BreachQuest continues development of first modern incident response solution with seed funding
Incident response technology developer BreachQuest has bagged $4.4m in its seed round, which will support its product launch.
SEC and DOJ charge ex-CEO of Silicon Valley startup HeadSpin with $80m fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the former CEO of HeadSpin Manish Lachwani with defrauding investors out of $80m by falsely claiming the company had achieved strong and consistent...
Cybercrime cases soared 125% in the first half of 2021, Accenture report finds
A half-year report by Accenture’s cyber investigations, forensics, and response team has discovered cases of cybercrime climbed by triple digits in H1 2021.
Thailand’s central bank unveils plans for digital currency pilot in 2022
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has revealed it intends to begin a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot study in the second quarter of 2022.
FCA concerned insurers unprepared for governance regulation
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority worries many insurance firms are not prepared for upcoming product governance regulation changes.
Why firms might need to reassess the use of in-house document and excel products
As regulations continue to become more stringent, the tools companies have got used to using may soon be inadequate for meeting compliance.
Vouched reels in $4.5m funding to advance identity verification platform
US identity verification company Vouched has secured $4.5m in capital from a highly subscribed funding round.
Hunters aims to lead XDR market following $30m Series B raise
Israeli cybersecurity firm Hunters has secured $30m from a Bessemer Venture Partners-led Series B funding round.
FBI finds cybercrime group has targeted US firms since November last year
The FBI has discovered that the OnePercent ransomware gang has been actively targeting US organisations since November 2020 as a ransomware affiliate.
US teams with Singapore to tackle cybersecurity, sustainable finance challenges
The US and Singaporean governments have entered into a new cooperation agreement to partner in the key areas of cybersecurity, the economy and the climate.
