With more consumers than ever before storing confidential financial, health, and other personal data in the cloud or on their mobile device, data security is front-page news. High-profile stories of electronic espionage are rampant, giving consumers pause about the safety of their confidential information and making executives nervous. In a recent survey of CIOs from across the […]
Pindrop, a security startup specializing in voice-fraud prevention and authentication, announced today that it raised a $75 million Series C. The funding round led by Google Capital brings the Peach State pioneer’s total funding to date to $122 million. Pindrop battles fraud by analyzing and assigning risk to phone calls. Its signature “acoustic fingerprinting” technology […]
Home grown automated breach detection company, Damballa, might be finding it a lot more uncomfortable to sit on their wallets this year. The company, found by a team of Georgia Tech folks, are seeing their average deal sizes quadruple as companies begin to realize “addressing cybersecurity should be a top priority for Boards and senior […]
Georgia Tech Research Institute cyber-security specialists Ryan Spanier, Christopher Smoak, and Bryan Massey have developed an intelligence gathering system called BlackForest, This advanced open source technology compiles information on the activities of hackers and alerts of possible cyber attacks. Check out a few choice quotes and then read the full story from John Toon at Research News. “BlackForest is […]
Bicycle theft is a $350 million problem in the United States. This equates to a $400 bicycle stolen every 30 seconds. The solution: Parkent Cycles. They have created a bike rack that “hugs” your bicycle by locking the wheel and the frame. It is activated using a phone, smart card, or kiosk. We asked founder, Thad […]