Wipro to acquire Ampion
Wipro has signed an agreement to acquire Ampion, an Australia-based provider of cyber security, DevOps and quality engineering services.
Armorblox raises $30M
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based email security company Armorblox has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round.
The investment was led by Next47, with participation from Polaris Partners and Unusual Ventures, as well...
NSA urges system administrators to replace obsolete TLS protocols — ZDNet
The US National Security Agency has issued a security advisory this month urging system administrators in federal agencies and beyond to stop using old and obsolete TLS protocols, writes Catalin...
Akamai acquires Dublin-based Asavie
Akamai Technologies has acquired Dublin-based mobile communications and internet of things (IoT) company Asavie, for an undisclosed sum.
Raytheon sells off Forcepoint cybersecurity solutions portfolio
Global investment firm Francisco Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Forcepoint, a cybersecurity solutions company, and a subsidiary of Raytheon.
General Dynamics awarded $761 million GSA contract for U.S. Southern Command cyber modernization
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded the Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM) Cyber Information Technology Enterprise Services (SCITES) contract.
US charges Russian hackers behind NotPetya, KillDisk, OlympicDestroyer attacks — ZDNet
The US Department of Justice has unsealed charges against six GRU officers believed to be members of Sandworm, writes Catalin Timpanu.
Here is the link: https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-charges-russian-hackers-behind-notpetya-killdisk-olympicdestroyer-attacks/
CrowdStrike acquiring Preempt Security
CrowdStrike is acquiring Preempt Security, a provider of Zero Trust and conditional access technology for real-time access control and threat prevention.
Norway says Russia behind cyber attack on parliament — The Moscow Times
Norway's government on Tuesday said that it believes Russia was behind an August cyber attack targeting the email system of the country's parliament, according to an AFP report in Moscow Times.
Here...
Deepwatch raises $53M
Deepwatch, a provider of intelligence driven managed security services, has closed a $53 million Series B funding round.
Microsoft takes down massive hacking operation that could have affected the election — CNN
Microsoft has disrupted a massive hacking operation that it said could have indirectly affected election infrastructure if allowed to continue, writes Brian Fung.
Here is the link: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/12/tech/microsoft-election-ransomware/
Five Eyes governments, India, and Japan make new call for encryption backdoors — ZDNet
The Five Eyes alliance, comprised of the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, have made similar calls to tech giants in 2018 and 2019, respectively, writes Catalin Cimpanu.
Here is the link: https://www.zdnet.com/article/five-eyes-governments-india-and-japan-make-new-call-for-encryption-backdoors/
JupiterOne raises $19M
Cyber security company JupiterOne has raised $19 million in a Series A funding round.
Major hospital system hit with cyberattack, potentially largest in U.S. history — CNBC
Computer systems for Universal Health Services, which has more than 400 locations, primarily in the U.S., began to fail over the weekend, writes Kevin Collier.
Here is the link: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/cyberattack-hits-major-u-s-hospital-system-n1241254
Amazon staffers took bribes, manipulated marketplace, leaked data including search algorithms – DoJ claims...
US prosecutors claim six people bribed corrupt Amazon insiders to rig the the web giant's Marketplace in their favor and leak terabytes of data, writes Simon Sharwood.
Here is the link: https://www.theregister.com/2020/09/21/amazon_fraud_bribery_charges/