Management & Strategy

Software Security

Issued by: Security Week

The funding round was led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from previous investor Bain Capital Ventures. The company plans to use the new funds to scale up its engineering, product development, and go-to-market capabilities. It will also invest in growing its self-service capacity for small and midsize companies. Founded in 2018, the North Carolina-based firm…

Cloud Security

Issued by: Security Week

ATT&CK is a knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques that is based on real-world observations. ATT&CK v9 adds container-related attack techniques, which is the result of a project conducted by MITRE’s Center for Threat-Informed Defense and sponsored by Microsoft, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase. There has been a debate on whether or not container techniques…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

The funding, which brings the total raised by the company to more than $400 million, was led by CVC Capital Partners VII. Acronis announced achieving “unicorn” status in 2019 after raising $147 million. The money raised in the latest funding round will be invested in sales, staff resources, R&D, and to expand its product portfolio…

Cloud Security

Issued by: Security Week

The funding round was led by investment group Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), with participation from Neuberger Berman, Viking Global Investors and Atreides Management. The money will be used to continue the company’s expansion. Druva has developed a cloud-nacybersecuritytive platform that helps organizations protect data across cloud environments, endpoint devices, SaaS applications…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

Wyatt Travnichek, 22, was charged last month with remotely accessing the Post Rock Rural Water District’s systems in March 2019, about two months after he quit his job with the utility. He’s accused of shutting down the facility’s cleaning and disinfecting procedures. When he worked for the utility, he would monitor the water plant remotely…

Software Security

Issued by: Security Week

Chris Inglis, a former NSA deputy director, is being nominated as the government’s first national cyber director. Jen Easterly, a former deputy for counterterrorism at the NSA, has been tapped to run the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security. The appointments come as the Biden administration grapples with the aftermath…