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By Kyle Wiggers
December 19, 2023
2023 proved to be a challenging year on the ransomware front after a brief lull in 2022. According to data from cryptocurrency tracing firm Chainalysis, victims had paid ransomware groups well over $400 million combined as of July 2023. Statista, meanwhile, reports that a whopping 72% of businesses have been affected by ransomware attacks as […]
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Britive, which helps secure public clouds, lands $20.5M investment
Proving that there’s still plenty of venture money in cybersecurity, cloud identity security platform Britive today announced that it raised $20.5 million in a Series B funding round. Led by Pelion Venture Partners with participation from Liberty Global Ventures, Crosslink Capital and One Way Ventures, the new brings Britive’s total raised to $36 million. CEO […]
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ArmorCode raises $40M to consolidate security data in one place
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