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      HYAS Closes $16 Million Series B Funding Round Led by S3 Ventures for Cyberattack Intercept Technology

      2021-02-25

      GlobeNewswire: HYAS, a leader in threat intelligence, adversary infrastructure, and network defense, today announced that it had closed a $US16 million round of funding led by Austin, TX based, S3 Ventures. The funds will be used to accelerate product development and global market expansion for the company’s cyber attack infrastructure identification and blocking technology.

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      Hundreds of Workers At Cybersecurity Agency Vote to Strike

      2021-02-24

      CBC: Hundreds of workers at Canada's foreign signals intelligence agency have voted to strike — a move that comes as the threat of state-sponsored cyber attacks related to the pandemic appears to be rising.

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      Microsoft Unveils Three More 'Industry Clouds' for Financial, Manufacturing and Nonprofit

      2021-02-24

      ZDNet: Microsoft is continuing to roll out more vertical cloud packages tailored for specific vertical industries. On February 24, the company announced three more of these "industry clouds" for financial services, manufacturing and nonprofit. These supplement the already-announced Microsoft cloud packages for healthcare and retail.

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      SolarWinds, Microsoft, FireEye, CrowdStrike Defend Actions In Major Hack - U.S. Senate Hearing

      2021-02-23

      Reuters: Top executives at Texas-based software company SolarWinds Corp, Microsoft Corp and cybersecurity firms FireEye Inc and CrowdStrike Holdings Inc defended their conduct in breaches blamed on Russian hackers and sought to shift responsibility elsewhere in testimony to a U.S. Senate panel.

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      Sequoia Capital Investigates Cyber Security Breach That Might Have Exposed Investors' Data

      2021-02-22

      The Business Times: Sequoia Capital told its investors that some personal data and financial information may have been accessed by a third party after one of its employees fell victim to a successful phishing attack, according to a report from US news website Axios.

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      Cybersecurity Needs to Be Proactive with Involvement from Business Leaders

      2021-02-18

      Tech Republic: Effective CISOs and other leaders are those who plan for today but with an eye on tomorrow, and always put people first, according to Christopher Krebs, former director of the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity and infrastructure agency.

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      U.S. Charges Three North Koreans in $1.3 Billion Hacking Spree

      2021-02-17

      Reuters: The United States has charged three North Korean computer programmers with a massive hacking spree aimed at stealing more than $1.3 billion in money and cryptocurrency, affecting companies from banks to Hollywood movie studios, the Department of Justice said.

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      White House Says Solarwinds Probe Could Take ‘Months’

      2021-02-17

      The Mercury News: The US government’s probe into the devastating SolarWinds breach is likely to take “several months” at least, according to the top White House cybersecurity official, speaking to reporters Wednesday in the Biden administration’s first public assessment of the gravity of the suspected Russian spying campaign.

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      Appgate, A Leading Cybersecurity Company, to Merge with Public Company Newtown Lane Marketing

      2021-02-09

      Businesswire: Newtown Lane Marketing, Incorporated and Appgate (the “Company”), an industry leading secure access company, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Upon consummation of the transaction, Appgate will become a public company with significant financial resources to accelerate growth, scale, and go-to-market strategies.

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      New York Regulator Issues Guidance for Insurers Writing Cyber Policies In the State

      2021-02-04

      Insurance Journal: The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued new guidance spelling out best practices for New York-regulated property/casualty insurers that write cyber insurance. This serves as the first guidance the regulator has issued on cyber insurance in particular.

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