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Portland startup DeepSurface Security raises $1M to help companies assess vulnerabilities

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DeepSurface Security co-founders Tim Morgan, CTO, and James Dirksen, CEO. based startup DeepSurface Security raised $1 million to help companies analyze vulnerabilities on their enterprise networks. Dirksen said the pandemic actually helped prove the company’s core value proposition to customers. DeepSurface Photos).

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Bidding Open on DHS’ $6B Security Hub, House report stresses sharing

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” “The suppliers will provide a centralized way for government agencies to procure hardware, software and consulting services for continuous monitoring and real-time threat detection.” ” Symantec believes that they have found at least 1200 malicious apps in the last seven months. Via Net Security, more here.

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Tech Moves: Xbox hires Seattle gaming vet Kim Swift; Frontdoor adds Amazon Fashion leader; more

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Tony Bacos , former vice president and CTO of Amazon Fashion, has been hired at Frontdoor as the company’s first senior vice president and chief digital officer. Bacos will be responsible for the company’s digital execution and strategy. He previously worked at Nike, Symantec and The Regence Group.

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Does Next-Generation Anti-Virus Solve the Fatal Flaws of Anti-Virus?

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Many of us in the community, myself included, have long said that anti-virus is dead and even a senior VP at Symantec has now admitted such. The true positive rate, indicating what fraction of actual malware is detected, is shown on the Y-axis. The chorus of voices declaring the end of anti-virus has reached a deafening pitch.

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Tech Moves: Leafly announces new board ahead of SPAC merger; Amazon vets depart; and more

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Tech companies around the country continue to recruit executives from Amazon: Rene Villegas , the former head of marketing for Amazon Subscription Boxes, is now chief marketing officer at Boston-based wireless broadband provider Starry. based workflow automation company late last year. Merida Merger Corp. Dustin Grosse.

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The Sony Hack in Context

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Indeed, penetrations of corporate information systems are so widespread, persistent and severe that government agencies and cyber security firms such as Symantec independently estimate America is losing “hundreds of billions” of dollars in intellectual property per year. successful attacks per company per week.”