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Carbonite to acquire Webroot for $618.5M

Cloud-based data protection provider Carbonite is acquiring cybersecurity company Webroot for $618.5 million in cash.

Illumio raises $65 million

Cybersecurity company Illumio has closed $65 million in a Series E funding round.

Nisos raises $6M

Nisos has raised $6 million in funding from Columbia Capital.

Salt Security raises $10M

API protection company Salt Security has raised $10 million in funding.

Japanese government plans to hack into citizens’ IoT devices — ZDNet

The Japanese government approved a law amendment on Friday that will allow government workers to hack into people's Internet of Things devices, writes Catalin Cimpanu. Here is the...