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Rubrik takes on ransomware with AppFlows and bulk application recovery
Rubrik Inc. kicked off its Forward virtual event today with the introduction of new software features and a cloud tool called AppFlows that companies can use to recover data lost because of ransomware. Rubrik is one of the industry’s biggest privately-held providers of data protection software with a $3.3 billion valuation as of its last ...
Barracuda adds AI-powered automation to its web application security platform
Barracuda Networks Inc. today released Cloud Application Protection 2.0, a new version of its software product for securing websites and web applications, that can automatically adjust its configuration settings in response to changing requirements. Barracuda is a major maker of cybersecurity software and appliances. The company traded on the Nasdaq until 2017, when it was ...
No-code development startup Adalo closes $8M round led by Tiger Global
Adalo Inc., a startup that enables knowledge workers to create web services and mobile apps without writing any code, has secured a $8 million funding round led by Tiger Global. The round, announced today, also saw the participation of GitHub Chief Technology Officer Jason Warner, Zapier Inc. Chief Executive Officer Wade Foster and multiple other ...
Microsoft makes Teams more consumer-friendly with new features
Microsoft Corp. today released a collection of new features to Microsoft Teams in a bid to make the collaboration application a more compelling alternative to services such as Zoom for consumers. Launched in 2017, Teams is a popular chat and videoconferencing application mainly used among knowledge workers. Microsoft disclosed in April that the number of ...
Report: DarkSide ransomware group says it will end operations
The DarkSide ransomware group tied to the high-profile breach at Colonial Pipeline Co. has said it’s winding down operations, according to a Wall Street Journal report today. The Journal attributed the information to cybersecurity firms FireEye Inc. and Intel 471. According to the firms’ research, DarkSide informed affiliates earlier this week that it plans to ...
In latest acquisition, Cisco buys vulnerability analytics startup Kenna Security
Announcing its third startup acquisition in a week, Cisco Systems Inc. today revealed plans to buy Kenna Security Inc., whose software helps enterprises fix security vulnerabilities in their systems. Kenna previously raised $98.3 million from investors including Citi Ventures. The startup counts the Bank of Hawaii Corp. and Deloitte Ltd among its customers. By buying ...
Amazon to hire 75,000 more workers to expand supply chain operations
After hiring 500,000 new workers last year to address the surge in online shopping, Amazon.com Inc. today announced plans to add an additional 75,000 staff across its fulfillment center and logistics network. The new positions are being created in the U.S. and Canada. The company said that the openings will offer an average starting pay ...
BluBracket closes $12M round to help developers write more secure code
Cybersecurity startup BluBracket Inc. today announced that it has raised $12 million in funding to build out the feature set and installed base of its software platform, which enables companies to make their applications less susceptible to cyberattacks. Hackers employ a variety of different tactics to carry out breaches. Many of those tactics involve exploiting ...
Google Cloud and SpaceX will provide satellite connectivity for enterprises
Google LLC’s cloud business and SpaceX Corp. today revealed that they’re partnering to provide internet connectivity to enterprises via the latter company’s Starlink broadband satellites. Through the Starlink orbital broadband network, SpaceX is looking to deliver high-speed web access in parts of the world that aren’t covered by terrestrial networks. The company has launched more ...
EU court sides with Amazon in $300M tax case
Amazon.com Inc. has won a key appeal against a 2017 decision by the European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, that ordered it to pay about €250 million in back taxes to Luxembourg. The company’s legal victory came in the form of a ruling issued today by the bloc’s second-highest court. The General Court of ...