BlackBerry has announced its intention to acquire cybersecurity firm Cylance. It’s the latest in a string of big-name (and big-budget) cybersecurity acquisitions, and one of an increasing number where it’s clear AI expertise is a driving factor. We take a look at what it means for the market.
IoT security startup Xage Security has raised $12 million in a Series A financing round led by March Capital Partners.
CyberMDX has raised $10 million in Series A funding for its healthcare-specific visibility and risk management platform.
“When it comes to driverless cars, there’s Waymo, then there’s everybody else” claimed Ars Technica recently.
Claroty, a provider of cybersecurity solutions for industrial control networks, has raised $60 million in Series B funding.
Cybersecurity giant Fortinet has completed its acquisition of Bradford Networks, a provider of network access control solutions, in a deal supposedly worth $17 million.
CHRYSENE, which appears to have evolved from the group behind the Shamoon and Shamoon 2 attacks, has been targeting ICS networks in the Middle East and the United Kingdom.
Hans-Georg Maaßen said Germany should be ready with its own malware to counter hackers. Meanwhile, the British MI5 chief has warned that IS still posed a threat to Europe despite losses in the Middle East.
Cryptography experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are kicking off an effort to protect the data created by innumerable tiny networked devices such as those in the “internet of things”, which will need a new class of cryptographic defenses against cyberattacks.
The UK government has released a report on Internet of Things security, including a proposed code of practice for IoT manufacturers and retailers.
