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Data center provider fakes Tier 4 data center certificate to bag $11M SEC deal

CIO

From 2012 through 2018, the SEC paid Company A approximately $10.7 Another news report dated 2016 shows Jain as the Founder and CEO of AiNET, which “designs, constructs, operates, and supports Internet data centers, optical fiber networks, and easy-to-understand cloud solutions. By then, the Commission had spent $10.7

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Make a resolution to clean up your digital act? Here’s how

The Parallax

If you want to channel those feelings into getting safer in 2018, follow these seven steps, garnered from how-tos we’ve published this year, to better secure your digital life. Step 1: Use two-factor authentication. If you can, segment your home Internet of Things devices on a separate network as well. Step 2: Use a VPN.

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Corsha lands $12M to bring MFA security to machine-to-machine API traffic

TechCrunch

based cybersecurity startup, has secured a $12 million Series A investment to bring multi-factor authentication (MFA) to machine-to-machine API traffic. APIs, which allow two applications on the internet to talk to each other, became central to organizations’ digital transformation efforts during the pandemic.

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How to protect your Ring from hackers (and Amazon partners)

The Parallax

READ MORE ON SECURING THE INTERNET OF THINGS. Time for a Department of the Internet of Things? Recode reports that Ring sales were up 180 percent in December 2019 over those in December 2018. Smart-thermostat maker Nest, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is meanwhile making two-factor authentication mandatory.)

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Fraud prevention platform Sift raises $50M at over $1B valuation, eyes acquisitions

TechCrunch

In 2020, complaints of suspected internet crime surged by 61%, to 791,790, according to the FBI’s 2020 Internet Crime Report. While the company would not reveal hard revenue figures, President and CEO Marc Olesen said that business has tripled since he joined the company in June 2018. Image Credits: Sift.

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How to use your Android as a 2FA key

The Parallax

or later, you are a few steps away from turning it into a two-factor authentication key , the company announced at its annual I/O developer conference here on May 7. It is much safer than one-time code systems, including SMS or authenticator code systems, as this is based on the FIDO 2.0

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Russell Westbrook, Chainsmokers join group pouring $13.5M into prebiotic soda brand Poppi

TechCrunch

She went to doctor after doctor without a definitive diagnosis and decided to take to the internet to find some answers. They then decided to quit their jobs and do Poppi full time, even gaining a deal from CAVU Ventures co-founder Rohan Oza on Shark Tank in December 2018.

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