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Reducing risk by enhancing organizational cybersecurity | In the contemporary digital landscape, one of the principal threats to an organization’s cybersecurity infrastructure stems from sophisticated email phishing attacks. The increasing complexity of these tactics necessitates a strategic appro... |
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| 26.02.2018 | Cybersecurity startup PhishMe acquired for $400 million by private equity consortium and rebranded as Cofense | Cybersecurity startup PhishMe has been acquired by an undisclosed syndicate of private equity firms and rebranded as Cofense, with the company stating that the deal valued it at around $400 million.
Leesburg, Virginia-based PhishMe provides... |
| 26.02.2018 | PhishMe sold to private equity consortium at $400 million valuation | PhishMe, a seven year old startup that helps companies train employees to avoid phishing scams, announced today that it has been purchased by a consortium of private equity firms at a valuation of $400 million.
That wording doesn’t give the... |
| 26.02.2018 | PhishMe Acquired by Private Equity Syndicate and Rebrands as Cofense | PhishMe, the leading provider of human-driven phishing defense solutions world-wide, today announced that the company has been acquired and has changed its name to Cofense. The acquisition by a private equity consortium valued the company a... |
| 26.02.2018 | PhishMe Acquired by Private Equity Syndicate and Rebrands as Cofense | PhishMe, the leading provider of human-driven phishing defense solutions world-wide, today announced that the company has been acquired and has changed its name to Cofense. The acquisition by a private equity consortium valued the company a... |
| 26.02.2018 | Cybersecurity startup PhishMe acquired for $400 million by private equity consortium and rebranded as Cofense | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Cybersecurity startup PhishMe has been acquired by an undisclosed syndicate of private equity firms and rebranded as Cofense, with the ... |
| 09.01.2018 | Why employees should aim to fail in 2018 | As children, most of us learned the hard way not to touch a hot stove. The instant searing pain and the lingering bite that followed and lasted for at least a couple days is the bitter reminder that we had messed up. But ask yourself, have ... |
| 23.08.2017 | Infosecurity startups are trailblazing in enterprise tech according to Tech Trailblazers Awards | Leading independent enterprise tech startups awards sees Security Trailblazers grow from strength to strength
London, UK – 23rd August 2017 – According to Tech Trailblazers Awards, Security Trailblazers have been leading the charge in the e... |
| 10.08.2017 | PhishMe offers free phishing training tool to SMBs | There are lots of reasons scammers send a phishing email. They may want to get access to the company network or perhaps a quick payout with ransomware. Maybe it’s just a good old-fashioned con to trick someone into sending money or personal... |
| 27.07.2017 | Top 100 Cybersecurity Startups in Q2 of 2017 | With Black Hat in full swing and global cyber attacks making headlines more often than the Kardashians, the cybersecurity discussion is trending up in the business world and beyond. Large companies, small startups, and overly trusting indiv... |
| 20.06.2017 | Snap trap: Fake Paypal email scam asks victims to take selfie, steals credit card and identity info | Business owners are likely to be familiar with classic email phishing scams asking for things like login credentials, credit card details, or payment to renew a company name, but a recent attack impersonating Paypal has stepped it up a notc... |
| 09.06.2017 | Botnet activity rises by 69 percent | PhishMe has released its latest malware trends report for Q1 2017, concluding that botnets are on the rise, it is unusually quiet on the ransomware front, and cyber criminals are tapping into international trends.
The report, entitled 2017 ... |
| 22.05.2017 | PhishMe and Aquion Announce Strategic Channel Alliance | Partnership Extends Offering of PhishMe Solutions Across Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - May 23rd, 2017: PhishMe Inc., the leading provider of human phishing defense solutions and Aquion, ... |
| 16.02.2017 | eShore Partners With PhishMe To Enhance Security Defence | New Partnership Allows Customers To Leverage Human Anti-Phishing Solutions Alongside eShore’s Proven Cloud Security Services In the Caribbean, Bermuda and Latin America
Location: George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Leading email and d... |
| 17.11.2016 | Ransomware Delivered by 97% of Phishing Emails by end of Q3 2016 Supporting Booming Cybercrime Industry | PhishMe Q3 Malware Review finds encryption ransomware has hit record levels, while ‘quiet malware’ remains a significant threat
LEESBURG, VA – November 17, 2016: PhishMe Inc., the leading provider of human phishing defense solutions, releas... |
| 07.11.2016 | These 18 #dctech folks got shoutouts on the WBJ Power 100 | When the Washington Business Journal unveiled its Power 100 list recently — a list of the “most influential or newsmaker business leaders who moved something forward or made headlines in 2016” — there were more than just a handful of famili... |
| 03.11.2016 | The ransomware dilemma | Mahendra Ramsinghani Contributor
Mahendra Ramsinghani founded Secure Octane Investments, which includes Demisto, CyberGRX and 16 other infrastructure and cybersecurity companies. Mahendra authored "The Business of Venture Capital"... |
| 14.10.2016 | PhishMe Announces Phishing Program Excellence Award Winners | Palo Alto Networks, AVANGRID, and others honored at Submerge 2016 for their innovative work in phishing prevention.
Leesburg, VA – October 14 2016 – PhishMe, a global provider of phishing defense and intelligence solutions for the enterpris... |
| 04.08.2016 | Ransomware makes up half of all malware | Ransomware is no longer a quick and easy way for cyber-criminals to get their hands on some money. It is now considered a "permanent fixture on the threat landscape" -- at least according to PhishMe’s Q2 2016 Malware Review.
The s... |
| 28.07.2016 | Big: DC’s EverFi raises $40 million Series C | EverFi, the edtech company with headquarters near the Georgetown waterfront, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $40 million in Series C funding. The news first appeared in Fortune.
Thrilled to announce a major new financing of $40M a... |
| 27.07.2016 | Virginia Cybersecurity Startup PhishMe Hooks $42.5M From DC VCs | Leesburg, Va.-based cybersecurity startup PhishMe has raised $42.5 million in a funding round led by Washington, D.C.-based Paladin Capital Group.
PhishMe offers phishing threat management solutions against malware and drive-by attacks. It ... |
| 27.07.2016 | Cybersecurity startup PhishMe raises $42.5 million to help employees spot phishing attacks | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
PhishMe, a cybersecurity startup that helps companies thwart phishing attacks among other targeted malware, has closed a $42.5 million ... |
| 27.07.2016 | PhishMe Raises $42.5M in Series C Funding | PhishMe, a Leesburg, VA-based provider of an enterprise phishing defense and intelligence platform, raised $42.5m in Series C funding.
The round was led by Paladin Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners.
The company intends to use the funds ... |
| 27.07.2016 | PhishMe Raises $42.5M in Series C |
LEESBURG, VA, Leading provider of human phishing defense solutions, today announced it has raised $42.5 million in Series C funding led by existing investor Paladin Capital.
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| 06.06.2016 | Ransomware emails see incredible jump in Q1 2016 | PhishMe, a security company providing anti-phishing solutions, has released a new report, analyzing the state of phishing attacks worldwide, and the numbers are staggering, though expected.
The first quarter of 2016, compared to the last qu... |
| 04.03.2016 | It’s 2016, so why is the world still falling for Office macro malware? | reader comments 123 with 80 posters participating
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In the late 1990s, Microsoft Office macros were a favorite vehicle for surreptitiously installing malware on the computers... |
| 17.10.2015 | M&A roundup - week ending 10/17/15 | Google acquired Divshot; Condé Nast bought Pitchfork; Dell purchased EMC
Google acquired Divshot, an HTML5 web hosting platform tailored for performance and developer productivity. No financial terms of the deal were disclosed.
The Divshot ... |
| 21.09.2015 | PhishMe Phishes Employees to Teach Them Not to Fall for Email Tricks | Rohyt Belani, CEO and co-founder of PhishMe, at the 2015 Cyber Security Summit in Midtown. (Photo: Brady Dale for Observer)
Humans are the weak point in any security system. If your network is secured with passwords, biometrics and internal... |
| 08.06.2015 | Adware spreading through Skype links | Skype users, beware. There are nefarious links being spread around through Skype, and if you click them you will be presented with a lot of adware. However, there are good news, and bad news here.
Researchers at the security behavior manage... |
| 02.04.2015 | Biotech firm Vaxin raises $8M [Startup Roundup] | WHO’S GETTING FUNDED?
Gaithersburg, Md.-based Vaxin, a biotech company focused on developing “novel vaccines,” raised $8 million, the company’s president and CEO Bill Enright told Technical.ly DC. That’s out of a projected $16 million post-... |
| 27.03.2015 | Funding roundup - week ending 3/27/15 | Accel Partners, Falcon Social, Augmented Pixels, Socratic, iAngels, Realm, Hedvig, ZipMatch, Skycure
(Come mingle with hundreds of top venture capitalists representing $10B-plus in capital under management, including Khosla Ventures, Greylo... |
| 26.03.2015 | PhishMe Secures $13M in Series B Funding | PhishMe, a Leesburg, Virginia-based provider of phishing threat management solutions, secured $13m in Series B funding.
The round was led by Paladin Capital Group and Aldrich Capital Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Raheel Zia, a ... |
| 26.03.2015 | VA.-Based Cybersecurity Startup PhishMe Raises $13M From Local VCs | On Thursday, Leesburg,V.A.-based PhishMe, a provider of phishing threat management solutions against malware and drive-by attacks, raised a $13 million Series B funding round. The round was led by District-based Paladin Capital Group — an e... |
| 26.03.2015 | PhishMe Closes $13M in Series B |
LEESBURG, VA, Leading provider of phishing threat management solutions has raised $13 million in Series B funding.
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| 07.05.2014 | Address bar tweak in early Chrome beta puts even savvy users at risk | Displays such as this one can be hidden by exploiting a bug in a tweak being tested in Chrome Canary.
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| 30.04.2013 | Get ready for more media hacks, Twitter warns | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
It seems even Twitter is a little shaken up about... |
| 24.04.2013 | Why two-factor authentication wouldn’t have saved the AP from getting hacked | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
After a rash of major Twitter account hacks, rumo... |
| 01.10.2012 | White House admits systems in its military office were hacked | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Cybercriminals hacked into computers of the White... |
| 26.07.2012 | PhishMe Closes $2.5M Series A |
CHANTILLY, VA, Spear phishing simulator, today announced it has closed a $2.5 million Series A round, led by Paladin Capital Group.
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| 26.07.2012 | PhishMe Closes $2.5M Series A Funding | PhishMe Inc., a Chantilly, VA-based provider of anti-phishing training and services, has closed a $2.5m Series A funding.
The round was led by Paladin Capital Group.
The company intends to use the funding to support its expansion in the U.S... |
| 26.07.2012 | Funding Daily: It’s like a kiddie cup of ice cream — short and sweet | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Funding news was slow like molasses today. And so... |
| 31.10.2011 | When passwords attack: the problem with aggressive password policies | Photograph by Simon Lieschke reader comments 224 with 142 posters participating, including story author
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