Seattle-based cybersecurity startup Dropzone AI just launched a new free tool that aims to give security analysts an AI co-worker in their browser. The tool, called “Coach,” analyzes alerts from… Read More
Editor’s note: A version of this post originally appeared on LinkedIn. Sunil Gottumukkala is co-founder and CEO at Averlon, a Seattle-area cybersecurity startup founded in 2022. Here’s my take on… Read More
SpecterOps, an Alexandria, Va.-based cybersecurity startup that helps companies fend off identity-based threats, raised $75 million in a Series B round.
Portland cybersecurity startup DeepSurface was acquired this week by AttackIQ, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based company that helps customers evaluate security risks. AttackIQ specializes in Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) solutions —… Read More
Eclypsium, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that helps Fortune 500 companies and government agencies strengthen the cybersecurity of their technical infrastructure, raised $45 million in equity and debt as part of… Read More
Staris, a new Seattle-based application security startup founded by technology industry veterans, raised $5.7 million in a seed round led by Freestyle VC. Founded in 2023, Staris uses AI to… Read More
Seattle cybersecurity company WatchGuard Technologies has acquired ActZero for an undisclosed sum, the parties announced this week. WatchGuard has bought numerous companies over the years, including Cyglass, Percipient Networks, Datablink… Read More
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a consumer protection lawsuit against T-Mobile on Monday, claiming that the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier failed to adequately secure sensitive personal information of more… Read More
A number of grants announced this week by the Washington State Dept. of Commerce and Sen. Maria Cantwell’s office total roughly $57 million and address such things as improved digital… Read More
If security is really more important than everything else, will it be in the keynote? Microsoft, under intense pressure to better protect its systems and customers from cyberattacks, will answer… Read More
Microsoft gave new details about its security initiatives on Monday morning, less than five months after CEO Satya Nadella and security leader Charlie Bell outlined a series of reforms to… Read More
The frequency and severity of cyberattacks against K-12 schools are increasing, with a new incident affecting a school district south of Seattle being just the most recent case. That’s according… Read More
All tech-enabled systems and services are back up and running at Seattle Public Library this week, roughly three months after a ransomware attack partially crippled the institution and its 27… Read More
In its latest update about the ransomware attack that took out its tech systems and services last month, the Seattle Public Library said Thursday that the personal information of some… Read More
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: It was a big week for cybersecurity for Seattle’s cloud giants, albeit in very different ways for each. Microsoft President Brad Smith was in… Read More
Updated below with details from hearing. Microsoft President Brad Smith previewed his approach in prepared written testimony for his appearance Thursday before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security for… Read More
For a place that’s traditionally supposed to be quiet, the Broadview branch of the Seattle Public Library was exceptionally so on Wednesday. After a cyberattack knocked out much of the… Read More
The ransomware attack on Seattle Public Library this past weekend isn’t the first to target public library systems. Libraries in Toronto and London also recently suffered major cybersecurity breaches, knocking… Read More
The Seattle Public Library was dealing with what it called a “ransomware event” impacting its technology systems on Tuesday, causing disruptions to a number of online services offered by the… Read More
StepSecurity, a Seattle-area startup aiming to help developers secure their projects, raised a $3 million seed round led by Runtime Ventures. Founded in 2022 by former Microsoft engineers and cybersecurity… Read More
Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword when it comes to cybersecurity — and will be a core driver of demand for new cybersecurity professionals, according to the keynote speaker at… Read More
Satya Nadella has made a habit of touting the revenue growth in the company’s security technology business on Microsoft’s earnings calls. But not this time. Microsoft’s CEO took a different… Read More
Josh Steinman spent four years working as a senior director inside the National Security Council at the White House. One of his biggest takeaways from that experience was the vulnerability… Read More
Microsoft comes under intense scrutiny and pointed criticism in a 34-page report released Tuesday by the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), a group created by the U.S. Secretary of Homeland… Read More
Cybersecurity company ExtraHop announced $100 million in new funding from existing investors, as well as the hiring of two C-suite executives. The company also said that it ended the year… Read More
Microsoft secured a court order to seize and take down websites used by a group that it describes as the “number one seller and creator of fraudulent Microsoft accounts,” which… Read More
SecureW2 announced $80 million in its first funding round to boost the company’s security software that automates and authorizes access to networks and applications.
OC3 is the conference for the open-source confidential computing community. Join core committers and contributors, new and advanced users, as well as thought leaders to share experiences and best practices… Read More
Seattle cybersecurity startup Protect AI landed $35 million to boost the rollout of its platform that helps enterprises shore up their machine learning code. Protect AI sells software that allows… Read More
Microsoft warned on Wednesday that it has uncovered “stealthy and targeted malicious activity” by a state-sponsored actor in China aimed at disrupting “critical infrastructure organizations” in the United States. The… Read More
