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INE Security Alert: The Steep Cost of Neglecting Cybersecurity Training

CIO

In modern business, cybersecurity is not merely a technical concern but a crucial financial safeguard. With cyber threats growing in sophistication and frequency, the financial implications of neglecting cybersecurity training are severe and multifaceted. The average cost of a data breach ballooned to $4.88

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Kintent nabs $4M seed to automate compliance questionnaire process

TechCrunch

Every tech vendor has to pass security muster with customers, typically a tedious activity involving answering long questionnaires. He knew firsthand from his experience at Kinvey that companies like his had to adhere to a lot of compliance standards, and the idea for the next company began to form in his head.

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INE Security Enables CISOs to Secure Board Support for Cybersecurity Training

CIO

If there is a single theme circulating among Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) right now, it is the question of how to get stakeholders on board with more robust cybersecurity training protocols. Framing cybersecurity training as an essential investment rather than an optional expense is critical.”

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Monad emerges from stealth with $17M to solve the cybersecurity big data problem

TechCrunch

Cloud security startup Monad, which offers a platform for extracting and connecting data from various security tools, has launched from stealth with $17 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures. . “Security is fundamentally a big data problem,” said Christian Almenar, CEO and co-founder of Monad.

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Cymulate nabs $45M to test and improve cybersecurity defenses via attack simulations

TechCrunch

Now, a startup that’s built a platform to help them stress-test the investments that they have made into their security IT is announcing some funding on the back of strong demand from the market for its tools. “Our vision is to be the largest cybersecurity ‘consulting firm’ without consultants,” he joked.

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Elastic acquires build.security for security policy definition and enforcement

TechCrunch

In an email to TechCrunch, Ash Kulkarni, chief product officer at Elastic, said that once the acquisition closes, the build.security technical team will continue as a unit in the Elastic Security organization. Build.security is focused on security policy management for applications.

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Drata raises $3.2M for its compliance audit platform

TechCrunch

Drata , a startup that helps businesses get their SOC 2 compliance, today announced that it has raised a $3.2 At the end of the day, tools like Drata are meant to get you through an audit, but at the same time, the idea here is also to give you a better idea of your own security posture. to help automate security audits.