Stytch snags $30m from Thrive Capital to improve security with passwordless authentication
Canada-based passwordless authentication company Stytch raised $30m in Series A funding led by Thrive Capital.
Virsec nabs $100m in highly subscribed Series C
Cybersecurity platform Virsec has secured $100m from a Series C funding round led by BlueIO.
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...
CertiK claims to raise the largest funding round of any blockchain security platform
Blockchain security company CertiK has scored $37m in its Series B funding round, which was co-led by Coatue Management and Shunwei Capital.
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...
Cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf triples valuation to $4.3bn after Viking Global Investors-led $150m round
Minnesota-based Arctic Wolf closed a $150m Series F, nine months after a $200m Series E, boosting its valuation to $4.3bn - more than three times what it was worth at the end of 2020.
Microsoft to acquire RiskIQ to strengthen its cybersecurity portfolio
Microsoft is acquiring San Francisco-based RiskIQ, a company that specialises in detecting security threats to help its customers address the risks created by remote work.
The...
