Yahoo Finance/Reuters: Thoma Bravo-backed cybersecurity firm SailPoint will start trading on the Nasdaq, returning to the U.S. stock market more than two years after it went private.
Cybersecurity Dive: Huntress found that ransomware gangs are broadly using the kinds of advanced tactics and techniques that were first tested on large organizations, such as tampering or disabling cybersecurity products.
Yahoo Finance/Reuters: Bain Capital, Advent International and EQT AB are among the private equity firms competing to acquire Japanese cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, which has a market value of 1.32 trillion yen ($8.54 billion), according to people familiar with the matter.
Cybersecurity Dive: President Donald Trump plans to nominate Sean Cairncross, a former official at the Republican National Committee, as the next national cyber director, according to a list of planned nominees obtained by Cybersecurity Dive.
SecurityWeek: Turn/River Capital is prepared to pay roughly $4.4 billion in cash for SolarWinds — $18.50 per share, which represents a 35% premium to the stock’s closing price over a period of 90 days prior to the deal being announced.
The Target: Food delivery company GrubHub.
The Take: GrubHub said that, depending on the affected individual, the attackers gained access to names, email addresses, and phone numbers, as well as partial payment card information (including card type and last four digits of the card number) for some campus diners.
The Vector: The investigation found that the intrusion originated with an account belonging to a third-party service provider that provided support services to Grubhub.
This breach is a stark reminder of how strong authentication controls are in an overall robust cybersecurity posture, and that good password hygiene plays a pivotal role in protection.
Cybersecurity Dive: Employees attempting to use a company device to access Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s wildly popular artificial intelligence app could inadvertently be exposing their organization to threats such as cyberespionage, experts warned.
Dark Reading: Many cybersecurity leaders kick off each new year with predictions for the year to come. You may have seen a deluge of them over the last month or so: "Cyberattacks will continue to be a problem." "This certain country will ban ransom payments."
Private Equity Wire: The report indicates that 27% of investors now prioritise cybersecurity in operational due diligence conversations, reflecting heightened awareness of digital threats in the private capital industry.
MSN/Reuters: SailPoint said it was targeting a valuation of up to $11.5 billion in its New York flotation, as the cybersecurity firm looks to go public again in the United States after more than two years.
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