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Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022

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As up to 80 percent of data breaches occur while data moves between cloud networks, Privafy offers security for cloud infrastructure as well as a list of edge computing solutions to securely deploy IoT devices and edge networks in the years to come. Cowbell Cyber. Series C Bitglass 2013 Campbell, CA 170 $150.1 Strata Identity.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

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Company Sector Year Status Wiz Cloud security 2020 Private Evervault Developer encryption 2019 Private Verkada Security surveillance 2019 Private Armis IoT network security 2015 Private Sumo Logic Threat intelligence 2014 Nasdaq: SUMO Okta Identity management 2013 Nasdaq: OKTA Barracuda Enterprise security 2006 Private.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

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Through the years, we’ve seen several strains of ransomware make headlines: CryptoLocker in 2013, Locky in 2016, WannaCry and Hermes in 2017, GandCrab in 2018, and now, Ryuk joins the pack of notable names in criminal malware. Increased attacks on individuals with high net value and Internet of Things (IoT) devices ( McAfee ).