BoxGroup, the seed-stage investment firm led by David Tisch, has today announced that it has raised its very first fund from limited partners. To date, Box Group has been internally backed, meaning that the cash came from none other than the three partners at the firm, David Tisch, Adam Rothenberg, and Nimi Katragadda. BoxGroup has…
Getting around a city with pets can be tricky, especially a large dog or two. Here in NYC, most people don’t own cars, especially in the inner boroughs. That often means calling a cab when you need to go to the vet or on a trip across town. Problem is, many drivers don’t want animals in…
Watch out Windows users! The cybercriminal group behind BitPaymer and iEncrypt ransomware attacks has been found exploiting a zero-day vulnerability affecting a little-known component that comes bundled with Apple’s iTunes and iCloud software for Windows to evade antivirus detection. The vulnerable component in question is the Bonjour updater, a zero-configuration implementation of network communication protocol…
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Vahdam Teas, an India-based e-commerce startup that sells fresh tea in international markets, has closed a new financing round as it looks to expand its presence in the U.S. and Europe. The three-year old startup said it has raised $11 million in its Series C financing round. The round, which according to a person familiar…
DxOMark, a site that rates phone and digital cameras, has introduced an audio score for phones. The score measures a phone’s recording and playback capabilities. The site tested seven devices of five brands for initial testing; the Huawei Mate 20 X leading the rankings followed by the iPhone XS Max and the iPhone 11 Pro Max+.…
Today’s CISOs operate in an overly intensive environment. As the ones who are tasked with the unenviable accountability for failed protection and successful breaches, they must relentlessly strive to improve their defense lines with workforce education, training their security teams and last but definitely not least — looking for products that will upgrade and adjust…
No matter how many times we type it in, sometimes we forget our password.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Less than a day after Apple was criticized by Chinese state media for allowing HKmap in the App Store, the crowdsourced map app said it had been delisted. Its removal comes less than a week after Apple reversed its initial decision to reject the app, which provides information about the location of pro-democracy demonstrations, street…
A major flaw in an Indian local search app, Justdial, allowed hackers to log in to any of its 156 million users accounts. Apart from accessing user information such as names, phone numbers, and email addresses, the vulnerability allowed them to peek into financial details including balance and transactions of an account through JustDial Pay,…
