Tagged: security

April 10, 2023 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU), one of the world’s largest digital financial services platforms, launched the campaign” “Those who have Nubank have more security and less concerns.” The action aims “to highlight the company’s security features, high technology, and data protection tools offered to more than 70… Read More

April 4, 2023 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK, the provider of blockchain security solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of Skynet for Community, the “first-of-its-kind” security, due diligence, and insights platform for the Web3 ecosystem. Skynet for Community “simplifies Web3 project research, analysis, and monitoring for users, investors, and community members.”… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 11:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HYPR, the Passwordless Company and Vanson Bourne released the 2023 State of Passwordless Security Report. This third annual edition reveals “that insecure authentication is a primary cause of cyber breaches and that cumbersome login methods take an unacceptable toll on employees and business productivity.” Respondents… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 4:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Dan Benjamin, Co-Founder and CEO of Dig Security, which raised its $34 series A in September 2022 after emerging from stealth in May 2022. Dan has held leadership roles at Microsoft and Google, and during that time noticed customers encountered a… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently acquired cloud-based cybersecurity company Baffin Bay Networks in order to better help businesses deal “with the increasingly challenging nature of cyberattacks.” Baffin Bay Networks, based in Sweden, “adds to Mastercard’s multi-layered approach to cybersecurity and helps to stop attacks, while mitigating… Read More

March 19, 2023 @ 7:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FS-ISAC, the member-driven, not-for-profit organization that advances cybersecurity and resilience in the global financial system, announced that Google Cloud has joined its Critical Providers Program, designed “to strengthen the security of the financial sector’s supply chain.” The partnership will “focus on reducing third-party cyber risk… Read More

March 18, 2023 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HashKey Group and SlowMist are pleased to announce a strategic partnership to collaborate on digital asset ecosystem security, anti-money laundering for digital assets, cutting-edge security technology research, and other technology fields. The goal of the partnership is “to explore and develop comprehensive security standards and… Read More

March 15, 2023 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jscrambler, the security solution for JavaScript protection and webpage real-time monitoring, announced that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) as a new Principal Participating Organization. Jscrambler will help drive the future of global payment security “with a strategic level of leadership,… Read More

March 12, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prove Identity, Inc., which claims to be the leader in digital identity, announced a partnership with Bitstamp, the “longest-running” cryptocurrency exchange, to further strengthen its security and compliance controls while also expediting its user onboarding process. ‍Prove will enable Bitstamp US users “to streamline account… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 12:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lacework, the data-driven cloud security company, announced that Verifone, a global FinTech and payment solution provider to the world’s best-known brands, has selected the Lacework Polygraph Data Platform “to help secure its cloud infrastructure as the company moves to a cloud-native DevSecOps model.” Verifone’s platform… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital identity is not the easiest concept to define, according to an update from Juniper Research. It overlaps with other, similar, areas.  The crossover with areas “such as security, privacy and data management can be significant, and in some cases, they are indistinct.” As noted… Read More

February 26, 2023 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HashKey DX Co., Ltd. (Headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, CEO: Andy Dan) has signed an exclusive domestic distribution agreement with CertiK (Headquartered in New York, USA,Co-Founder: Prof. Ronghui Gu and Prof. Zhong Shao) in order “to bring blockchain-specific security solutions to the Japanese market.” Blockchain technology… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 12:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Ruben Merre, Co-founder and CEO at NGRAVE. a digital asset security provider focused on making the safest, most reliable products in the blockchain industry. Ruben Merre talked about how centralized crypto exchanges and online digital currency wallets may not be the… Read More

February 22, 2023 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Crypto Incident Response Center (CIRC) of Uppsala Security, a South Korean blockchain virtual asset regulatory technology (RegTech) specialist, has recently released its 2022 CIRC Statistical Report. The report is “based on submissions received directly from victims of virtual asset crimes in South Korea, offering… Read More

February 21, 2023 @ 6:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OneSpan (NASDAQ: OSPN), the digital agreements security company, announced the launch of OneSpan Notary, which is described as “a next-generation, all-in-one, cloud-connected solution that enables organizations to transform the way notaries and customers complete agreements and notarize documents in a secure and trusted environment.” Unlike… Read More

February 16, 2023 @ 6:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ironblocks, the “first-ever” blockchain-native cybersecurity platform, announced today that it has raised $7 million in seed funding. This investment round is “co-led by Collider Ventures and Disruptive AI, with additional participants including ParaFi; Quantstamp; Samsung Next; Balaji Srinivasan, ex-CTO of Coinbase and former general partner… Read More

February 15, 2023 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VRRB Labs, a decentralized protocol that combines speed, scalability, and decentralization without sacrificing security, announced that it has raised $1.4 million in pre-seed funding to support its development of “an innovative blockchain that will make it easy and financially sustainable for developers to build user-friendly… Read More

February 10, 2023 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vaultavo Inc. has developed a patent-pending crypto custody solution “to address the security requirements of the institutional market and its clients.” The Vaultavo Custody Solution “combines the world’s first biometric digital asset custody smart card with state-of-the-art proprietary vaults and secure SaaS digital platform and… Read More

February 4, 2023 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos, the “comprehensively” regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, announced it is launching “an engineering research & development center of security and cryptography excellence in Israel.” Paxos plans “to expand its Israel engineering center with senior, staff and principal engineers with specialized skills in enterprise-grade… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 12:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Groceries, transportation, relationships, entertainment, and more are all now “available at the swipe of a smartphone,” the team at Inscribe notes in a blog post. Buyers have come “to not only enjoy — but expect — frictionless interactions that provide instant gratification.” Fast response times… Read More