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Software security startup Vulcan Cyber Ltd. today announced the launch of the Voyager18, a new research team focused exclusively on cyber risk mitigation and vulnerability remediation intelligence. Extending on Vulcan Cyber’s ability to orchestrate risk mitigation across the entire vulnerability lifecycle, Voyager18 will provide …
Hum Capital ‘SmartRaise’ matches growth-stage companies with fast financing terms
Funding platform startup Hum Capital today announced the launch of SmartRaise, a service that provides growth-stage companies with quick financing terms based on the financial performance data they provide Hum. An expansion of the Intelligent Capital Market service provided by Hum, which is …
Managed detection and response startup Deepwatch raises $180M
Managed detection and response firm Deepwatch Inc. today announced that it has raised $180 million in new funding to accelerate platform innovation and product development while expanding its partner ecosystem. The funding included new equity investments and strategic financing from Springcoast Capital Partners LLC, …
A hit and a miss: Amplitude delivers earnings beat but misses on outlook
Shares in behavior-tracking firm Amplitude Inc. were flat in after-hours trading today after the company delivered a quarterly earnings beat but predicted lower-than-expected revenue in the quarter and year ahead. For the fourth quarter that ended Dec. 31, Amplitude reported a loss before costs such …
RingCentral shares drop on revenue miss and weak outlook
Shares in RingCentral Inc. dropped in late trading today after the cloud communications company missed on revenue and gave a lower-than-expected revenue outlook in its latest quarterly earnings report. For the fourth quarter that ended Dec. 31, RingCentral reported net income before …
Companies investing more to protect against identity and authentication attacks
Identity platform provider Okta Inc. today released a report that reveals the security apps and tools companies are investing in to defend better against the rise in identity-based and multifactor authentication attacks. The Businesses at Work report uncovers how companies are strategizing their security investments …
Israeli cybersecurity startup Oligo launches out of stealth with $28M in funding
Israeli cybersecurity startup Oligo Security today launched out of stealth mode and announced that it has raised $28 million for its runtime application security and observability solution. The funding was raised from investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners L.P, Ballistic Ventures LLC, TLV Partners Management …
Group-IB report details previously unknown Indian-sponsored SideWinder campaign
Cybersecurity services company Group-IB Global Pvt. Ltd. has published details on previously unreported phishing operations carried out by the nation-state cyber threat actor SideWinder between June and November 2021. SideWinder, also known as Rattlesnake, Hardcore Nationalist (HN2) and T-APT4, is a state-sponsored hacking group believed …
Cryptocurrency scams use YouTube videos to suck in potential victims
A new report from WithSecure Inc. details a growing network of cryptocurrency scams using thousands of YouTube videos to suck in potential victims. The thousands of videos often appear legitimate, with some receiving inauthentic engagement from hundreds of other YouTube channels within …
Russian hackers claim responsibility for disrupting NATO earthquake relief efforts
Russian government-linked hacking group Killnet has claimed responsibility for distributed denial-of-service attacks that disrupted North Atlantic Treaty Organization earthquake relief operations in Turkey and Syria. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck the region on Feb. 6, causing widespread damage and …