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      Navigating The 'Fog Of A Cyberattack': Critical Lessons In Governance From The SEC Cybersecurity Rule

      2024-01-17

      Forbes: The short breach notification timeline attached to the SEC’s new cybersecurity disclosure rule is loud and clear: C-Suite leaders and boards have important work to do in ensuring their organizations can quickly identify, understand and publicly disclose material cybersecurity events and impacts.

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      Cybersecurity Startup Funding Hits 5-Year Low, Drops 50% From 2022

      2024-01-17

      Crunchbase: Just two years ago venture funding to cybersecurity was on fire, with more than $23 billion flooding the sector. In 2023, cyber startups saw only about a third of that, as venture funding dipped to its lowest total since 2018. 

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      Quantum Computing to Spark ‘Cybersecurity Armageddon,’ IBM Says

      2024-01-17

      BNN Bloomberg: Governments and businesses are not prepared for the havoc quantum computers will sow in cybersecurity by the end of the decade, according to an International Business Machines Corp. executive.  

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      Allianz Risk Barometer: A Cyber Event Is the Top Global Business Risk for 2024

      2024-01-16

      Business Wire: Cyber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data breaches, and IT disruptions are the biggest worry for companies globally in 2024, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer. 

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      Thomvest Ventures Closes $250 Million Fund To Invest Across Fintech, Cybersecurity, AI

      2024-01-16

      TechCrunch: Thomvest Ventures is popping into 2024 with a new $250 million fund and the promotion of Umesh Padval and Nima Wedlake to the role of managing directors.

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      Canada Will Use Letter Grades To Assess Companies' Cyber Resilience

      2024-01-11

      BNN Bloomberg: The Canadian government is joining forces with the cybersecurity ratings firm SecurityScorecard Inc. to bolster defenses for the country’s critical infrastructure.

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      Cybersecurity Funding Dropped 40% in 2023: Analysis

      2024-01-09

      SecurityWeek: Pinpoint’s 2023 annual cybersecurity funding report shows that there were a total of 437 funding and M&A transactions last year, including 346 funding rounds and 91 M&A deals. 

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      SEC Account Hack Renews Spotlight on X's Security Concerns

      2024-01-09

      US News: The hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's official account on X renewed concerns about the social media platform's security since its takeover by billionaire Elon Musk in 2022.

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      AI Advances Risk Facilitating Cyber Crime, Top US Officials Say

      2024-01-09

      Yahoo News: Advances in artificial intelligence may facilitate hacking, scamming and money laundering by reducing the technical know-how required to carry out such crimes, top U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials said 

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      SentinelOne Acquires Peak XV-Backed PingSafe For Over $100 Million

      2024-01-08

      TechCrunch: SentinelOne’s deal to acquire PingSafe values the Peak XV-backed young startup at over $100 million, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, in one of the strongest and fastest exits emerging from India.

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