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The venture capital market continued to slow in the third quarter, but the number of deals was unexpectedly high, according to a first-look release early Thursday from PitchBook-NVCA ahead of its quarterly Venture Monitor report next week. Describing deal activity as showing “more signs of …
Former AWS employee given 5 years probation for Capital One hack
A former Amazon Web Services Inc. employee has been sentenced to time served and five years probation for stealing more than 100 million records belonging to Capital One Financial Corp. in 2019. Paige A. Thompson, who worked for AWS as an engineer until …
Former Uber CSO found guilty of covering up 2016 data breach
Former Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan has been found guilty in a trial on charges that he covered up a security breach at Uber in 2016 that saw the theft of data relating to some 57 million Uber passengers …
New ‘RatMilad’ Android spyware targets enterprise devices in the Middle East
Researchers at mobile security company Zimperium Inc.’s zLabs today detailed a newly discovered form of Android spyware that is being used to target enterprise devices in the Middle East. Dubbed “RatMilad,” the original variant of the spyware was found hidden behind a …
Aryaka adds web gateway and firewall-as-a-service to its zero-trust wide-area network
Wide-area network company Aryaka Networks Inc. today announced the inclusion of Secure Web Gateway and Firewall-as-a-Service to its Zero Trust WAN offering to enable enterprises to enforce security policies across offices and remote users more easily. The additions offer a unified control panel for …
Ferrari denies being hacked after ransomware group publishes stolen documents
Italian vehicle manufacturer Ferrari S.p.A. had denied claims it was a victim of hacking or ransomware after a well-known ransomware group claimed to have stolen data from the company. RansomEXX claimed on its dark web site earlier this week that it had …
European Parliament votes to compel USB-C charging on all portable devices
The European Parliament today overwhelmingly voted in favor of a new law that will compel manufacturers, including Apple Inc., to equip all portable electronics devices sold across the European Union with a USB-C charging port. The rule, which passed the European Parliament …
Firmware and hardware security startup Eclypsium raises $25M
Firmware and hardware security startup Eclypsium Inc. today announced it has raised $25 million in new funding to expand its product capabilities and continue its supply chain security research. Ten Eleven Ventures led the Series B round, with KDDI Open Innovation Fund, …
Motive’s new AI Reefer Monitoring solution prevents unsafe temperature fluctuations
Fleet management software company Motive Technologies Inc. has expanded its offering in the food and beverage market with the launch today of a new artificial intelligence-driven Reefer Monitoring solution for refrigerated vehicles and trailers. Reefer monitoring — reefer refers to refrigerated containers — …
Tenable One unifies asset visibility and vulnerabilities for preventive security
Network security company Tenable Holdings Inc. today announced the release of Tenable One, a new platform that unifies asset visibility and associated vulnerabilities across the modern attack surface for preventive security. Tenable One is being pitched as a revolutionary exposure management platform that delivers context-driven risk …