Software engineers tracking the quality of software bill of materials have stumbled on a startling discovery: Barely 1% of all SBOMs being generated today meets the “minimum elements” defined by the U.S. government.
Investors Bet Big on Subscription-Based Security Skills Training
Hack The Box, a British startup working on technology to simplify cybersecurity skills training, has banked a $55 million funding round as venture capital investors place big bets on the subscription-based talent assessment space.
Secrets to a Good Security Webinar or Conference Presentation
Tips for making a presentation that will help improve the state of security programs and reflect favorably on the presenters and their companies
US Gov Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint: 190 New Programs, 7,000 People Hired
The US government’s 120-day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint has come to an end. The initiative has resulted in more than 190 new cybersecurity programs and 7,000 apprentices getting hired.
Tailoring Security Training to Specific Kinds of Threats
Faced with the daily barrage of reports on new security threats, it is important to keep in mind that while some are potentially disastrous, many are harmless or irrelevant to individual organizations.
OutThink Raises $10 Million for Human Risk Management Platform
Human risk management startup OutThink today announced that it has raised $10 million in seed funding, bringing the total investment in the company to $11.4 million.
The funding round was led by AlbionVC, with participation from Forward Partners, Gapminder, Innovate UK, and TriplePoint Capital.
Vista Equity Partners to Acquire Security Awareness Training Firm KnowBe4 for $4.6B
Security awareness training company KnowBe4 will go private after being acquired by Vista Equity Partners for roughly $4.6 billion in cash.
KnowBe4 first announced receiving an offer from the private equity firm in mid-September.
Immersive Labs Raises $66 Million for Cyber Workforce Resilience Platform
UK-based cybersecurity training solutions provider Immersive Labs announced on Wednesday that it has raised $66 million in new capital.
Microsoft Warns of New Zero-Day; No Fix Yet For Exploited Exchange Server Flaws
Microsoft on Tuesday released software fixes to address more than 90 security defects affecting products in the Windows ecosystem and warned that one of the vulnerabilities was already being exploited as zero-day in the wild.
Huntress Scores $40M Funding, Plans International Expansion
Managed detection and response (MDR) platform provider Huntress on Thursday announced the closing of a $40 million debt financing round to speed up global expansion plans.
The latest funding was led by CIBC Innovation Banking and brings the total raised by the Maryland start-up to $100 million.