Categoria: Application Security

Slim.AI Raises $31 Million to Secure Cloud-Native Applications

Cloud-native application security startup Slim.AI today announced that it has raised $31 million in Series A funding, which brings the total raised by the company to $37.6 million.

UK’s NCSC Pushes NMAP Scanner Scripts to Fill Defender Gap

The U.K. government’s cybersecurity agency has announced plans to ship a collection of well-tested, reliable scanning scripts to help defenders find and fix high-priority software security vulnerabilities.

PrinterLogic Patches Code Execution Flaws in Printer Management Suite

PrinterLogic has released security updates to address a total of nine vulnerabilities in Web Stack and Virtual Appliance, including three security defects that carry “high severity” ratings.

Application Security Company ArmorCode Raises $8 Million

Application security startup ArmorCode today announced that it has received $8 million in additional seed funding, which brings the total raised by the company to $11 million.

The funding round was led by Cervin Ventures and received participation from Sierra Ventures, Tau Ventures, and founders of Demisto and RedLock.

Microsoft Restricts Excel 4.0 Macros by Default

Microsoft has announced improved security for the users of its flagship Office productivity suite, courtesy of Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros now being restricted by default.

Cloud Security Provider Anitian Raises $55 Million

Cloud security and compliance automation startup Anitian this week closed a $55 million Series B funding round led by Sageview Capital.

The new investment brings the total raised by Anitian $71 million and provides fresh capital to fuel ambitious expansion plans.

CISA Releases Final IPv6 Security Guidance for Federal Agencies

The U.S. government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday released the final version of its IPv6 security guidance for federal agencies.

Prolific Chinese APT Caught Using ‘MoonBounce’ UEFI Firmware Implant

Threat hunters at Kaspersky have spotted a well-known Chinese APT actor using an UEFI implant to maintain stealthy persistence across reboots, disk formatting or disk replacements.