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Cyber Safety Review Board finds Microsoft security culture ‘inadequate,’ calls for accountability

Microsoft comes under intense scrutiny and pointed criticism in a 34-page report released Tuesday by the Cyber Safety Review Board… Read More

Cybersecurity company ExtraHop raises $100M, names new execs

Cybersecurity company ExtraHop announced $100 million in new funding from existing investors, as well as the hiring of two C-suite… Read More

Microsoft targets CAPTCHA-cracking bot ring allegedly responsible for 750M fake accounts

Microsoft secured a court order to seize and take down websites used by a group that it describes as the… Read More

‘Passwordless’ security startup SecureW2 lands $80M from Insight Partners

SecureW2 announced $80 million in its first funding round to boost the company’s security software that automates and authorizes access… Read More

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Open Confidential Computing Conference (OC3)

OC3 is the conference for the open-source confidential computing community. Join core committers and contributors, new and advanced users, as… Read More

Seattle startup that helps companies protect their AI and machine learning code raises $35M

Seattle cybersecurity startup Protect AI landed $35 million to boost the rollout of its platform that helps enterprises shore up… Read More

Microsoft says critical U.S. infrastructure targeted by Chinese hackers

Microsoft warned on Wednesday that it has uncovered “stealthy and targeted malicious activity” by a state-sponsored actor in China aimed… Read More

Heptio founder leads Stacklok, a new software supply chain startup that just raised $17.5M

Cloud computing vets Craig McLuckie and Luke Hinds are leading a new startup that helps enterprises vet software supply chains… Read More

Seattle startup SpecterOps, which helps companies detect cyberattacks, raises $25M

Cybersecurity company SpecterOps nabbed $25 million in new funding to support the rollout of its tools that analyze cyberattack paths… Read More

Satellite dish

Microsoft Azure enlists generative AI to help Pentagon look for satellite imagery

Can a chatbot help Pentagon planners find the satellite data they need to understand what’s happening in a global hotspot?… Read More

Salesforce vets land $8M for employee access management startup

A longtime cybersecurity executive is coming out of retirement to launch a startup that helps enterprises monitor and adapt employee… Read More

Seattle cybersecurity startup that aims to protect machine learning-based code lands $13.5M

Protect AI, a Seattle startup that sells cybersecurity tech tailored to code that powers artificial intelligence and machine learning programs,… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft cybersecurity leader Charlie Bell on the quest to civilize the digital world

Can the online world move from medieval times to a new era of civilization? That was the question on Charlie Bell’s… Read More

GeekWire Summit 2022 recap: Tech and civic leaders share insights and vision for the future

Navigating the future of work. Learning how to fight against burnout. Taking on cybersecurity threats. Gathering community. Connecting with old… Read More

Microsoft cybersecurity chief Charlie Bell lays out strategies to fight ‘growing’ threat

Microsoft’s point man on cybersecurity, Charlie Bell, acknowledges that the threat posed by “bad actors” online — including nation states… Read More

Former AWS engineer avoids prison, gets 5 years probation in massive Capital One hack

A former Amazon Web Services engineer found guilty of hacking Capital One and several other companies, was sentenced to time… Read More

Eclypsium, a Portland security startup that protects device supply chains, raises $25M

Portland, Ore.-based cybersecurity startup Eclypsium raised $25 million to expand its efforts to secure hardware, firmware and software for its… Read More

U.S. cybersecurity agency leader Jen Easterly on partnerships, workforce, making tech accountable

Jen Easterly, director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, visited Seattle to listen and build bridges, not to… Read More

Join us at the GeekWire Summit, our signature tech and business conference, Oct. 6-7 in Seattle

Some of our best memories at GeekWire have come out of the candid conversations, insightful talks, mind-blowing innovations, and fun… Read More

Software vetting startup QA Wolf comes out of stealth with $20M from Peter Thiel and others

QA Wolf, a startup that helps other companies vet lines of code, emerged from stealth mode Wednesday after it raised… Read More

Washington state to add 500 seats in cybersecurity college programs in effort to bolster safeguards

Washington leaders trying to bulk up the state’s cybersecurity workforce are boosting community and technical college cybersecurity program enrollments by… Read More

Microsoft to acquire cyber threat analysis startup Miburo

Microsoft announced Tuesday that it will acquire Miburo, a small company that helps customers detect and respond to foreign information… Read More

Q&A with Microsoft manager and author of book that aims to boost diversity in cybersecurity

“Reinventing Cybersecurity” is a new anthology written entirely by women and non-binary leaders in cybersecurity that aims to educate, inspire,… Read More

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory partners with U.S. Space Force to train cybersecurity workers

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is collaborating with the U.S. Space Force to address the gap in cybersecurity professionals working… Read More

Microsoft aims to boost growing cybersecurity business with new managed services

Microsoft is diving deeper into cybersecurity with three new managed services to help companies with their security needs. Microsoft Security… Read More

5 cybersecurity tips for companies that own and operate critical infrastructure

Congress passed a new law in March that requires organizations responsible for critical infrastructure to report cybersecurity incidents to the… Read More

Cybersecurity tips for companies as war in Ukraine heightens potential for attacks

Critical Insight, a cybersecurity startup based in Seattle that focuses on incident detection and response, hosted a panel this week… Read More

A list of Seattle cybersecurity companies as international conflict fuels industry demand

Cybersecurity continues to be top of mind for IT professionals between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and record-breaking breaches. Investors are… Read More

Microsoft expands cybersecurity skills initiative to 23 more countries as latest attacks show problem

Microsoft is expanding its cybersecurity training program globally, seeking to give workers the skills needed to help fill what Cybersecurity… Read More

Google Cloud’s $5.4B Mandiant deal accelerates cybersecurity race with Microsoft and Amazon

Google’s agreement to buy cybersecurity company Mandiant for $5.4 billion, announced Tuesday morning, reflects a broader effort by the major… Read More

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