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      Drawbridge Names President and COO

      2021-06-29

      Hedge Week: Drawbridge, a provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the alternative investment industry, has named Scott DePetris as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) and appointed him to the Board of Directors.

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      Increase In Ransomware Attacks ‘Absolutely Aligns’ with Rise of crypto, FireEye CEO Says

      2021-06-28

      CNBC: “There’s a direct correlation,” the cybersecurity firm executive said on “Closing Bell.” “When you look at the rise of ransomware, it absolutely aligns with the rise of anonymous digital currencies.”

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      Daniel Loeb-backed SentinelOne Hikes IPO Price Range, to Raise Over $1 Billion

      2021-06-28

      Yahoo Finance: Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne Inc, backed by billionaire investor Daniel Loeb's hedge fund Third Point, has boosted the price range for its IPO and is now looking to raise about $1.02 billion, a regulatory filing showed.

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      Revealed: FCA Admits to Three Data Breaches Last Year

      2021-06-23

      International Investment: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted that there were three cases of data breaches in 2020 in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by International Investment's sister title Professional Adviser.

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      Ransomware Decreases as Cybercriminals Hit More Lucrative Targets

      2021-06-23

      Help Net Security: McAfee released a report examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in the first quarter of 2021. The quarter saw cyber adversaries shift from low-return, mass-spread ransomware campaigns toward fewer, customized Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) campaigns targeting larger, more lucrative organizations.

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      Cybersecurity Arises As Enticing Investment Sector, Analyst Says

      2021-06-21

      Financial Advisor: Cybersecurity is a top concern for advisory firms and businesses in general, which opens up investing opportunities in companies that are good at building defenses against hacker attacks, according to Pedro Palandrani, research analyst at Global X, a New York City-based financial services firm that specializes in ETFs.

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      Cybersecurity Firm SentinelOne Seeks $7 Billion Valuation in NY IPO

      2021-06-21

      The Times of Israel: Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne Inc. has filed a prospectus with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to raise as much as $928 million in an initial public offering of shares on the New York Stock Exchange, aiming for a valuation of over $7 billion.

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      Senators Unveil Legislation to Crack Down on Cyber Criminals

      2021-06-17

      The Hill: A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday unveiled legislation intended to crack down on cyber criminals, who have increasingly posed a threat to critical U.S. organizations. 

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      Biden’s Not-so-veiled Threat to Putin on Cyberattacks

      2021-06-16

      Yahoo Finance: Following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva on June 16, President Biden said “there were no threats” exchanged in the two leaders’ conversation. But Biden also delivered what Putin must have considered a serious warning.

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      Cybersecurity Firm Exposes Breach Database Containing 5 Billion User Records

      2021-06-15

      Security Week: An investigation revealed that the database stored information that had been compromised in data breaches suffered by various companies over the past years. The database has been used by security analytics firm Cognyte to alert customers when their information is exposed as a result of a data breach suffered by a third party.

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