Cybersecurity

SonicWall acquires Banyan to boost zero-trust, SSE offerings | TechTarget

Security vendor SonicWall is expanding its zero-trust network offerings with the acquisition of Banyan Security. On Wednesday, SonicWall announced that it acquired Banyan Security, a startup founded in 2015 that provides a cloud-based zero-trust network access (ZTNA) security architecture through its security service edge (SSE) platform. SonicWall purchased Banyan for an undisclosed amount on Dec. […]

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Payments processor Tipalti investigating ransomware attack

Dive Brief: Accounts payable software vendor Tipalti said it’s investigating a ransomware attack that prolific threat group AlphV claimed responsibility for on Saturday.  “Over the past weekend, a ransomware group claimed that they allegedly gained access to confidential information belonging to Tipalti and its customers,” Tipalti said in a Monday post on X, the social […]

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Conveyor raises $12.5M to automate security reviews using LLMs | TechCrunch

In a perfect world, companies would vet the security and compliance of every third-party vendor they use. Sales wouldn’t close until these reviews are complete. The trouble is, security reviews require a massive investment of time — and labor. Questionnaires — the main way companies vet vendors — contain hundreds of questions, covering everything from […]

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Certa Raises $35M to Bring AI to Third-Party Risk Management

Vendor Risk Management Series B Funding Will Allow Certa to Further Automate Compliance, Procurement Tasks Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • September 8, 2023     Jag Lamba, founder and CEO, Certa (Image: Certa) A third-party management platform founded by a longtime McKinsey consultant closed a funding round to bring further automation to compliance and procurement tasks. […]