Aggressive Cloud-Security Player Wiz Scores $1B in Funding Round

The latest round of investment prices the fast-growing cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP) at $12 billion with a simple mandate: Grow quickly through acquisition. [TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( May 10, 2024 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [Aggressive Cloud-Security Player Wiz Scores $1B in Funding Round]( The latest round of investment prices the fast-growing cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP) at $12 billion with a simple mandate: Grow quickly through acquisition. [2 (or 5) Bugs in F5 Asset Manager Allow Full Takeover, Hidden Accounts]( F5 customers should patch immediately, though even that won't protect them from every problem with their networked devices. [CISA Courts Private Sector to Get Behind CIRCIA Reporting Rules]( New regulations will require the private sector to turn over incident data to CISA within three days or face enforcement. Here's how the agency is presenting this as a benefit to the entire private sector. 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