Researchers at INKY Technology Corp. today detailed a new image-based phishing scam that uses brand impersonation to encourage a victim to contact those behind the scam by phone rather than click on a link or download a file. INKY researchers have observed bad actors adopting a technique called image-based phishing in phone scams. The technique ...

Cloud service management company BetterCloud Inc. has found that organizations are using more software-as-a-service apps than ever, but there are changes afoot in the industry amid consolidation and concerns with app security. The findings were one of several in BetterCloud’s 10th annual State of SaaSOps report based on a survey of 742 IT and security professionals. ...

DevSecOps automation platform startup BoostSecurity.io Inc. today launched out of stealth mode with $12 million in new funding to accelerate the platform’s go-to-market and engineering initiatives. Sorenson Capital led the seed round, with Hoxton Ventures, Golden Ventures, Firebolt Ventures and Transform VC also participating. Founded in 2020, BoostSecurity aims to solve problems plaguing organizations that are trying to ...

Application security operations startup ArmorCode Inc. today announced that it has secured $14 million in new funding. The Series A round was led by Ballistic Ventures, which also included Sierra Ventures, Cervin Ventures and several individual investors. The new funding brings Armorcode total venture capital raised to $25 million, including an $8 million round in January. Founded in 2020, ArmorCode aims ...

Apple Inc. today launched its iPhone 14 satellite-based Emergency SOS feature in the U.S. and Canada and also announced that it will be available in some European countries come December. The feature, formally announced in September, uses a satellite connection when users are out of WiFi or cellular range. An app assists users in connecting to ...

Data infrastructure and analytics startup MotherDuck Corp. revealed today that it has raised $35 million in new funding at a $175 million valuation to hire more people and further its close collaboration with DuckDB. A16z led the Series A round, with Madrona, Amplify Partners and Altimeter also participating. Including the new funding, MotherDuck has raised $47.5 million to ...

Collaborative notebook startup Fiberplane BV today announced the public beta test of its real-time collaboration tool for site reliability engineers. Fiberplane argues that enterprise infrastructure over the last decade has become incredibly complex to manage, leaving developers and DevOps teams to mitigate bugs with tools that were slapped together or designed for a different time. ...

Cybersecurity posture startup Balbix Inc. today announced the general availability of its platform’s support for the Google Cloud Platform. Balbix argues that the rapid move to the cloud has made information technology environments more complex to manage and secure. As a result, security teams struggle to get a consolidated view of risk. With the provision of GCP ...

Data management provider Cohesity Inc. has launched the Data Security Alliance to enable industry heavyweights in security and services to help enterprises defend against cyberattacks. Announced today at Cohesity’s annual ReConnect Summit, the alliance launches with an impressive lineup of members. Along with Cohesity itself, the initial members of the alliance include BigID Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., CrowdStrike ...

Google Public Sector, a division of Google LLC that launched in June to help U.S. public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, today announced a new continuity-of-operations offering for government entities under cyberattack. The idea of continuity of operations regarding the U.S. government is far from new and dates back to the Eisenhower Administration, but the ...