Israeli early-stage startup Akeyless has banked a whopping $65 million in venture capital funding to build technology to help businesses manage credentials, certificates, keys and other secrets flowing through multi-cloud environments.
Web Giants to Submit User Data as EU Law Comes Into Effect
A new EU law imposing stricter online regulation comes into effect Wednesday and the biggest platforms like Facebook and Google will have until February 17 to reveal their user numbers.
Bishop Fox Adds $46 Million to Series B Funding Round
Continuous attack surface management pioneer Bishop Fox continues to attract the attention of investors with the banking of another $46 million in growth funding led by WestCap.
Gaping Authentication Bypass Holes in VMWare Workspace One
Virtualization technology giant VMware joined the Patch Tuesday train this week to deliver urgent security patches to its VMWare Workspace One product.
Microsoft Scrambles to Thwart New Zero-Day Attacks
The zero-day attacks against Microsoft’s software products are showing no signs of slowing down.
US States Announce $16M Settlement With Experian, T-Mobile Over Data Breaches
Authorities in 40 US states have reached a settlement totaling more than $16 million with Experian and T-Mobile over data breaches suffered by the companies in 2012 and 2015.
Microsoft: China Flaw Disclosure Law Part of Zero-Day Exploit Surge
The world’s largest software maker is warning that China-based nation state threat actors are taking advantage of a one-year-old law to “stockpile” zero-days for use in sustained malware attacks.
FTC Orders Chegg to Improve Security Following Multiple Data Breaches
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week announced that it has reached an agreement with education technology provider Chegg over the company’s cybersecurity failures leading to several data breaches.
Bearer, Notebook Labs, Protexxa Raise Millions in Seed Funding
Bearer, Notebook Labs, and Protexxa, three cybersecurity startups dealing with data security, web3 identity, and enterprise cyber hygiene, respectively, have announced raising a combined total of over $10 million in seed funding.
Drizly Agrees to Tighten Data Security After Alleged Breach
Alcohol delivery app Drizly has agreed to tighten its data security and limit data collection to resolve federal regulators’ allegations that its security failures exposed the personal information of some 2.5 million customers.












