Sequoia Capital has doubled down on its early-stage investment in Skiff, a startup building a security-themed, end-to-end encrypted workspace collaboration platform.
Skiff Banks $10.5M for E2E Encrypted Workplace Collaboration
SaaS Security Startup Wing Emerges From Stealth With $26 Million in Funding
Wing Security, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based SaaS security startup, this week emerged from stealth mode with $26 million in seed and Series A funding.
GGV Capital, Harmony Partners, S-Capital, Silicon Valley CISO Investments Group, and various security leaders have invested in the company.
Spring4Shell: Spring Flaws Lead to Confusion, Concerns of New Log4Shell-Like Threat
The disclosure of several vulnerabilities affecting the widely used Spring Java framework has led to confusion and concerns that organizations may need to deal with a flaw similar to the notorious Log4Shell.
Investors Bet on Cyberpion in Attack Surface Management Space
Attack surface management specialists Cyberpion has secured $27 million in early-stage funding to build technology that helps organizations manage exposure to risk.
Chrome Browser Gets Major Security Update
Google this week released a security-themed Chrome browser makeover with patches 28 documented vulnerabilities, some serious enough to lead to code execution attacks.
The new browser refresh is now rolling out to Windows, Mac and Linux users as Chrome 100.0.4896.60.
Researchers Find Python-Based Ransomware Targeting Jupyter Notebook Web Apps
Researchers warn of likely future ransomware attacks against web applications used by data scientists
Researchers have found what they believe to be the first Python-based ransomware sample specifically targeting Jupyter Notebooks.
Estonian Ransomware Operator Sentenced to Prison in US
An Estonian man was sentenced to 66 months in prison in the United States for his role in ransomware attacks that caused more than $53 million in losses.
The cybercriminal, Maksim Berezan, who was arrested in Latvia and later extradited to the United States, pleaded guilty in April 2021 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and device fraud.
Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Sophos Firewall
Sophos on Friday announced the rollout of urgent patches for a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the web portal of its Sophos Firewall product.
Reported by an external researcher via the Sophos bug bounty program, the vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-1040 and impacts Sophos Firewall v18.5 MR3 (18.5.3) and older releases.
Chinese Hackers Seen Targeting Ukraine Post-Invasion
A known threat actor has launched what appears to be the first Chinese hacking attempts targeting Ukraine digital assets since the Russian invasion a month ago.
MixMode Banks $45 Million in Series B Funding
Cyberattacks detection technology provider MixMode has announced the closing of a $45 million Series B funding round led by PSG, with participation from Entrada Ventures.
