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Industry News: ESG5

    Investcorp Acquires Italian Cybersecurity Company HWG

    2022-03-01

    Private Equity Wire: HWG co-founder and CEO, Enrico Orlandi, and the other co-founders, Claudia Rangogni, Andrea Boni and Andrea Pomari, will continue to lead the company, having retained their ownership in HWG alongside Investcorp.

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    Astrix Security Emerges from Stealth with $15M Seed Round

    2022-02-23

    Dark Reading: Astrix Security, the first app-integration access management solution, launched from stealth today to modernize how enterprises monitor and control their ever-expanding web of interconnected third-party applications. 

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    Credit Suisse Faces Fresh Scrutiny Over Culture After Client Data Leaks

    2022-02-22

    CNBC: Credit Suisse is facing fresh scrutiny from Swiss regulators and the European Parliament after leaked data purported to show the bank had served human rights abusers, corrupt politicians and businessmen under sanctions for decades.

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    Record Levels of Investment for UK's £10.1 Billion Cyber Security Sector

    2022-02-17

    Business Telegraph: Britain’s tech sector continues to break records as new government data shows more than 1,800 cyber security firms generated a total of £10.1 billion in revenue in the most recent financial year, a 14 per cent increase from the previous financial year.

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    European, U.S. Regulators Tell Banks to Prepare for Russian Cyberattack Threat

    2022-02-08

    U.S. News: The European Central Bank is preparing banks for a possible Russian-sponsored cyber attack as tensions with Ukraine mount, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as the region braces for the financial fallout of any conflict.

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    UK Foreign Ministry Suffered Serious Cyber Attack Earlier This Year - Documents

    2022-02-08

    U.S. News: Britain's foreign ministry was the target of a serious cyber security incident earlier this year, according to tender documents posted on the government's website.

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    White House Cybersecurity Official in Europe Warning of Russian Hacks

    2022-02-02

    U.S. News: Russia could use cyberattacks as part of its efforts to destabilise and further invade Ukraine, a White House cyber official visiting her European counterparts said.

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    Indonesia's Central Bank Confirms Ransomware Attack, Conti Leaks Data

    2022-01-20

    Bleeping Computer: Bank Indonesia (BI), the central bank of the Republic of Indonesia, has confirmed today that a ransomware attack hit its networks last month. A Bank Indonesia spokesperson also told BleepingComputer the attack took place last month and that the bank's operations are not disrupted after the incident.

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    Australia, UK to Jointly Target State-based Actors and Ransomware Groups

    2022-01-20

    IT News: Australia and the United Kingdom have signed a pact to crack down on state-based actors, ransomware groups and other "malign actors" that use cyber attacks to "undermine freedom and democracy".

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    Israeli Security Startup Pentera Raises $150 Mln in Funding Round, Eyes IPO

    2022-01-11

    Financial Post: Israeli cybersecurity firm Pentera has raised $150 million in its latest funding round, taking the company’s value to $1 billion, the company told Reuters, adding it was eyeing an initial public offering in the United States.

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