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ON DECK FOR TODAY

• HEATING UP: Russia Bans Foreign Messaging Apps

• CACHING IN: Valtix Get’s Rolled-up Under Cisco Security

• JALA-MEME-ÑOS: 🌶️ 🤣

HEATING UP

Spicy opinions on things we care about for reasons

one / Russia Bans Foreign Messaging Apps

Russia banned 9 foreign messaging apps today, and of course the announcement was bu. They made it seem like they were banning all messaging apps, but in reality they picked on companies that were mean to them. Among those listed: Discord, Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, Snapchat, Telegram, Threema, Viber, WhatsApp, and WeChat.

Our favorite head scratchers:

• Hugely popular apps not listed: Google Chat, Zoom, Signal, iMessage, WebEx

• We refuse to believe companies chose to stay on Skype for Business

• The rest of the world may trust Telegram, but we don’t

two / News

• @zackwhittaker finds out that USPS sucks

• Add Canada to the list of gov’t banning TikTok on devices is growing

• A case for full adoption of FIDO2

three / Nerdy stuff

• Kali Linux Team, is hosting an AMA in one of the smaller cyber subreddits, r/offensive_security, Thu-Mar-16

• Zscaler deep dive on OneNote as a threat vector

• Three attacks used to bypass MFA

• 8 ways to secure Chrome browser for Google Workspace users

DUMPSTER FIRE

Eyebrow raising breaches that you already know about, but with our 🌶️ added

We’re keeping T-Mobile here until

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Valtix

• ACQUIRED: Cisco (post Series A)

• DATE: February 24, 2023

• CEO: Vishal Jain

• WHAT: Cloud Security

Our Take

Last week, Cisco acquired Valtix to shore up their pharmaceutical cloud security business for an undisclosed amount.

Heading to their site, we expected to see people frolicking in a field, but were surprised by a very clear headline.

MULTICLOUD SECURITY IN 5 MINUTES

The Message Is Clear

Valtix's positioning is crystal clear:

• Category: Cloud Security

• Promise: Easy Setup

• Target Audience: Cloud Architects

Navigation is Well-Designed and Easy to Use

No surprises here, and everything is where it should be. Valtix doesn’t use cute language or hide menu items in the footer like a second-class citizen, which is unfortunately all too common these days.

Valtix Has a Pricing Page? Unheard Of!!!

I'm not sure if the Valtix team knows that when targeting enterprise customers, pricing is typically hidden behind the SDR team and requires sacrifice of your firstborn.

A quick glance may give you an idea of pricing, but unless you have a good understanding of your log storage needs, you'll need to provide your email and contact the sales team (for the enterprise it’s a requirement).

Clean and Compelling Site

Cybersecurity startups should take note, the Valtix site is CLEAN and invites you right in. It makes you want to click the Free Tier to give it a try.

Cloud security in 5 minutes.

Why yes, I want that.

Jala-meme-ños

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TALL GLASS OF MILK

Time to cool down with a tall glass of milk. Thanks for reading! We'll be back tomorrow. In the meantime, feel free to reach out if you have any questions or feedback. Keep crushing it!

AFTERBURN

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