Cybersecurity Insurance startup Coalition secures $40 million
Coalition, a cybersecurity insurance provider, recently raised $40 million in a funding round led by Fintech investment firm Ribbit Capital along with the participation...
Data breach affects over 1.5 million Freedom Mobile users
Freedom Mobile, a Canada-based mobile network company, recently suffered a data breach that exposed around 1.5 million of its customers’ personal information. According to...
Censinet bids to protect hospitals from cyber-threats; raises $7.8 million in funding
A startup has emerged from Boston aiming to tackle security incidents like WannaCry, head-on. Censinet announced its foray into the market in a bid...
Data breach exposes medical information of Michigan residents
A data breach at Inmediata Health Group, a healthcare billing and administrative service provider, exposed the personal and medical data of Michigan residents, the...
Hackers use Magecart attack to compromise online stores in US and Canada
A hacker group named Magecart is responsible for the recent data breach that impacted 201 online campus stores in the United States and Canada....
Air National Guard and UMass Dartmouth join hands to boost cybersecurity
The Air National Guard of Massachusetts recently announced its partnership with the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth to establish collaborative programs in the field of...
Unprotected database affects 80 million households in US
An insecure database exposed sensitive information of around 80 million households in the United States. According to the security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran...
Accenture opens Federal Cyber Center in San Antonio
Accenture has launched the Accenture Federal Services (AFS) Cyber Center, a state-of-the-art facility in San Antonio that provides cybersecurity capabilities on an as-a-service basis...
Infosec Superwoman: Barbara Endicott-Popovsky
Barbara Endicott-Popovsky is the founder and lead instructor for the Certificate in Information Security & Risk Management. She also teaches cybersecurity in several UW...
Cybersecurity firm Deepwatch secures $23 million investment
Security services provider Deepwatch recently raised $23 million in a Series A funding round led by ABS Capital Partners. The U.S.-based startup stated the...