European venture capital and private equity firm Smartfin on Tuesday announced a deal to acquire Hex-Rays, the Belgian company behind the widely deployed IDA Pro software disassembler.
IDA Pro Owner Hex-Rays Acquired by European VC Firm
Zimbra Patches Under-Attack Code Execution Bug
Messaging and collaboration software maker Zimbra has rushed out patches to provide cover for a code execution flaw that has already been exploited to plant malware on target machines.
IronVest Emerges From Stealth Mode With $23 Million in Seed Funding
Biometric authentication provider IronVest this week has emerged from stealth mode with $23 million in seed funding.
The investment round was led by Accomplice, with participation from Joule Ventures, OurCrowd, Trust Ventures, Ulysses, and several angel investors.
DataGrail Raises $45 Million for Data Privacy Platform
Data privacy platform DataGrail this week announced that it has raised $45 million in a Series C funding round that brings the total raised by the company to $84.2 million.
Biden Signs Executive Order on US-EU Personal Data Privacy
Executive order requires that US signals intelligence activities be conducted “only in pursuit of defined national security objectives”
US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday designed to protect the privacy of personal data transfers between the EU and the United States and address European concerns about US intelligence collection activities.
Former Uber CISO Joe Sullivan Found Guilty Over Breach Cover-Up
A San Francisco jury on Wednesday found former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan guilty of covering up a 2016 data breach and concealing information on a felony from law enforcement.
RealDefense Raises $30 Million to Acquire More Privacy, Cybersecurity Firms
RealDefense this week announced that it has raised $30 million from Sunflower Bank, which brings the total investment in the company to $50 million.
Founded in 2017, the Pasadena, California-based firm provides organizations with privacy, cybersecurity, and optimization solutions for PC, Mac, and mobile devices.
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North Korean Gov Hackers Caught Rigging Legit Software
Threat hunters at Microsoft have intercepted a notorious North Korean government hacking group lacing legitimate open source software with custom malware capable of data theft, espionage, financial gain and network destruction.
Investors Bet on Ox Security to Guard Software Supply Chains
The funding frenzy in the software supply chain space now includes Ox Security, an early-stage Israeli startup that just raised a whopping $34 million in seed-stage financing.
