Facebook Gets Meta, Crazy Valuations, IBM XDR, & Analysts V.S Darktrace – ESW #249
In the Enterprise Security News for this week: Laika raises $35m in the growing compliance-as-a-service segment, IBM launches XDR, CrowdStrike acquires SecureCircle and moves into the data layer, HelpSystems acquires endpoint DLP vendor Digital Guardian, Crazy valuations, Questionable statistics, Analysts shine a doubtful light on Darktrace's value, Facebook gets all Meta on us, and more!
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- 1. FUNDING: Compliance-as-a-service platform Laika raises $35M
- 2. FUNDING: Phishing Protection Provider SlashNext Raises $26 Million
- 3. FUNDING: Quantum Cybersecurity Provider QuintessenceLabs Raises $18 Million
- 4. ACQUISITIONS: HelpSystems Acquires Enterprise Data Loss Prevention Leader Digital Guardian
- 5. ACQUISITION: CrowdStrike to Extend Zero Trust Protection to the Data Layer with Acquisition of SecureCircle – crowdstrike.com
- 6. ACQUISITION: SecureAuth Acquires Acceptto to Redefine AI-driven MFA and Continuous Passwordless Authentication for the Workplace
- 7. ACQUISITION: IBM Acquires ReaQta EDR; Touts QRadar XDR for MSSP Partners – MSSP Alert
- 8. NEW STARTUPS: Encryption-as-a-Service Provider Vaultree Emerges From Stealth
- 9. REPORTS: Lamboozling Attackers: A New Generation of Deception – ACM Queue
- 10. REPORTS: 40% of organizations suffered a cloud-based data breach in the past 12 months – Help Net Security
- 11. REPORTS: Zscaler’s 2021 Encrypted Attacks Report Reveals 314% Spike in HTTPS Threats
- 12. TRENDS: Darktrace shares crash after analysts slash its value
- 13. TRENDS: Microsoft giveth and Microsoft Taketh away…4 weeks ago: "Microsoft is disabling Excel 4.0 macros by default to protect users" 2 days ago: "Microsoft brings JavaScript to Excel"
- 14. TOOLS: Meet Ottr: A Serverless Public Key Infrastructure Framework
- 15. REGULATIONS: U.S. Blacklists Israeli Firm NSO Group Over Spyware
- 16. REGULATIONS: Biden Administration Orders Federal Agencies to Fix Hundreds of Cyber Flaws
- 17. SQUIRREL: Zuckerberg Announces Fantasy World Where Facebook Is Not a Horrible Company
- 18. SQUIRREL: The smart toilet era is here! Are you ready to share your analprint with big tech?
