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Securonix has secured a growth investment worth more than $1 billion and will use the capital to support talent acquisition efforts, advance growth initiatives and meet customer demand for cloud-native security analytics and operations platforms. Volition Capital and Eight Roads Ventures participated in the Vista Equity Partners-led investment, Securonix said Tuesday. “We solve a very […] More
Industrial cybersecurity company Dragos has partnered with the National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure to help facilitate the transfer of intelligence between industrial controls systems and operational technology networks. Federal analysts will use the Neighborhood Keeper network to view anonymous intelligence about threats, vulnerabilities and compromises facing industrial infrastructure systems and to share […] More
Executive Mosaic has named Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services, as an inductee into the 2022 edition of the Wash100 Award, the annual selection of leaders with staying power and influence in the government contracting community. His seventh Wash100 recognition in the award’s nine-year history underscores his counter-cyberterrorism thought leadership. Testoni’s full Wash100 […] More
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and National Security Agency have released a joint advisory with international partners in the U.K. and Australia, warning of the growing threat of ransomware globally. In the 2021 Trends Show Increased Globalized Threat of Ransomware report, the national security authorities revealed that ransomware groups use phishing attacks, […] More
Shift5, an operational technology cybersecurity company, has secured $50 million in a round of Series B financing led by New York-based venture capital firm Insight Partners. The company said Tuesday it will use the capital to further invest in talent recruitment and product development efforts to help meet the demand for cyber-physical protection across national […] More
Cloud security company Zscaler has created a government-focused subsidiary with the intent to help federal customers implement strategies for the adoption of cybersecurity technologies and zero trust frameworks. The Zscaler U.S. Government Solutions business is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, and will accommodate 75 employees to support agencies and their systems integration partners, the company said […] More
Executive Mosaic has presented John “Chris” Inglis, national cyber director for the Executive Office of the President, with a 2022 Wash100 Award in recognition of his efforts to drive cyber innovation and help federal agencies advance their cybersecurity standards and enhance their defenses against U.S. national security threats. This marks the first time Inglis was […] More
A preview of a Chainalysis report notes that while money laundering with cryptocurrency is still concentrated to a set of centralized services, it was less intensive in 2021 than in 2020. According to a blog post on the cryptocurrency investigation website, 54 percent of funds from illicit sources were directed to 583 deposit addresses in 2021 […] More
The exponentially increasing use of digital currencies and cryptocurrencies worldwide has introduced a new kind of economic actor to the global stage. With hundreds of millions of users across the globe, this unregulated digital economy is rapidly expanding its footprint in the private sector, and the public sector is taking notice. Gurvais Grigg, chief technology […] More
Washington, D.C.-based data encryption company Virtru has secured $60 million in a financing round that it will use to ramp up new product delivery. With the new capital, Virtru will also add sales and marketing personnel, pursue a customer success program and embark on research and development projects, the company said Thursday. Iconiq Growth and […] More
SentinelOne has expanded its Singularity Marketplace with zero trust, cloud ransomware security, threat simulation and automated vulnerability management offerings through integrations with Remediant, Blue Hexagon, Keysight and Automox. The company said Thursday its autonomous XDR platform now includes more cybersecurity use case offerings for enterprise and government organizations in need of cloud-based technology for detecting […] More
An Agile Defense-made automation tool for Security Technical Implementation Guides compliance was granted authority to operate on the networks of the Department of Defense. The company said Monday its DuroSuite is designed for security configuration audits and vulnerability remediation efforts as well as compliance with the Defense Information Systems Agency’s STIGs. According to Hector Collazo, […] More
