17 Fundings, AI Sec, Cell Privacy, School Hacks, & Nifty Swifties – ESW #323
Finally, in the enterprise security news: We were off for a week, so there are 17 fundings to discuss! AI security startups emerge, and 8 acquisitions! Snyk loses 50% off its valuation is building security tools the wrong approach? SEC delays new cybersecurity rules, Why taylor swift fans should work in security, All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.
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Adrian Sanabria
Director of Product Marketing at Valence Security
- 1. FUNDING: SAVVY Exits Stealth with $30M in Funding to Enable Safe Use of SaaS Applications at Scale
- 2. FUNDING: Savvy, a platform to secure SaaS apps, launches out of stealth with $30M
- 3. FUNDING (AI): Tibo obtains Pre-A funding to combat AI data leak issues
- 4. FUNDING: Invary Pre-Seed Announcement
- 5. FUNDING: 1Fort Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding
- 6. FUNDING: 0pass locks in $3.5m in funding to revolutionise enterprise authentication
- 7. FUNDING: Nokod Raises $8M Seed Round From Seasoned Cybersecurity Investors to Enhance Low-Code/No-Code App Security
- 8. FUNDING (AI): Resistant AI Raises Additional $11M; Extends Series A to $27.6M
- 9. FUNDING (AI): BeeKeeperAI Raises $12.1 Million Series A to Accelerate AI Development on Privacy Protected Healthcare Data
- 10. FUNDING (AI): CalypsoAI Raises $23 Million from Paladin Capital Group and Strategic Investors to Drive Secure Enterprise Adoption of Generative AI and Large Language Models – CalypsoAI
- 11. FUNDING: Cyware Raises $30 Million to Accelerate Expansion of AI-Powered Global Cyber Fusion and Threat Sharing Networks
- 12. FUNDING: Cyera Secures $100 Million Series B Investment to Become the Data Security Platform Enabling the AI Revolution
- 13. FUNDING: HSBC loans £5m to cybersecurity firm Glasswall
- 14. FUNDING (AI): Naver D2SF invests in AI data generation startup – KED Global
- 15. FUNDING: Google’s Gradient backs YC alum Infisical to solve secret sprawl
- 16. FUNDING: Unit21, the Risk and Compliance Infrastructure Company Helping Clients Prevent Financial Crime, Announces $45M Series C
- 17. ACQUISITIONS: Securing Identity as the New Perimeter: Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Oort
- 18. ACQUISITIONS: EDGE expands its portfolio with acquisition of OryxLabs
- 19. ACQUISITIONS: ProcessUnity and CyberGRX Combine to Form the Most Complete Third-Party Risk Management Platform in the Market
- 20. ACQUISITIONS: Bitdefender to Acquire Horangi Cyber Security to Expand its GravityZone Unified Risk and Security Analytics Platform
- 21. ACQUISITIONS: Jumbo is Being Acquired by Coalition, the Leading B2B Cyber Insurer
- 22. ACQUISITIONS: Safe Security Acquires RiskLens to Become CRQM Market Leader
- 23. ACQUISITIONS: TPG To Acquire Forcepoint Global Governments and Critical Infrastructure Business from Francisco Partners
- 24. ACQUISITIONS: SCADAfence to be Acquired by Honeywell
- 25. VALUATIONS: Cybersecurity unicorn Snyk sees valuation plummet by over 50% in secondary deals
- 26. ESSAYS: Building security tools is the wrong approach
Same guy that created the "Stop Silly Cybersecurity Awards" website. Also, I think he's selling a security tool, so ¯_(ツ)_/¯
- 27. ESSAYS: Flipping the Vulnerability Management Model: CVSS → SSVC
- 28. NEW FEATURES: Perception Point Unveils New AI Model to Thwart Generative AI-Based BEC Attacks – Perception Point
Calling BS on this
- 29. RESEARCH: MIT researchers devise a way to evaluate cybersecurity methods
- 30. VULNERABILITIES: The massive bug at the heart of the npm ecosystem
- 31. REBRANDS: Microsoft rebrands Azure Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID
- 32. COMMUNITY: Support for cybersecurity clinics across the U.S.
- 33. TRAINING: Cloud & Compromise: Gamifying of Cloud Security
- 34. TOOLS: AI and Machine Learning in Cybersecurity
- 35. REGULATION: SEC Delays Enactment of Cyber Rules Related to Investment Adviser and Public Companies to October 2023, Updates Timeline to April 2024 for Recently Proposed Cybersecurity Rules – Data Matters Privacy Blog
- 36. REGULATIONS: Chris H. on LinkedIn: NCS Implementation Plan
- 37. CYBERCRIME: Ransomware criminals are dumping kids’ private files online after school hacks
- 38. LEGAL: Orca Sues Wiz for ‘Copying’ Its Cloud Security Tech
- 39. SQUIRREL: Why Taylor Swift fans should work in cybersecurity – Red Canary
- 40. SQUIRREL: Google Calendar now lets users specify where they’re working from throughout the day
"Adrian is currently working from [NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS]"

Tyler Shields
Fractional CMO, Cyber Angel Investor and Advisor at 90 Degree Ventures