Ex-US Treasury official’s VC backs cybersecurity firm Cybereason in $275m round
US-Israeli late-stage cybersecurity startup that provides extended detection and response (XDR) services Cybereason has secured $275m in Series F funding.
The investment was led by Liberty Strategic...
Alessa chosen by payments firm Vitesse to bolster transaction security
International payments provider Vitesse has picked Alessa by Tier1 Financial Solutions to help enable secure real-time global payment transactions.
India bars Mastercard from onboarding new customers due to data storage non-compliance
Reserve Bank of India has indefinitely barred Mastercard from issuing new debit, credit or prepaid cards to customers in the South Asian market over noncompliance with local data storage rules.
ECB to examine digital euro potential through two-year investigation
The European Central Bank (ECB) has revealed it is set to begin a two-year long investigation into the possibility of launching a digital euro.
REvil ransomware group sites go dark following string of attacks
The Russian-speaking REvil ransomware gang has seen its sites go dark, a few days after it claimed responsibility for the massive cyberattack of US IT provider Kaseya.
Cyberattack simulation startup AttackIQ reels in $44m to fuel global growth
Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) systems provider AttackIQ raised $44m in Series C funding, bringing the total raised by the company to approximately $79m.
The round...
US Senate confirms ex-National Security Agency official as CISA director
The US Senate has confirmed Jen Easterly as the new director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
Facebook adds time bonus rewards for security bug bounty hunters
Facebook has added a new perk to its bug bounty program that will pay bonus rewards to researchers based on the time it takes the...
MAP FinTech outlines best execution monitoring compliance importance
European RegTech leader MAP FinTech has underlined how RegTech companies can remain compliant with best execution obligations going forward.
What will the new face of the office be after Covid-19?
When the coronavirus pandemic spread like wildfire in the early months of 2020, many companies and individuals alike had no idea what was to come – and how their work lives would change. With widespread vaccines, many companies are beginning to open up again, but what will be the ‘new normal’ for the financial sector in terms of working arrangements?
