Stripe acquires fraud prevention expertise with Bouncer purchase
Payments juggernaut Stripe has acquired card authentication technology company Bouncer for an undisclosed amount.
AXA suffers ransomware attack following ransom payments support removal
Insurance juggernaut AXA has suffered a cyberattack that saw it lose 3 terabytes (TB) of sensitive data from its Asian operations.
Verizon report finds 85% of data breaches in 2020 involved human interaction
A report by Verizon has found that over 85% of data attacks in 2020 involved some form of human interaction.
BluBracket to expand go-to-market activities following $12m Series A
US enterprise security firm BluBracket has closed a $12m Series A round led by Evolution Equity Partners.
Cybersecurity firm Cryptosense raises $4.8m to protect FinTechs from breaches
France-based cryptography lifecycle management platform Cryptosense raised $4.8m in funding.
UK Foreign Secretary calls on Russia to do more against state-backed cybercrime
The UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said Russia must do more to tackle cybercriminals operating from within their national borders.
Biden signs cybersecurity executive order in wake of pipeline hack
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at bolstering US cybersecurity defences following the Colonial Pipeline.
Jamf to bring zero trust to Apple following Wandera purchase
US enterprise management software company Jamf is set to acquire zero-trust cloud security firm Wandera for $400m in cash.
US, Israel universities lead consortium aimed at bolstering global cybersecurity
Arizona State University and Israel’s Ben-Gurion University have established a consortium aimed at developing new ways to improve global cybersecurity.
Absolute Software set to purchase NetMotion for $340m
Canadian endpoint resilience solutions provider Absolute Software has agreed a deal to acquire security management platform NetMotion for $340m in cash.
