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Palo Alto Networks to acquire Expanse in deal worth $800M

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Palo Alto Networks has been on buying binge for the last couple of years, and today it added to its haul, announcing a deal to acquire Expanse for $800 million in cash and equity awards. It works by giving the security team a view of how the company’s security profile could look to an attacker trying to gain access.

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Cloud security platform Netskope boosts valuation to $7.5B following $300M raise

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Netskope , focused on Secure Access Service Edge architecture, announced Friday a $300 million investment round on a post-money valuation of $7.5 We are fortunate to be in that situation, and our destination is to be the most impactful cybersecurity company in the world.

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Israeli startup CYE raises $100M to help companies shore up their cyber-defenses

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Cybersecurity startup CYE has raised $100 million in a new growth round, led by investment firm EQT and with participation from 83North. CYE was founded in 2012 by Reuven Aronashvili to help companies shore up their security posture. ” Red teams OK to push ethical limits but not on themselves, study says.

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15 worthwhile conferences for women in tech

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But according to data from a survey from Women Tech Network , women earn around $15,000 less per year than their male counterparts, with an average annual salary of $60,828 for women compared to $85,000 for men. on the Harvard campus, with several keynote speakers, networking opportunities, and workshops for attendees.

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Cyber firm Arctic Wolf raises $401M in debt, eyeing a potential IPO

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In a sign that pure equity financing is getting harder to come by, cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf , which last July raised $150 million at triple its previous valuation ($4.3 billion), funding to VC-backed cybersecurity startups isn’t on pace to hit last year’s high (over $23 billion).

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Want to tackle technical debt? Sell it as business risk

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A recent example is Windows Server 2012, which was sunsetted by Microsoft in October 2023. Windows Server 2012 is not alone. Despite this sunsetting, companies still run the platform, primarily because they want to defer investing or can’t afford to invest in the upgrade. that don’t mean much to key financial decision-makers.

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Nord Security, the startup behind NordVPN, raises its first-ever funding, $100M at a $1.6B valuation

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VPN usage has surged in the last several years, with growing concerns over data privacy and security — and sometimes completely different motivations like people wanting to access content otherwise blocked in their regions — driving an estimated 30% of all internet consumers globally to use a VPN at some point this year.