At a glance.
- Forescout captured CyberMDX.
- Verriff is raising $ 100 million.
Mergers and acquisitions.
San Jose, California -based Forescout has acquired New York City -based healthcare cybersecurity company CyberMDX. Forescout said, “The acquisition further strengthens Forescout’s position as an industry leader in out-of-the-box support for the widest range of connected device types across IT, IoT, OT and IoMT devices. . “
Boston-based educational technology company Cengage Group has agreed to acquire Madison, Wisconsin-based cybersecurity education provider Infosec for $ 190.8 million. The company said, “With this acquisition, Cengage Group will expand the cybersecurity professional training market and significantly increase the size of its fast -growing Workforce Skills business. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of the 2022 calendar year, subject to satisfaction. standard conditions of closure and regulatory approval. “
Reston, Virginia-headquartered CACI International has acquired Ashburn, Virginia-based Federal IT solutions provider ID Technologies. CACI said, “Acquisition of ID Technologies expands CACI’s secure network modernization capabilities using CSfC software that gives U.S. Government workers modern devices to operate virtually anywhere within critical systems that are critical to national security. In addition, CACI will use ID Technologies capabilities in product and engineering solutions to deliver cloud, network, and end-user initiatives to customers. “
Investments and exits.
New York-based world identity verification provider Veriff raised $ 100 million in a Series C round led by Tiger Global and Alkeon, with participation from current investors IVP and Accel. The company said, “The new financing will be used to accelerate Verriff’s global growth and invest in R&D, particularly to advance product expansion. The company will also grow its sales and marketing teams to reach more global clients and develop in recent customer success programs. In addition, Veriff will expand its global workforce, now 360 in strength and comprised of 46 different nationalities and counting. “
Boise, Idaho-based purple-teaming platform provider PlexTrac raised $ 70 million in a Series B round led by Insight Partners, with participation from current investors Madrona Venture Group, Noro-Moseley Partners, and StageDotO Ventures. The company said the funding will “be used to accelerate this trajectory by expanding market reach and increasing brand awareness, while doubling the number of people and pushing the product roadmap forward.”
San Francisco-headquartered bug bounty platform provider HackerOne raised $ 49 million in a Series E round led by GP Bullhound, with participation from current investors Benchmark, NEA, Dragoneer Investment Group, and Valor Equity Partners. The company says it “plans to use the funding to invest in research and development and expand go-to-market activities.”
Michigan-based attack company Censys raised $ 35 million over the attack in a Series B round led by Intel Capital, with participation from current investors Google Ventures, Decibel, and Greylock Partners. The company said, “With this funding, Censys will continue to accelerate its R&D, engineering, product and sales operations. In addition, Brad Brooks, former CEO of OneLogin, has been appointed as the company’s new chief executive officer to help accelerate the next stage of company growth and product development. “
Boston-based cloud-native application security company Slim.AI raised $ 31 million in a Series A round led by Insight Partners and StepStone Group, with participation from Boldstart Ventures, Decibel Partners, FXP, Knollwood and TechAviv Founder Partners.
Israeli network and endpoint security firm Portnox raised $ 22 million in a Series A round led by Elsewhere Partners. The company said, “Under the leadership of recently appointed CEO Denny LeCompte, a great veteran of technology and operating advisor of Elsewhere Partners, Portnox plans to use the capital to greatly expand its team and accelerate penetration. of the global market with a focus on mid-market organizations after establishing its new global headquarters in Austin, Texas.The primary focus for North American expansion is the formation of operations, sales, marketing and customer success teams . “
Tel Aviv -based software supply chain security company Scribe Security raised $ 7 million in a seed funding round led by Elron Ventures, with participation from Tal Ventures, YYM Ventures, and others, reports SecurityWeek.
New York-based anti-phishing startup Pixm raised $ 4.3 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by Gula Tech Adventures, with participation from First In, AIM13-Crumpton Ventures Partnership, Chaac Ventures, and Precursor Ventures .
Executive motions.
Symphony Technology Group has appointed Gee Rittenhouse as CEO of McAfee Enterprise. Rittenhouse previously led Cisco’s Security Business Group.
Bret Laughlin, founder and former CEO of Braitrace, founded Ostrich Cyber-Risk and will serve as the company’s CEO.
Proximas Group has appointed Tina Kuhn as President. Kuhn previously served as President and CEO of CyberCore Technologies.
BreachQuest hired Sandy Dunn as Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer (CIO / CSO). Dunn previously served as CISO at Blue Cross of Idaho.
Okta appointed Brett Tighe as its Chief Financial Officer. Tighe has served as the company’s interim CFO since June 2021.
Versa Networks hired Martin Mackay as its first Chief Revenue Officer. Mackay previously served as SVP EMEA for Proofpoint.
SecurID has appointed Laura Marx as Chief Marketing Officer. Marx previously served as VP of Global Product and Alliance Marketing at Poly.
Virtru named Matt Howard as its Chief Marketing Officer. Howard previously served as SVP and CMO at Sonatype.
Sift hired April Oman as Chief Customer Officer and added Alice Katwan to its board of directors.
Datadobi has appointed Matthias Nijs as Vice President of EMEA Sales.
Arctic Wolf added Todd Ford and Jill Putman to its board of directors.
Egnyte added Alexa King, former Executive Vice President for Corporate & Legal Affairs at FireEye, to its board of directors.
Aqua Security has appointed Joe Sexton to its board of directors.
News companies.
There is more rebranding this week in the cyber sector. Update your scorecards.
ThycoticCentrify rebranded as Delinea. The company said, “With the help of TPG Capital, Delinea was formed in April 2021 by merging established PAM leaders Thycotic and Centrify. Delinea’s new brand identity underscores significant growth its as an integrated company and renewed commitment to providing comprehensive, cloud-ready solutions that put privileged access at the center of cybersecurity. ”
Nova Scotia-based data privacy management platform provider Securicy has rebranded as Carbide. The company also appointed Katherine Isaac as VP of Customer Success, Denise Schroeder as VP of Product Innovation, and Kaleigh Tait as Vice President of Marketing.
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