Automated multicloud governance and management solution provider cloudtamer.io today announced that it has raised $9.5 million in new funding. It will be used to increase its headcount to fuel growth in the company, incorporated as Nor Labs Inc., and bring enhanced cloud governance and management capabilities to market. Blue Heron Capital and TDF Ventures led the Series A ...

Researchers at Inky Technology Corp. have uncovered a sneaky new phishing campaign that involves the use of a math symbol in the Verizon logo. The Verizon impersonation campaign, revealed today, was spotted in dozens of fake emails sent from various Gmail addresses during a two-week period between Sept. 1 and Sept. 13. Instead of using the ...

Augmented reality company Magic Leap Inc., which is surprisingly still in business, has raised $500 million in new funding to roll out its second-generation AR headset next year. Usually, when a company raises money, it discloses its investors, but Magic Leap didn’t name a single one in the new round. It claims that the round was ...

Microsoft Corp. today acquired goal-planning and execution management software startup Ally Technologies Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2018, Ally.io offers strategic goal-planning and execution management software designed to assist businesses in executing strategies and reaching their goals. The cloud-based offering enables businesses to shift from traditional, disjointed planning and execution to a modern, objectives ...

Privacy engineering-as-a-service startup Gretel Labs Inc. revealed today that it has raised $50 million in new funding to fuel innovation, accelerate growth and expand into new use cases linked to data privacy. Anthos Capital led the Series B round. Also participating in the round were Section 32, Greylock and Moonshots Capital. Including the new funding, Gretel has raised $65.5 ...

It’s well-known that many cyberattacks take advantage of vulnerabilities in software that has not been updated, but in 2021, why are companies often slack in installing patches? A new report from Ivanti Inc. may provide answers to that question. The company surveyed information technology and security professionals and found that 71% consider patching overly complex, cumbersome ...

A newly proposed law that would force companies to disclose a ransom payment following a ransomware attack to the U.S. government has received mixed responses from the cybersecurity community. The proposal law, the Ransomware Disclosure Act, has been introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren (pictured) and Representative Deborah Ross. The bicameral bill is pitched as allowing ...

Amazon.com Inc.-owned livestreaming service Twitch has been hacked and the stolen data has been shared online. The breach, revealed today, involved 125 gigabytes of stolen data that was shared as a “torrent” to the 4chan forum. The data included the service’s source code, details of an unreleased Steam competitor, internal security tools, three years’ worth ...

Data acceleration solutions startup NeuroBlade Ltd. revealed today that it has raised $83 million in new funding to increase the company’s engineering, sales and marketing teams globally. Corner Ventures led the Series B round. Also participating in the round were Intel Capital, StageOne Ventures, Grove Ventures, Marius Nacht, MediaTek, Pegatron, Powerchip Semiconductor, United Microelectronics and Marubeni. Including the ...

Israeli security management platform startup A.S. Adaptive Shield Ltd. announced today it has raised $30 million in new funding to expand operations and its business reach. Insight Partners led the Series A round. Also participating in the round were Okta Ventures and Vertex Ventures Israel. Including the new funding, Adaptive Shield has raised $34 million to date, ...