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3 Cybersecurity Technologies You Should Know

The Crazy Programmer

Cybersecurity is more critical than ever in today’s modern world, especially with news of ransomware attacks and other forms of malware on the rise. To keep your systems secure and your files out of the hands of cybercriminals takes an increasingly comprehensive knowledge of cybersecurity technology.

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Ex-Plaid employees raise $30M for Stytch, an API-first passwordless authentication platform

TechCrunch

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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Passwordless authentication startup Descope lands whopping $53M seed round

TechCrunch

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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For startups, trustworthy security means going above and beyond compliance standards

TechCrunch

Oren Yunger is an investor at GGV Capital , where he leads the cybersecurity vertical and drives investments in enterprise IT, data infrastructure, and developer tools. He was previously chief information security officer at a SaaS company and a public financial institution. Oren Yunger. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Web3Auth secures $13M from Sequoia India to simplify crypto onboarding and authentication

TechCrunch

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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Bitwarden acquires Passwordless.dev to help companies authenticate users without passwords

TechCrunch

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. Image Credits: Passwordless.dev. .

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The Modern Encryption Software Checklist: The Secret to Understanding Your Data Security Needs

Understanding your data security needs is tough enough, but what can be even more difficult is choosing the right software to fit your company. User authentication and advanced security factors. Fortunately, there is a solution. Key management system. Enterprise features. Flexibility and scalability.