Ten Eleven Ventures has joined a growing list of cybersecurity-focused venture capital firms raising new funds to invest in startups solving information security problems.
Chainguard Bags Massive $50M Series A for Supply Chain Security
Venture capital powerhouse Sequoia is leading a massive $50 million early-stage investment in Chainguard, a startup created by a team of ex-Google software engineers to “make software supply chain secure by default.”
ReliaQuest to Buy Digital Shadows for $160 Million
Fresh off a $300 million funding round and a billion-dollar valuation, security operations vendor ReliaQuest on Wednesday announced plans to acquire threat intelligence startup Digital Shadows in a deal valued at $160 million.
Report: Clipminer Botnet Operators Rake in $1.7 Million
Cybercriminals operating the Clipminer botnet have raked in at least $1.7 million in illicit gains to date, according to an estimate by security researchers at Symantec.
Logging and Security Analytics Firm Devo Banks New $100 Million Investment
Devo Technology, a late-stage startup building technology for data logging and security analytics, has closed a new $100 million funding round that pushes its valuation in the $2 billion range.
Costa Rica Public Health System Targeted by Ransomware
Another attempted hacking of a Costa Rican government agency’s computer system led the country’s public health agency to shut down its systems Tuesday to protect itself, complicating the medical care of thousands of people.
Three Nigerian Users of Agent Tesla RAT Arrested
Interpol on Monday announced the arrest of three Nigerians accused on using the Agent Tesla remote access trojan (RAT) in financial scams.
Surefire Cyber Tackles Incident Response With $10M Series A Funding
Forgepoint Capital, a venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity investments, is pumping $10 million into an early-stage startup created to provide incident response services within the lucrative cyber-insurance ecosystem.
SYN Ventures Closes $300M Fund for Cybersecurity Bets
SYN Ventures, a Florida-based venture capital firm placing early-stage bets in cybersecurity startups, has closed a new $300 million fund and announced the addition of serial entrepreneur Ryan Permeh as full-time operating partner.
Semperis Banks $200 Million to Scale Enterprise ID Protection Tech
Enterprise identity protection vendor Semperis has banked $200 million in a new round of funding that values the company north of $1 billion.











