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We’re getting into the late innings of the year, but the funding in cybersecurity continues to rage on. 🤘
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Cybersecurity funding news from the week of December 13th, 2021
💰 Summary
19 companies raised $863.5M
3 companies were acquired or had a merger event
🧩 By Category
$350.0M for Container Security
$195.0M for API Security
$70.7M for Data Protection
$70.0M for Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
$50.0M for Cloud Security
$47.0M for Endpoint Security
$30.0M for Transportation Security
$22.5M for Identity and Access Management
$9.5M for Threat Intelligence
$6.0M for SaaS Security
$4.0M for Privacy
$3.0M for Physical Security
$3.0M for Continuous Compliance
$2.8M for Security Orchestration and Automated Response (SOAR)
An undisclosed amount for Security Operations
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💼 Secure The Job
This section is relaunching after the first of the year in 2022 into a new job board format, so stay tuned!
🏢 By Company
Sysdig, a container security platform, raised a $350.0M Series G.
Noname Security, an API security platform, raised a $135.0M Series C.
Ermetic, a cloud security posture management (CSPM) platform, raised a $70.0M Series B.
Cequence, an API security platform, raised a $60.0M Series C.
Dazz, a cloud security remediation company, raised a $50.0M Series A.
Guardio, a browser security extension that protects the endpoint, raised a $47.0M Series A.
Cyberhaven, a data detection and response platform, raised a $33.0M Series B.
FIleCloud, a secure content collaboration platform, raised a $30.0M Series A.
Cylus, a platform helping railway companies avoid service disruptions caused by cyber attacks, raised a $30.0M Series B.
Ory, an open-source cloud and user identity management platform, raised a $22.5M Series A.
UncommonX, a cyber threat intelligence managed service, raised a $9.5M Series A.
Appaegis, a data access governance platform, raised a $7.7M Seed.
Atmosec, a threat detection platform for SaaS applications, raised a $6.0M Seed.
Polymer, a data governance and privacy platform for third-party SaaS applications, raised a $4.0M Seed.
ByteChek, a continuous compliance platform, raised a $3.0M Seed.
Base Operations, a physical security threat intelligence platform, raised a $3.0M Seed.
Tenzir, a security orchestration and automated response (SOAR) platform, raised a $2.8M Seed.
SecureThings, a cybersecurity monitoring platform for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs), raised an undisclosed Seed.
DigiCert, a digital certificate provider, raised an undisclosed Private Equity round.
🤝 Mergers & Acquisitions
Nextrio, a professional services company specializing in cloud and network security, was acquired by The Network Pro.
Security Compass Advisory, a cybersecurity advisory firm, was acquired by Kroll.
ContentKeeper, a web filtering and mobile device management company for K12 schools, was acquired by Impero Software
📚 Great Reads & Finds
Understanding and mitigating the Log4Shell vulnerability - A write-up by R2C about the vulnerability in the most popular logging framework for the Java programming language. H/T to Clint Gibler.
The Subsequent Waves of Log4Shell Aren't Really That Bad - The first vuln was just as bad as everyone thinks it is, but subsequent verions are only bad for some specific configurations. Check out Daniel Miessler's take.
From What to How in Cybersecurity: Self Care, Culture, and Strategy - The BSidesRDU 2021 talk from Jason Chan, the former head of security at Netflix.