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Insider Threat Management Startup ObserveIT Closes $33M Series B
One-quarter of all security incidents involve insiders, according to Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report.
Bug Bounties Jump 33% With $11.7M Paid to Hackers Last Year
Some companies and governments are now offering as much as $250,000 to find and fix security flaws, according to the Hacker-Powered Security Report.
Netskope Scoops Up Sift Security for More Cloud Threat Protection
Sift’s product, Cloud Hunter, uses machine learning, analytics, and graph visualization capabilities to detect and respond to threats across infrastructure-as-a-service platforms.
Dell EMC Comes Out Swinging Against Cohesity, Rubrik
Dell EMC’s new device provides converged data protection, and comes bundled with software for backup, deduplication, replication and recovery, along with disaster recovery and long-term retention to the cloud.
What Do VCs Want in Security Startups? Dell Tech Capital Dishes
Dell Technologies’ venture arm invests about $100 million annually in technology startups, and about a quarter of that goes to security companies.
Dark Web Sells Airport Network Access For Cheap, McAfee Says
Threat researchers discovered that access to multiple U.S. government systems are being sold worldwide on these shops for as little as $10.
IBM’s Latest All-Flash Storage Array ‘Is All About Software’
The new FlashSystem 9100 supports NVMe now and will support NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) and storage class memory (SCM) in the future.
Security Unicorn Illumio Snags Former Pentagon Exec
Illumio’s new head of cybersecurity strategy — former Obama administration executive Jonathan Reiber — literally wrote the book on cyberstrategy at the U.S. Department of Defense.Reiber is Illumio’s .
Security Remains Top Public Cloud Concern, SDxCentral Report Says
A new survey from SDxCentral found 71 percent or respondents use public clouds — up from just 43 percent three years ago.
Data Center Management as a Service Promises to Be Disruptive
Just three vendors offer this service now, but major colocation providers such as Equinix would be wise to jump on the DMaaS train early.
ThetaRay Scores $30 Million Series B for AI-Powered Security
The startup’s customers include banks and industrial firms. Its latest funding round brings its total to $60.5 million.
CenturyLink Security Log Monitoring Increases Visibility Across Hybrid Networks
Security Log Monitoring is a SaaS-based log collection and security information and event management (SIEM) platform built on open source and proprietary tools.
‘Dell Will Eventually Consume VMware,’ Analyst Says
A complete buyout of VMware by Dell Technologies would have likely sparked an employee and shareholder revolt. But that option may still be on the table.
HPE’s Latest SimpliVity HCI Platform Targets ROBO, Edge Deployments
The hyperconverged infrastructure has twice the rack unit density of similar products, the company claims.
Dell Technologies, VMware Reach $9B Deal After Months of Speculation
Under the agreement, Dell Technologies will buy VMware tracking stock. This will allow Dell to go public (again) and pay down its debt.
Security Company Tenable Files for IPO
An IPO could value value Tenable between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, according to anonymous sources.
Security Startup Preempt Closes $17.5M Series B, Scores ClearSky, Blackstone, and Intel Funding
The company’s platform “preempts” threats (hence the name) based on identity, behavior, and risk. One of its new investors — Blackstone — started as a customer.
San Francisco 49ers Go With Datrium for Data Center Win
In addition to storing video data for pre-game preparation and game-time decision making, Datrium DVX will also support the scouting database used for serving statistics on college and NFL players in real-time on draft day.
Jask Raises $25M Series B Funding for Autonomous Security Platform
This brings its total to $39 million. Kleiner Perkins led the funding round with participation from Battery Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, TenEleven Ventures, and Vertical Venture Partners.
Dell, VMware Still Dominate HCI Charts, Says IDC
For the second quarter in a row Dell Technologies’ brands ranked No. 1 in hyperconverged hardware and software sales.