October was a full and insightful month. We co-hosted the inaugural Securing AI Summit with BGV and the Ethical AI Governance Group (EAIGG) in San Francisco. Alberto shared perspective on the market, generativeAI, AI security, and more with Crunchbase News, Forbes and Nasdaq, at the LATAM CISO Summit in Madrid and with the Aspen Global Cybersecurity Group in Singapore. Andrew outlined our 'string of pearls' investment strategy ahead of his talk at the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit. Leo opined on the findings within and beyond the CISO Survival Guide via webinar while Rey penned his first byline for Dark Reading. We also released an episode of the Forgecast featuring Elena Kvochko, Chief Trust Officer of SAP, and our latest TIPS blog on cybersecurity for SMBs. We look forward to an exciting and strong close to 2023. Stay tuned for more announcements and thanks for your continued support!  

The Latest Insights.

Forgepoint, BGV, and the Ethical AI Governance Group (EAIGG) hosted the Securing AI Summit at the Nasdaq Center on October 11. Over 150 cybersecurity and AI professionals met to discuss generative AI opportunities, risks, and how to securely advance innovation and growth.

See highlights >, access resources >, and read the 16 Takeaways >

Ahead of speaking at the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit in Beverly Hills, Andrew McClure shared Forgepoint's 'string of pearls' investment strategy for cyber risk management and breach response.

Read the blog here >

Check out the Forgecast, our in-depth interview with industry greats. In the latest episode, Elena Kvochko, the first Chief Trust Officer for software giant SAP, speaks with Alberto Yépez about the importance of embracing trust to drive collaboration and innovation.

Watch or listen here >

Leo Casusol joined fellow expert VCs from Cisco Investments, NightDragon, and Team8 to co-host Navigating the Cybersecurity Landscape: Insights Beyond the CISO Survival Guide, a webinar featuring insights from the 2023 CISO Survival Guide. 

Watch on demand >

Headlines and Media.

Cybersecurity Funding Sees Slight Bounce Back From Q2, But Still Down From 2022 (Crunchbase) Read more >

Data Security and Collaboration in the Modern Enterprise (Dark Reading) Read more >

Reasonable Valuations Drove Mergers and Acquisition Activity in Q3, 2023 (Dark Reading) Read more >

Wanted: People To Fill In The Growing AI Leadership Vacuum (Forbes) Read more >

Generative AI: Driving Enterprise Value with Cybersecurity at the Forefront (Nasdaq) Read more >

Frontline Issues.

TIPS #9: How can SMBs address the unique cybersecurity challenges they face? Featuring 1Kosmos, Bishop Fox, Cyberhaven, Huntress, Lumu, and SolCyber.

Read more > and subscribe here >  

Portfolio Company Updates.

1Kosmos was certified for UK Government Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework. Learn more >

Bishop Fox published a new report on Cosmos: Protecting the Perimeter assesses a record number of vulnerable exposures - on average a new disclosure every 20 minutes in 2022. Learn more >

Constella Intelligence founder Alex Romero presented Constella's research on the instrumentalization of migration-related narratives at the EU DisinfoLab 2023 conference. Learn more >

Converge Insurance CEO Thomas Kang spoke on The Psychology of Approaching Cyber for FinPro's Leadership in Insurance podcast. Watch now >

CyberCube announced that Toa Re licensed its Portfolio Manager platform to achieve best practice risk management solutions. Learn more >

Cyberhaven was recognized as one of The Information's 50 Most Promising Startups of 2023. Learn more >

Lumu Founder and CEO Ricardo Villadiego wrote about crucial countermeasures against EDR/XDR exploits in an article for Dark Reading. Learn more >

NowSecure New NowSecure OWASP Benchmark reveals that a shocking 95% of the top 6,500 mobile apps (iOS and Android) fail industry standard OWASP MASVs. Learn more >

Rafay was featured in a review of top Kubernetes platforms. Learn more >

SolCyber published a blog on how to Lower Your Cybersecurity Budget Without Taking on New Risks. Read more >

Strata New Forrester Research reveals customers receive 407% ROI with Maverics. Learn more>

Surefire Cyber CEO Billy Gouveia discussed cyber threats and trends, how IR firms manage them and how organizations can mitigate risk in this Cyber Sit-down interview. Watch now >

Uptycs released their quarterly threat bulletin covering the tactics, techniques and procedures of the most prevalent malware and threat actor groups. Learn more >

11/9 11am PT Bishop Fox and Moveworks are co-hosting a webinar on Pragmatic AI & LLM Security Mitigations for Enterprises. Register now >

11/14, 10am PT Huntress is hosting the latest episode of Tradecraft Tuesday, Investigating macOS Malware Using Open Source Tools. Register here >

11/15, 10am ET 1Kosmos is hosting a webinar on Redefining the Future of Finance. Register here >

11/29, 4-5pm PT Cyberhaven is hosting a webinar with CEO Howard Ting and Steph Curry's Performance Coach, Brandon Payne, NBA Player Development Specialist. Register here >

ON DEMAND Converge Insurance, SolCyber and SureFireCyber webinar on Strategic Learnings ot Build Long Term Resilience. Watch here >

ON DEMAND Rapidfort is hosting a webinar on Effective Vulnerability Management via SASM. Watch here >

ON DEMAND TruEra President, Chief Scientist, and Co-founder Anupam Datta was featured on a webinar Moving LLM Applications from Development to Production. Watch now >