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cybersecurity

Salesforce vets land $8M for employee access management startup

A longtime cybersecurity executive is coming out of retirement to launch a startup that helps enterprises monitor and adapt employee… Read More

Seattle cybersecurity startup that aims to protect machine learning-based code lands $13.5M

Protect AI, a Seattle startup that sells cybersecurity tech tailored to code that powers artificial intelligence and machine learning programs,… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft cybersecurity leader Charlie Bell on the quest to civilize the digital world

Can the online world move from medieval times to a new era of civilization? That was the question on Charlie Bell’s… Read More

GeekWire Summit 2022 recap: Tech and civic leaders share insights and vision for the future

Navigating the future of work. Learning how to fight against burnout. Taking on cybersecurity threats. Gathering community. Connecting with old… Read More

Microsoft cybersecurity chief Charlie Bell lays out strategies to fight ‘growing’ threat

Microsoft’s point man on cybersecurity, Charlie Bell, acknowledges that the threat posed by “bad actors” online — including nation states… Read More

Former AWS engineer avoids prison, gets 5 years probation in massive Capital One hack

A former Amazon Web Services engineer found guilty of hacking Capital One and several other companies, was sentenced to time… Read More

Eclypsium, a Portland security startup that protects device supply chains, raises $25M

Portland, Ore.-based cybersecurity startup Eclypsium raised $25 million to expand its efforts to secure hardware, firmware and software for its… Read More

U.S. cybersecurity agency leader Jen Easterly on partnerships, workforce, making tech accountable

Jen Easterly, director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, visited Seattle to listen and build bridges, not to… Read More

Join us at the GeekWire Summit, our signature tech and business conference, Oct. 6-7 in Seattle

Some of our best memories at GeekWire have come out of the candid conversations, insightful talks, mind-blowing innovations, and fun… Read More

Software vetting startup QA Wolf comes out of stealth with $20M from Peter Thiel and others

QA Wolf, a startup that helps other companies vet lines of code, emerged from stealth mode Wednesday after it raised… Read More

Washington state to add 500 seats in cybersecurity college programs in effort to bolster safeguards

Washington leaders trying to bulk up the state’s cybersecurity workforce are boosting community and technical college cybersecurity program enrollments by… Read More

Microsoft to acquire cyber threat analysis startup Miburo

Microsoft announced Tuesday that it will acquire Miburo, a small company that helps customers detect and respond to foreign information… Read More

Q&A with Microsoft manager and author of book that aims to boost diversity in cybersecurity

“Reinventing Cybersecurity” is a new anthology written entirely by women and non-binary leaders in cybersecurity that aims to educate, inspire,… Read More

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory partners with U.S. Space Force to train cybersecurity workers

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is collaborating with the U.S. Space Force to address the gap in cybersecurity professionals working… Read More

Microsoft aims to boost growing cybersecurity business with new managed services

Microsoft is diving deeper into cybersecurity with three new managed services to help companies with their security needs. Microsoft Security… Read More

5 cybersecurity tips for companies that own and operate critical infrastructure

Congress passed a new law in March that requires organizations responsible for critical infrastructure to report cybersecurity incidents to the… Read More

Cybersecurity tips for companies as war in Ukraine heightens potential for attacks

Critical Insight, a cybersecurity startup based in Seattle that focuses on incident detection and response, hosted a panel this week… Read More

A list of Seattle cybersecurity companies as international conflict fuels industry demand

Cybersecurity continues to be top of mind for IT professionals between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and record-breaking breaches. Investors are… Read More

Microsoft expands cybersecurity skills initiative to 23 more countries as latest attacks show problem

Microsoft is expanding its cybersecurity training program globally, seeking to give workers the skills needed to help fill what Cybersecurity… Read More

Google Cloud’s $5.4B Mandiant deal accelerates cybersecurity race with Microsoft and Amazon

Google’s agreement to buy cybersecurity company Mandiant for $5.4 billion, announced Tuesday morning, reflects a broader effort by the major… Read More

Microsoft detected ‘destructive cyberattacks’ against Ukraine hours before Russian invasion

Microsoft says it began detecting “destructive cyberattacks directed against Ukraine’s digital infrastructure” several hours before the Russian military began launching… Read More

Review risks, focus on response plans: Security experts offer tips to prep for Russian cyberattacks

The Russian invasion of Ukraine this week was met with sweeping sanctions by the United States and its allies in… Read More

Data linked to professional licenses may be affected by potential Washington state breach

The data of professionals licensed with Washington state may have been compromised, according to the agency that issues such licenses.… Read More

Former Amazon exec inherits Microsoft’s complex cybersecurity legacy in quest to solve ‘one of the greatest challenges of our time’

“Your code will be attacked.” That warning, so obvious today, was a blunt wake-up call 20 years ago for many… Read More

Interview: Washington state CIO Bill Kehoe on infrastructure, cybersecurity and more

When William “Bill” Kehoe started his current job as Washington state chief information officer this past August, he entered a… Read More

Microsoft allies with community colleges to help U.S. train 250k new cybersecurity workers by 2025

Microsoft announced a scholarship program for U.S. community colleges and other initiatives to address what it describes as a national… Read More

Microsoft’s next moves: Biz dev and strategy leader Christopher Young is focusing on these key areas

Christopher Young’s priorities are a window into the future of Microsoft’s business. Young, the former CEO of McAfee and a… Read More

GeekWire Summit 2021 recap: Leaders and luminaries share insights at our annual conference

It was really nice to be back. The GeekWire Summit returned to Seattle and took a page out of our shared… Read More

Microsoft President Brad Smith warns that U.S. is repeating a key Sept. 11 mistake in digital era

Microsoft President Brad Smith says the U.S. government appears to be repeating, in the digital realm, one of the key… Read More

Podcast

‘Our country is in a cyberwar’: Inside the White House summit with Hadi Partovi of Code.org

President Joe Biden brought together top executives from the nation’s biggest technology, financial services and energy companies this week to… Read More

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