The DHS on Thursday announced Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs) to help organizations — particularly in critical infrastructure sectors — prioritize cybersecurity investments and address critical risks.
Asset Risk Management Firm Sepio Raises $22 Million in Series B Funding
Asset risk management firm Sepio this week announced that it has raised $22 million in Series B funding, which brings the total raised by the company to $37 million.
The new funding round was led by U.S. Venture Partners, with additional investment from Bess Ventures, Citi Ventures, Stanford University, World Trade Ventures, and angel investors.
White House Adds Chemical Sector to ICS Cybersecurity Initiative
The White House announced on Wednesday that the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Initiative has been expanded to include the chemical sector.
Leveraging Managed Services to Optimize Your Threat Intelligence Program During an Economic Downturn
With financial pressure falling on business leaders, cutting costs can be necessary for survival. Being understaffed and ignoring critical business operations is not an option, particularly with security and intelligence. With security and intelligence investments tied up in expensive technology and resources, leaders know they must evaluate alternatives to advance operations and mitigate risk.
FTC Targets Drizly and Its CEO Over Cybersecurity Failures That Led to Data Breach
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week announced an administrative complaint against online alcohol marketplace Drizly and its CEO, James Cory Rellas, over the company’s poor data security practices.
New TSA Directive Aims to Further Enhance Railway Cybersecurity

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a new directive whose goal is to improve the cybersecurity of railroad operations in the United States.
New PowerShell Backdoor Poses as Part of Windows Update Process
Cybersecurity firm SafeBreach has issued a warning about a new PowerShell backdoor that disguises itself as part of the Windows update process to remain fully undetected.
Bolsters Raises $15M to Tackle Fakes and Frauds
California startup Bolster, Inc. has raised $15 million in venture capital funding to build a fraud prevention platform for businesses.
The early-stage funding round was led by Cervin, Liberty Global Ventures, and Cheyenne Ventures with participation from previous investors Thomvest Ventures and Crosslink Capital.
IDA Pro Owner Hex-Rays Acquired by European VC Firm
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.
Microsoft Warns of New Zero-Day; No Fix Yet For Exploited Exchange Server Flaws
Microsoft on Tuesday released software fixes to address more than 90 security defects affecting products in the Windows ecosystem and warned that one of the vulnerabilities was already being exploited as zero-day in the wild.











