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Funding, Cato, Code42, DoS Robots, and Blackhat Prep – ESW #370

This week, in the enterprise security news,

  1. over half a billion in funding, as everyone gets their pre-Blackhat announcements out!
  2. Mimecast picks up Code42
  3. Will Cato Networks IPO?
  4. Canarytokens update
  5. We still have some crowdstrike fallout to discuss
  6. CISO responses to SEC rules
  7. Making things secure without security tools
  8. tips for going SOCLess
  9. denial of service robots

All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.

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  1. 1. FUNDINGS: Vanta, Chainguard, Cowbell, Dazz, Lakera, Heeler, Vijil, Zest

    Over half a billion in funding, probably because Blackhat is next week?

    1. Vanta, $150M Series C at a $2.45B valuation, led by Sequoia Capital. Automated compliance ("trust management platform", in their words). Crossed $100M ARR in January.
    2. Chainguard, $140M Series C at a $1.12B valuation, led by Redpoint Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and IVP. Total funding is $256M. Secure container image repository.
    3. Cowbell, $60M Series C led by Zurich Insurance Group. Cyber insurance MGA.
    4. Dazz, $50M led by Greylock Partners, Cyberstarts, Insight Partners, and Index Ventures. Total funding is $105M. A "unified security remediation platform" - ASPM and CTEM?
    5. Lakera, $20M Series A led by Atomico. Evaluates and protects AI-powered applications.
    6. ZeroTier, $13.5M Series A led by Battery Ventures. Private network overlays.
    7. Heeler Security, $8.5M Seed round led by Norwest Venture Partners. SDLC security.
    8. Vijil, $6M Seed funding led by Mayfield LLC's AIStart fund and Google's AI-focused seed fund, Gradient Ventures. Securing GenAI in applications.
    9. Zest Security, $5M Seed from Hanaco and Silvertech Ventures. Discover, flag, and resolve GenAI threats in the enterprise.
    10. Promptfoo, $5M Seed round led by A16Z. Evaluate Generative AI models and tools.
  2. 2. ACQUISITIONS: Mimecast Announces Acquisition of Code42
  3. 3. MILESTONES: Cato Networks Surpasses $200 Million, Doubles ARR in Under Two Years
  4. 4. NEW FEATURES: Canarytokens Updates
  5. 5. CROWDSTRUCK: Windows resiliency: Best practices and the path forward
  6. 6. CROWDSTRUCK: Microsoft signals plans to make Windows security more like Mac post-CrowdStrike
  7. 7. CROWDSTRUCK: Microsoft, SecOps pros weigh kernel access post-CrowdStrike
  8. 8. ESSAYS: “We’re becoming scapegoats”: How have CISOs responded to SEC cyber risk disclosure rules?
  9. 9. ESSAYS: Unfashionably secure: why we use isolated VMs
  10. 10. SECOPS: Tips for SOCLess Oncall
  11. 11. REGULATION: US senators turn up heat on automakers over sale of driver data
  12. 12. TRENDS: Canada Olympic chiefs apologize for drone flight over New Zealand soccer team’s training
  13. 13. OFFENSIVE SECURITY: It May Soon Be Legal to Jailbreak AI to Expose How it Works
  14. 14. SQUIRREL: Desktop Operating Systems Since 1978
  15. 15. SQUIRREL: DHS Has a DoS Robot to Disable Internet of Things ‘Booby Traps’ Inside Homes
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