Source Defense, a provider of web application client-side protection, says it pocketed $27 million in Series B funding, bringing the total investment raised by the company to $47 million.
4-Hour Time-to-Ransom Seen in Quantum Attack as Accelerated Ransomware Increasingly Common
As part of a recent cyberattack, threat actors deployed ransomware less than four hours after compromising the victim’s environment, according to researchers with The DFIR Report.
Former DNC CISO Bob Lord Joins CISA Cybersecurity Division
The U.S. government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added former DNC security chief Bob Lord to its roster of technical advisors.
Strike Security Scores Funding for ‘Perpetual Pentesting’ for SMBs
South American startup Strike Security has secured $5.4 million to fund an ambitious plan to disrupt the penetration testing and attack surface management business.
Google, Mandiant Share Data on Record Pace of Zero-Day Discoveries
Google and Mandiant separately called attention to a dramatic surge in the discovery of in-the-wild zero-day attacks and warned that nation-state APT actors, ransomware gangs and private mercenary exploit firms are burning through zero-days at record pace.
FBI Shares Information on BlackCat Ransomware Attacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week published indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with the BlackCat Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS).
New BotenaGo Variant Infects Lilin Security Cameras With Mirai
A newly identified variant of the BotenaGo malware is specifically targeting security cameras manufactured by Taiwan-based Lilin, warns OT and IoT security firm Nozomi Networks.
Okta Closes Lapsus$ Breach Probe, Adds New Security Controls
Identity and access management tech firm Okta says it has concluded an investigation into the embarrassing Lapsus$ hacking incident and has severed ties with a third-party company at the center of the breach.
SeeMetrics Raises $6M for Portfolio Management Platform
An Israeli startup has raised early-stage funding to build technology to help cybersecurity teams measure, track and simplify security program operations.
Firmware Flaws Allow Disabling Secure Boot on Lenovo Laptops
Computer maker Lenovo has started pushing security patches to address three vulnerabilities impacting the UEFI firmware of more than 110 laptop models.