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Turn/River Management LP announced today that it will acquire Israeli security policy management company Tufin Software Technologies Ltd. for $570 million. The all-cash deal means Tufin shareholders receive $13 per share, a premium of 44% over Tufin’s closing price on April 5 …
PitchBook: Headwinds and changing markets slowed IPOs in the first quarter
Strong headwinds and changing market conditions have slowed down initial public offerings, according to a first-look release from PitchBook-NVCA ahead of its quarterly Venture Monitor report next week. The release early Wednesday details, to no one’s surprise, that the first three months of …
Joining other tech firms, Intel suspends business operations in Russia
Intel Corp. announced late today that it’s suspending all business operations in Russia, joining various other tech firms that have done the same because of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision comes after Intel had previously suspended shipments to Russia and …
Apple announces Worldwide Developers Conference will be held online June 6-10
Apple Inc. announced today that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference will be online only this year and will be held from June 6 through to June 10. Although Apple did not mention COVID-19 as a reason for holding WWDC22 virtually, it has …
World’s largest darknet market Hydra taken down by German police
German police, in conjunction with U.S. law enforcement authorities, said today they’ve takedown Hydra Market, the world’s largest darknet marketplace. The seizure of Hydra also saw the capture of 543 bitcoins from the market, currently worth about $25 million. Founded in 2015, …
Samsara and John Deere integration empowers agricultural operations
Connected operations cloud startup Samsara Inc. has today announced a new integration with John Deere to empower better agricultural operations. The deal between the two companies sees Samsara and John Deere expanding upon its existing JDLink integration to deliver new features that provide greater …
Financial advisory and management services startup Sydecar raises $8.3M
Financial advisory and management services startup Sydecar Inc. has raised $8.3 million in new funding to hire more people across engineering, customer experience, marketing and operations, with an aim to expand its product offerings. Deciens Capital led the seed round announced today, with Pipeline …
Trezor users targeted following hack of email marketing company Mailchimp
Email marketing platform Mailchimp, owned by Intuit Inc. since last year, has been hacked as part of a scheme to target Trezor cryptocurrency wallet service users. Bleeping Computer reported today that the hack started with employees of Mailchimp falling for a social engineering …
Latest Fortinet OS release offers security coverage at every network edge
Cybersecurity firm Fortinet Inc. today announced the release of FortiOS 7.2, the latest upgrade to its operating system and the foundation of the Fortinet Security Fabric. The latest release of FortiOS has more than 300 new features that enhance the ability to converge …
New Qualys EDR service provides additional threat-hunting and risk mitigation capabilities
Cybersecurity software provider Qualys Inc. today announced its latest endpoint detection and response release with additional threat-hunting and risk mitigation capabilities. Qualys’ Multi-Vector EDR 2.0 is pitched as improving alert prioritization and reducing the time needed to respond to threats. The updated Qualys Multi-Vector …