Apple Inc. today released a software update for iPhones, iPads and Apple Watch users that patches several security issues. The operating software versions iOS 14.3, iPadOS 14.3 and watchOS 8.4 first and foremost address a serious vulnerability that was revealed Jan. 17. In Apple’s Safari and related WebKit code, the vulnerability could leak a users’ ...

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. late today posted quarterly record-high revenue thanks to strong smartphone sales. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Samsung reported revenue of 76.57 trillion won ($63.7 billion), slightly higher than the 76 trillion won the company predicted earlier this month and up from 73.98 trillion won ($63 billion) in the previous quarter. Operating ...

A new report has found that 32 new ransomware families appeared in 2021, bringing the total to 157, a 26% increase over the previous year. The “Ransomware Spotlight Year End Report,” released today, comes from Ivanti Inc. It was conducted with Cyber Security Works Pvt. Ltd. and Cyware Labs Inc., based on data analysis of ...

Artificial intelligence startup SparkCognition Inc. revealed today that it has raised $123 million in new funding to expand sales and marketing efforts as well as research and development investments to accelerate its growth. Investors in the Series D round included March Capital, Doha Venture Capital, B. Riley Venture Capital, AEI Horizon X, Temasek, Alan Howard and Peter ...

Threat detection and response startup Vectra AI Inc. today said it has acquired Siriux Security Technologies Inc., a provider of identity and software-as-a-service posture management. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed. It’s unknown how much Siriux had raised coming into its acquisition, although Pitchbook notes that the company had raised early-stage venture capital. Founded in 2020, ...

Security operations center startup Hunters today announced that it has raised $68 million to develop its platform and services further, strengthen sales and partnerships, and increase its headcount. Stripes led the Series C round. Also participating in the round were DTCP, Cisco Investments, Databricks, YL Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, M12, U.S. Venture Partners, Blumberg Capital and Snowflake ...

“Internet of things” tracking startup Tag-n-Trac Inc. today launched out of stealth with $10 million in new funding. Dell Technologies led the Series A round, with Merck Global Innovation Fund and Aerosafe Global also participating. Including the new funding, Tag-n-Trac has raised $11.8 million to date, according to data from Crunchbase. Founded in 2020, Tag-n-Trac was founded with the goal ...

Application security operations startup ArmorCode Inc. today announced it has raised an additional $8 million in funding to extend its platform capabilities and expand the company’s go-to-market efforts. Cervin Ventures led the additional seed funding with Sierra Ventures, Tau Ventures and several individuals, including founders of Demisto and RedLock Inc. participating. Including the new funding, ArmorCode has ...

Network visibility company LiveAction Inc. today released a new network detection and response platform designed to give SecOps teams what it says is unprecedented visibility into encrypted traffic, threats and network anomalies. Called ThreatEye NV, the NDR platform combines next-generation data collection, advanced behavior analysis and streaming machine learning. The service uses deep packet dynamics that eliminate ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning that Russia may launch cyberattacks against the U.S. government and critical infrastructure operators ahead of a potential invasion of Ukraine. The warning came in a DHS intelligence bulletin issued to law enforcement partners Sunday. “We assess that Russia would consider initiating a cyber attack against ...