Business Breakdown: Funding and Acquisitions in Cybersecurity

Fortra confirms an exploitation of the maximum-severity GoAnywhere flaw. Harvard investigates a claim of a breach. Banking Trojan targets Brazilian WhatsApp users. Reduction-in-force hits CISA. SimonMed says 1.2 million hit by Medusa ransomware. Netherlands invokes the Goods Availability Act against a Chinese company. We have our Business Breakdown. On today’s Industry Voices, we are joined by Mickey Bresman sharing insights on hybrid identity security. And, beware of the shuffler.

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On today’s Industry Voices, we are joined by Mickey Bresman, Semperis CEO, sharing insights on hybrid identity security and their HIP Conference. Mickey joined us as their 2025 Hybrid Identity Protection (HIP) Conference wrapped up.  If you want to hear the full conversation, you can tune in here.

Selected Reading

Fortra cops to exploitation of GoAnywhere file-transfer service defect (CyberScoop)

Harvard Investigating Security Breach After Cybercrime Group Threatens To Release Stolen Data (The Crimson)

WhatsApp Worm Targets Brazilian Banking Customers (Sophos News) 

Government Shutdown Fallout: RIF Notices Hit CISA as Cyber Threats Rise (ClearanceJobs)

SimonMed says 1.2 million patients impacted in January data breach (Bleeping Computer) 

Netherlands invokes special powers against Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia (The Record)

UK fines 4chan over noncompliance with Online Safety Act (The Record)  

Synechron acquires RapDev, Calitii, and Waivgen. (N2K Pro Business Briefing)  

Hackers Rig Casino Card-Shuffling Machines for ‘Full Control’ Cheating (WIRED)

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