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How to manage third-party cybersecurity risks that are too costly to ignore

TechCrunch

Many cybersecurity professionals, if not all, have experienced that “after the breach” feeling — the moment you realize you’ll have to tell your customers their personal information may have been compromised because one of your vendors had a data breach.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: U.S. Gov’t Revises, Seeks Input on Security Assessment Questionnaire for Software Vendors

Tenable

Uncle Sam wants your input on the latest version of the “Secure Software Development Attestation Form” that federal agencies will use to assess the security of software vendors. government will evaluate the security practices of its software vendors – and offer your two cents. In addition, there’s a new zero trust certification.

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Can you spot the hidden theme of CSO’s Future of Cybersecurity summit?

CIO

With the rise of generative AI, it was inevitable that it would become an unofficial subtheme of CSO’s Future of Cybersecurity Summit. More importantly for our CSO audience, the security aspects have also risen to the forefront. The program is free for qualified attendees. Learn more and register here.

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Axio lands $23M to help companies quantify cyber risk

TechCrunch

Axio , a platform for cybersecurity risk evaluation, today announced the closure of a $23 million Series B round led by Temasek’s ISTARI, with participation from investors NFP Ventures, IA Capital Group and former BP CEO Bob Dudley. Image Credits: Axio.

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TrustLayer raises $6M seed to become the ‘Carta for insurance’

TechCrunch

TrustLayer , which provides insurance brokers with risk management services via a SaaS platform, has raised $6.6 Twenty of the top 100 insurance agencies in the U.S. (as BrokerTech Ventures (BTV), a group consisting of 13 tech-focused insurance agencies in the U.S. million in a seed round.

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Assured Allies secures $42.5M Series B to help Americans ‘successfully age’

TechCrunch

All said, Assured Allies joins with insurtech companies around the world that did manage to secure some decent funding recently, including Equisoft , Naked Insurance , Turaco and Acko. It has been proven to reduce the cost of long-term insurance claims by roughly 20%, Nahir told TechCrunch. Akilia Partners and Samsung Next.

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The 10 highest-paying industries for IT talent

CIO

There’s a demand for skills such as cybersecurity, cloud, IT project management, UX/UI design, change management, and business analysis. It’s an industry that handles critical, private, and sensitive data so there’s a consistent demand for cybersecurity and data professionals. Average salary: US$131,995 Increase since 2021: 0% 2.

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