Artificial intelligence and quantum computing solutions company SandboxAQ, spun off from Alphabet Inc. as an independent company in March, today announced that it has acquired cybersecurity and encryption analysis software company Cryptosense SA for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2013, Cryptosense offers cryptography management software designed to protect sensitive data against data breaches. Pitched as cryptography ...

Intelligent workload optimization and cost governance startup Bluesky today launched its first product and announced that it has raised $8.8 million in a seed round led by Greylock Partners to expand its offerings for Snowflake Inc. users and to span other cloud-based data systems. The company was founded by Chief Executive Officer Mingsheng Hong and ...

Automated accounting software startup Candis GmbH today announced that it has raised $16 million to extend its product offering with payments, build further integrations and expand its core invoice management features. Viola FinTech led the Series C round with Lightspeed Venture Partners and Viola Ventures also participating. Including the new funding, Candis has raised $30 million to date, ...

Data security startup Dig Security Solutions Inc. said today it has raised $34 million in new funding to accelerate go-to-market efforts and deliver new enhancements to secure cloud data. SignalFire led the Series A round, with Felicis, Okta Ventures, Team8 and several individual investors also participating. Including the new round, Dig has raised $45 million to date. Previous ...

Barracuda Networks Inc., owned by private equity firm KKR & Co Inc. since April, today announced several new capabilities to assist customers with cyberthreats and digital transformation. Announced at Barracuda’s Secured.22 customer conference, the new capabilities are designed to protect against persistent and evolving threats such as ransomware and help customers solve complex digital business transformation ...

McAfee Corp. today announced the launch of McAfee+, a new product line that encompasses privacy and identity protections designed to confidently and securely live life online. The comprehensive new product suite gives users access to a raft of services: Personal Data Cleanup, always-on credit monitoring and reports, credit lock and security freezes, $1 million identity theft ...

Users of Valve Corp.’s popular gaming service Steam are being targeted by hackers using novel browser-in-the-browser attacks. BitB attacks, which first emerged in March, involve the use of a simulated login window with a spoofed domain within a parent browser window to steal credentials. As detailed today by researchers at Group-IB Global Pvt. Ltd., Steam users ...

Tech stocks fell across the board today after markets suffered their largest loss since June 2020 following new data on higher-than-expected U.S. inflation. For August, inflation came in at 8.3%, the lowest figure in four months but above forecasts of 8.1%. The cost of energy increased 23.8% in the month year-over-year, food 11.4% and other ...

Cloud security orchestration and remediation startup Opus Security today launched out of stealth mode and announced $10 million in new funding. Opus was founded earlier this year by Meny Har and Or Gabay (pictured). They were part of the founding team at security orchestration, automation and response company Siemplify, which was acquired by Google LLC for ...

Investment firm Volaris Group Inc. revealed today that it has acquired identity management solutions company Hitachi ID Systems Inc. for an undisclosed price and renamed the company Bravura Security. Founded in 1992 and previously known as M-Tech Information Technology until Hitachi Ltd. acquired it in 2008, Hitachi ID offers an identity management, privileged access and password management ...