Category: security

  • Akamai to buy Israeli API security co Noname for $450m

    Akamai to buy Israeli API security co Noname for $450m

    US company Akamai Technologies (Nasdaq: AKAM) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire an Israeli application programming interface (API) security company. Security without a name. Akamai will pay $450 million for Noname, 55% less than the $1 billion valuation it received in its last funding round…

  • Israeli cloud security co Wiz raises $1b at $12b valuation

    Israeli cloud security company Wiz The company announced the completion of a $1 billion financing round at a company valuation of $12 billion. This brings the total amount raised by the company to $1.9 billion. The latest round is led by Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Thrive Capital, with…

  • Oasis Security raises $35m, doubles valuation

    Israeli startup Oasis securityA company developing a platform for securing non-human identities (NHIs) at an enterprise has announced the completion of a Series A extension in which it raised $35 million, double the valuation in its previous round held just months ago. The round was led by Accel, Cyberstarts, and…

  • 5 Tech Innovations Advancing Campus Security

    Before allowing students to start living, studying and enriching themselves on campus, universities have a duty to provide protection. More than 31,000 crimes were reported on campus in 2021, and only 2% of these reports are unfounded. New and emerging technologies can end campus crime. Keep reading as we explore…

  • SEC, Gary Gensler Viewed Ethereum as a Security for Over a Year, New Filings Reveal

    SEC, Gary Gensler Viewed Ethereum as a Security for Over a Year, New Filings Reveal

    While Bitcoin has been recognized as a commodity, the same cannot be said for Ethereum’s status, which has been more ambiguous due to its initial coin offering (ICO) in 2014. However, a new report suggests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its chairman, Gary Gensler, seem to have…