TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

One such company, Stytch , just raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding as it launches out of beta with its API-first passwordless authentication platform. The company was founded on the premise that passwords are no longer secure, and make companies easy targets for hackers and expose them to account takeover risk.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Take Descope , for example, which today announced that it raised a whopping $53 million in seed funding for its “developer-first” authentication and user management platform. Capital might be harder to come by than it once was in startup land, but some firms are bucking the trend — hard.

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OTS Solutions

JUNE 21, 2023

Enterprise applications have become an integral part of modern businesses, helping them simplify operations, manage data, and streamline communication. However, as more organizations rely on these applications, the need for enterprise application security and compliance measures is becoming increasingly important.

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Tenable

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

In this special edition, we’ve selected the most-read Cybersecurity Snapshot items about AI security this year. ICYMI the first time around, check out this roundup of data points, tips and trends about secure AI deployment; shadow AI; AI threat detection; AI risks; AI governance; AI cybersecurity uses — and more.

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Palo Alto Networks

MARCH 2, 2025

This new approach required a secure, private 5G network connecting OT sensors, pumps and other devices across its network, while ensuring secure SASE connectivity to the centralized data center for all remote operations. And its definitely not enough to protect enterprise, government or industrial businesses.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

There have also been security issues when it comes to platforms holding control of a user’s private keys. Users use keys as accounts to trade, hold assets, or just interact with blockchains, so control and security of those keys are important,” chief executive officer and co-founder Zhen Yu Young told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2023

Open source password management platform Bitwarden has made its first known acquisition, snapping up a fledgling Sweden-based startup called Passwordless.dev , which specializes in helping developers integrate passwordless authentication technology into their software. The password problem. Image Credits: Passwordless.dev.

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CIO

JANUARY 20, 2025

The growing threat posed by Agentic AI and disinformation has become one of the most critical challenges in the cybersecurity landscape. The event, hosted at the Dubai World Trade Centre, highlighted the urgent need for organizations to adapt their cybersecurity measures to address the evolving digital threats.

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CIO

MARCH 4, 2025

With AI agents poised to take over significant portions of enterprise workflows, IT leaders will be faced with an increasingly complex challenge: managing them. If I am a large enterprise, I probably will not build all of my agents in one place and be vendor-locked, but I probably dont want 30 platforms.

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CIO

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Deepak Jain, CEO of a Maryland-based IT services firm, has been indicted for fraud and making false statements after allegedly falsifying a Tier 4 data center certification to secure a $10.7 million contract with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Queries to AiNET, however, did not elicit any response.

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The Parallax

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Should chief information security officers at companies hit by ad fraud take a stronger role in stopping it? In a 2016 analysis, Hewlett Packard Enterprise identified it as the most lucrative form of cybercrime. Fraudsters do that by stealing traffic logs to mimic them, and creating authentic-looking but fake traffic.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

based cybersecurity startup, has secured a $12 million Series A investment to bring multi-factor authentication (MFA) to machine-to-machine API traffic. Typically, if an application or service wants to make an API call, it leverages a primary authentication factor like a PKI certificate or a JSON web token.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2023

The massive valuations and funding rounds of 2021 left some room for optimism around the state of the Israeli cybersecurity industry in 2022, instilling a sense of security in Q1 of the new year. The repercussions of this spiral are evident in our 2022 analysis of funding and M&A data for the Israeli cybersecurity ecosystem.

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CIO

APRIL 1, 2025

In CIOs 2024 Security Priorities study, 40% of tech leaders said one of their key priorities is strengthening the protection of confidential data. Protecting data from bad actors In an era where cyber threats are increasingly sophisticated, organizations must adopt a proactive security strategy to safeguard sensitive data.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a permanent fixture for consumers and enterprises as the world becomes more and more interconnected. It also introduces new security challenges that demand our attention, especially as IoT is integrated into operational technology (OT) environments. billion devices reported in 2023.

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Tenable

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

1 - New cyber guides unpack how to secure network edge wares Looking for insights and best practices for preventing and mitigating cyberattacks against network edge hardware and software devices, such as routers, VPN gateways, IoT devices, web servers and internet-facing operational technology (OT) systems? And a new U.K. And much more!

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CIO

MARCH 14, 2025

As they consider upgrading their identity management solutions, they can stay with SAP as it evolves to encompass cloud and SaaS environments or migrate to a more comprehensive identity governance solution that provides deep visibility and control across the enterprise. [1] Existing integrations with applications and systems can be disrupted.

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Tenable

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Check out the new cloud security requirements for federal agencies. 1 - CISA issues cloud security mandate for federal agencies To boost its cloud security, the U.S. Its foundation is CISAs Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) project, which offers recommendations for hardening the configuration of cloud services.

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Amazon Q Business is a generative AI-powered assistant that enhances employee productivity by solving problems, generating content, and providing insights across enterprise data sources. In this post, we explore how Amazon Q Business plugins enable seamless integration with enterprise applications through both built-in and custom plugins.

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CIO

AUGUST 21, 2024

Today, cloud providers may offer better cybersecurity protections than many companies can provide on-premises. The security professional shortage Some 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs are unfilled globally, with 750,000 of them in the U.S., according to researchers at Cybersecurity Ventures.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

When I started at Novanta about five years ago, my first mission was to bring scalability to our Enterprise solutions, as well as developing a digital roadmap to modernize the technology footprint, reduce technical debt, and explore strategies to ensure that we’re growing at scale. From the security lens, I’m less excited about it.

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Tenable

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

And get the latest on cloud security, SMBs' MFA use and the CIS Benchmarks. Document the secure baseline configurations for all IT/OT systems. Require phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication for all users and on all VPN connections. Secure internet-facing devices. Monitor your attack surface continuously.

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Tenable

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)began enforcing new cybersecurity disclosure rules. Recognizing the critical need for transparency and robust cybersecurity measures, the U.S. As part of their fiduciary duties, boards play a key role in the oversight of risks from cybersecurity threats.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Joined by Didi Dotan, the former chief architect of identity at EMC and director of identity services at Cisco, Caulfield set out to launch a service that could detect and respond to identity threats — e.g. social engineering, phishing and malware — at “enterprise scale.” VC firms poured $2.3 Image Credits: Oort.

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CIO

JANUARY 7, 2025

Regardless of the driver of transformation, your companys culture, leadership, and operating practices must continuously improve to meet the demands of a globally competitive, faster-paced, and technology-enabled world with increasing security and other operational risks.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Valence Security , a company securing business app infrastructure, today announced that it raised $25 million in a Series A round led by M12, Microsoft’s corporate venture arm, with participation from YL Ventures, Porsche Ventures, Akamai Technologies, Alumni Ventures and former Symantec CEO Michael Fey.

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CIO

JUNE 24, 2024

Protecting these ever-increasing volumes of data is a high priority, and while there are many different types of cybersecurity threats to enterprise data, ransomware dominates the field. At the top of the cybersecurity risk chart is ransomware attacks. Organizations will only be as safe as their identities are secured.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

Tomer Greenwald, Uri Sarid and Ori Shoshan, software developers by trade, found themselves building and configuring software authentication and authorization mechanisms repeatedly — each time with a different tech stack. But one factor in Otterize’s favor is the heightened spending on cybersecurity, particularly in the enterprise.

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CIO

AUGUST 17, 2022

In my last column for CIO.com , I outlined some of the cybersecurity issues around user authentication for verification of consumer and business accounts. . Didn’t the FIDO Alliance just recently announce new UX guidelines to speed up MFA adoption with FIDO security keys?” Well, yes, but there is more that tech pros can do.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Now, cybersecurity startup Nudge Security is emerging from stealth to help organizations tackle what they think is the biggest cybersecurity weakness: people. Since this investment, Nudge has onboarded 10 customers, with another dozen or so in the large enterprise pilot phase. ” How do you stop another Uber hack?

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CIO

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

INE , the leading provider of networking and cybersecurity training and certifications, today announced its recognition as an enterprise and small business leader in online course providers and cybersecurity professional development, along with its designation as the recipient of G2s 2025 Best Software Awards for Education Products.

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CIO

MARCH 15, 2023

Cybersecurity cannot stand still, or the waves of innovation will overrun the shores. Multifactor authentication fatigue and biometrics shortcomings Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a popular technique for strengthening the security around logins. Adversaries continue to innovate.

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CIO

MARCH 11, 2025

With increasing data privacy and security regulations, geopolitical factors, and customer demands for transparency, customers are seeking to maintain control over their data and ensure compliance with national or regional laws. As organizations expand globally, securing data at rest and in transit becomes even more complex.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Identity and access security issues are increasingly top of mind for companies. Looking to solve some of the challenges around authentication, Keith Graham and Stephen Cox co-founded Strivacity , a startup that allows companies to create secure business-to-business and business-to-consumer sign-in experiences.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Rather than trying to detect what is fake, Truepic says its patented “secure” camera technology proves what is real. Provenance-based media authentication is the most promising approach to universal visual trust online.”. We believe that detection of fake images and videos will not be viable or scalable.

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CIO

JANUARY 13, 2023

By Anand Oswal, Senior Vice President and GM at cyber security leader Palo Alto Networks Critical infrastructure forms the fabric of our society, providing power for our homes and businesses, fuel for our vehicles, and medical services that preserve human health. Regulatory compliance.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

Magic, a San Francisco-based startup that builds “plug and play” passwordless authentication technology, has raised $27 million in Series A funding. The company, like many others, is on a mission to end traditional password-based authentication. Transmit Security raises $543M Series A to kill off the password.

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