Privacy is a growing concern for consumers and lawmakers around the world—and a growing headache for businesses of all sizes that must comply with a raft of new data rules, including Europe’s GDPR regime.

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 celebrates passing 50 financial-institution customers as the company continues to grow its security and compliance automation platform.

James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems is making an investment in market research startup Morning Consult, known for its surveys and modernizing political polling.

Technical debt is well understood inside IT but rarely in the boardroom. First In makes the case for why executives, not just engineers, need to track the compounding cost of not-quite-right code.

Swimlane acquires Syncurity, converging SOAR, incident response, case management, and managed security services—while MSP- and MSSP-friendly rivals like Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks’ Demisto, and Sophos loom.

RunSafe Security, the pioneer of a patented process to immunize software from cyber attacks without developer friction, announced an investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures and NextGen Venture Partners.

The company didn’t disclose terms, but a source pegged the price at more than $100 million.

Telehealth company American Well announced it will acquire fellow telemedicine company Avizia in late Q2 for an undisclosed sum, a deal expected to help American Well grow its acute care capabilities.

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.