cybersecurity

Critical Start Appoints 2 C-Suite Execs to Continue Impressive Growth

by | Apr 14, 2023

Critical Start, a Plano-based provider of managed detection and response cybersecurity solutions, announced the recent appointment of Sean Goldstein to chief marketing officer and the promotion of Chris Carlson to chief product officer to continue a trend of impressive growth and to support accelerated growth, the company said.

The company attributed the growth to increased demand for its analytics and response orchestration platform combined with a human-led managed SOC approach to breach prevention and cyber risk reduction....

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Partnerships and Personalization Drove White Rock Cybersecurity to Record 80% Revenue Growth in 2022
by | Mar 22, 2023
CEO James Range shares insights on the company's journey from one customer to more than 2,500 in tech hubs across the country.
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How Jeff Farris is Guiding Growth at CloudRadial, a ‘First Mover’ Startup
by | Feb 14, 2023
The Dallas company just snagged a $3 million investment from Cypress Growth Capital, positioning the 5-year-old ‘client services automation’ platform for IT Managed Service Providers to ramp up its global sales and marketing efforts.
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Why Are There 750,000 Unfilled Job Openings in Cybersecurity? UNT Researchers Are Getting Up to $750K to Find Out
by | Dec 6, 2022
The grant award supports a new online platform to find out why cyber jobs are going unfilled—and make it easy for employers to find talent through an online database. UNT's Ram Dantu and Mark Thompson are principal investigators on the project. Dantu says foreign governments are "spying on us all the time,” and threats like ransomware attacks and cyber attacks abound. "We need a large workforce to combat this, and we don’t have the workforce,” Dantu says.
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Terence Liu, CEO of TXOne Networks

Cybersecurity Firm TXOne Networks Raises $70M to Expand Global Reach

by | Aug 18, 2022
TXOne focuses on securing operational technology (OT) networks and devices for industries from pharmaceuticals to aerospace to smart manufacturing. The Taiwan-based company—which recently moved its U.S. HQ to Irving— says the new funding will help it serve growing demand in the industrial control systems market.

“With cyberattacks on the rise, the zero-trust era has arrived for OT networks,” says CEO Terence Liu.
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Local Tech Founders Duke it Out at Digital Fight Club, Capping Off Dallas Startup Week
by | Aug 12, 2022
Ten local founders and innovators sparred in gloves-off debates, "fighting" to win each round.

The fight card included challenges like: Should brands be transparent? Should the government be involved in building the metaverse? And is ESG important? Here are the knockout rounds.
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From SaaS to Coding to Social Impact, See What Awaits You at Dallas Startup Week
by | Aug 2, 2022
Dallas Startup Week is only days away. In addition to three big summits, the DEC Network's flagship week-long event will offer sessions on 21 different "tracks." From social impact to startup funding to esports and emerging tech, here's a look at what the week holds in store.
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Bank of Montreal Taps North Texas for its Newest Tech Hub
by | Jul 25, 2022
With 50,000 employees and $820 billion in assets, the Bank of Montreal plans to add 50 new employees to its 250-person DFW workforce. Placing its newest tech hub in North Texas is part of the bank's plan to make the U.S. a major focus of its business. BMO joins JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and PNC Bank in having a significant tech presence in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
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Jeff DePasse, a former exec at Trend Micro, which also has its U.S. headquarters in Irving, will helm the new Americas HQ. [Image: DI composite, TXOne, istockphoto]

Global Cybersecurity Firm Eyes ‘Rapid’ Growth from New Irving HQ

by | Jun 8, 2022
Taiwan’s TXOne Networks, which focuses on operational technology networks and devices, is opening an Americas HQ in the Urban Towers complex in Las Colinas. “We've assembled an experienced team with the unique expertise to help companies counter the cyberthreats that could paralyze day-to-day operations," its CEO says.
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Ascent Solutions To Launch a Global Cybersecurity Think Tank in Cypress Waters
by | Jun 6, 2022
Minneapolis-based startup Ascent Solutions recently announced it has chosen Cypress Waters in Coppell for its new 33,000-square-foot "cybersecurity epicenter." The center will house secure areas for cyber investigation, automation, and intelligence. But it will also feature a nationally scaled cyber apprenticeship program and serve as a think tank to drive thought leadership in the industry.

CEO JD Harris tells Dallas Innovates the center will be a place for "cyber professionals to gather to share important ideas, pilot critical technologies, and test many new security processes, systems, and workflows."
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Plano Information Security Startup Raises New Funds Amid Growing Global Threats
by | Jun 1, 2022
In about 24 months, Plano-based Tentacle has grown from an "idea sketched out on a PowerPoint deck to a valuable enterprise application that's able to solve real problems," says founder and CEO Matt Combs. 

Now a new investment by Providence Strategic Growth will help the cybersecurity startup expand both its functionality and market position, after a 105% surge in ransomware attacks and a 350% increase in social engineering attacks in 2021.
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Dallas Founder Raises $2.3M to Protect Companies From Their Biggest Cybersecurity Threat: Their Own Employees
by | Apr 20, 2022
Launched in 2019 by founder and CEO Tiffany Ricks, HacWare helps train employees to prevent themselves from being the target of an attack.

HacWare's technology integrates with a company's Google Workspace or Office 365 software, sending out simulated attacks to help the business understand the risks in its system—and which individual employees may be more likely to engage with a phishing attempt.
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InfoVision Co-Founder and President Sean Yalamanchi [Photo: InfoVision]

Richardson-Based Digital Transformation Firm Aims to Hire Thousands Globally

by | Apr 11, 2022
InfoVision says it plans to hire 2,000 additional employees in India by next year, in addition to opening a 300-person development center in Guadalajara, Mexico. "We believe that our investments in digital will help clients accelerate innovation and reimagine their businesses," Co-Founder and President Sean Yalamanchi said, citing the need to be "future proof at the convergence of technologies."
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Dallas Cybersecurity Company Acquired by Former U.S. Secretary of Treasury-Owned Firm in a $525M Deal
by | Mar 29, 2022
Dallas-based Zimperium, a mobile security platform, is set to be acquired by Washington, D.C.’s Liberty Strategic Capital, a firm led by former Goldman Sachs CIO and Trump Administration appointee Steve Mnuchin.
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Aiming to Make Fort Worth a Hub of ‘Energy 2.0,’ Electric Motor Maker Launches Production with $17M Funding
by | Mar 2, 2022
With 95 patents issued or pending on its tech, Fort Worth's Linear Labs wants to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., seeing the electrification supply chain as a "national security strategic imperative."

Brad Hunstable launched Linear Labs in 2014 after incubating in the TechFW program. This year his company aims to produce 20,000 electric motors and intelligent drive systems—with twice the torque and half the size and weight of competitors.
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DI People: Techstars, Critical Start, VolunteerNow, Corganics, and More Make Moves
by | Feb 25, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from the Richardson Chamber, PICKUP, BPS Technology, the Frontiers of Flight Museum, UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth, and Giving DNA. Plus, Governor Abbott appoints three North Texans to the Governor's Commission for Women.
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