Cybersecurity

Computer security, cybersecurity or information technology security is the protection of computer systems from the theft of or damage to their hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.

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Thoma Bravo Acquires Cybersecurity Firm SailPoint Technologies for $6.9B
Thoma Bravo Acquires Cybersecurity Firm SailPoint Technologies for $6.9B
April 11, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is acquiring cybersecurity firm SailPoint Technologies for $6.9 billion to improve its standing in a growing space that’s attracting increasing...

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Microsoft Seizes Internet Domains Linked to Russian Cyberattacks on Ukraine
Microsoft Seizes Internet Domains Linked to Russian Cyberattacks on Ukraine
April 08, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Microsoft Corp. has disrupted a Russian cyber attacker that targeted Ukraine, according to Tom Burt, the company’s corporate vice president of customer security and trust....

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UK Financial Regulator’s Strategy Plan Includes Crypto, AML, Big Tech 
UK Financial Regulator’s Strategy Plan Includes Crypto, AML, Big Tech 
April 07, 2022  |  Regulation

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) revealed on Thursday a three-year strategy plan that will enable the regulator to stop firms that don’t meet their...

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NordVPN Parent Reaches Unicorn Status
NordVPN Parent Reaches Unicorn Status
April 07, 2022  |  Investments

Nord Security, the Lithuanian cybersecurity firm whose products include the popular NordVPN, completed its first external fundraising round and in the process broke the $1...

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Google Weeds Data Harvesting Apps From Play Store
Google Weeds Data Harvesting Apps From Play Store
April 06, 2022  |  Google

Google has removed dozens of apps from its Google Play Store upon learning they include software that secretly harvests user data. Get the Full Story...

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Block Confirms Cash App Breach by Former Employee 
Block Confirms Cash App Breach by Former Employee 
April 06, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

A former employee of Block (formerly known as Square) is accused of downloading Cash App reports containing sensitive data belonging to customers, according to multiple...

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IBM Launches Real-Time AI for Transaction Processing
IBM Launches Real-Time AI for Transaction Processing
April 06, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

IBM has introduced what it calls the next-generation system with an integrated artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator that promises to detect and prevent fraud, the New...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How Cryptocurrency Exchanges Can Improve User Authentication
PYMNTS Intelligence: How Cryptocurrency Exchanges Can Improve User Authentication
April 06, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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Ashton Kutcher-Backed Cybersecurity Firm Coro Secures $80M in Funding
Ashton Kutcher-Backed Cybersecurity Firm Coro Secures $80M in Funding
April 05, 2022  |  Investments

Coro, the Ashton Kutcher-backed cybersecurity firm, has raised $60 million following 300% year-over-year growth for three consecutive years, the New York-based company announced Tuesday (April...

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