The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is expected to publish the standard in 2024, but CISA urges stakeholders to prepare in advance, citing potential risks from quantum computing to the entire critical infrastructure. Quantum computers use qubits, or ‘quantum bits’, to deliver higher computing power and speed in certain scenarios, including solving mathematical…

The round was led by OurCrowd, with participation from existing investors Boston Seed Capital, Gutbrain Ventures, and PBJ Capital. Founded in 2017, the Burlington, MA-based Sotero provides a data-focused security platform that allows for the centralized management of data instances, applications, and security point solutions. Sotero’s cloud-native, zero trust solution provides auditability, visibility, governance, and…

A total of 28 cybersecurity-related mergers and acquisitions were announced in the first half of June 2022, the highest number for half a month since SecurityWeek started tracking M&A activity in January 2021. Acumera acquires Netsurion’s Secure Edge Networking business Managed network security solutions provider Acumera has bought Netsurion’s Secure Edge Networking business. Acumera has…

At a time when there countless unfulfilled cybersecurity positions worldwide, too many companies overlook neurodiverse candidates in their hiring processes. This a huge mistake as people with autism, dyslexia, and other conditions often possess skills that are well suited for cybersecurity work. Those skills include the ability to concentrate, a capacity for recognizing anomalies, and…

YL Ventures, an active venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage cybersecurity startups, has closed a new $400 million fund and announced plans to ramp up investments in Israel’s security technology sector. The Tel Aviv-based firm, which counts red-hot companies like Axonius and Orca Security among its portfolio, said the closing of its fifth fund…