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Nigerian e-health pharmaceutical distribution startup DrugStoc secures $4.4 million Series A funding, embarks on expansion drive

TechCrunch

The pharmaceutical supply chain across Africa has for decades remained fragmented leading to sourcing and distribution challenges as well as quality concerns; as fake and substandard products flood the market. Chibuzo Opara and Adham Yehia, the co-founders of DrugStoc, a tech-based pharmaceutical procurement platform.

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As war escalates in Europe, it’s ‘shields up’ for the cybersecurity industry

TechCrunch

CTO and founder of Reposify , Yaron Tal is a tech entrepreneur and cybersecurity expert with nearly two decades of experience developing cybersecurity software solutions. A deep dive into these deficiencies points to clear solutions all industries – cybersecurity or otherwise – can embrace to protect themselves.

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Industrial cybersecurity startup Claroty raises $140M in pre-IPO funding round

TechCrunch

Claroty, an industrial cybersecurity company that helps customers protect and manage their Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) assets, has raised $140 million in its latest, and potentially last round of funding. . Founded in 2015, the late-stage startup focuses on the industrial side of cybersecurity. Vardi said.

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8-10x performance upticks in next-gen infrastructure enable AI workloads

CIO

Foundational IT infrastructure, such as GPU- and CPU-based processors, must provide big capacity and performance leaps to efficiently run AI. Each industry and organization can tailor infrastructure based on unique needs, preferences and requirements. Retailers typically use AI differently than pharmaceutical companies.

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Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure: How CISA Programs, New Legislation Can Help

Tenable

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, combined with significant bills coming out of the House and Senate, are putting critical infrastructure operators on a path towards achieving cross-sector visibility and strong operational technology security. Recent efforts by the U.S. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Meet the 50 CISOs to Watch in 2024

Lacework

Lacework is proud to present our second annual group of 50 CISOs to Watch, a compilation of the most visionary and effective cybersecurity leaders in the industry. In a field driven by constant change, what sets a cybersecurity leader apart? With new cybersecurity regulations like the U.S.

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Triaging modern medicine’s cybersecurity issues

The Parallax

Hackers often talk about practicing good “cybersecurity hygiene” : making sure that basic standards, such as using unique passwords for each log-in, are met. This breadth of information can be much more valuable on the black market—sometimes up to $30 per record—than the typical consumer financial profile , which sells for $10 to $12.

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