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Knocknoc, a Sydney-based cybersecurity software company, has successfully secured a seed funding round.The investment was led by US-based venture capital firm Decibel Partners, with additional support from CoAct and SomethingReal.The company announced a substantial seed investment, aimed at accelerating their market presence. This round saw participation from notable investors including Decibel Partners, CoAct, and SomethingReal, bolstering Knocknoc’s financial and strategic backing.Knocknoc specializes in orchestrating network infrastructure to mitigate risk exposure by integrating users’ network access with their Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication status. The firm’s innovative approach helps eliminate attack surfaces by enabling network connections on a just-in-time basis, thereby preventing…

Microsoft this week shared details on StilachiRAT, an evasive and persistent piece of malware that enables cybercriminals to steal sensitive data from compromised systems. The tech giant’s incident response team first spotted StilachiRAT (the name was given by Microsoft) in November 2024. While it currently does not appear to be widely distributed, the company wanted to warn users and organizations. Microsoft has yet to link StilachiRAT, which has been described as a remote access trojan (RAT), to any known threat group or a specific country. The company has not specified how the RAT is being distributed, but noted that such…

Novidea, a provider of cloud-based, data-driven enterprise insurance management solutions, has announced a raft of updates to its insurance management platform designed to boost its effectiveness in policy management, claims administration, billing, accounting, document and file management, and other key areas.The move will enable the offering to achieve greater efficiency and innovation across all markets it serves.The latest update reinforces Novidea’s commitment to innovation, ensuring it maintains a competitive edge while continuously improving its offerings for its global customer base.Among the key updates is an enhanced policy management system that supports vertical placement, allowing policies with different premiums per carrier…

Deutsche Bank has announced the integration of Bizum, a widely used Spanish mobile payment solution, into its services for corporate clients.With this move, Deutsche Bank becomes the first international bank to offer Bizum as a payment method, according to Finextra.This partnership aims to provide foreign multinationals operating in Spain, as well as local businesses with virtual POS services through Deutsche Bank, the ability to accept Bizum payments in their online stores.The collaboration represents a major expansion for Bizum beyond its existing markets of Spain and Andorra, reinforcing Deutsche Bank’s commitment to offering innovative and accessible payment solutions.Deutsche Bank is a…

Key German WealthTech investment stats in 2024:German WealthTech investments dropped by 70% in 2024 YoYAverage deal value dropped to $12.9m as investors grow cautiousQPLIX, a German WealthTech company specialising in wealth management software for family offices and private banks, secured the one of biggest German WealthTech deals of the year with a funding round of $26.5mGerman WealthTech investments dropped by 70% in 2024 YoYIn 2024, the German WealthTech sector experienced a significant decline in both deal activity and total funding compared to the previous year, reflecting a more challenging investment environment.A total of 28 deals were recorded in 2024, marking…

NEW YORK (AP) — Award-winning actor Courtney B. Vance will be narrating the first ever-audio edition of one of the most acclaimed literary biographies of the past 30 years, David Levering Lewis’ two-volume work on the scholar, author and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois. The first volume is scheduled for June 17.“As a lover of history, I was drawn to W.E.B. Du Bois’s award-winning biography,” Vance said in a statement released Wednesday by Simon & Schuster Audio. “Having the chance to reintroduce his legacy to audiophiles by narrating his life story has been an honor and true passion project…

On Tuesday, United States President Donald Trump’s administration declassified thousands of documents related to the 1963 assassination of former President John F Kennedy (JFK), whose death has fuelled at least six decades of conspiracy theories. Here is what we know so far: How many documents were released? On Tuesday evening, 2,182 PDF documents, comprising about 63,400 pages, were uploaded to the US National Archives and Records Administration’s website. The documents were released in two rounds, a few hours apart. According to the National Archives, “all records previously withheld for classification” have been released and are accessible either online or in-person.…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati will hear arguments Wednesday in a legal dispute that pits a suburban Ohio school district’s policy requiring use of students’ preferred pronouns against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders.The lawsuit brought by Parents Defending Education, a national Christian organization, against the Olentangy Local School District in 2023 has captured broad national attention from groups ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to the conservative Manhattan Institute. Ohio’s solicitor general has asked to participate in oral arguments on behalf of 22…

Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese state media and pro-China commentators have welcomed the de facto shutting down of Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia (RFA) following the latest budget cuts by the administration of United States President Donald Trump. “The so-called beacon of freedom, VOA, has now been discarded by its own government like a dirty rag,” the Global Times, which is known for its nationalistic commentary, said in an editorial over the weekend following Trump’s defunding of the news outlets. The daily tabloid described VOA as a “carefully crafted propaganda machine” whose “primary function is to serve Washington’s…

Columbia University graduate, who Trump administration is seeking to deport over role in pro-Palestinian protests, speaks out for first time since arrest.Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who the United States government is seeking to deport for his role in pro-Palestinian demonstrations last year, has called himself a “political prisoner” in his first direct comments since his arrest. The student activist was arrested on March 8 by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after he and his pregnant wife, Noor Abdalla – a US citizen – returned from a dinner in New York. In a letter made public on Tuesday,…