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Monad emerges from stealth with $17M to solve the cybersecurity big data problem

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Cloud security startup Monad, which offers a platform for extracting and connecting data from various security tools, has launched from stealth with $17 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures. . “Security is fundamentally a big data problem,” said Christian Almenar, CEO and co-founder of Monad.

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2 Innovations That Can Tip the Balance in Cybersecurity

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Army Major General and Vice President and Federal Chief Security Officer for Palo Alto Networks What critical innovations can change the balance in cybersecurity, providing those of us responsible for defending our organizations with more capabilities against those who would do us harm? This is not just a theoretical exercise.

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The top 15 big data and data analytics certifications

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Data and big data analytics are the lifeblood of any successful business. Getting the technology right can be challenging but building the right team with the right skills to undertake data initiatives can be even harder — a challenge reflected in the rising demand for big data and analytics skills and certifications.

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Cybersecurity: A Big Data Problem

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Information technology has been at the heart of governments around the world, enabling them to deliver vital citizen services, such as healthcare, transportation, employment, and national security. All of these functions rest on technology and share a valuable commodity: data. . Cybersecurity is a big data problem.

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Harbr raises $38.5M to help enterprises exchange and share big data troves securely

TechCrunch

Today, a new London startup called Harbr , which has built a secure platform to enable big data exchange, is announcing a big round of funding to tap into that demand. The idea is to make that data ready and secure for enterprise data exchange, either with other parts of your own large organization, or with third parties.

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Airbus abandons possible acquisition of Atos data division

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Airbus, a potential acquirer of the IT services company’s big data and security business, has walked away from the deal after completing its “due diligence” investigation. Airbus already has a cybersecurity business of its own, and manages vast quantities of data generated by its earth observation satellites.

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Everstream, which applies big data to supply chain management, raises $50M

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Just short of a year after raising $24 million from backers including DHL, Everstream Analytics, a company that provides predictive insights for physical supply chains, has secured a fresh round of funding. Gerdeman claims that what helped Everstream stay ahead of the competition was its “big data” approach.

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