Noname Security, JFrog Acquires Vdoo, Micro Segmentation, & AWS Buys Wickr – ESW #233

Along with HUMAN and [redacted], this is another startup that's getting perhaps too clever with branding...

The company makes DataGuard, a product that aims to provide a holistic view of data for compliance and security use cases

Is microsegmentation a thing yet? If it was, I think we'd be talking about Illumio's S-1, not a Series F from a private equity firm. IMO, any efforts that might be spent on microsegmentation has likely now been redirected to Zero Trust projects.

Startup focused on account takeover fraud, using the most common product name in InfoSec: "Insight"

Wasn't expecting to see a record size for a Series B on the lower end, but knowing the Bit Discovery team and their approach, it's a positive thing and totally makes sense.

https://venturebeat-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/venturebeat.com/2021/06/23/symmetry-systems-nabs-15m-to-block-data-breaches/amp/

That's a heck of a valuation...

https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/25/aws-is-buying-encrypted-messaging-service-wickr/

Okay, so nothing other than this on the integration: "42Crunch has announced an integration of its API security services with Postman, the API collaboration platform for developers." Would love to hear more about how this helps...

"This intelligence focuses on attackers’ tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) – not just indicators of compromise (IOCs) – to reduce alerts and reveal asymptomatic threats that may lurk in the environment. Collaboration is another vital aspect of intelligence. To reduce isolation and encourage sharing of insights and findings, the platform provides tools that promote collaboration internally – within security operations, across teams – and externally across organizations and industries."

"Following approval by the DoD Senior Information Security Officer and a recommendation by the Cyber Workforce Advisory Group (CWAG) Certification Committee, the HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP) and the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certifications are the latest additions to the DoD 8570 Approved Baseline Certifications table that is publicly available on the DoD Cyber Exchange website."

"As part of the JFrog Platform, Vdoo will accelerate JFrog’s vision of becoming the company behind all software updates and creating a world of Liquid Software by expanding its end-to-end DevOps Platform offering, providing holistic security from the development environment all the way to edges, IoT and devices. Vdoo’s security experts and vulnerability researchers will join the JFrog team to continue to develop advanced security solutions for developers and security engineers."

Best description ever: "Illumio, a self-styled zero trust unicorn, has closed a $225 million Series F funding round at a $2.75 billion valuation. The round was led by Thoma Bravo, which recently bought cybersecurity vendor Proofpoint for $12.3 billion, and supported by Franklin Templeton, Hamilton Lane and Blue Owl Capital. The round lands more than two years after Illumio’s Series E funding round in which it raised $65 million and fueled speculation of an impending IPO." - I really want a self-styled, zero-trust unicorn, where can I buy one?

We've always needed to communicate securely: "With the move to hybrid work environments, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, enterprises and government agencies have a growing desire to protect their communications across many remote locations"

"CyFIR, founded in 2018, has 16 employees listed on LinkedIn, and was backed by debt funding of under $1 million, according to PitchBook. The company’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., will become eSentire’s second U.S.-based Technical Center of Excellence."

"New security package that prevents malware, viruses, and other malicious traffic with minimal visibility into network traffic. Threat Prevention will assess and block dangerous types of network traffic even when the traffic is encrypted. Other types of protective features often require SSL Inspection which adds undesired CPU overheads."

"ThinkAI is for organizations using traditional high-performance computing that want to run more accurate and faster simulations thanks to AI applications, and also for those developing AI applications that need more computing power."