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Industry News: ESG5

    Cyber Startup Armis Makes Second Acquisition in Two Months

    2024-04-17

    BNN Bloomberg: Armis, the multibillion-dollar cybersecurity startup that has been positioning itself for a public listing, has bought the platform Silk Security for $150 million, marking its second acquisition in a matter of months.

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    73% of Security Professionals Say They’ve Missed, Ignored or Failed to Act on a High Priority Security Alert

    2024-04-17

    Yahoo Finance: Coro, the leading cybersecurity platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced the results of its 2024 SME Security Workload Impact Report, revealing that cybersecurity professionals are overwhelmed by the complexity and demands of managing multiple tools in their security stack.

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    Evolution Equity Partners Raises $1.1 Billion For New Cybersecurity and AI Fund

    2024-04-16

    TechCrunch: Cybersecurity has had a rough go of it lately, with investment in the sector dropping a precipitous 40% compared to the year prior. But there are promising early, even preliminary, signs of a recovery.

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    US Supreme Court Ruling Suggests Change In Cybersecurity Disclosure Process

    2024-04-16

    CSO Online: The United States Supreme Court unanimous ruling on an SEC disclosure case on Friday could have direct consequences on how security executives report cybersecurity incidents. 

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    National Security Agency Announces Dave Luber As Director of Cybersecurity

    2024-04-10

    Dark Reading: Dave Luber began as the National Security Agency’s (NSA) new Director of Cybersecurity on April 1, 2024. As the new Cybersecurity Director, he oversees NSA’s Cybersecurity Directorate (CSD), whose critical mission is to prevent and eradicate cyber threats to the Department of Defense, National Security Systems, and the Defense Industrial Base.

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    US Government Commits $3.6 Million To Address Cybersecurity Skill Shortage

    2024-04-04

    Cointelegraph: The United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) said it awarded cooperative agreements of almost $3.6 million, aiming to build a workforce to help guard businesses against cybersecurity risks. 

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    BlackBerry Reports Surprise Profit on Demand for Cybersecurity Services

    2024-04-04

    Yahoo Finance: Canada's BlackBerry reported a surprise profit for the fourth quarter, helped by higher demand for its cybersecurity services amid growing online crimes and high-profile hacks.

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    EU Drops Sovereignty Requirements In Cybersecurity Certification Scheme, Document Shows

    2024-04-03

    MSN: Amazon, Alphabet's Google and Microsoft may find it easier to bid for EU cloud computing contracts after draft cybersecurity labelling rules scrapped a requirement that vendors should be independent from non-EU laws, according to the document seen by Reuters.

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    Microsoft-Backed Cybersecurity Platform Rubrik Files For US IPO

    2024-04-01

    Yahoo Finance: Rubrik plans to list its shares in a U.S. initial public offering, the cybersecurity platform said in a filing, adding to a growing wave of companies turning to capital markets after a two-year lull.

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    Atos Shares Sink as Airbus Ends Talks to Buy BDS Cybersecurity Arm

    2024-03-20

    MSN: Airbus has called off talks to buy the BDS cybersecurity unit of France's Atos, sending shares in the software company tumbling by more than a fifth.

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