U.K. Digital Secretary Nadine Dorries asked the Competition and Markets Authority to look into both the deal’s impact on competition and national security. NVIDIA has agreed to buy Cambridge-based Arm, Britain’s largest technology firm, from Japan’s Softbank. Arm’s semiconductor technology is widely used in computing devices, including smartphones, cars and other equipment that connects to…

The new investment round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners and SYN Ventures. Existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Harpoon Ventures, Mango Capital, and Wing Venture Capital also contributed. The network security firm says it will use the capital for the development of new technology and for channel expansion. The company says it also plans to invest…

Many organizations find themselves in a tricky spot today when it comes to digital transformation. With many looking to zero trust, how does Secure Access Secure Edge (SASE) fit in? On the one hand, the events of 2020 helped to speed up many digital adoption projects. A 2020 report from McKinsey found that more than…

In May, The White House released an executive order on improving the nation’s cybersecurity. The order came with various directives for Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies. Among other efforts, the order focused on the federal government’s advance toward zero trust architecture (ZTA). It framed this journey as one “which shall incorporate, as appropriate, the migration…

Last month we celebrated the 18th year of the Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which was previously known as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Under the slogan “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart”, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) together with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) each year encourage individuals and organizations to own their role in protecting…

The Google search engine blocked access to the sites of the group Black Shadow,” the justice said ministry said, a move it said was taken at the request of the government’s Cyber Unit. Messaging application Telegram had also suppressed Black Shadow groups, it added. The announcement came hours after Black Shadow dumped a large file…

The number of cybersecurity-related mergers and acquisitions announced in the past months has remained constant, with 41 deals announced in October 2021. October 1-10 11:11 Systems acquires Green Cloud Defense Managed infrastructure solutions provider 11:11 Systems acquired Green Cloud Defense, a cloud infrastructure-as-a-service provider that specializes in managed cloud security solutions. The deal will help…

This Halloween, you’re likely to see a lot of green tracksuits, thanks to the pop culture juggernaut that is Netflix’s Squid Game. In case you’re still, somehow, in the dark, the South Korean television series is like a mix of Hunger Games and The Running Man, as it follows a desperate group of people lured…