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Palo Alto Networks Inc. today announced new capabilities to boost its single-vendor secure access service edge or SASE solution with features to secure the “internet of things” and automate branch management with artificial intelligence-powered capabilities. The improvements to Palo Alto’s Prisma SASE …
Hackers target Kubernetes to mine little-known Dero cryptocurrency
A new report from security researchers at CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. details what’s believed to be the first-ever cryptojacking campaign targeting Kubernetes infrastructure and involving the Dero cryptocurrency. If you’ve never heard of Dero before, you wouldn’t be alone. It was launched in December …
SentinelOne shares rise after-hours on solid earnings beat
Shares in SentinelOne Inc. rose in after-hours trading after the cybersecurity company reported a solid earnings beat in the previous quarter but missed on its outlook for the current one. For its fourth quarter that ended Jan. 31, SentinelOne reported a loss …
Unified data control startup Securiti adds Capital One and Citi as investors
Unified data control startup Securiti Inc. today announced that Capital One Ventures and Citi Ventures have become new investors, with the additional funding aimed at bolstering the company’s DataControls Cloud solution. The amount invested by the banks was not disclosed but was on …
New ReversingLabs features improve authentication credentials detection coverage
Software supply chain security startup ReversingLabs Inc. today unveiled new secrets detection features within its Software Supply Chain Security platform. The new features improve secrets detection coverage by providing teams with the context and transparency needed to prioritize developers’ remediation efforts. Doing so …
Venture capital and private equity firms reportedly working on acquiring parts of SVB
Venture capital firms and private equity groups are reportedly working on plans to acquire and preserve parts of Silicon Valley Bank to continue serving clients in the technology sector. The Financial Times reported today that a group of more than a dozen VC …
1M records potentially stolen from medical device and software maker Zoll
Medical device and software maker Zoll Medical Corp. has disclosed that it has suffered a data breach that resulted in the possible theft of records belonging to about a million people. A division of Asahi Kasei Group Co., Zoll develops and markets medical …
Less than a year after launching, Meta to wind down NFT support
Meta Platforms Inc. today announced that it is winding down support for nonfungible tokens on Instagram and Facebook less than a year after launching support for the digital collectibles. Meta was first reported to be working on NFTs in January 2022 before …
New York shuts down crypto-heavy Signature Bank to protect depositors
New York-based Signature Bank was shut down by New York State authorities today, making it the third bank to close this week, following SilverGate Bank on Wednesday and Silicon Valley Bank on Friday. The New York Department of Financial Services took control …
Tamping down crisis, feds guarantee Silicon Valley Bank depositor funds, which customers can access Monday
The U.S. government today interceded in the ongoing crisis caused by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday by guaranteeing depositor funds and making them available to customers starting Monday. The bailout isn’t officially a bailout, even if it clearly is …