A well-funded identity and cybersecurity startup — one with a colorful history and a fresh infusion of capital — is setting up shop in the South. San Francisco-based OneLogin has identified Atlanta as the location for its eastern regional center. To lead the new office, OneLogin has brought in Drew Prante, a long-time leader in the […]
In early 2017, the U.S. Congress overturned previous internet privacy rules implemented by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Those rules had been put in place to give internet consumers greater control over their data by requiring service providers to ask for permission before using data like browsing history, geolocations and financial/medical information for targeted advertising. […]
Atlanta-based cybersecurity management startup Apptega has raised an oversubscribed seed round of $700,000 led by Circadian Group with participation from the TiE Atlanta Angel group, Ascent Capital, Triton Claims Management, and individual family offices. The capital will be used to swell their headcount to about a dozen, expand sales and marketing efforts, as well as […]
Supply chain attacks, in which an enterprise shares information with a third-party vendor and that vendor gets hacked, are on the rise. According a recent report, 90 percent of those surveyed confirmed experiencing a software supply chain attack, with the average cost of an attack at over $1.1 million. Weak links between the two parties involved […]
In early 2017, Georgia state government made clear its commitment to growing and nurturing the state’s cybersecurity talent with the allocation of an initial $58 million, and then another $35 million, into the Hull McKnight Georgia Cyber Center for Innovation and Training. The campus of the Augusta-based center officially opened on July 10. “This visionary approach […]