Tag: cybersecurity

Bugcrowd names Ravi Chopra as Chief Financial Officer

Bugcrowd, a crowdsourced cybersecurity platform, has announced the appointment of Ravi Chopra as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Chopra will lead Bugcrowd’s financial operations and steer the company’s financial strategy. Chopra brings over 25 years of diverse finance, strategy, and operations experience to Bugcrowd. He built a finance team from the ground up as the…

Subex Secure and Spire Solutions announce strategic partnership

Subex, a provider of Digital Trust, Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity solutions, and Spire Solutions, Middle East & Africa’s value-added distributor (VAD), have announced a strategic tie-up to address the steep rise in cyberattacks and associated cyber risks in the region. “We are delighted by this win that has come in…

Cybersecurity Startup Hive Pro Secures $3 Million in Seed Funding

Silicon Valley-based Hive Pro, creator of Predictive Vulnerability Analytics (PVA), has announced that it has closed $3 million in seed financing led by Simpra Holdings. “We are excited with the positive traction for our platform, and now with several success stories, we are going ahead with full force to capture the market and emerge as…

Cybersecurity Firm TAC Security Announced All Employees Will Be Vaccinated by June 30th

TAC Security, a San Francisco-based Cybersecurity and Risk & Vulnerability Management Company has announced that their entire workforce to be vaccinated by June 30th, 2021, and extending all possible efforts to get its employees and their dependents vaccinated. The statement from the company said, “TAC Security’s highest priority is the health and well-being of its…

Living Security Raises $14 Million to Combat Cybersecurity Human Risk in Enterprises

Living Security has closed a $14 Million Series B round to continue its expansion beyond cybersecurity awareness training and further develop its human risk management platform. The investment was led by Updata Partners and includes previous investors Silverton Partners, Active Capital, Rain Capital and SaaS Venture Partners. Jon Seeber, General Partner at Updata, will join…

Palo Alto Networks Appoints Dr. Helene D. Gayle to Its Board of Directors

Palo Alto Networks, a cybersecurity provider, has announced the appointment of Dr. Helene D. Gayle to the company’s board of directors and the nominating and corporate governance committee of the board. “We are fortunate to have Dr. Gayle join the Palo Alto Networks’ board,” said Nikesh Arora, chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks. “I had the opportunity…

1Kosmos Secures $15 Million in Series A Funding from ForgePoint Capital

1Kosmos, the cybersecurity solution to provide digital identity proofing and passwordless authentication, has announced a $15 million investment from ForgePoint Capital, the premier venture investor for early-stage cybersecurity companies. Led by CEO Hemen Vimadalal, CTO Rohan Pinto and CSO Mike Engle, 1Kosmos’ family of products—BlockID Verify, BlockID Workforce and BlockID Customer—delivers security for enterprises and…

Nokia selected for U.S. Federal 5G Cybersecurity Project

Nokia has announced it has been selected as a technology provider and collaborator by the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) 5G Cybersecurity Project. Nokia will work with NCCoE and other key vendors, including members from government and industry to ensure the transition from 4G to 5G networks is secure.   Nokia was selected by NCCoE…

Cyble appoints Arnab Chakraverty as Director, Products to expand technical leadership

Cyble, a Cyber Threat Intelligence Service & Solutions provider, has appointed Arnab Chakraverty as Director, Products. Arnab comes with over 15 years of experience, including more than 12 years in the cybersecurity domain, and has been involved in the research and development of numerous cybersecurity products. His previous experience comes from working with organisations such…

CyGlass and Redington enter strategic partnership to address growing cybersecurity market in India

CyGlass, a SaaS AI-driven network threat detection solution, and Redington, India’s pre-eminent technology distributor, announced that they have formed a strategic partnership in response to India’s growing demand for cyber security services.  As part of the partnership, CyGlass Network Defense as a Service (NDaaS) will give SMB, mid-market and enterprise customers in India cloud-based protection…

Cybersecurity provider BlueVoyant secures $68mn in funding led by Temasek

New York-based global cybersecurity services company BlueVoyant recently announced the close of a third round of funding. The $68mn financing round was led by Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, and included participation from new and other existing investors. This brings total funding of the company to $275 million to date. The latest…

Skybox Security appoints Charlie Velasquez as Chief Financial Officer

Skybox Security, a global cybersecurity management solutions provider, recently announced that it has appointed Charlie Velasquez as Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, Charlie will be responsible for overseeing the global finance team, and will be tasked with ensuring healthy profit margins and identifying new growth strategies. Charlie has more than 25 years’ experience…

Paladion recognized as Winner of Microsoft’s Most Innovative AI Solution 2020

Cybersecurity provider Paladion and leader in AI-Driven Managed Detection and Response recently announced that it has won the 2020 Most Innovative AI Solution award presented by Microsoft. Microsoft AI Awards 2.0 is an initiative of Microsoft to encourage innovation in Artificial Intelligence, identify fresh talent, as well as find new solutions for positive change across…