A világ egyik vezető technológiai nagyvállalata, a Xiaomi bejelentette, hogy a vállalat Mi 360° otthoni biztonsági kamerája elnyerte a British Standard Institution (BSI), a brit üzleti fejlesztésekkel és szabványokkal foglalkozó vállalat Kitemark tanúsítványát a Lakossági IoT-eszközök kategóriában. A Xiaomi Home alkalmazás szintén megkapta a tanúsítványt a Biztonságos Digitális Alkalmazások kategóriájában.
Blu Ventures Launches $25M Venture Capital Fund Focused on Cybersecurity
The BVI Cyber Fund is targeted at Series A growth companies in cybersecurity.
Blu Ventures has and will continue to invest in forward-looking cybersecurity technologies within core areas that include Endpoint Detection & Response, Data Storage; Web & Cloud; Messaging; Network; Industrial & Internet of Things (IoT); Threat Intel; Mobile; Fraud Protection & Transaction; Risk, Compliance & Training; Specialized Threat Analysis & Protection and Security Ops & Incident Response.
Founded in 2010, Blu Ventures has deployed $85MM in capital to date in early-stage cyber and enterprise software firms. Currently, the firm is invested in 35 cyber companies to include ID.me, Cybrary, Huntress Labs, Ostendio and Threat Quotient.
Should financial service providers take into consideration the positive behavioural change in consumers as part of their offering? Should the change be limited to only better financial management or have a broader connotation encompassing healthy living? Shared prosperity warrants an affirmative answer to both questions.
The idea is not utopian any longer. It is being put into practice by a South African financial group, Discovery. It emerged as the game-changer in the insurance arena when it helped a significant portion of its client base embrace a clean-eating, gym-going, safe-driving culture.
In 2019, the group launched Discovery Bank, the world’s first digital behavioural bank, in South Africa. Over a short span of two years, the bank has emerged as a key challenger bank witnessing a three-time faster growth in deposits relative to the market. Ranked as the seventh largest credit provider in South Africa, the bank boasts an arrear rate that is 65 per cent lower than that of
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital
Congress. The House and Senate are in recess until next week.
FY22 Budget and Appropriations. The White House delayed the release of its FY22 “skinny” budget last week, though it is expected to be released as soon as this week instead.
Jobs and Infrastructure Package. President Joe Biden introduced the American Jobs Plan last week, the first half of a two-part package. The plan proposes $2.3 trillion over eight years for job creation and to modernize the nation’s infrastructure, including roads, bridges, ports, transit systems, airports, broadband access, housing, water systems, climate resiliency, and manufacturing. Other provisions include $100 billion for modernizing the power sector, research and development investments which includes $50 billion for the National Science Foundation (NSF), and $100 billion for workforce development programs. The proposal also includes a corporate tax plan and other tax modifications to help
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