The American identity and access management giant is making its first purchase in Israel. Spera, which raised $10 million in Seed funding earlier this year, has developed a solution to provide end-to-end identity attack surface management, risk reduction and identity threat prevention, detection, and response 15:05, 19.12.23
Israeli cybersecurity startup Zero Networks, which provides zero trust identity and network security solutions, raised $20 million in Series B funding, bringing its total raised capital to $45 million. U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) led the round, with notable strategic investor Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer of CrowdStrike, also participating. Existing investors Venrock, […]
A security researcher said he discovered millions of Chinese citizen identity numbers spilling online after an e-commerce store left its database exposed to the internet. Viktor Markopoulos, a security researcher working for CloudDefense.ai, said he found the database belonging to Zhefengle, a China-based e-commerce store for importing goods from overseas. The database contained more than […]
As passwordless identity becomes mainstream, the term “passkey” is quickly becoming a new buzzword in cybersecurity. But what exactly is a passkey and why do we need them? A passkey is a digital credential that can only be used by the authorized user. This commonly requires unlocking a device with a biometric marker (such as […]
The exposed records included scanned identity documents, insurance inquiries, certificates of vehicle registration, and other sensitive data. The incident also exposed names and details of drivers, witnesses, and Garda officers.
Enlarge Getty Images Identity and authentication management provider Okta said hackers managed to view private customer information after gaining access to credentials to its customer support management system. “The threat actor was able to view files uploaded by certain Okta customers as part of recent support cases,” Okta Chief Security Officer David Bradbury said Friday. […]
Oct 21, 2023NewsroomData Breach / Cyber Attack Identity services provider Okta on Friday disclosed a new security incident that allowed unidentified threat actors to leverage stolen credentials to access its support case management system. “The threat actor was able to view files uploaded by certain Okta customers as part of recent support cases,” David Bradbury, […]
Prove Identity, the smartphone-based identity verification startup that originally made its name years ago as Payfone before rebranding in 2020, has raised $40 million. According to sources close to the company, the funding is coming in at a ten-figure valuation, which would pip it past the $1 billion mark (it’s not disclosing an exact figure). […]
Identity & Access Management , Multi-factor & Risk-based Authentication , Security Operations Uno’s Design Wisdom Will Accelerate Rollout of Okta’s First-Ever Consumer Product Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • October 4, 2023 Okta purchased a password manager founded by a former Google engineer and backed by Andreessen Horowitz to get a foothold in the consumer […]