Aqua News

The disclosure comes as cloud security firm Aqua revealed that 21.2% of the top 50,000 most downloaded npm packages are deprecated, exposing users to security risks. In other words, the deprecated packages are downloaded an estimated 2.1 billion times weekly.

“When we started the journey, there wasn’t a space,” Dror Davidoff, CEO Aqua, told IT Brew. “We did something that was extremely new. And most people didn’t even understand what it is that we do and why it’s necessary. Eight years later, it’s a space, it’s a category.”

“This attack is particularly intriguing due to the attacker’s use of packers and rootkits to conceal their malware,” researchers from Aqua Security said in a report. “The simplicity with which these techniques are employed presents a significant challenge to traditional security defenses.” 

Aqua Security, a cloud security platform with headquarters in Israel and Burlington, Mass., added $60 million in Series E funding led by Evolution Equity Partners, giving the company a valuation of more than $1 billion. 

In an arid funding landscape where much beyond low single-digit seed rounds are hard to come by, Aqua’s latest cash injection could indicate a degree of investor confidence as the company seeks new capital to power growth. 

BOSTON — Jan. 3, 2024 — Aqua Security, the pioneer in cloud native security, today announced it has secured $60M in funding, led by new investor Evolution Equity Partners, with participation from existing investors Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and StepStone Group. The funding, an extension of the company’s Series E round, places Aqua’s valuation …

BOSTON — Dec. 20, 2023 — Aqua Security, the pioneer in cloud native security, today announced that it has been named to the Fortune Cyber 60 list of the most important venture-backed startups. For the inaugural list, Lightspeed Venture Partners partnered with Fortune to identify the top companies that offer enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions. Aqua was …

BOSTON—Dec 12, 2023—Aqua Security, the pioneer in cloud native security, today announced it was ranked as the overall leader in the GigaOm Radar for Container Security. As the highest-ranking Outperformer, Aqua was recognized for its deep industry expertise, pace of innovation and comprehensive set of capabilities to protect customers in the cloud. According to GigaOm, …