DefenseStorm Raises $15 Million for Banking Security and Compliance Platform
DefenseStorm this week announced that it has raised $15 million in Series C funding, which brings the total investment in the company to $67 million.
JAM FINTOP, a venture fund focusing on financial institutions, shelled out $5 million in the funding round, with the rest coming from existing investors.
Snowflake Launches Cybersecurity Workload to Find Threats Across Massive Data Sets
Data cloud company Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) is the latest enterprise technology firm looking to help fuel the massive data lakes that power enterprise security programs.
It Doesn’t Pay to Pay: Study Finds Eighty Percent of Ransomware Victims Attacked Again
It doesn’t pay to pay. This advice on ransomware payment is often given, but rarely enumerated. Now it has been. A new study finds that 80% of companies that paid a ransom were hit a second time, with 40% paying again. Seventy percent of these paid a higher amount the second time round.
Access Management Firm Opal Launches With $10 Million Series A Investment
Access management provider Opal has launched this week with a $10 million Series A funding round led by Greylock. To date, the company has raised $11.8 million.
Founded in 2020, the San Francisco- and New York-based startup helps organizations manage employee access by granting it more selectively, to reduce attack surface.
CISA Clarifies Criteria for Adding Vulnerabilities to ‘Must Patch’ List
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has provided clarifications on the criteria for adding vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
Data Breach at Shields Health Care Group Impacts 2 Million Patients
Shields Health Care Group has informed roughly two million individuals of a cybersecurity incident that potentially impacted their personal data.
The Massachusetts-based firm provides management and imaging services to more than 50 healthcare partners and facilities throughout New England.
OSINT Authentication Firm 443ID Emerges From Stealth with $8 Million Seed Funding
Austin, Texas-based identity and access management firm 443ID has emerged from stealth with $8 million seed funding in a round led by Bill Wood Ventures and Silverton Partners. 443ID focuses on open source intelligence (OSINT) for authentication and authorization.
Owl Labs Patches Severe Vulnerability in Video Conferencing Devices
Video conferencing company Owl Labs has released patches for a severe vulnerability affecting its Meeting Owl Pro and Whiteboard Owl devices.
Owl Labs’ Meeting Owl Pro features a 360° lens camera to offer a panoramic view of the conference room. It offers support for various video conferencing solutions, including Zoom, Skype, and Google Meet.
Cloud Data Access Firm Immuta Raises $100 Million
Boston-based cloud data access and security firm Immuta has raised $100 million in a Series E round led by NightDragon, and joined by new investor Snowflake Ventures (the VC arm of Snowflake), with participation from existing investors. The new funding brings the total raised to $267 million, and values the company at $1 billion.
