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Cyber Executive Moves: AmEx, Cybereason, HackerOne

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By Julia Bischoff and Corey Campbell Cybereason names CSO, SafeBreach hires CISO, AND WELLS FARGO CIO JOINS AMEX. American Express […]

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Crypto Harmonization—or Regulatory Turf Wars?

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By Stanley I. Foodman Don’t expect aligned, coherent rules anytime soon Multiple enforcement agencies within the US government agree that […]

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Cyber Deals: PlainID, Noname Security, UncommonX, Entegra

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Noname Security achieves unicorn status. Dueling API security firms close respective Series C rounds. PlainID raises $75 million in Series C funding.

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Cyber Deals: Claroty, AT&T, Black & Decker, Evernym

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AT&T completes its AlienVault acquisition. Claroty secures $400 million and acquires Medigate. Avast interested in self-sovereign identity tech. Stanley Black & […]

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Report on Cybersecurity VC and Merger Activity in H1 2021

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Almost $10 billion was spent funding cybersecurity ventures in the first half of 2021, according to a new report published by Risk Insights Media and the Cyber Policy Institute. The report covered cybersecurity venture capital funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) deals over Q1 and Q2 of 2021.

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AgileBlue Raises $2.25M for Managed SOC-as-a-Service and XDR Platform

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AgileBlue completed a $2.25 million preferred round raise funded by a group of technology and private equity investors. The company […]

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Cyber Deals: Coinbase, Armis, CyCognito, Brivo

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Coinbase acquires cryptographic security provider Unbound Security.  Armis realizes $3.4 Billion valuation.  Brivo goes public through its recent merger and CyCognito sees […]

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Cyber Executive Moves: Netizen, Kroll, Coalfire

Julia Bischoff

Netizen hires Joe Carr as director of cybersecurity, and Krebs Stamos Group names new chief information security officer. Netizen, a veteran-owned cybersecurity solutions provider, named Joe Carr as director of cybersecurity. Carr held many different positions before Netizen, including overseeing acquisition programs for the United States military.  Krebs Stamos Group, a technology risk insights provider, […]

Cyber Deals: Opscura, Acceldata, and Sensiguard Acquisition

Austin Boland-Ferguson

Cybersecurity venture funding activity and mergers and acquisitions: This week’s most sizable deals included emergency and healthcare security service providers. Funding Industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity provider Opscura Inc. received $9.4 million in Series A funding, which will help the Spain-based company with US expansion. Tenable’s corporate venture capital arm led a $7 million seed […]

Cyber Executive Moves: Appgate, Trellix, Rubrik

Julia Bischoff

Appgate appoints a new CEO, Trellix hires loanDepot’s CISO, SANS Institute taps new CISO director. Secure access solutions provider Appgate appointed Leo Taddeo as chief executive officer and president. Taddeo stepped into the new role after serving as Appgate’s chief information security officer since February of 2022. The SANS Institute, a cybersecurity training company, appointed […]

Cyber Deals: Drata, Field Effect investments, and Veracode acquisition

Julia Bischoff

Cybersecurity venture funding and merger activity: This week’s largest deals were MDR and security automation investments, as MSP consolidation continues to attract corporate buyers. Funding Cork, Ireland-based, data encryption company Valutree acquired $12.8 million in their series A funding round, led by investors Molten Ventures and Ten Eleven Ventures. Funds will be used to expand […]

Cyber Deals: Spin Technology, CyberArk, Mesh Security

James Hu

Cybersecurity Venture Funding and Mergers: This week’s deals involved cloud security services, data privacy, and industrial cybersecurity companies. Funding Cloud cybersecurity firm Mesh Security has secured $4.5 million in venture funding. The round was led by Booster Ventures with participation from other investors. Spin Technology, a firm providing SaaS security solutions, raised $16 million in […]

Cyber Deals: Cybrary, Ping Identity, Axio Global

James Hu

Cybersecurity Venture Funding and Mergers: Key investments were made in cybersecurity training, secure enterprise browser, and risk management companies. M&A activity this week involved identity security, zero trust, and threat intelligence firms. Funding Cybrary, a cybersecurity training platform, raised $25 million in a Series C funding round. The round was led by BuildGroup and Gula […]