What a month! April was action-packed for Forgepoint Capital, from speaking engagements around the globe to #ForgepointFamily achievements all culminating with the 2023 RSA Conference in San Francisco. Thank you to our gracious co-hosts, distinguished speakers, and honored guests...basically everyone who joined us across our trusted community. We are looking forward to doing more together to advance cyber innovation globally.  

Advisory Council Updates.

Please join us in welcoming another distinguished leader to the Forgepoint Advisory Council: 

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Charlie "Tuna" Moore, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Vanderbilt University and Former Deputy Commander, US Cyber Command. Tuna is one of the most influential and impactful senior cyber leaders from the United States Military. A proven strategic leader, innovator, and communicator, he served 33 years in positions which included the Director of Operations at United States Cyber Command and the Deputy Director of Global Operations in the Pentagon. He also commanded units at the Squadron, Group, and Wing level. Tuna is also a highly decorated pilot with over 3,000 hours of jet time and 640 hours of combat time, in addition to serving as Commander of the 57th Wing in the Air Force. 

Team Updates.

Alberto Yépez spoke on the latest cybersecurity investment trends at the Alternative Investment Management Summit in London and keynoted the Google for Startups Growth Academy kickoff in Madrid, while Andrew McClure spoke at the second annual Technology and National Security Conference cohosted by Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan School of Management. Alberto also kicked off Season 4 of Gunderson Dettmer's Future of Work podcast with an interview about ESG in Venture Capital. Will Lin published his first book: The VC Field Guide. Follow Forgepoint on LinkedIn for more updates >

Latest Headlines.

Economies of scale: How and why enterprises are outsourcing their data centers (VentureBeat) Read More >

Cyber Certainty: Investing in Resilience During a Post-Correction Market (Dark Reading) Read More >

VC Expert: Cybersecurity Industry Is Ready for New Players (BankInfo Security/ISMG) Read More >

Frontline Issues.

Check out Forgepoint TIPS (Threat Intelligence Portfolio Spotlight): our LinkedIn newsletter where we examine the latest cyber trends and events with actionable insights for industry decision-makers. Subscribe here > TIPS #2: Victim vs. Vector - How should CXOs respond to emergent events like the 3CX? Gain insight and learn more, featuring ReversingLabs and Huntress. Read More >

Portfolio Company Updates.

1Kosmos won two Global InfoSec Awards at RSA Conference 2023. Learn More >

Anitian and Symmetry Systems were named among The Top 20 Zero-Trust Startups to Watch in 2023 by VentureBeat. Read More >

Bishop Fox announced its expansion into the UK market along with gaining CREST accreditation. Read More >

CyberCube is teaming up with leading insurer Aviva for a suite of cyber solutions and services. Learn More >

Cyberhaven's Data Security Maturity Model coalition issued version 2.0 of its framework for keeping data secure at RSA, covered here in CISOs Rethink Data Security With Info-Centric Framework (Dark Reading). Read More >

Huntress now secures over 2 million endpoints. We celebrated at Forgepoint HQ. Learn More >

Interos analyzed global cybersecurity regulations as governments seek to boost national security and operational resilience. Read Here >

Interos CEO and Founder Jennifer Bisceglie was also named to its 2023 Female Founders 200 list highlighting the founders of world-changing companies. Read Here >

KSOC released the first Kubernetes Bill of Materials (KBOM) standard. Read Here >

LoginRadius shared guidance on Login Security: 7 Practice to Keep Your Online Accounts Secure. Learn More >

Lumu launched a new SecOps tool to combat growing cybersecurity threats. Learn More >

NowSecure won four Global InfoSec Awards at RSA Conference 2023. Learn More >

Rafay announced their new preview environment is now available to customers. Learn More >

Rafay also announced the release of Backstage Plugins for Spotify, at KubeCon + Cloud NativeCon Europe. Learn More >

ReversingLabs announced a partnership with Synopsys to combat software supply chain threats. Read Here >

SolCyber co-authored an article with Surefire Cyber about the pitfalls of not having an IR retainer. Read Here >

SPHERE Head of Customer Success, Fredy Martinez-Pardo, was featured in TAG Cyber's Quarterly Security Annual. Read Here >

Surefire Cyber has been nominated for Cyber Newcomer of the Year. Voting ends May 26. Vote Here >

Uptycs released a new threat report on the latest malware, zero days, and vulnerabilities. Learn More >

Forgepoint Capital and Costanoa Ventures co-hosted a Security Speakeasy at RSA this year. Joe Sullivan, CEO of Ukraine Friends, spoke about working with the organization to provide humanitarian aid, refugee support, and reconstruction efforts to Ukrainians during their time of need. If your organization has any unused or old laptops, please consider donating them to Ukraine Friends - every device counts. 

5/17 KSOC is hosting a live 30 minute monthly demo. Registration includes an on-demand recording. Register Here >

5/18 1Kosmos is hosting a webinar The Future of Digital Healthcare Services: Improving Convenience, Cost and Security. Register Now >

5/23 Cyberhaven is hosting a webinar CISO Series: Decoding Cybersecurity Language. Register Here >

5/31-6/2 Surefire Cyber is a silver sponsor for the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit in Philadelphia. Chief Delivery Officer Joe Tarraf will also speak on Transforming Incident Response. Register Now >

6/1 SolCyber will be attending Data Connectors Atlanta on 1 June. For a free delegate pass, use the code: SolCyberVIP. Register Here >

6/6 Uptycs is hosting a Sip ‘N Security high-end tequila and taco tasting event at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. RSVP Here >

6/8 Bishop Fox is hosting a National Cybersecurity Strategy Fireside chat with cyber policy and legal experts, including Crowell & Moring Partner, Evan Wolff, and McKinsey Partner, Justin Greis. Register Here >

ON DEMAND Huntress CEO and Co-Founder Kyle Hanslovan, SPHERE CEO and Founder Rita Gurevich, and Uptycs CEO and Founder Ganesh Pai were featured in a founder's panel moderated by Bishop Fox CEO and Co-Founder Vinnie Liu. Watch Now >

ON DEMAND ReversingLabs launched a new AppSec series on deconstructing complex software packages. Episode 1 focuses on the 3CX software package and recent supply chain attack. Watch Now >

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