Pentest-as-a-Service Company Cobalt Raises $29 Million
Pentest-as-a-Service (PtaaS) company Cobalt announced on Thursday that it has raised $29 million in a Series B funding round. The funding round, which brings...
Application Security
Adaptive Shield Emerges From Stealth to Secure SaaS Applications
With $4 million in seed funding, Adaptive Shield this week emerged from stealth mode to automate the security of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. The Tel...
Application Security / Cloud Security / Identity & Access / Management & Strategy / Network Security / NEWS & INDUSTRY
SASE Provider Perimeter 81 Raises $40 Million
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solutions provider Perimeter 81 has closed a $40 million Series B funding round that brings the...
Facebook Open Sources Analysis Tool for Python Code
Facebook has announced the availability of Pysa (Python Static Analyzer), an open-source tool designed for the static analysis of Python code. The security-focused tool...
Industrial Cybersecurity Firm Claroty Releases Open Source Database Parser
Industrial cybersecurity firm Claroty this week announced the availability of AccessDB Parser, an open source tool that allows researchers to analyze Microsoft Access database...
Application Security / Data Protection / Management & Strategy / Mobile & Wireless / Mobile Security / NEWS & INDUSTRY / Privacy / Privacy & Compliance
Apple Announces New Privacy Features at WWDC 2020
Apple kicked off its 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday — a virtual event due to the current coronavirus pandemic — and announced...
Trump’s 2020 Reelection App Exposed Secrets, Keys
An analysis of the “Official Trump 2020” application revealed that keys to various parts of the app were being exposed to attacks, Website Planet...
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Amnesty Sounds Alarm Over Gulf, Norway Virus Apps
Amnesty International warned Tuesday that contact-tracing technology developed to contain the novel coronavirus threatens users’ privacy, highlighting Bahraini, Kuwaiti and Norwegian apps as “among...
API Protection Firm Salt Security Raises $20 Million
API security startup Salt Security has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Tenaya Capital. With the increasing rate of...
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New Security Tech in Intel CPUs Protects Systems Against Malware Attacks
Intel on Monday unveiled a new security technology for its processors that will help protect systems against attack methods commonly used by malware. The...