This month, we congratulated Bishop Fox and SPHERE on raising more funding for growth, gathered in NYC for our Fall 2022 Advisory Council Meeting and Dinner, honored distinguished industry leaders with Forgepoint Impact Awards and celebrated more exciting news across our team and #ForgepointFamily of companies. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter for updates!

Last week we held our Fall 2022 Advisory Council Meeting and Dinner, bringing together over 110 technology leaders across industries and sectors for critical discussions and stronger connections. See more on LinkedIn. 

Financings and M&A.

Bishop Fox, the leading authority in offensive security, extended its Series B funding to $129M led by WestCap with contributions from NextEqutiy Partners and Rockpool Capital in an oversubscribed round. This builds on the company's $75M raised earlier this year. View the announcement, and coverage in SC Magazine and Fintech Global. 

SPHERE, pioneers in identity hygiene, raised $31M in Series B funding led by Edison Partners with the continued participation of Forgepoint which led the company's Series A. View the announcement, Connie Qian's blog, and coverage in VentureBeat, Dark Reading, and WSJPro. 

Advisory Council.

At our Fall 2022 Advisory Council Dinner, we recognized the following individuals with our first ever Forgepoint Impact Awards, celebrating their leadership and acknowledging their many contributions to industry, community, and society. Please join us in congratulating  

Photo credit: I95 Business.

Ron and Cyndi Gula, Co-founders, Gula Tech Adventures - Catalysts. After founding and running several successful cyber companies, they now invest in and support startups and nonprofits ensuring datacare while defending the national cyberspace. Their impact cultivating young talent, new teams, and industry diversity is an inspiration to us all.  

Ramin Safai, MD, CISO and CTO of Jefferies - All-Star.
In addition to all he has achieved in IT and security for major financial institutions such as Jefferies, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Lehman Brothers, and JP Morgan, Ramin has played a critical role in identifying critical market gaps and guiding emerging companies to address them, including diligence, product strategy, customer development and GTM.

Edward Amoroso, CEO of TAG Cyber LLC - Trailblazer.
Through the TAG Cyber platform, as a Research Professor at NYU, and in the many other ways he guides and informs the industry, this former SVP/CISO of AT&T continues to be a leader, trailblazer and disruptor of the status quo, literally helping to define and redefine what matters most in cybersecurity, now and future.  

Daniel Barriuso, CISO, Santander - Global Innovation.
An industry pioneer and champion for innovation, Daniel has led security and enabled digital transformation for major enterprises including Santander, BP, Credit Suisse, and ABN AMRO. He continues to advocate for the best emerging technology while cultivating diverse talent to join and lead the workforce. He is a key partner in our alliance to advance cybersecurity investment and innovation around the world.

Latest Headlines.

Alberto Yépez joined the Forbes Technology Council, the invite-only organization for senior technology executives. In his first byline, Rising Up in a Downturn: the Role of Innovation Amid Market Uncertainty, he explains why times like this can actually accelerate innovation and be good for customer-centric companies to build and succeed. 

Alberto Yépez shared insights with Chris Metinko and Crunchbase News in this Special Series Part 2: Billions of Dollars Roll into AI-enhanced Cybersecurity. Read More >

Alberto Yépez shared how Forgepoint Capital is Taking Cybersecurity Investments to the Next Level with HelpNet Security. Read More >

Forgepoint was mentioned in Investors Pour Into Venture Capital Funds Even as Markets Cool by The Wall Street Journal. Read More >

Will Lin published Now that EDR is Obvious: What Comes Next? in Dark Reading. Read More >

Alberto Yépez joined industry experts to address how to tackle today's cybersecurity challenges across modern industry and society, at the LATAM CISO Summit. Learn More >

Tanya Loh spoke on a panel with other CMOs and PR professionals about marketing during a downturn and how to maximize ROI, at the 2022 Cyber Marketing Conference. Learn More >

Portfolio Company Updates.

UPTYCS secures cloud, containers, and laptops in a single UI and data model, and they have a special December SECRET DOLLAR MENU: Forgepoint Community Members get all of Uptycs for 2023 for $1! Now's your chance to try Uptycs unified CNAPP and XDR for up to 1,000 assets for just $1 (that's about a $75K value). You'll get comprehensive cloud security coverage -- CWPP, CSPM, CIEM, KSPM, CDR, and CI/CD image and registery scanning. Get started here>

1Kosmos BlockID Platform integrates with Ping Identity's DaVinci. Read More >

Anitian launched new dashboard to make it easier to find and fix vulnerabilities. Learn More >

Converge and CyberCube announce partnership to improve the access and affordability of cyber insurance solutions through better underwriting. Read More >

CyberCube enables proactive cyber CAT management at the point of underwriting with its latest Account Manager Release 4.0. Read More >

Cyberhaven releases data detection and response tool to stop insider threats. Read More >

Forgepoint Venture Partner Shane Shook also joined Cyberhaven as Board Observer.

Ermetic was recognized by CRN as one of the 10 Hottest Cloud Security Startup Companies of 2022. Read More >

Interos published Resilience 2022: Government - the Interos Annual Global Supply Chain Report. Learn More >

KSOC announced its latest product release, which provides more context around security issues and flexibility in responding as security teams tackle Kubernetes security at scale. Read More >  

Noname Security launches Recon to protect APIs and critical assets from cyber attacks. Read More >  

NowSecure launches mobile pen testing-as-a-service (PTaaS) to scale security more efficiently. Read More >  

RapidFort garners former PwC Vice Chairman Kevin Baldwin as CRO to lead enterprise growth. Read More >

SolCyber shared 5 Lessons to Learn from the Uber Hack. Read More >

Surefire Cyber welcomes Jerry Bessette, former SVP of Booz Allen Hamilton and distinguished special agent / executive leader with the FBI as COO. Read More >

Symmetry Systems launches Zero Trust for Data to help organizations quickly assess their data across hybrid clouds and identify weak spots. Read More >

12/8 Cyberhaven CxO InSyte Executive Virtual Lunch & Learn: How to Protect All Your Data, All the Time, No Matter Where It Goes! Tune In >

12/13 Constella Intelligence: How to Protect Your Organization from Insider Threats featuring Constella Sr. Director WW SE Dan Mathews and Telefonica Tech Cyber Security & Cloud Leader Christopher Lauzze. Tune In >

12/15 1Kosmos Webinar: The Role of Digital Identity in Modernizing Health Care featuring 1Kosmos CSO Mike Engle, Leavitt Partners Principal Ryan Howells, and US Dept of HHS IT Program Manager Adam McBride. Tune In >

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