This week in the enterprise security news: ReliaQuest crests a $1bn valuation, CyCognito raises a $100m Series C, AWS enhances cloud vulnerability management, StrongDM automates access to infrastructure, Can we trust AI written code?, Killing the SOC - is the SOC dead?, Comparing secure messaging apps, The best cities for cybersecurity professionals, and Don't miss today's Squirrel Story - it's a personal anecdote!
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Adrian Sanabria
- FUNDING: ReliaQuest Valued At More Than One Billion Dollars Following Growth Round Led by KKR – ReliaQuest
- FUNDING: Attack surface management startup CyCognito raises $100M Series C on $800M valuation – TechCrunch
- FUNDING: Cycode raises $56M Series B to help secure software supply chains – TechCrunch
- ACQUISITION: Coinbase to acquire leading cryptographic security company, Unbound Security
- ACQUISITION: Aqua acquiring Israeli software supply chain startup Argon
- PRODUCT: Amazon Web Services unveils enhanced cloud vulnerability managementhttps://venturebeat.com/2021/11/29/amazon-web-services-unveils-enhanced-cloud-vulnerability-management/
- PRODUCT: strongDM is a proxy that manages and audits access to databases, servers, clusters, and web apps
- TRENDS: AI Code Generation and Cybersecurity
- TRENDS: OpenAI Codex – Wikipedia
- TRENDS: Kill your SOC with a D-IR model
- TRENDS: Lloyd’s Carves Out Cyber-Insurance Exclusions for State-Sponsored Attacks
- TOOLS: Secure Messaging Apps Comparison
- TOOLS: CVE Trends – crowdsourced CVE intel
- CAREERS: Best cities for cybersecurity professionals – Help Net Securityhttps://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/11/26/best-cities-cybersecurity-professionals/
- SQUIRREL: TIL my local Burger King is using Nordic runes to protect itself
