Spring is in full swing as we march towards May. Alberto Yépez gave a keynote speech on the evolution of identity in security for a Dark Reading virtual event and penned an article with insights on M&A for Nasdaq. Kathryn Shih wrote a blog post on how to protect proprietary data in the era of AI, complete with sample language to update ToS and MSA documentation. Don Dixon hosted our latest episode of the Forgecast featuring Pascal Millaire, CEO of CyberCube. Join us at the upcoming RSA Conference in San Francisco from May 6-9 - we hope to see you there!

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Attention CEOs/Founders, CISOs, and Investors

Forgepoint is sponsoring Piper Sandler’s annual Cybersecurity CEO Summit at RSA on May 6 alongside Evolution Equity Partners, SYN Ventures, and Ten Eleven. Register here >

Attention CISOs Only: Survey Opportunity

Piper Sandler also launched its annual survey on the State of the Security Market from the Practitioner's Perspective. This year's will delve into AI, Governance and Reporting and more. Results will be shared with participants and will inform a panel at the summit. Take the survey >

The Latest Insights.

In episode 11 of the Forgecast, Pascal Millaire, CEO of CyberCube, sits down with Don Dixon to delve into the power of insurance analytics in predicting loss and quantifying cyber risk, the symbiotic relationship between insurance and cybersecurity, CyberCube’s story from its incubation within Symantec to becoming the market leader in cyber risk analytics, risks from terrorism and war, his experience as an entrepreneur and CEO, and more.

Watch or listen here >

Kathryn Shih wrote a blog post discussing the risk factors, data harvesting methods, and remediations companies need to consider when protecting their proprietary data from unwanted AI model training. Kathryn and our Head of Portfolio Development Mercy Caprara also developed sample language which may be added to an existing ToS agreement or adapted for MSA documents. Read here >

Headlines and Media.

Alberto Yépez was the keynote speaker at Dark Reading's virtual event Cybersecurity's Hottest New Technologies. He joined Managing Editor Fahmida Rashid to discuss the perfect storm security teams face due to generative AI, changing regulatory requirements, geopolitical factors, and the growth of ransomware; the changing definition of digital identity; and new approaches to identity security. Learn more in the Changing Concepts of Identity Underscore 'Perfect Storm' of Cyber-Risk Read here > 

Market Making and Market Taking: Deciphering the Coming Wave of M&A (Nasdaq) Read here > 

Portfolio Company Updates.

KSOC is now RAD Security. KSOC will remain a critical part of the RAD platform as a real-time Kubernetes Security Posture Management (KSPM) product alongside cloud native Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) and zero day detection and response capabilities. Read more >

RAD Security was also selected as a finalist for Innovation Sandbox. Congratulations to the team! Learn more >

1Kosmos named Christine Owen as its Field CTO. Learn more >

AppMap Founder and CEO Elizabeth Lawler wrote a blog post about challenges enterprises and developers face in AI adoption. Read more >

Bishop Fox launched Cosmos Application Penetration Testing (CAPT), a fully managed, full spectrum application penetration testing service. Learn more >

Constella Intelligence announced a partnership with Social Links to deliver transformative open-source intelligence (OSINT) solutions. Read more >

Converge Insurance CEO Tom Kang was a guest on the Cyber Insurance Leaders podcast where he spoke about navigating new developments in cybersecurity and how strong, foundational underwriting expertise coupled with technology can lead to more comprehensive coverage. Listen here >

CyberCube released a blog post detailing the Change Healthcare ransomware attack and how to use CyberCube's single point of failure (SPOF) Intelligence tool to understand and manage technology dependencies. Read here >

Cyberhaven released their Q1 2024 Insider Threat report, finding that in-office employees are leading the charge in corporate data exfiltration. Read more >

Huntress released a blog post on the do's and don'ts of security awareness training. Learn more >

Lynx Head of Product- Fraud Greg Hancell wrote a blog post about the game-changing power of machine learning in fraud prevention. Read here >

NowSecure released a blog post on how the new United States CISA and OMB mandate will impact secure software development. Read more >

ReversingLabs released the latest episode of the Conversing Labs podcast featuring Dr. Kevin Fu of the Archimedes Center at Northeastern University, who discussed the new federal cybersecurity standards for medical devices. Listen or watch here >

Secure Code Warrior is partnering with Apiiro to deliver hyper-relevant developer security training. Learn more >

SPHERE released SPHEREboard 6.9 featuring enhanced integrations, safe review, bulk ARM (Asset Review Module) reviews, and an expanded connector portfolio. Read here >

SolCyber released a blog post on avoiding BEC and account payment fraud. Learn more >

Surefire Cyber is a finalist for Zywave's Cyber Incident Response Team of the Year. Vote here >

Symmetry Systems launched the Symmetry for Enterprise Gen AI product line to ensure the safe adoption of Gen AI technologies within modern organizations. Read more >

Uptycs released the latest episode of the Cybersecurity Standup podcast featuring Sarah Aalborg, Head of IT Governance and CISO at Tivoli, who shared a unique people-first approach to security. Listen or watch now >

Whistic released a blog post on how the company is using AI to transform vendor risk assessments. Read here >

4/11, 10am PT Rafay is hosting a webinar Unleashing Developer and Cloud Ops Superpowers: Boost Productivity with Next-Level Infrastructure. Register now >

4/17 CyberCube is hosting their Foresight User Conference in London. Register here >

4/18, 10am PT Huntress is hosting a community fireside chat with FifthWall Solutions on cyber insurance. Register now >

4/25 11am PT Bishop Fox and Riscosity are co-hosting Mitigate Third-Party Risks by Strengthening Security Foundations, a webinar that will explore critical considerations for developing a security program that prioritizes third-party risk reduction. Register now >

5/8 SolCyber will be attending CMMC Day 2024 in College Park, Maryland. Register here >

5/20-5/22 Surefire Cyber Director, DFIR Matt Dowling is speaking on the Ransomware Advisory panel at NetDiligence's Cyber Risk Summit in San Diego. Register now >

ON DEMAND Constella Intelligence co-hosted a webinar with Social Links Stealer Logs for Investigations: A New Era in OSINT.  Watch now >

ON DEMAND NowSecure co-founder Andrew Hoog spoke in The Best Kept Secret to Successful Mobile DevSecOps, a webinar hosted by Appdome. Watch here >

ON DEMAND Secure Code Warrior hosted a webinar Taking charge of vulnerability alerts on mitigating risk through SAST programs, eliminating vulnerable code through training programs, and more.  Watch now >

ON DEMAND Uptycs VP of Channel Sales Mark Fitzmaurice spoke with Julien Lee of e-Channel News about the launch of Upward, Uptycs' channel partner program. Watch here >

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