Happy New Year! We hope your holidays were relaxing and full of good cheer. December brought more insights and recognition. We released two more Forgecast episodes featuring Neil Costigan and Julie Talbot-Hubbard, and Alberto shared perspective with McKinsey about the importance of risk management in new ventures. Cyberhaven, Huntress, and Noname Security were named to the Fortune and Lightspeed Cyber60 as some of the fastest growing cybersecurity startups in the industry. Our final TIPS blog of the year completed our 12 days of TIPSmas recap. Thank you to everyone in our community for a memorable 2023- here's to 2024! Stay tuned for our 2023 Year in Review, coming to your inbox soon.

The Latest Insights.

Alberto Yépez and Bishop Fox CEO and Co-Founder Vinnie Liu contributed to a collaborative McKinsey & Company article about common misconceptions that create risk when cyber is overlooked in new ventures. 

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In episode 7 of the Forgecast, Neil Costigan, serial entrepreneur now Chief Architect LexisNexis® BehavioSec™, reflected on the early years at BehavioSec through to the company’s acquisition by LexisNexis Risk Solutions (RELX), finding product-market fit and scaling startups, and the importance of building effective global teams.

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In episode 8 of the Forgecast, Julie Talbot-Hubbard, President, Services and COO, Cyderes, shared insight on effectively working with regulations and auditors, managing change, the centrality of identity and data in modern organizations, and the importance of building a network and giving back.

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Frontline Issues.

TIPS #12: Breaches are inevitable. How can companies use cyber insurance to manage financial risk?

Featuring Bishop Fox, Constella Intelligence, Converge Insurance, CyberCube, SolCyber, and Surefire Cyber.

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Portfolio Company Updates.

Cyberhaven, Huntress, and Noname Security were named to Fortune and Lightspeed Venture Partners' Cyber60, the list of the fastest growing startups in cybersecurity. Congratulations to the teams!

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1Kosmos was recognized as the best non-phishable passwordless MFA solution in the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards from American Security Today (AST). Learn more >

AppMap CEO Elizabeth Lawler was featured in an article on generative AI in 2023 from The New Stack. Read more >

Bishop Fox Managing Principal Ben Lincoln wrote about how an 8-year-old unauthenticated Java deserialization vulnerability can lead to server-side request forgery and more in a blog post. Learn more >

Converge Insurance Head of Distribution Michelle Lopilato was featured in the Leading Insurance Professionals in the USA - Hot 100 2024. Read here >

CyberCube published a new report that predicts additional reinsurers will enter the cyber market in 2024. Read here >

Cyberhaven released a blog post on the most important drivers shaping modern data protection programs and how best to adapt to them. Read more >

KSOC CEO and co-founder Brooke Motta wrote about how Kubernetes is the silent hero of our daily digital dependence in an article for Cloud Native Now. Learn more >

Huntress released a blog reviewing the most pressing cybersecurity issues in 2023 and upcoming challenges in 2024. Read here >

Lumu posted a blog recapping advancements and innovations in their product in 2023. Read more >

NowSecure Mobile App Security Testing is now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. Read more >

Rafay Chief Product Officer Mohan Atreya was featured in a Techstrong.ai article on generative AI predictions for 2024. Learn more >

ReversingLabs released an edition of their newsletter Chainmail: Software Supply Chain Security News that covers malware leveraging GitHub, CitrixBleed, and more. Read here >

SolCyber CEO and founder Scott McCrady wrote a blog post on the future of the security industry. Read more >

SPHERE CEO and founder Rita Gurevich joined an episode of CyberArk's Trust Issues podcast to discuss the challenges and dynamics around identity and cyber hygiene. Listen Here >

Strata Identity and Forrester Consulting produced a Total Economic Impact Study™ (TEI) which showed that using Strata's Maverics platform saved 1950 hours in app migration on average. Learn more >

Surefire Cyber partnered with Aspen Insurance to launch Aspen Cyber Risk Services to proactively tackle cybersecurity threats. Read more >

Symmetry Systems released a blog post recapping their feature-packed 2023. Read more >

TruEra Director of Strategy Lofred Madzou discussed the EU AI Act and how it will impact non-EU companies in a blog post. Learn more >

Uptycs released a year in review blog on major trends the Uptycs Threat Research team discovered during 2023 and what they mean for the year ahead. Read here >

1/11, 11am PT Bishop Fox Senior Solutions Architect Matt Twells is leading a webcast on operationalizing the FDA's 2023 cybersecurity requirements. Register now >

1/16, 10am PT Symmetry Systems is hosting a webinar Navigating the SEC's Cyber Disclosure Rules. Register here >

1/17, 8am PT Uptycs is hosting a webinar Understanding Attack Paths and Risks in the Cloud as part of their Mastering Cloud Security series. Register here >

1/18, 11am PT SPHERE is hosting the latest Identity Hygiene Live! Intelligent Discovery: You Can't Protect What You Don't Know. Register now >

1/31, 11:30am-1:30pm PT KSOC CTO and co-founder Jimmy Mesta is presenting OWASP Top 10 for Kubernetes for GDG Cloud Southlake's virtual meetup. Register here > 

ON DEMAND 1Kosmos hosted a webinar Why a Secure Web 3.0 Starts with Decentralized Identity and Passwordless Access. Register here >

ON DEMAND Huntress released the most recent episode of Tradecraft Tuesday Remote Management Software from the Hacker’s Perspective. Watch now >

ON DEMAND Rafay released a webinar Introducing BRAVE Provision on-demand Bare Metal Infra for Dev and Test Environments. Watch here >

ON DEMAND ReversingLabs hosted a webinar Our Key Takeaways From The Gartner® Software Supply Chain Report. Register now >

ON DEMAND Surefire Cyber and Accorian co-hosted a webinar Cybersecurity Incident Response Demystified. Watch now >

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