IronNet Makes its Collective Defense Solution Available To All Singapore Enterprises

IronNet has announced that it is making its flagship Collective Defense solution available to all enterprises in Singapore. The technology will empower organizations in Singapore to stay ahead of the evolving threats and defend their network through real-time cyberattack intelligence sharing and collaboration across industries and sectors.

“It is very exciting to see IronNet's Collective Defense platform expanding globally into Singapore. Our approach is truly a revolutionary one, enabling AI-based threat detection and collaboration across enterprises for a stronger, more proactive cyber defense,” said General (Ret.) Keith Alexander, Founder and Co-CEO at IronNet Cybersecurity.

The Collective Defense Solution platform uses behavioral analytics and artificial intelligence to deliver visibility across enterprise ecosystems, group-level detection and correlation, and instant collaboration with fellow defenders.

“Given the shortage of skilled cybersecurity operations resources coupled with rapidly evolving cyber threats, it is vital to build a cyber-defense framework that can leverage our collective wisdom across enterprises and help scale over time. This expansion of the Singapore Collective Defense community allows businesses in Singapore to detect threats together and defend together,” said Gaurav Chhiber, VP of Asia Pacific and Japan at IronNet.

 

The software supply chain security provider, Dustico, has been acquired by Checkmarx, the global leader in developer-centric application security testing (AST) solutions. Through this acquisition, Checkmarx will combine its AST capabilities with Dustico’s behavioral analysis technology to give customers a unified view into the risk, reputation, and behavior of open source packages, resulting in a more comprehensive approach to preventing supply chain attacks.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Dustico and its team to Checkmarx as the Israeli tech ecosystem continues to push the boundaries of cybersecurity innovation and talent,” said Emmanuel Benzaquen, CEO, Checkmarx. “Blending Dustico’s differentiated approach to open source analysis with Checkmarx’s best-of-breed security testing capabilities will bring disruptive value to our customers as they manage the challenges with securing software supply chains.”

The financial terms of the acquisition were not made public. But with Dustico, Checkmarx will be building on its mission to secure open source by enabling customers to perform vulnerability, behavioral, and reputational analysis from a single solution.

“This is a very exciting time for Dustico and our community,” said Tzachi Zornstain, Co-Founder and CEO, Dustico. “We founded Dustico to help organizations cope with the explosion in supply chain and dependency attacks and fortify their trust in open source software, and we’re thrilled to join Checkmarx to further execute on this vision and bring our capabilities to a global set of customers.”

 

House Panel Approves DHS Bill and allots Funding for Cybersecurity

The Committee in the House has now approved a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the related subcommittee with $2.42 billion for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. As the cybersecurity threats are increasing, the country is facing many changes; the missions and investments of the Department of Homeland Security are to adapt and respond quickly. This bill will be making historic investments in cyber and infrastructure security.

The bill will include funding to deal with contentious immigration issues and other things such as defending the US against Russian aggression in the Arctic, making $52.81 billion available to the DHS in discretionary funding. It is reported that a total of $934 million more than for 2021 will be available. Roughly a third of that increase—$397.4 will boost CISA, DHS's newest agency.

The Committee members of the House have stated that they are thrilled that the Appropriations Committee is allocating a sum of $2.42 billion for CISA, which is the nation's premier cybersecurity agency, in line with the Solarium Commission's recommendation. The bill investments will prevent cyberattacks and root out cyber intrusions.