Illusive Networks

NEA Appoints Technology Investors Aaron Jacobson and Vanessa Larco to Senior Investing Team Roles; Lily Huang, Danielle Lay and Luke Pappas Promoted to Partner

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Aaron Jacobson and Vanessa Larco , both technology investors, have been elevated to senior investing team roles with appointments to the firm's Venture Capital Investment Committee.

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  • Aaron Jacobson and Vanessa Larco , both technology investors, have been elevated to senior investing team roles with appointments to the firm's Venture Capital Investment Committee.
  • NEA also promoted three individuals to Partner: Danielle Lay and Luke Pappas on the technology investing team, and healthcare investor Lily Huang .
  • Aaron Jacobson , who joined NEA in 2011, is an enterprise technology investor focused on AI/ML, developer tools, cloud infrastructure, robotics, and cybersecurity.
  • On the technology team, Alex Sharata was named Principal and Arjun Jain , Mustafa Neemuchwala , and Hunter Worland were promoted to Senior Associate.

Illusive's Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) Solution Prevents Top Vector of Cyberattack

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Illusive, a leader in identity threat detection and response (ITDR), today announced the release of its enhanced ITDR solution, enabling organizations to protect privileged identities, which are at risk of cyberattack and regulatory non-compliance. Account takeover attacks, which evade traditional detection and reduce attack dwell time to days instead of months, have become the top vector of cyberattacks.

Key Points: 
  • Account takeover attacks, which evade traditional detection and reduce attack dwell time to days instead of months, have become the top vector of cyberattacks.
  • Illusive's ITDR solution, Illusive Spotlight and Illusive Shadow , enables the comprehensive discovery of the unmanaged, misconfigured and exposed identity risks that leave every organization vulnerable to attack.
  • It delivers aggregated, prioritized and contextualized insights into identity risks, so that security teams can focus on responding to their greatest risks first.
  • New Features and Benefits in Illusive's ITDR Solution Include:
    MITRE ATT&CK Risk Correlation Associate identity risk factors to MITRE ATT&CK tactics, techniques and sub-techniques.

ILLUSIVE IGNITES INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION AMIDST GROWING WORLDWIDE DEMAND

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Illusive, the leader in identity risk management, today announced the appointment of four new executive hires since the launch of Illusive Spotlight™ has driven great interest and adoption of the solution. Illusive has appointed Kristen Twining as VP of Sales - Americas, and Carlos Ferro as VP of Sales - EMEA and APAC to support the company's rapid sales growth. The company further strengthened its leadership with the appointment of Sarit Kozokin as VP of Product Management and Meny Duek as VP of R&D to propel its agile product development.

Key Points: 
  • "Illusive is solving a problem that others cannot by focusing on protecting identity security vulnerabilities, which has galvanized worldwide demand for our solution," said Ofer Israeli, founder and CEO, Illusive.
  • "There is a growing interest in Illusive SpotlightTMas our customers come to appreciate that stopping the menace of ransomware requires eliminating the identity security vulnerabilities related to those attacks."
  • Illusive Spotlightautomatically and continuously discovers and mitigates privileged identity risks while Illusive Shadowprotects against identity risks that can't be readily remediated.
  • Prior to Illusive, Kristen was VP of Business Development at FireMon, where she achieved double-digit demand and ARR growth.

Synack expands executive team, adds top cybersecurity talent as business surges

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Monday, June 6, 2022

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Synack, the premier on-demand security platform for continuous penetration testing and vulnerability management, is expanding its executive team and bringing on top industry talent to meet growing demands from organizations globally seeking to solve their cybersecurity skills shortage.

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  • "Our recent growth is a testament to the value of the Synack Platform," said Jay Kaplan, Synack's CEO.
  • "Our recent growth is a testament to the value of the Synack Platform," said Jay Kaplan, Synack's CEO.
  • "It's more important than ever for organizations to do everything they can to find and fix vulnerabilities before adversaries exploit them.
  • A cybersecurity veteran, thought leader and frequent conference speaker, Wade is joining Synack from Illusive Networks where he was most recently Field CTO, Product Evangelist.

Illusive Recognized as a Microsoft Security Exellence Awards Finalist for Identity Trailblazer

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Monday, May 9, 2022

NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Illusive , the leader in identity risk management, today announced it is an Identity Trailblazer award finalist in the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Illusive , the leader in identity risk management, today announced it is an Identity Trailblazer award finalist in the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards.
  • At the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards on June 5, 2022, Microsoft will celebrate finalists in 10 award categories honoring partner trailblazers, solution innovators, customer and technology champions, and changemakers.
  • Formerly known as the Microsoft Security 20/20 Awards, this is the third year we are recognizing Microsoft partners for their outstanding work in the security landscape.
  • Illusive Identity Risk Management , Illusive and Microsoft Azure Sentinel , Illusive and Microsoft 365 E5 , and Illusive and Azure Active Directory , all of which are available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.

Global Deception Technology Market to Reach $4.2 Billion by 2026

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --A new market study published by Global Industry Analysts Inc., (GIA) the premier market research company, today released its report titled "Deception Technology - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" .

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --A new market study published by Global Industry Analysts Inc., (GIA) the premier market research company, today released its report titled "Deception Technology - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" .
  • Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Deception Technology estimated at US$2.6 Billion in the year 2022, is projected to reach a revised size of US$4.2 Billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 13.7% over the analysis period.
  • The U.S. Market is Estimated at $1.4 Billion in 2022, While China is Forecast to Reach $244.4 Million by 2026
    The Deception Technology market in the U.S. is estimated at US$1.4 Billion in the year 2022.
  • Global Industry Analysts, Inc., ( www.strategyr.com ) is a renowned market research publisher the world`s only influencer driven market research company.

Perimeter 81 Appoints Gily Netzer as VP of Marketing

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

Perimeter 81 , the rapidly-growing Security Services Edge (SSE) and Zero Trust Networking leader , announced the appointment of Gily Netzer as VP Marketing.

Key Points: 
  • Perimeter 81 , the rapidly-growing Security Services Edge (SSE) and Zero Trust Networking leader , announced the appointment of Gily Netzer as VP Marketing.
  • Netzer joins Perimeter 81 with more than 20 years of experience in marketing at both leading global companies as well as innovative startups, where she served as VP Marketing and other leadership roles.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220317006010/en/
    "Gilys hire symbolizes the continued growth and expansion of the company, said Sagi Gidali, Co-Founder & CGO Perimeter 81.
  • Over her career, she has led marketing organizations in roles such as VP Marketing for cybersecurity startup Illusive Networks and marketing director at multinational Symantec.

Illusive Research Reveals Identity Risks on 1 in 6 Enterprise Endpoints

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

The company also announced the launch of Illusive Spotlight and Illusive Shadow, its patented identity risk management platform that enables organizations to automatically and continuously discover, mitigate and protect against identity risks.

Key Points: 
  • The company also announced the launch of Illusive Spotlight and Illusive Shadow, its patented identity risk management platform that enables organizations to automatically and continuously discover, mitigate and protect against identity risks.
  • Analyzing Identity Risks (AIR) 2022 includes quantitative insights into unmanaged, misconfigured and exposed identity risks, as well as real-world examples of how these identity risks manifest themselves.
  • Exposed Identity Risks More than 1 in 10 (13%) endpoints contain privileged account passwords that have been left exposed (e.g., cached credentials).
  • Key features include:
    Continuous Discovery Illusive scans endpoints, servers, and Active Directory for identity risks.

Global Deception Technology Market to Reach $4.2 Billion by 2026

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new market study published by Global Industry Analysts Inc., (GIA) the premier market research company, today released its report titled "Deception Technology - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" .

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new market study published by Global Industry Analysts Inc., (GIA) the premier market research company, today released its report titled "Deception Technology - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" .
  • Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Deception Technology estimated at US$1.9 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$4.2 Billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 13.7% over the analysis period.
  • The U.S. Market is Estimated at $1.1 Billion in 2021, While China is Forecast to Reach $244.4 Million by 2026
    The Deception Technology market in the U.S. is estimated at US$1.1 Billion in the year 2021.
  • Global Industry Analysts, Inc., ( www.strategyr.com ) is a renowned market research publisher the world`s only influencer driven market research company.

Illusive Named as One of the Best Places to Work

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Business Intelligence Group today announced that it has awarded Illusive , a leader in active cyber defense, one of the Best Places to Work .

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Business Intelligence Group today announced that it has awarded Illusive , a leader in active cyber defense, one of the Best Places to Work .
  • "At Illusive, our employees are our most valuable asset, and we strive to create a corporate culture that is rooted in collaboration and innovation," said Ofer Israeli, Illusive CEO and founder.
  • "This award validates that our efforts to make Illusive an inclusive, encouraging workplace are succeeding.
  • "Congratulations to Illusive for building an organization focused on employee engagement and performance," said Maria Jimenez, Chief Nominations Officer of Business Intelligence Group.