LayerX Raises $7.5M Seed Funding to Tackle Secure Web Browsing
Israeli startup LayerX has joined the list of companies scoring investor interest in the tricky enterprise browser market.
LayerX, based in Tel Aviv, came out of the shadows Monday with $7.5 million in seed funding and ambitious plans to build technology to turn any web browser into a protected and manageable workspace.
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North Korean Gov Hackers Caught Rigging Legit Software
Threat hunters at Microsoft have intercepted a notorious North Korean government hacking group lacing legitimate open source software with custom malware capable of data theft, espionage, financial gain and network destruction.
Investors Bet on Ox Security to Guard Software Supply Chains
The funding frenzy in the software supply chain space now includes Ox Security, an early-stage Israeli startup that just raised a whopping $34 million in seed-stage financing.
Researchers Crowdsourcing Effort to Identify Mysterious Metador APT
Cybersecurity sleuths at SentinelLabs are calling on the wider threat hunting community to help decipher a new mysterious malware campaign hitting telcos, ISPs and universities in the Middle East and Africa.
Ukraine Says Russia Planning ‘Massive Cyberattacks’ on Critical Infrastructure
The Ukrainian government says it is bracing to deal with “massive cyberattacks” from Russian hackers against critical infrastructure targets in the energy sector.
New ‘Wolfi’ Linux Distro Focuses on Software Supply Chain Security
Chainguard this week announced Wolfi, a stripped-down Linux OS distribution designed to improve the security of the software supply chain.
15-Year-Old Python Vulnerability Present in 350,000 Projects Resurrected
Researchers at threat detection and response company Trellix have resurrected a 15-year-old Python vulnerability, showing that it’s more serious than initially believed and that it could affect hundreds of thousands of applications.
CrowdStrike to Buy Reposify, Invests in Salt Security
Endpoint detection and response pioneer CrowdStrike is elbowing its way into new security markets with a planned acquisition of attack surface management startup Reposify and a strategic investment in API security vendor Salt Security.
