The Iran-linked hacking group OilRig was observed using a new backdoor in an attack against a government official within Jordan’s foreign ministry, according to new research published this week.
Iran-Linked OilRig APT Caught Using New Backdoor
BalkanID Raises $6M for Intelligent IGA Technology
BalkanID, a startup with ambitious plans to disrupt the Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) space, has banked $5.75 million in seed funding to help organizations find and remediate risky privileges across SaaS and public cloud infrastructure.
Zero Trust Firm Xage Security Adds $6 Million ‘Top-up’ to $30 Million Series B Funding
Palo Alto, Calif-based firm Xage has raised a $6 million top-up to the $30 million Series B funding it secured in January 2022. The new financing comes from SCF Partners, an investor in energy and critical infrastructure services, and Overture Venture Capital, which specializes in startups in government, energy and climate.
Email Security Vendors Score Billion-Dollar Valuations
Material Security, a startup jostling for space in the crowded email security market, has banked $100 million in new venture capital funding as investors continue to attach billion-dollar valuations to early stage cybersecurity vendors.
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Warns of New Zero-Day Being Exploited
Microsoft on Tuesday released critical software updates to fix at least 73 documented security flaws in the Windows ecosystem and warned that unknown attackers are already launching zero-day man-in-the-middle attacks.
Adobe Warns of ‘Critical’ Security Flaws in Enterprise Products
Software maker Adobe on Tuesday shipped patches to cover at least 18 serious security defects in multiple enterprise-facing products and warned that unpatched systems are at risk of remote code execution attacks.
Zero Trust VPN Company Tailscale Raises $100 Million
Zero trust enterprise VPN provider Tailscale this week announced that it has closed a $100 million Series B funding round that brings the total raised by the company to $115 million.
The investment round was led by CRV and Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Accel, Heavybit, Uncork Capital, and angel investors.
Tech Giants Unite in Effort to Scrap Passwords
Apple, Google, and Microsoft announce support for passwordless sign-in via FIDO open authentication standard
GitHub Announces Mandatory 2FA for Code Contributors
Code hosting platform GitHub on Wednesday said it would make it mandatory for software developers to use at least one form of two-factor authentication (2FA) by the end of 2023.
US Gov Issues Security Memo on Quantum Computing Risks
National security memo warns that a quantum computing could jeopardize civilian and military communications, and defeat security protocols for most Internet-based financial transactions
