Bot Detection Firm Netacea Closes $12 Million Funding Round

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Early-stage bot detection and mitigation company Netacea has  closed a $12 million (£9 million) Series A investment to build out its anti-fraud technology platform.

The investment was led by Mercia Asset Management,  with participation from a wide range of private investors with experience in the cybersecurity industry.

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Alphabet’s CapitalG Makes Big Bet on Salt Security

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Salt Security is the latest addition to a growing list of cybersecurity startups boasting billion-dollar valuations.

The Palo Alto, Calif.-based Salt Security on Thursday announced a new $140 million funding round that brings its valuation to $1.4 billion and signals heightened investor interest in the API security space.

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Apple Says WebKit Zero-Day Hitting iOS, macOS Devices

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Apple’s struggles with zero-day attacks on its iOS and macOS platforms are showing no signs of slowing down.

For the second time in as many months, Cupertino released iOS, iPadOS and macOS updates to address a critical WebKit security defect (CVE-2022-22620) that exposes Apple devices to remote code execution attacks.

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