Technology giant IBM has announced plans to acquire early-stage attack surface management startup Randori in a deal that signals a major expansion of Big Blue’s cybersecurity ambitions.
IBM to Acquire Randori for Attack Surface Management Tech
RSA Conference 2022 – Announcements Summary (Day 1)
Hundreds of companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2022 edition of the RSA Conference in San Francisco.
Security Awareness Firm CybSafe Bags $28 Million in Series B Funding
Security awareness provider CybSafe on Monday announced that it has raised $28 million in Series B funding, which brings the total raised by the company to $40 million.
The new investment round was led by Evolution Equity Partners, with participation from Emerald Development Managers, Hannover Digital Investments (HDI), and IQ Capital.
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.”
Scanning Finds Over 3.6 Million Internet-Accessible MySQL Servers
The Shadowserver Foundation warns of the security risk associated with more than 3.6 million internet-exposed MySQL servers that accept connections on port 3306/TCP.
FBI: Higher Education Credentials Sold on Cybercrime Forums
The FBI issued an alert on Thursday to inform the higher education sector about the exposure of credentials that can allow threat actors to access user accounts or an organization’s network.
According to the FBI, cybercriminals have been selling usernames and passwords on various public and dark web forums.
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.
Two Cybersecurity Companies Offering Free Risk Assessments
Endpoint security company Tanium and risk management solutions provider Reciprocity have each announced free risk assessment offerings this week.
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.
New Brute Force Attacks Against SQL Servers Use PowerShell Wrapper
Microsoft has warned organizations of a new wave of brute force cyberattacks that target SQL servers and use a rather uncommon living-off-the-land binary (LOLBin).
Specifically, the attackers rely on a legitimate utility called sqlps.exe to achieve fileless persistence on SQL servers that use weak or default passwords.
