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Amazon’s cloud services giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) is getting into the encrypted messaging business. The company has just announced that it has acquired secure communications service Wickr — a messaging app that has geared itself towards providing services to government and military groups and enterprises. It claims to be the only “collaboration service” that meets security criteria set out by…

BreachRX

By mattd October 19, 2020

We founded BreachRx to take the crisis out of breach response. At BreachRx, our vision is to enable organizations of all sizes to reduce risk by streamlining their privacy incident readiness and response. Organizations need to stay agile by continuously assessing the impact of constantly shifting contractual and regulatory requirements. Dynamic and automated response plans…

Hubble Technologies

By mattd September 16, 2020

Hubble Technologies is led by former FusionX CTO Tom Parker and is looking to solve of of cybersecurity’s oldest challenges.

Wickr awarded Air Force Contract

NewsBy mattd June 5, 2020

Wickr has received a two-year, $35M contract to develop a suite of recall, alert and messaging applications for the U.S. Air Force. The San Francisco-based company will provide cloud-based RAM tools designed to help users manage protected files, videos, chats, text messages and voice communications, the Department of Defense said Monday. DoD added the suite will include servers built to work…

Elevate Security Nominated Top Finalist for RSA Conference 2020 Innovation Sandbox

NewsBy mattd April 10, 2020

Elevate Security has been named one of 10 finalists for the RSA Conference 2020 Innovation Sandbox Contest for its work on developing a unique platform that uses data to score employee risk, shows actionable trends and delivers personalized communications that nudge employees to improve security habits. On Monday, February 24, Elevate Security will present its…

Wickr Selected as Only Secure Communication Platform for Strategic Expansion Initiative with U.S. Air Force

NewsBy mattd April 10, 2020

Wickr, Inc., the secure collaboration platform known for its robust end-to-end encryption and the ability to securely operate on Zero Trust Networks (ZTN), announced today the company was awarded a strategic financing contract from the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) AFVentures Strategic Financing (STRATFI) program. Air Force personnel will be able to securely communicate anywhere in…

Y Combinator grad Fuzzbuzz lands $2.7M seed round to deliver fuzzing as service

NewsBy mattd May 14, 2019

“Fuzzbuzz, a graduate of the most recent Y Combinator class, got the kind of news every early-stage startup wants to hear when it landed a $2.7 million seed round to help deliver a special class of automated software testing known as fuzzing in the form of a cloud service.” Source: Y Combinator grad Fuzzbuzz lands…

FuzzBuzz Details

FuzzBuzz

By mattd April 3, 2019

Fuzzbuzz makes it easy to integrate fuzzing into your DevOps workflow by automating away complex infrastructure management and setup, and connecting with tools like GitHub, Jira and Slack.

Elevate Security announces $8M Series A to alter employee security behavior

NewsBy mattd February 13, 2019

Elevate Security, a San Francisco startup, wants to change that by helping employees understand phishing attacks better using behavioral techniques. Today, the company announced an $8 million Series A round to build on this idea. Elevate Security announces $8M Series A to alter employee security behavior

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