Cybersecurity

DOJ Arrests Founders of Crypto Mixer Samourai for $2 Billion in Illegal Transactions

Apr 25, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Cybercrime The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the arrest of two co-founders of a cryptocurrency mixer called Samourai and seized the service for allegedly facilitating over $2 billion in illegal transactions and for laundering more than $100 million in criminal proceeds. To that end, Keonne Rodriguez, 35, and […]

Cybersecurity

Veeam acquires Coveware to boost its ransomware protection capabilities – Help Net Security

Veeam Software announced the acquisition of Coveware, a provider in cyber-extortion incident response. It brings ransomware recovery and first responder capabilities to further strengthen Veeam’s radical resilience solutions for customers. Coveware by Veeam will continue to operate as it does today, providing incident response services to victims of cyber extortion attacks as well as working […]

Cybersecurity

Google Chrome Adds V8 Sandbox – A New Defense Against Browser Attacks

Apr 08, 2024NewsroomSoftware Security / Cybersecurity Google has announced support for what’s called a V8 Sandbox in the Chrome web browser in an effort to address memory corruption issues. The sandbox, according to V8 Security technical lead Samuel Groß, aims to prevent “memory corruption in V8 from spreading within the host process.” The search behemoth […]

Cybersecurity

Scrut Automation secures $10 million in growth capital

Scrut Automation, GRC platform, has announced today that it secured $10 million in growth capital from its existing investors, including Lightspeed, MassMutual Ventures, and Endiya Partners. The funding will be utilized to enhance platform capabilities, integrate generative AI for risk and compliance teams’ efficiency, and expand into North American and European markets. With this latest […]

DJing

AlphaTheta dives into rotary world with launch of the euphonia: a 4-channel rotary mixer

AlphaTheta Corporation announced the release of the company’s first-ever rotary mixer: the euphonia. The 4-channel mixer is the also the first piece of hardware from the company that features the AlphaTheta brand logo, replacing the Pioneer DJ branding. euphonia is a combination digital/analog mixer with rotary faders that features a custom-designed 3Band Master Isolator, built-in […]

Cybersecurity

Nozomi Networks raises $100 million to help secure critical infrastructure – Help Net Security

Nozomi Networks announced a $100 million Series E funding round to help accelerate innovative cyber defenses and expand cost-efficient go-to-market expansion globally. This latest round includes investments from Mitsubishi Electric and Schneider Electric. They join a growing list of OT original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) who have invested in Nozomi Networks, including previous investors Honeywell and […]