Cybersecurity

Chertoff Group Affiliate Completes Trustwave Acquisition

MC2 Security Fund, a growth equity fund and affiliate of The Chertoff Group, has completed its acquisition of managed security services provider Trustwave. Trustwave specializes in managed detection and response, cyber advisory services, database security, and penetration testing. The company offers comprehensive offensive and defensive cybersecurity services. Investment group MC2 makes private-equity investments in high-growth […]

Data Center

Broadcom completes VMware acquisition, promises investment | TechTarget

Broadcom has completed its $61 billion acquisition of cloud software maker VMware. Hock Tan, president and chief executive officer of Broadcom, said on Wednesday the combined company would focus on enabling enterprises to build and modernize their private and hybrid cloud environments. “Broadcom has a long track record of investing in the businesses we acquire […]

Cybersecurity

UK passes the Online Safety Bill — and no, it doesn’t ban end-to-end encryption

The British government’s controversial Online Safety Bill finally completed its passage through parliament on Tuesday, marking the end of one of the most (if not the most) fraught episodes in the United Kingdom’s recent legislative history. The origin and intention of the new law — which began three prime ministers and seven secretaries of state […]

Cybersecurity

US Cyber Command wrapped second ‘hunt forward’ mission to Lithuania

U.S. Cyber Command announced Tuesday that it completed its second “hunt forward” mission to uncover vulnerabilities in Lithuania’s networks. The operation is one of dozens the elite digital warfighting organization has undertaken since 2018 as part of a larger push to help the U.S. government understand weaknesses or malicious activity in foreign systems and how […]