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Morning Consult valued at over $1 billion following new funding round
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To Stem Suicide and Sexual Assault, the Air Force Dons Headsets
Officials are hoping that an immersive virtual reality experience aimed at getting airmen to intervene will succeed where years of traditional training have failed.
Immuta raised $90M to automate data access control
May 20, 2021 Immuta says it will use the investment — which brings the startup’s total raised to date to $169 million — to expand the size of its workforce, acquire new customers, and further develop its products.
Base Operations raises $2.2 million to modernize physical enterprise security – TechCrunch
February 11, 2021 Base Operations just closed their $2.2 million seed funding round and will use the money to capitalize on its recent launch of a street-level threat mapping platform for use in supporting enterprise security operations...
Army Hires Company To Develop Cyber Defenses For Its Strykers After The Vehicles Got Hacked
November 17, 2020 It first emerged more than a year ago that “adversaries” had launched successful cyber attacks against these armored vehicles.
Adlumin Secures $6 Million in Series A Funding
September 29, 2020 Adlumin received Series A funding that will secure its expansion in the financial sector.
Phylum’s Next-Gen Machine Learning Prevents Open Source Supply Chain Attacks
September 9, 2020 Phylum, a DevSecOps startup committed to derisking the open-source ecosystem, announced today the launch of their first software tool. The tool, also ...
Immuta CEO on Privacy Protection
August 8, 2020 The growing prevalence of online services and apps marketing to young demographics is downright scary.
Adlumin Patent for Core Banking System Security
July 14, 2020 Adlumin received a patent for systems and methods of anomaly detection on core banking platforms, solidifying its mark on the financial industry.
Intel Capital leads $40M investment in data privacy startup Immuta
June 23, 2020 Privacy is a growing concern for consumers and lawmakers around the world. It is also a growing headache for businesses of all sizes that must comply with a raft of new data rules, including Europe's GDPR regime and...
Shift5 wins Phase II SBIR contract from the USAF
June 18, 2020 US-based cybersecurity company Shift5 has been contracted by the US Air Force (USAF) for the Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) programme.
Adlumin Surpasses 50 Financial Institutions and Counting
May 18, 2020 Adlumin celebrates passing 50 financial institutions customers as the company continues to grow its security and compliance automation platform.
James Murdoch’s Firm Is Among First to Invest in Morning Consult
May 12, 2020 James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems is making an investment in market research startup Morning Consult, known for its surveys and modernizing political polling.
Swimlane Acquires Syncurity: SOAR, Incident Response, Managed Security Converge - MSSP Alert
Apr 16, 2020 Swimlane acquires Syncurity. The deal converges SOAR, incident response, case management & managed security services. Still, MSP- & MSSP friendly rivals like Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks Demisto & Sophos loom.
Lockheed Martin Ventures and NextGen Venture Partners Invest in RunSafe Security
March 5, 2020 RunSafe Security, the pioneer of a patented process to immunize software from cyber attacks without developer friction, today announced a...
Interfolio sells to Insight Venture Partners - Washington Business Journal
November 26, 2018 The company didn’t disclose terms, but a source pegged the price at more than $100 million.
American Well acquires Avizia, plans to expand acute care services
April 30, 2018 This morning telehealth company American Well announced that it will be acquiring fellow telemedicine company Avizia in late Q2 for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to help American Well grow its acute care capabilities, which Avizia specializes in. The deal will give American Well access t…
Earnest, An Online Student Lender, Bought By Navient For $155 Million
October 4, 2017 Financial technology start-up Earnest has agreed to be acquired by student loan servicing giant Navient for $155 million in cash, the companies said on Wednesday.
Baltimore's RedOwl acquired by cybersecurity firm owned by Raytheon
August 29, 2017 RedOwl, a Baltimore-based cybersecurity analytics startup, has been acquired by a Raytheon-owned firm in a deal that investors and business leaders say proves the region's value as fertile ground for growing companies that can compete with the likes of Silicon Valley.