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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 …
Accounting software startup Candis raises $16M to expand product offering
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 …
Dig Security raises $34M to accelerate go-to-market efforts
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 …
New Barracuda capabilities assist with cyberthreats and digital transformation
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 …
New McAfee+ offers privacy and identity protection
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 …
Steam users targeted with novel browser-in-the-browser attacks
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 …
Tech stocks fall on higher-than-expected inflation data
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 …
Cloud security startup Opus launches out of stealth with $10M in funding
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 …
Volaris acquires identity management solutions company Hitachi ID Systems
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 …
Rust Foundation launches security team with support from OpenSSF and JFrog
The Rust Foundation, which supports the development of the popular open-source Rust programming language, announced today that it’s establishing a dedicated security team. The foundation’s security team includes dedicated staff resources enabling it to create and implement security best practices. The first initiative for …