency

Russia’s government has put forward a law to force ride-hailing apps to give the FSB intelligence agency real-time access to their data.

The Russian authorities have been ramping up restrictions on public freedoms since the start of Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine on February 24.

Size of Early Stage Cyber Deals Continues to Surge: DataTribe

Early stage cybersecurity deals continue to surge in terms of valuation and round size, and cyber may be more resilient to economic conditions compared to other verticals, cybersecurity venture capital firm and incubator DataTribe said in its latest Insights report.

Application Security Firm StackHawk Bags $20.7 Million in Series B Funding

Application security startup StackHawk today announced that it has raised $20.7 million in Series B funding, which brings the total investment in the company to $35.3 million.

The funding round was co-led by Sapphire Ventures and Costanoa Ventures, with additional investment from Foundry Group and other investors.

Iranian Cyberspy Group Launching Ransomware Attacks Against US

Over the past several months, Iran-linked cyberespionage group Charming Kitten has been engaging in financially-motivated activities, the Secureworks Counter Threat Unit (CTU) reports.

Zero Trust Firm Xage Security Adds $6 Million ‘Top-up’ to $30 Million Series B Funding

Palo Alto, Calif-based firm Xage has raised a $6 million top-up to the $30 million Series B funding it secured in January 2022. The new financing comes from SCF Partners, an investor in energy and critical infrastructure services, and Overture Venture Capital, which specializes in startups in government, energy and climate.