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Online cybersecurity career development startup Cybrary Inc. today said it has raised $15 million in new funding to accelerate the growth of the company’s online workforce development platform. The Series B round was led by BuildGroup and included Arthur Ventures and Gula Tech Adventures. As …
Aqua Security buys CloudSploit to expand into cloud security posture management
Container security startup Aqua Security Software Ltd. today revealed that it has acquired cloud security-as-a-service startup CloudSploit LLC for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2015 and based in the Washington D.C. area, CloudSploit’s SaaS platform offers open-source and hosted automated security and configuration …
Large ASP.NET hosting provider crippled in ransomware attack
ASP.NET hosting provider SmarterASP.NET was struck with ransomware on Saturday, continuing to affect customer sites into today. The company, with more than 440,000 customers, didn’t provide many details as to the form of the attack. But it said in an announcement to customers …
Bakkt bitcoin custodial service now available after gaining regulatory approval
Cryptocurrency startup Bakkt LLC, founded by New York Stock Exchange owner Intercontinental Exchange Inc. today entered the bitcoin institutional custody business after obtaining approval from the New York Department of Financial Services. The service, an extension of the company’s Bakkt Warehouse, offers bitcoin custodial services …
Twitter releases draft policy on how it will handle deepfakes
Fresh from banning all political advertising Oct. 30, Twitter Inc.’s latest cause célèbre is deepfakes — but the microblogging platform’s new draft policy does not go far enough, according to some. Asking for feedback, Twitter’s draft policy on deepfakes — in its …
Apple pushes back AR headset to 2022, smart glasses to 2023
Apple Inc. has pushed back its long-rumored augmented reality headset to 2022 with a pair of smart glasses to follow in 2023, according to a new report. The Information, quoting people familiar with the matter, said Apple executives shared the company’s product …
ConnectWise warns customers of ongoing ransomware campaign
Remote IT management solutions firm ConnectWise LLC is warning customers that hackers are targeting its software to install ransomware. Florida-based ConnectWise, acquired by Thomas Bravo for $1.5 billion in February, provides collaboration and management solutions to firms such as Liberty Technology Inc. The …
In possible sign of global expansion, Alipay and WeChat Pay add foreign card support
China’s two largest mobile payment providers, Alipay and WeChat Pay, have announced support for western cards, opening up both services to visitors to the Middle Kingdom in a possible sign of further global expansion. In China, mobile payments have become ubiquitous with …
Surfing company Boardriders latest to be crippled in cyberattack
Boardriders Inc., the owner of iconic surfing brands Billabong and Quicksilver, has been targeted in a cyberattack in what is likely the first of many in the lead-up to the holiday shopping season. The company was targeted two weeks ago by unknown …
Report: Google’s cybersecurity division Chronicle is imploding as execs leave
Google LLC’s cybersecurity division Chronicle is imploding amid staff departures and uncertainty over its future, according to a report published today by Motherboard. Chronicle was announced as an Alphabet Inc. moonshot spinoff in January 2018, finally launching Backstory, its first custom in-house built …