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Cybersecurity Firm Cybereason Snags Another $200M From SoftBank
Investments // August 06, 2019

Cybereason has announced it has received a series of investments and commitments totaling $200 million by SoftBank Group Corp. and its affiliates. This latest round of funding brings Cybereason’s total amount raised to approximately $400 million, with previous investors including CRV, Spark Capital and Lockheed...

After Mueller Indictments, Is Social Security’s Number Up?
Authentication // February 28, 2018

Special counselor Robert Mueller recently indicted 13 Russians for using stolen identities to illegally open U.S. bank accounts and meddle in the 2016 election. Given SSNs’ history of vulnerability and compromise, they have “outlived their usefulness,” says Ross Rustici, senior director of intelligence services for...

NEW REPORT: Mueller Indictments Prompt Calls For National ID System
Authentication // February 27, 2018

In the digital identity space, biometrics have become all the rage. In several markets around the world, biometric solutions are gaining ground among consumers, companies and government organizations. These solutions could shift the way national security agencies in several countries operate, or force employers to...

SoftBank Drops $100M Into Cybereason Software
Security & Fraud // June 21, 2017

SoftBank is helping out Boston-based digital security firm Cybereason with a big $100 million investment. “Too much of the cybersecurity industry focuses on building walls, but you can’t build a big enough wall to keep the bad guys out,” wrote Cybereason cofounder and CEO Lior...

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Cybereason Nets $275M In Crossover Financing For Its Anti-Ransomware Solutions

July 14, 2021
Cybereason, which can help prevent cyberattacks, is the recipient of a $275 million investment from crossover funding, according to a company press release. The funding was led by Liberty Strategic Capital. Irving Investors, certain funds advised by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 also participated, the release stated. The company plans to […]

Cybersecurity Firm Cybereason Snags Another $200M From SoftBank

August 06, 2019
Cybereason has announced it has received a series of investments and commitments totaling $200 million by SoftBank Group Corp. and its affiliates. This latest round of funding brings Cybereason’s total...

SoftBank Drops $100M Into Cybereason Software

June 21, 2017
SoftBank is helping out Boston-based digital security firm Cybereason with a big $100 million investment. “Too much of the cybersecurity industry focuses on building walls, but you can’t build a...

SoftBank Backs Cybersecurity Firm’s $59M Round

October 14, 2015
Japanese company SoftBank Group Corp., is backing cybersecurity startup Cybereason with $50 million in Series C funding. The funding, which was also backed by Cybereason’s existing investors CRV and Spark Capital...