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Updated: Samsara Inc., a connected operations cloud platform provider for “internet of things” data, raised $805 million through an initial public offering of shares today ahead of its debut on the market. The company, whose IPO is likely the last big one …
Cyber insurance firm Cowbell Cyber boosts security for Microsoft customers
Cybersecurity insurance provider Cowbell Cyber Inc. has announced the Cowbell Connector for Microsoft, enabling policyholders to manage cyber risk proactively within their Microsoft environments. Cowbell said the connector provides its customers with more direct visibility into the deployment of security best practices …
SaaS app security startup Atmosec exits stealth with $6M seed funding round
Software-as-a-service security Atmosec Ltd. is launching out of stealth mode today armed with $6 million in seed funding. The round was led by Glilot Capital Partners and Battery Ventures. Additional funds also came from a number of cybersecurity industry veterans, including Yevgeny …
Sysdig targets ‘unprecedented opportunity’ in container security after bagging $350M in late-stage funding
Container security startup Sysdig Inc. raised another bumper funding round today. This time, it has bagged $350 million through a Series G round that brings its value to $2.5 billion. Permira’s growth fund led the round with participation from new investor Guggenheim Partners …
Fugue enables consistent security policy enforcement across clouds
Cloud infrastructure management provider Fugue Inc. wants to provide enterprises with more control over their cloud computing environments and the applications they host. The new Fugue Organization Management service, announced today, helps enterprises put cloud security into operation across the entire organization, …
MLCommons releases open-source datasets for training speech recognition models
The MLCommons Association, a nonprofit consortium that aims to improve machine learning for the public good, today announced the release of two key new datasets that it says can be leverage by organizations to develop superior artificial intelligence models. The consortium said the …
Cyberhaven raises $33M to grow its data detection-based security platform
Data detection and response platform provider Cyberhaven Inc. is pushing to disrupt the world of data security after landing $33 million in an oversubscribed funding round today. The Series B round brings its total amount raised to $52 million to date. Redpoint …
SnapLogic raises $165M to accelerate enterprise automation via data integration
Enterprise automation firm SnapLogic Inc. today revealed it has raised $165 million in a funding round led by Sixth Street Growth, taking its valuation to $1 billion. SnapLogic, which previously raised $72 million in a Series G round of funding in October 2019, …
AWS explains last week’s cloud outage and promises to improve its status page
Amazon Web Services Inc. said this weekend that it will make changes to its cloud Service Health Dashboard in the wake of a major outage last week that took multiple connected services, including financial apps and food delivery platforms, offline for several …
Chipmaker Broadcom delivers another strong quarter and its stock climbs
Computer chipmaker Broadcom Inc. made impressive gains today, its stock up more than 6% in after-hours trading following fourth-quarter financial results that beat analysts’ targets. The company followed that with an outlook for the next quarter that was higher too. Broadcom reported a …