Security News

Vulnerability Management Firm Vulcan Cyber Raises $21 Million
2021-03-17 14:40

Vulnerability remediation orchestration provider Vulcan Cyber today announced that it has raised $21 million in Series B funding. The new funding, Vulcan Cyber says, will help it expand its platform with new vulnerability remediation solutions for both cloud and applications, as well as meet demand for its SaaS solution.

A New Paradigm in Data Security: Insider Risk Management
2021-03-17 13:00

Insider Risk Management builds a framework around the new paradigm of "Risk tolerance," aiming to give security teams the visibility and context around data activity to protect that data, without putting rigid constraints on users. The answer is a new category of data security technology: Insider Risk Management.

HD Moore Banks $5M Funding for Rumble Asset Management Startup
2021-03-16 20:49

Network and asset discovery provider Rumble this week announced that it has raised $5 million in VC funding. Founded by H.D. Moore, who is best known for creating Metasploit and who also started Rapid7's Project Sonar, Rumble officially launched in October 2019, after a six-month beta period.

Securing a hybrid workforce with log management
2021-03-16 06:00

A centralized log management tool for monitoring a hybrid workforce infrastructure can deliver significant value in a short period, making it fundamental to building security into the hybrid workforce. User access event logs provide visibility into when and where people log their devices into a network.

Risk management in the digital world: How different is it?
2021-03-16 05:30

Managing risk arising from remote work has largely been reactive, and risk managers have had to adapt to new digital threats that weren't necessarily as prevalent when work was done from a physical office. Risk managers need to think proactively about how working remotely impacts their organization's exposure to risk and how to mitigate potential breaches.

SoftServe supports delivery and management of Google Cloud solutions in UK and Ireland
2021-03-16 01:15

SoftServe has become an official Google Cloud reseller in the delivery and management of Google Cloud solutions. With this designation, SoftServe can support end-to-end delivery and management of Google Cloud solutions, from application development to cost control, in guiding its UK&I clients through the complex landscape of public cloud resource management.

Data Privacy Management Firm DataGrail Raises $30 Million
2021-03-12 04:43

California-based data privacy management company DataGrail this week announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B funding round. DataGrail provides a platform designed to help organizations simplify, automate and scale their privacy programs.

NetApp Astra provides application-aware data management for Kubernetes
2021-03-11 03:00

NetApp announced the general availability of NetApp Astra, a fully managed application-aware data management service built for Kubernetes workloads. NetApp Astra allows organizations to protect, recover, and move applications deployed on Kubernetes with no software to download, install, manage, or upgrade, thus enabling them to focus on developing and scaling their applications-not on managing infrastructure.

IDnow acquires identity Trust Management AG to expand portfolio of verification methods
2021-03-04 23:45

Identity Trust Management AG has established itself as a key player in the German identity market over the last decade, with a particularly strong reputation and portfolio of clients across the telecommunications and insurance verticals. The acquisition of identity Trust Management AG will allow IDnow to expand into new industry verticals and provide its services to a broader customer base throughout Germany and beyond.

TPG buys Thycotic, immediately merges it with Centrify to create ~$230m access management monster
2021-03-03 07:58

Private equity group TPG has acquired security vendor Thycotic and announced it will merge it with another recent acquisition, Centrify. TPG in January announced its intention to acquire a majority stake in privileged access management vendor Centrify from fellow private equiteer Thoma Bravo.