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Chef raises $40 million in funding

Published in Cloud + MS Infrastructure Security Storage

Chef, the leader in automation for DevOps, today announced it has closed a $40 million Series E funding round. The round was led by DFJ Growth and included Millennium Technology Value Partners, as well as all existing investors: Battery Ventures, Citi Ventures, DFJ, Ignition Partners, and ScaleVP. Hewlett Packard Ventures also joined the round with a strategic investment. This new round will allow Chef to extend its leadership in the DevOps market by expanding Chef’s operations globally...

Published in Cloud + MS Compliance/Governance/Risk Management Datacentre + Network Security Identity/Access Management Infrastructure Security Security + Compliance Security-as-a-Service Storage

Nearly two-third (63%) of infosec professionals falsely believe or don’t know that a Certificate Authority (CA) does not actually secure certificates and cryptographic keys.

Businesses set to increase IT spend in 2016

Three quarters of UK businesses plan to increase IT budget next year, with 62% identifying security as a top priority.

Published in Cloud + MS Compliance/Governance/Risk Management Datacentre + Network Security Identity/Access Management Infrastructure Security Security + Compliance Security-as-a-Service Storage

Findings show many of today’s traditional security policies result in too many passwords, access protocols and employee workarounds that expose the business to risk.