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Cobalt Iron announced that its Compass enterprise software-as-a-service backup platform now enables seamless management of Google Cloud Platform virtual machine snapshots. Through this new capability, Compass users are able to manage backup retentions and schedules for GCP VM snapshots using the Compass Commander GUI, the same interface with which they manage their enterprise backups.

HUMAN published a research into security leaders' perceptions of and responses to sophisticated bot attacks. Bot attacks Nearly half of respondents believe their organization would be susceptible to a sophisticated bot attack.

There are four primary myths about cloud-based PKI solutions and digital certificate lifecycle automation that have kept organizations from adopting such solutions. Eliminating the pain of manual digital certificate management requires dispelling these myths and learning how to maximize the benefits of today's cloud-based solutions using PKI best practices.

Cyber asset management and governance solutions provider JupiterOne on Tuesday announced that it raised $30 million in Series B funding, which brings the total raised by the company to more than $49 million. The funding round was led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from previous investor Bain Capital Ventures.

According to a recent study conducted by Forrester Consulting, insider risk management is of greater concern now for 74% of companies than it was before the pandemic. The research explores how companies are currently treating insider risk management and the changes being adopted to pursue a more holistic approach to data risk management as part of zero trust strategies.

The data shows that risk-based vulnerability management programs allow companies to get measurably better results with less work. In no cybersecurity discipline was this disparity more glaring than in the field of vulnerability management.

Cloud-based security operations and management startup StrikeReady this week emerged from stealth mode after raising $3.6 million in seed funding. Palo Alto, California-based StrikeReady says it will use the infusion of funds to accelerate go-to-market and sales, as well as to expand its research and development team.

Fusion Risk Management announced that it has further strengthened its offerings to help financial institutions meet and exceed new Bank of England, PRA, and FCA regulatory requirements which take effect in early 2022, in addition to the recently formalized guidance shared by the Basel Committee. Fusion's collaborative ENGAGE customer community fosters a common understanding and best practices between those working toward greater operational resilience in financial services.

Cyber hygiene and patch management company Automox on Tuesday announced raising $110 million in a Series C funding round that brings the total raised by the firm to more than $152 million. The money will be invested in sales and expanding the functionality of Automox's endpoint management platform.

AttackForge has announced AttackForge Core - the latest addition to the AttackForge family of products. "With the launch of AttackForge Core, we now have a pentest management solution for every cybersecurity team - from freelancers & bug bounty hunters to consultancies & MSSPs and multi-national enterprises," said Stas Filshtinskiy, Co-Founder of AttackForge.