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Our list below highlights startups that offer innovative key features and solutions for improving cloud security to meet the shifting customer needs.

These companies impact major industries such as endpoint security, compliance, and DevSecOps, demonstrating their potential for substantial growth and influence in the industry.

The collaboration offers combined risk ratings for both SaaS vendor risk and enterprise identity risks.

Grip Security, an identity risk management startup focused on SaaS, also announced a new channel move with the debut of a partnership with cybersecurity powerhouse GuidePoint Security.

This collaboration offers the industry's first combined risk ratings for both SaaS vendor risk and enterprise identity risks, setting a new standard in cybersecurity.

Grip Security and SecurityScorecard have announced a strategic partnership involving SaaS security risks.

SaaS identity risk management company Grip Security partnered with SecurityScorecard, which focuses on cybersecurity ratings, to introduce a new approach to managing SaaS security risk.

This collaboration offers the industry's first combined risk ratings for both SaaS vendor risk and enterprise identity risks to offer one of the most complete views of SaaS risks in an enterprise...

What follows are the key details on 10 of the hottest cloud security startups of 2024 so far.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) recently filed a mandatory SEC disclosure indicating that Russian hackers breached its cloud email environment, and that the incident was possibly linked to a prior internal email security breach that took place in 2023.

The volume of cybersecurity transactions increased in 2023 compared to the previous year, but the total amount of funding secured by companies decreased significantly, according to cybersecurity recruitment firm Pinpoint Search Group.

U.S. global apparel and footwear company VF Corporation, which owns Vans, Timberland, and North Face, has confirmed having its operations disrupted by a cyberattack, which has led to the encryption of some of its systems and the theft of data, including personal information.

Grip Security, a leader in SaaS identity risk management, announced it has been named to the ‘Cyber 60’ list of top venture-backed startups that offer enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions in the marketplace.

Fortune teamed up with Lightspeed Venture Partners to identify the fastest-growing startups.

On November 20, 2023, the politically-motivated hacking group SiegedSec said it breached the INL nuclear lab and stole “hundreds of thousands of user, employee, and citizen data.”

In our annual Stellar Startups (previously Emerging Vendors) special report, CRN shines a spotlight on some of the most exciting channel-focused startup vendors with leading-edge technologies that are creating new opportunities for solution providers.

Genetic testing company 23andMe has confirmed a data theft incident from a credential stuffing attack targeting user accounts.

A threat actor is selling data belonging to nearly one million customers of DNA testing company 23andMe, BleepingComputer reports.

18 members of Forbes Technology Council discuss some of the amazing new and emerging biotech tools and developments everyone should know about and why they’re so exciting.

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has suffered a ransomware attack that encrypted devices and affected internal and partners’ operations.

Johnson Controls International (JCI) this week reported in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it had suffered a cyberattack that caused disruptions to its internal IT infrastructure.

The top 67 cybersecurity startups to watch in 2023, their innovations in new and emerging technologies, length of operation, funding rounds, scalability, and more, followed by a discussion of broader trends affecting buyers, startups, and investors.

Grip Security, a distinguished leader in SaaS identity risk management, is celebrating a major achievement as it announces the procurement of $41m in its Series B fundraising endeavour.

Grip Security just raised $41M in Series B funding! In conjunction with the announcement, CEO Lior Yaari answered our questions about the company, the product, the funding round and future plans.

Grip’s SaaS identity risk management is a hot one, which has helped their growth, as has the continued evolution of their channel-centric strategy.

Grip Security, a Boston-based SaaS identity risk management provider, raised $41m in Series B funding. Third Point Ventures led, and was joined by YL Ventures, Intel Capital and The Syndicate Group.

Grip Security, a software-as-a-service identity risk management startup, scored $41 million in Series B funding.

Grip Security, a leader in SaaS identity risk management, today announced it is raising $41 million in Series B funding led by Third Point Ventures, with participation from YL Ventures, Intel Capital and The Syndicate Group.

Grip Security raised $41 million in Series B funding led by Third Point Ventures, with participation from YL Ventures, Intel Capital and The Syndicate Group. The investment brings Grip Security’s total funding to $66 million and marks a major milestone for the company.

Israeli startup Grip Security has banked $41 million in new financing from a group of investors led by Third Point Ventures.

Israeli software-as-a-service security platform startup Grip Security Ltd. announced today that it has raised $41 million in new funding to accelerate its growth trajectory, including expanding investment in go-to-market teams, research and development, operational functions and global expansion.

Grip Security, which provides businesses with the tools to protect their SaaS applications and describes itself as the “industry’s first SaaS security control plane,” today announced that it has raised a $41 million Series B funding.

Tesla filed a data breach notification to Maine regulators saying a data leak carried out by two former employees resulted in the exposure of personal data for 75,735 current and former employees.

In May, American automotive giant Tesla suffered a massive data breach that exposed a range of data belonging to past and present employees and customers.

The carmaker also reported it's taken legal action against the former employees involved in the data breach, which involved more than 75,000 names.

This article takes a lighthearted approach, leveraging the captivating Mission: Impossible narrative to shed light on a serious topic and promote a heightened awareness of cybersecurity practices.

Two ransomware gangs have breached the multinational cosmetics company The Estée Lauder Companies, with one attack being an apparent MOVEit data breach.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. disclosed an incident in which unauthorized parties gained access to some company systems.

HCA, a Nashville-based healthcare network of 180 hospitals and more than 2300 ambulatory sites in both the UK and the US, confirmed sensitive patient information was leaked during a recent cyber attack – and is now up for sale on the dark web.

A data breach at TSMC, a Taiwan-based hardware supplier, has been confirmed to be the work of LockBit.

In episode 92 of the Acceleration Economy Minute, Kieron Allen discusses a new analysis of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications market from Grip Security, which is on their Top 10 Shortlist of Cybersecurity Enablers.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has blamed one of its equipment suppliers for the LockBit breach that has exposed the chip-making giant to a $70 million ransom demand.

Channel allies become more valuable as startups look for cost-efficient routes to market and vie to stand out in crowded sectors such as cybersecurity.

CIO Influence Interview with Lior Yaari, CEO, Grip Security, discusses on the “adaptive security” management from a modern context.

Every new Gartner magic quadrant complicates the marketplace but at the same time helps us understand the other vectors we need to protect. Do new categories of security products help or hurt the industry? Listen to the podcast, Defense in Depth to find out.

18 members of Forbes Technology Council speculate about some of the functions and features mobile devices might have within 10 years and how those advances will change what users can do with them.

Leading American payment services firm NCR has disclosed it suffered a ransomware attack targeting a data center in Aloha, Hawaii.

Thousands of restaurants impacted by what Aloha PoS parent company NCR says was a ransomware attack on one of its data centers.

While zero-trust security offers significant advantages over traditional perimeter-based controls, it also comes with its own set of challenges. Here are the top five challenges of zero-trust security:

In the latest episode of the Cybersecurity Minute, an Acceleration Economy analyst discusses Grip Security and how it fits into SaaS security.

The members of Forbes Technology Council share the details (both positive and negative) they watch for when assessing job candidates and why they’re so important.

11 Forbes Technology Council members, including Lior Yaari, share some key tech skills and related knowledge they believe every professional should have, even if just at a basic level.

Grip Security, a Boston, MA and Tel Aviv, Israel-based SaaS security company unifying discovery, access control and data governance, received an investment from The Syndicate Group.

DC Health Link, the health insurance marketplace for the District of Columbia, has suffered a breach that exposed personal data belonging to lawmakers and staff in both chambers of US Congress.

A panel of Forbes Technology Council members, which includes Lior Yaari, recommended these 16 smart methods that can help you identify the features employees want and the problems they face.

The U.S. Marshals Service was hacked earlier this month, compromising sensitive information, an agency spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.

The US Marshals Service suffered a data breach over a week ago that compromised sensitive information, including law enforcement data and the personally identifiable information of employees and those under investigation.

The US Marshals Service (USMS), which is tasked with hunting down fugitives and administering the Witness Security Program, was hit with a "major" ransomware incident and data breach in mid-February, officials said.

Mobile communications giant T-Mobile suffered a massive data breach last month that impacted approximately 37 million customers. Yesterday, Google’s telecommunications service, Google Fi, informed its customers that their data were involved in the breach.

Google Fi said customer data has been compromised by hackers, and the incident is most likely linked to the massive T-Mobile hack on January 19.

Google Fi mobile customers have been alerted that their SIM card serial numbers, phone numbers, and other data were exposed in T-Mobile hack.

Google LLC recently informed customers of Google Fi, the company’s mobile virtual network operator service, that their data may have been breached because of “suspicious activity relating to a third party system that contains a limited amount of Google Fi customer data.”

UK sportswear retailer JD Sports is warning some 10 million of its customers that their personal data — including name, billing address, delivery address, email address, phone number, order details, and last four payment card digits — might have been exposed in a recent cyberattack.

Canadian running gear retailer the Running Room experienced a data breach in which intruders might have accessed personal customer data over the last several months.

JD Sports has confirmed that a cyber-attack that hit the company between 2018 and 2020 may have resulted in the data leak of 10 million customers.

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have released a joint advisory outlining the abuse of legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software.

15 members of Forbes Technology Council predict which smart-home technologies and tech services new homeowners will come to expect as basic features within the next decade.

Personal information of over 2 million Aflac life insurance and Zurich auto insurance policyholders in Japan was leaked online in a third-party data breach.

On the same day that Aflac confirmed its breach, Swiss insurer Zurich reportedly disclosed data belonging to over two million of its Japanese customers was also exposed through a third-party data leak.

This explosion of SaaS adoption, however, led to unprecedented identity sprawl with some employees creating hundreds of SaaS accounts over the time. Most of these accounts are created with just an email and password, and this has now become the new perimeter for the modern enterprise.

The Japanese customers of two large insurance companies Aflac and Zurich have had their personal information leaked after the breach of a third-party service provider. The attacked provider has not been identified, and neither company would comment on whether the two attacks were related.

The Japanese customers of two large insurance companies have had their personal information leaked after the breach of a third-party service provider.

Hackers stole copies of LastPass customers' vaults and might attempt to decrypt them. The incident has undoubtedly shaken an online community that has repeatedly been asked to trust password managers.

13 of them share how they stay involved with coding, and why they feel it’s an important part of a leader’s role.

Those in the cybersecurity space tend to look to industry leaders for typical solutions and products. However, many innovative startups exist that are combatting new and emerging cybersecurity threats.

Uber has suffered a new data breach after a threat actor released employee email addresses, IT asset information, and corporate reports online. All this was stolen from a third-party vendor.

Uber has sustained a third-party breach. Its scope and effects are still to be fully determined. It’s the second breach at Uber since September.

Discover some of the most interesting and dynamic companies in Israel

Despite economic headwinds, cybersecurity startups still did well in terms of raising funds in 2022. CRN breaks down what you should know about some of the security standouts.

16 Forbes Technology Council members share their tips to help tech leaders and their teams make the most of CES 2023.

the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) on the Hive ransomware group.

14 members of Forbes Technology Council share some essential considerations for a business building its first mobile app.

Lior Yaari, co-founder and CEO of Grip Security, who assessed and provided advice on the company’s investments in cybersecurity while serving as the CTO of YL Ventures prior to joining Grip Security.

Five predictions for 2023 based on the accelerating adoption of business-led IT, formerly known as shadow IT.

The global cybersecurity community understands the traditional network security paradigm has held the industry back, but strides are being made to catch up.

Grip’s SaaS Security Control Plane solution provides full visibility and access control of SaaS applications other products are unable to secure

Just as DevOps has brought software development and IT operations closer together, new and emerging changes in enterprise technology are refining DevOps.

The new program furthers the company’s mission to help companies securely embrace business-led IT with the industry’s best platform for detecting and securing SaaS applications in use that are unknown to IT and security teams.

Grip is looking to add partners who understand the differentiated value of their offering, and the uniqueness that it will provide to customers looking for improved SaaS security.

SaaS security is unique because of the velocity of new SaaS being adopted and the decentralized purchasing decision process.

Ars Technica thinks that the story the hacker tells is plausible, and that, while it's still not clear what the hacker gained access to, potentially at least it's quite a bit. W

Forbes Tech Council members discuss the tech trends and topics they believe will soon be hitting the workplace and how companies can prepare.

Cisco attack attributed to Lapsus$ ransomware gang. U-Haul discloses data breach. Update on IHG data breach.

Password compromise led to unauthorized access to a customer contract search tool over a five-month window, according to the company.

Venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners has invested $22 million in SaaS Alerts, a cybersecurity company that promotes cloud application security software to MSPs.

This article looks at the top 60 cybersecurity startups to watch in 2022 based on their innovations in new and emerging technologies, length of operation, early funding rounds, scalability, and more.

The incident for CISOs demonstrates that your source code is no less a target than your customer data, as it can reveal valuable information about your application's underlying architecture.

The "0ktapus" cyberattackers set up a well-planned spear-phishing effort that affected at least 130 orgs beyond Twilio and Cloudflare, including Digital Ocean, DoorDash and Mailchimp.

The same hacking group that successfully breached Twilio Inc. and Cloudflare Inc. earlier this month is now believed to have breached more than 130 organizations in the same phishing campaign.

Forbes Technology Council members share a female tech leader who’s been an inspiration to them as they’ve pursued their careers in tech.