A Romanian national accused of operating a bulletproof hosting service used by the Gozi banking trojan was extradited from Colombia and has made an appearance in court in the United States.
Anvilogic Scores $25 Million Series B to Tackle SOC Modernization
Anvilogic, a Silicon Valley startup working on technology to modernize the Security Operations Center (SOC), has deposited $25 million in a new investment round led by Outpost Ventures.
Machine Identity Management Firm AppViewX Raises $20 Million
Machine identity management and application delivery automation provider AppViewX has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round led by Brighton Park Capital, which brings the total invested in the company to $52 million.
Apple Ships Urgent Security Patches for macOS, iOS
It’s a very busy Patch Wednesday for computer users running Apple’s flagship macOS and iOS devices.
Apple’s security response team has pushed out software fixes for at least 39 software vulnerabilities haunting the macOS Catalina, iOS and iPadOS platforms.
Push Security Banks $4 Million Seed Funding
Push Security, a British startup building technology to help defenders manage cloud software sprawl and shadow IT, has banked $4 million in early-stage venture capital funding.
Huntress Acquires Security Awareness Training Startup Curricula for $22M
Managed detection and response (MDR) platform provider Huntress has shelled out $22 million to acquire Curricula, a startup in the growing security awareness business.
Huntress, based in Ellicott City, Maryland, said the deal adds a fun, story-based security awareness training platform to its stable of cybersecurity offerings.
Moussouris: U.S. Should Resist Urge to Match China Vuln Reporting Mandate
A prominent cybersecurity executive is calling on the U.S. government to resist the urge to match China’s reported mandates around early vulnerability disclosure, warning that such a move would “meaningfully and dramatically increase the risk” of zero-day flaws landing in the wrong hands.
Critical Infrastructure Operators Implementing Zero Trust in OT Environments
A survey commissioned by cybersecurity company Xage shows that zero trust is on track to being implemented in many operational technology (OT) environments, particularly in critical infrastructure organizations.
DLL Hijacking Flaw Fixed in Microsoft Azure Site Recovery
Microsoft’s massive Patch Tuesday rollout this month included fixes for multiple high-severity vulnerabilities impacting the Azure Site Recovery service.
Microsoft Releases Open Source Toolkit for Generating SBOMs
Software giant Microsoft has open-sourced its internal tool for generating SBOMs (software bill of materials) as part of a move to help organizations be more transparent about supply chain relationships between components used when building a software product.
