It's officially fall and Cybersecurity Awareness Month is upon us. September brought exciting news from all corners of the Forgepoint Family. Tenable announced its acquisition of Ermetic and Lumu successfully raised its Series B funding round led by Forgepoint. Karl Sharman officially joined the Forgepoint team as our Head of Talent and Alyssa Iyer is now the new Head of Product- AML at Lynx Tech. Plus, Alberto shared more insight with Nasdaq on parallels between VC and retail investing strategies and we released two TIPS blogs. We also launched a new video and podcast series: The Forgecast. Check it out! Thank you for continued your support and commitment in protecting the digital future- read on for the latest news from the Forefront. 

The Forgecast.

We're excited to launch the Forgecast, a new video and podcast series featuring in-depth interviews with industry greats. The Forgecast is your view into the who’s who and what’s what in cybersecurity and the cloud. Our first three episodes are out now: Dr. Ed Amoroso, Ron and Cyndi Gula, and Dr. Yonesy Núñez sit down with Alberto Yépez to share fresh perspectives, stories, and advice. Watch or listen here >

Financings and M&A.

Lumu, the leading provider of Compromise Detection and SecOps automation, raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Forgepoint with participation from BIP Ventures, Exceptional Capital, and SIMMA Capital. Read the press release, coverage in TechCrunch, coverage in Forbes Colombia and Leo Casusol's blog post. 

Tenable (Nasdaq: TENB), a global leader in Exposure Management, announced its acquisition of Ermetic, a fully integrated CNAPP company and leading CIEM provider. Read the press release and coverage in CRN.

Advisory Council Updates.

Congratulations to Julie Talbot-Hubbard on her new appointment as President of Services at Cyderes, a leading cybersecurity MSSP. She joins Cyderes as former SVP & GM of Cyber Protection & Identity at Optiv and has held executive roles at SunTrust, Symantec, and JPMorgan Chase. 

Team Updates.

We are excited to announce that veteran cybersecurity recruiter and social media darling Karl Sharman is joining Forgepoint Capital full time as our Head of Talent. Karl previously served as Head of Cybersecurity Solutions & Services at Stott and May and worked with Forgepoint in an advisory capacity. Learn more about Karl's background here. 

Congratulations to Alyssa Iyer, who has been named Head of Product – AML at Lynx Tech. Alyssa served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Forgepoint for the past year.  Learn more about Alyssa's background here. 

Alberto Yépez was recognized as a VC Trailblazer by Venture Forward. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Venture Forward is celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of Hispanic Americans in venture capital. Learn more >

Headlines and Media.

From Startup to Public Company, Fundamentals Matter: 3 More Strategies to Guide Your Investing (Nasdaq) Read more >

GGV Splits with China, Cisco's $28B Deal, Instacart & Arm Lose Steam (Venture Daily) 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 #7: Attack, Breach, Compromise: What's often misunderstood about the "ABC’s" of Cybersecurity? Featuring Constella Intelligence, Converge Insurance, Huntress, Lumu Technologies, SolCyber, Surefire Cyber Inc., and Uptycs. Read More >

TIPS #8: How can companies maximize the benefits of Kubernetes while managing the risks? Featuring KSOC and Uptycs. Read More >

Portfolio Company Updates.

SPHERE won DEI Initiative of the Year at the 2023 Women in IT Awards- USA. Learn more >

1Kosmos BlockID was named best ID Management Solution at the 2023 Finovate Awards. Learn more >

Bishop Fox expanded its leadership with its first CISO and CTO. Learn more >

Constella CEO and Founder Julio Casal wrote about using generative AI to educate users in Harnessing Generative AI for Building the Human Firewall Against AI-Driven Identity Scams. Learn more >

Cybercube won the InsurTech Product of the Year award at the Inside P&C Honors 2023 in New York. Learn more >

Cyberhaven CSO Chris Hodson wrote about the SEC's Proposed Rule for Public Companies (PRPC) and the regulatory challenges it poses for security teams and leadership in an article for Dark Reading. Read here >

Huntress Principal Security Researcher John Hammond joined the Hacking Humans podcast to discuss hackers, spoofing, and evasion techniques. Listen here >

KSOC CTO Jimmy Mesta spoke with Help Net Security about Kubernetes attacks in 2023 and what they mean for the future. Watch here >

Lumu announced a new platform integration with Trend Micro. Read more >

NowSecure was named as a vendor in Gartner's 2023 Hype Cycle for Application Security. Learn more >

Rafay was named a Cool Vendor in the 2023 Gartner Cool Vendors in Container Management report. Read more >

ReversingLabs analyzed the recent MGM hack and released a threat report. Read here >

SolCyber released a blog post Best Practices for Managed Security Implementation. Read more >

Surefire Cyber CTO Marc Bleicher spoke with PLANADVISER about lessons learned from the MOVEit breach. Read here >

TruEra co-founder Anupam Datta co-authored Identifying and Mitigating the Security Risks of Generative AI, a research paper on the dual-use dilemma posed by generative AI. Read here >

Uptycs received multiple accolades in the G2 Fall 2023 Reports. Read more >

10/11 8am PT SolCyber, Surefire Cyber, and Converge are co-hosting a fireside chat Strategic learnings to build long-term cyber resilience. Register here >

10/10 10am PT Huntress is hosting their next Tradecraft Tuesday webinar. Register now >

10/11 NowSecure is hosting NowSecure Connect 2023: Stranger Vulns 2, the mobile security and privacy virtual event of the year. Featuring expert sessions on mobile appdev, appsec, DevSecOps, privacy, compliance, iOS, Android and more. Register here >

10/19 12pm PT KSOC CEO and co-founder Brooke Motta and cybersecurity leader Dineshwar Sahni are discussing burnout in security in a webinar Combating Burnout: Practical Tips for Improving Cloud Native Security Efficiency. Register now >

10/22-25 1Kosmos will be attending Money 20/20 in Las Vegas. Book a meeting with the team.  Book here >

10/24 11am PT Bishop Fox is hosting a webcast Red Teaming: The Essential Tool for Security Leaders. Register here > 

10/26 9:50-10:50 CT Uptycs Director of Algorithmic Threat Detection Craig Chamberlain is presenting at ISC2 Security Congress 2023. Register now >

10/31 11:30am-3:30pm ET SPHERE and CyberArk are co-hosting Strengthen your Identity Security with Ongoing Identity Hygiene in Atlanta. Register here >

ON DEMAND Cybercube CEO Pascal Millaire spoke on a panel about cybersecurity and P&C insurers at DIA Barcelona 2023. Watch now >