Texas Bans TikTok, Ninjas Come Out of Stealth, Proofpoint, & InfraGard Hacked – ESW #300
Finally, in the last Enterprise Security News of 2022, We see our first Security Unicorn with a down round, A few new fundings and new companies emerging, Ninjas emerge from stealth, Proofpoint acquires deception detection vendor Illusive, Veracode picks up Crashtest Security, Apple encrypts more consumer data, Passkeys introduced in Chrome, Texas bans TikTok, A great post-mortem of the Joe Sullivan case, Infragard gets hacked, KringleCon 2022.
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- 1. FUNDING: Snyk Closes $196.5 Million Series G Funding at $7.4 Billion Valuation
- 2. SQUIRREL FUNDING: Ninja “coming out of stealth” and raising $20mm
- 3. SQUIRREL FUNDING: Ninja 5 Technologies emerges from stealth with $20m raise
- 4. FUNDING: Rezonate raises $8.7M and launches its cloud identity protection platform out of stealth
- 5. FUNDING: Interpres Security Emerges from Stealth, $8.5M from Ten Eleven
- 6. FUNDING: Common Fate wants to make it easier to manage privileged access for developers
- 7. ACQUISITIONS: Proofpoint Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Illusive
- 8. ACQUISITIONS: Veracode adds advanced dynamic analysis capability with acquisition of Crashtest Security
- 9. NEW FEATURES: Apple advances user security with powerful new data protections
- 10. NEW TOOLS: Introducing passkeys in Chrome
- 11. NEW BOOK: The VC Field Guide, by Will Lin
- 12. TRENDS: Wall Street Pummels IronNet Inc. (IRNT) After Recent Earnings Report
- 13. TRENDS: Governor Abbott Orders Aggressive Action Against TikTok
- 14. TRENDS: Taiwan bans TikTok from public sector devices
- 15. TRENDS: The Future of Ransomware – Security News
- 16. TRENDS: Top 2022 Cybersecurity Trends: Truths and Tall Tales
- 17. TRENDS: Web3 Antivirus for Chrome – Take back your safety in Web3
- 18. LEGAL CASES: A blameless post-mortem of USA v. Joseph Sullivan
- 19. LEGAL ISSUES: Top Biden DHS official faces ethics complaint over potentially illega…
- 20. LEARNING: KringleCon 2022 – Register Today!
- 21. REPORTS: The Near and Far Future of Ransomware
- 22. BREACHES: FBI’s Security Platform InfraGard Hacked; 87k Members’ Data Sold Online
- 23. SQUIRREL: Metaverse Web Showcase – Embed a 3D space in your website to showcase your business
