Palo Alto Networks Inc.’s acquisition spree is continuing apace. The security platform provider Tuesday picked up Israel-based endpoint protection startup Secdo Ltd. for a figure believed to be $100 million. Founded in 2015, Secdo offers an enterprise incident response platform that promises security teams can investigate and remediate complex threats in minutes. The company’s IR platform ...

Updated with first trading and executive comments: Cloud-based subscription startup Zuora Inc. is the latest technology company to make its first public offering of stock, and it did so with a bang today. The company late Wednesday sold 11 million shares for $14 a share, raising $154 million. That was above the range of $11 to $13 ...

Exposure of files to external sources such as misconfigured cloud storage services is shaping up as a major security issue. That’s according to a new report from Bitglass Inc. leading up to the RSA Conference in San Francisco, which starts April 16. The “Cloud Hard 2018: Security with a Vengeance” report from the cloud access security broker ...

Microsoft Corp. today addressed nearly 70 vulnerabilities in its monthly “Patch Tuesday” release, the most notable one for a so-called privilege vulnerability. The vulnerability, known as CVE-2018-1038, affects Windows 7 for x64-based systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based systems. In addition, keeping on trend with the February and March releases, April’s Patch Tuesday includes operating-system-level mitigations ...

Cybersecurity firm Carbon Black Inc. is going public, filing its initial public offering paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday. It’s the latest firm to go the IPO route in what’s shaping up to be a big year for new issues. The company filed for a $100 million offering, but that’s a common ...

While enterprises continue to modernize their current information technology infrastructure, applications and processes, security professionals remain concerned that on-premises tools are not adequately providing security against new cloud-related risks. That’s according to a new report from Sumo Logic Inc. The 2018 Global Security Trends in the Cloud, based on a survey of IT security personnel, found that ...

Widespread adoption of software-as-a-service products is being held back by concerns over cybersecurity, according to a new report from iboss Inc. The “Head in the Clouds: Misconceptions Hindering Enterprise Cloud Adoption” report, based on a survey of information technology decision makers and office employees in U.S. enterprises, found that 94 percent of decision makers had concerns ...

Connected vehicle security startup Karamba Security Ltd. today said it has raised $10 million in additional capital via Silicon Valley-based venture debt firm Western Technology Investment. The money will be used to fund the acquisition of companies and technology assets to accelerate Karamba’s Autonomous Security portfolio. Last May, the company raised $12 million in a venture capital round. ...

Container threat detection startup StackRox Inc. today said it has raised $25 million in new funding. The Series B round was led by Redpoint Ventures and included Sequoia Capital and Amplify Partners. Founded in 2014, StackRox offers a cloud-based platform that offers continuous advanced threat detection for container technologies included Docker and Kubernetes. The company’s platform, designed to assist enterprise users ...

Venture capital investments into startups are set to experience a record-breaking year, according to the latest quarterly report from the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor. The report, which monitors venture capital activity, found that $8 billion was raised in the first quarter of this year, a slight decline from previous quarters. Although that’s obviously not record activity, ...