Opus Security Scores $10M for Cloud Security Orchestration

Israeli startup Opus Security has banked $10 million in seed round funding to build technology for cloud security orchestration and remediation.

Opus Security said the financing was led by YL Ventures with participation from Tiger Global and several prominent cybersecurity executives and chief information security officers (CISOs).

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Apple Warns of macOS Kernel Zero-Day Exploitation

Apple’s security response engine revved into high gear Monday with patches for security defects in a wide range of products, including fixes for a pair of critical macOS kernel vulnerabilities already being exploited in the wild.

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Huntress Scores $40M Funding, Plans International Expansion

Managed detection and response (MDR) platform provider Huntress on Thursday announced the closing of a $40 million debt financing round to speed up global expansion plans.

The latest funding was led by CIBC Innovation Banking and brings the total raised by the Maryland start-up to $100 million.

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Rapid7 Flags Multiple Flaws in Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pumps

Security researchers at Rapid7 are warning about multiple secuirty vulnerabilities impacting Baxter’s Sigma Spectrum infusion pumps, including issues that could lead to the leakage of credential.

In an advisory published Thursday, Rapid7 called attention to five vulnerabilities found in Sigma Spectrum infusion pumps and the Sigma WiFi batteries.

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