Palo Alto Networks announced fiscal second-quarter 2018 results on Monday after the market closed, highlighting the addition of thousands of new customers as its next-generation cybersecurity platform continues to take market share.
Month: February 2018
Private equity giants buy Cofense for $400 million
BlackRock and Pamplona Capital Management have jointly acquired PhishMe, a cybersecurity company based in Leesburg, Va., in a deal that valued the firm at $400 million.
ThreatMetrix’s $830M exit, & Ledger deposits $75M Series B into its Bitcoin wallet
According to Momentum Cyber’s Cybersecurity Snapshot for January, strategic activity increased with over 58 transactions deploying almost $1.25B across M&A (27 transactions, $940M) and financing (31 transactions, $313M).
Hackers stole $6 million from Russian bank via SWIFT system
Unknown hackers stole 339.5 million roubles ($6 million) from a Russian bank last year in an attack using the SWIFT international payments messaging system, the Russian central bank said on Friday.
ATM ‘jackpotting’ attacks reveal deeper problems
With the US Department of Justice’s recent arrest of two men involved in this malfeasance on US soil, it’s now clear that jackpotting is a real threat here. The question remains, however: just how big?
Lloyds Bank cuts CIO workforce
Lloyds Banking Group is changing the skills make-up of its IT team to support demand for digital services
Rise in cyber attacks against financial services firms
Reported cyber attacks against financial services firms rose by 80% in the last year, reflecting the increasing number of attacks aimed at these organisations.
‘Jackpotting’ ATM hack comes to the United States
‘Jackpotting’ ATM attacks have reached the US.