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Passwordless authentication startup Descope lands whopping $53M seed round

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Take Descope , for example, which today announced that it raised a whopping $53 million in seed funding for its “developer-first” authentication and user management platform. “This greatly speeds up time to market and also makes it easier to modify and update user journeys flows with time,” Markovich said.

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How well did Israel’s cybersecurity industry do in 2022?

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The massive valuations and funding rounds of 2021 left some room for optimism around the state of the Israeli cybersecurity industry in 2022, instilling a sense of security in Q1 of the new year. The repercussions of this spiral are evident in our 2022 analysis of funding and M&A data for the Israeli cybersecurity ecosystem.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Generative AI for proptech, cloud vendor shopping, cybersecurity fairy tales

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In general, they’re seeking ideas that can scale and founders who can execute, which is why every pitch deck needs to describe “what could be better and how that gap in the market can be turned into an opportunity,” writes Haje Jan Kamps. Cybersecurity teams, beware: The defender’s dilemma is a lie Image Credits: A.

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MedCrypt lands $25M injection to secure vulnerable medical devices

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But while these devices are helping healthcare providers automate workflows and reduce the risk of error, common security vulnerabilities found in these devices are also endangering patients. These devices all suffer from three common problems, Kijewski tells TechCrunch: outdated software, user authentication and a lack of good cryptography.

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The Modern Encryption Software Checklist: The Secret to Understanding Your Data Security Needs

Understanding your data security needs is tough enough, but what can be even more difficult is choosing the right software to fit your company. The following checklist is built to help you evaluate the scope of services offered by various encryption solutions on the market and covers questions on the following topics: Encryption.

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Otterize raises $11.5M to help developers securely connect software services

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Tomer Greenwald, Uri Sarid and Ori Shoshan, software developers by trade, found themselves building and configuring software authentication and authorization mechanisms repeatedly — each time with a different tech stack. But one factor in Otterize’s favor is the heightened spending on cybersecurity, particularly in the enterprise.

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Corsha lands $12M to bring MFA security to machine-to-machine API traffic

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based cybersecurity startup, has secured a $12 million Series A investment to bring multi-factor authentication (MFA) to machine-to-machine API traffic. Typically, if an application or service wants to make an API call, it leverages a primary authentication factor like a PKI certificate or a JSON web token.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.