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Facebook Gets Meta, Crazy Valuations, IBM XDR, & Analysts V.S Darktrace – ESW #249

In the Enterprise Security News for this week: Laika raises $35m in the growing compliance-as-a-service segment, IBM launches XDR, CrowdStrike acquires SecureCircle and moves into the data layer, HelpSystems acquires endpoint DLP vendor Digital Guardian, Crazy valuations, Questionable statistics, Analysts shine a doubtful light on Darktrace's value, Facebook gets all Meta on us, and more!

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  1. 1. FUNDING: Compliance-as-a-service platform Laika raises $35M
  2. 2. FUNDING: Phishing Protection Provider SlashNext Raises $26 Million
  3. 3. FUNDING: Quantum Cybersecurity Provider QuintessenceLabs Raises $18 Million
  4. 4. ACQUISITIONS: HelpSystems Acquires Enterprise Data Loss Prevention Leader Digital Guardian
  5. 5. ACQUISITION: CrowdStrike to Extend Zero Trust Protection to the Data Layer with Acquisition of SecureCircle – crowdstrike.com
  6. 6. ACQUISITION: SecureAuth Acquires Acceptto to Redefine AI-driven MFA and Continuous Passwordless Authentication for the Workplace
  7. 7. ACQUISITION: IBM Acquires ReaQta EDR; Touts QRadar XDR for MSSP Partners – MSSP Alert
  8. 8. NEW STARTUPS: Encryption-as-a-Service Provider Vaultree Emerges From Stealth
  9. 9. REPORTS: Lamboozling Attackers: A New Generation of Deception – ACM Queue
  10. 10. REPORTS: 40% of organizations suffered a cloud-based data breach in the past 12 months – Help Net Security
  11. 11. REPORTS: Zscaler’s 2021 Encrypted Attacks Report Reveals 314% Spike in HTTPS Threats
  12. 12. TRENDS: Darktrace shares crash after analysts slash its value
  13. 13. TRENDS: Microsoft giveth and Microsoft Taketh away…
    4 weeks ago: "Microsoft is disabling Excel 4.0 macros by default to protect users" 2 days ago: "Microsoft brings JavaScript to Excel"
  14. 14. TOOLS: Meet Ottr: A Serverless Public Key Infrastructure Framework
  15. 15. REGULATIONS: U.S. Blacklists Israeli Firm NSO Group Over Spyware
  16. 16. REGULATIONS: Biden Administration Orders Federal Agencies to Fix Hundreds of Cyber Flaws
  17. 17. SQUIRREL: Zuckerberg Announces Fantasy World Where Facebook Is Not a Horrible Company
  18. 18. SQUIRREL: The smart toilet era is here! Are you ready to share your analprint with big tech?
Product Marketer and Content Strategist at OX Security
VP Traceable.ai, Cyber Angel Investor and Advisor at 90 Degree Ventures

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