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Industry News: ESG5

    BlackBerry Plans IPO for Its Internet of Things Business

    2023-10-04

    BNN Bloomberg: BlackBerry Ltd., wrapping up a strategic review of its options, plans to hold an initial public offering for the company’s Internet of Things division, separating the business from its main cybersecurity operations. 

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    Cybersecurity Breaches at UK Pensions Soar More Than 4,000% in 1 Year

    2023-10-03

    Chief Investment Officer: Cybersecurity breaches reported by British financial services companies more than tripled in the 12-month period ending June 30, with the pension sector reporting the biggest increase at 4,000%, according to research from international law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain.

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    New SEC Cyber Rules to Push Publics and Their Third Parties to Strengthen Programs

    2023-10-03

    PR Newswire: Following the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) adoption of new rules for cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure by public companies, 64.8% of public company executives say their organizations will strengthen their cybersecurity programs, according to a new Deloitte poll.

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    Strategic Cyber Ventures Backs Evo Security with a $1M Investment for Identity and Access Management Cybersecurity Solutions Tailored for MSPs

    2023-10-03

    PR Newswire: Strategic Cyber Ventures, a leading cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm, is excited to announce a $1 million dollar investment into Evo Security's latest funding round. Evo Security builds enterprise-grade identity and access management products tailored for IT Managed Service Providers (MSPs).

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    TPG Completes Acquisition of Forcepoint Global Governments and Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Business from Francisco Partners

    2023-10-03

    Business Wire: Global security leader Forcepoint today announced the completed acquisition of the company’s Global Governments and Critical Infrastructure (G2CI) cybersecurity business by TPG, a global alternative asset management firm.

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    How Private Equity Firms Can Protect ‘Treasure Trove’ From Digital Threats

    2023-10-03

    Chief Investment Officer: Cybersecurity risks are omnipresent. September’s hack of MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment showed just how vulnerable companies can be, no matter how large or small.

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    Know Your Breach: Rollbar

    The Target: Software bug-tracking company Rollbar

    The Take: Sensitive customer information, including usernames and email addresses, account names, and project information, such as environment names and service link configuration.

    The Vector: The security breach was discovered by Rollbar on September 6 when reviewing data warehouse logs showing that a service account was used to log into the cloud-based bug monitoring platform. Once inside Rollbar's systems, the threat actors searched the company's data for cloud credentials and Bitcoin wallets.

    This breach is a stark reminder of how important authentication controls are in an overall robust cybersecurity posture, and more critically, ensuring these controls are in place on all third-party vendors which have access to a firm’s data.

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    Cisco Makes Largest Ever Acquisition, Buying Cybersecurity Company Splunk For $28 Billion In Cash

    2023-09-21

    CNBC: Cisco is acquiring cybersecurity software company Splunk for $157 per share in a cash deal worth about $28 billion, the company said in its largest acquisition ever.

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    Evolution Equity Partners Joins Forces With Women Who Code To Help Bridge the Gender Gap in Cybersecurity

    2023-09-20

    PR Newswire: Evolution Equity Partners, a leading cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm, is pleased to announce its partnership with Women Who Code, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering diverse women to excel in technology careers. 

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    HiddenLayer Raises $50M For Its AI-Defending Cybersecurity Tools

    2023-09-19

    TechCrunch: HiddenLayer, a security startup focused on protecting AI systems from adversarial attacks, announced that it raised $50 million in a funding round co-led by M12 and Moore Strategic Ventures with participation from Booz Allen Hamilton, IBM, Capital One and TenEleven.

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