Software supply chain security fears escalated again this week with the discovery of what’s being described as “deliberate sabotage” of code in the open-source npm package manager ecosystem.
SentinelOne to Acquire Attivo Networks for $616M
Enterprise cybersecurity powerhouse SentinelOne on Tuesday announced plans to spend $616 million to acquire Attivo Networks, a Silicon Valley startup that sells breach detection technology.
HD Moore’s Rumble Raises $15M Series A Investment
Less than a year after emerging from stealth $5 million in seed funding, HD Moore’s Rumble asset management startup is attracting heavy interest from venture capital investors.
Italy Fines US Facial Recognition Firm
Italy’s data privacy watchdog on Wednesday fined US-based firm Clearview AI 20 million euros (almost $22 million) over its controversial facial recognition software.
Adobe Patches ‘Critical’ Security Flaws in Illustrator, After Effects
Software maker Adobe on Tuesday shipped urgent security updates to fix code execution vulnerabilities in the widely deployed Illustrator and After Effects products.
Infusion Pumps Impacted by Years-Old Critical Vulnerabilities: Report
More than 100,000 infusion pumps were found susceptible to severe vulnerabilities that were disclosed roughly three years ago, according to researcher at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42.
BastionZero Raises $6M Seed for Secure Remote Access Tech
BastionZero, a provider of remote access to backend infrastructure, has raised $6 million in seed investment.
The funding round was led by Dell Technologies Capital, with added investments from participation from Akamai and DG Lab Fund (Japan).
Microsoft Defender Takes Aim at Mid-Market
Microsoft this week announced the general availability of Defender for Business, an endpoint security solution aimed small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
NVIDIA Confirms Employee Credentials Stolen in Cyberattack
NVIDIA this week acknowledged that employee credentials were stolen during a cyberattack on February 23 and confirmed the attackers have started leaking the information online.
The compromise occured on February 23 and impacted certain “IT resources,” an NVIDIA spokesperson told SecurityWeek.
Cloudflare Plans to Acquire Email Security Startup Area 1
Web infrastructure and DDoS mitigation firm Cloudflare has announced plans to purchase Area 1, a Kleiner-Perkins-backed startup doing business in the competitive email security space.












