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💰 Security, Funded #14
A deep dive on cybersecurity funding and industry news from the week of October 4, 2021


Summary
- 6 companies raised $266.0M 
- 3 companies were acquired or had a merger event 
By Category
- $193.0M for Cloud Security 
- $40.0M for Network Security 
- $30.0M for Data Protection 
- $3.0M for Security Analytics 
- An undisclosed amount for Identity and Access Management 
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By Company
- Orca Security, a cloud workload protection platform (CWPP), raised a $190.0M Series C. 
- Kentik, a network observability company, raised a $40.0M Series C. 
- Duality, a platform enabling secure data collaboration, raised a $30.0M Series B. 
- Gravwell, a full-stack security analytics platform, raised a $3.0M Seed. 
- Tenacity, a cloud security posture management (CSPM) platform, raised a $3.0M Seed. 
- LoginID, a company adding biometrics security features to websites, applications, and eCommerce platforms, raised an undisclosed amount on a Grant. 
Mergers & Acquisitions
- OneLogin, a cloud identity and access management platform, was acquired by One Identity for $153.0M. 
- BERIS consulting, a firm doing software development, test and quality management, mobile app, and IT security, was acquired by Tech Mahindra for $8.1M. 
- Noble Consulting Services, a firm offering information systems, cybersecurity, enterprise risk management, reinsurance and liquidation services, was acquired by Katz , Sapper & Miller for an undisclosed amount. 
Great Reads & Finds
- How To Build Strong Security Guardrails in the AWS Cloud With Minimal Effort - A practical guide on building strong security guardrails in AWS. 
- The iOS 15 Privacy Settings You Should Change Right Now - Apple’s latest software update has a bunch of new security features. Here's how to put them to use. 
- Build a Great Cybersecurity Career in 7 Steps - Building a great cybersecurity career (or any career, really) is easier than you might think if you can follow this framework. 

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