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Contrast Security Executives to Help Defend Cyberspace as Active Participants of a Leading Tech Group the Company Co-Founded

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

LOS ALTOS, Calif., Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Contrast Security (Contrast), the code security platform built for developers and trusted by security, today announced its continued commitment to protecting customers, and the global application economy, by expanding its executive leadership within the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, a global coalition of more than 150 signatories committed to advancing trust and security in cyberspace.

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  • We must ensure organizations are equipped to protect their customers' communities," said Tom Kellermann, Senior Vice President of Cyber Strategy at Contrast Security.
  • "My colleagues and I are honored to join the Cybersecurity Tech Accord to advance this cause.
  • The Cybersecurity Tech Accord is a global coalition of over 150 technology firms committed to advancing trust and security in cyberspace.
  • A world leading code security platform company purposely built for developers to get secure code moving swiftly and trusted by security teams to protect business applications.

ThreatHunter.ai Reports Dramatic Increase in Attempted Cyber Attacks in Past 12 Months

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

BREA, Calif., Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ThreatHunter.ai, the leading provider of AI-powered cybersecurity solutions, today reported a significant increase in the number of cyber-attacks targeting organizations over the past 12 months.

Key Points: 
  • BREA, Calif., Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ThreatHunter.ai, the leading provider of AI-powered cybersecurity solutions, today reported a significant increase in the number of cyber-attacks targeting organizations over the past 12 months.
  • According to the company's data, the attacks have ranged from typical phishing attempts to more sophisticated chaining of multiple CVEs and watering hole type attacks.
  • Despite the increasing complexity and persistence of these attacks, ThreatHunter.ai customers have remained safe and secure thanks to the company's advanced technology and expertise.
  • The company's technology uses advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence to identify and stop attacks in real-time, without the need for manual intervention.

Launch of CounterCraft The Pulse™ Redefines Threat Intel Feeds

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

The Pulse is a threat intelligence feed of prepared incident data from CounterCraft.

Key Points: 
  • The Pulse is a threat intelligence feed of prepared incident data from CounterCraft.
  • Generic, out-of-context threat intel feeds are interesting but rarely impactful, with an average delay between an incident and its reporting clocking in at 21 days.
  • "We always say that threat intel is broken," says David Barroso, co-founder and CEO of CounterCraft.
  • The ability to observe a threat actor's moves and provide the most detailed threat intel out there is unique within the market."

Traceable AI Addresses API-based Data Security and Fraud Attacks in Latest Platform Update

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO and BLACK HAT, N.M., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Traceable AI, the industry's leading API security and observability company, today announced enhanced capabilities to address more specific types of API attacks, including API abuse and misuse, fraud and malicious API bots, all of which contribute to serious data security and compliance challenges within organizations today. These additional capabilities enable organizations to automatically detect, stop and eliminate these types of sophisticated attacks, to protect their data, financial resources, and reputation.

Key Points: 
  • In terms of features and capabilities with this release, Traceable's API security platform provides organizations the ability to track volumes of sensitive data traversing between APIs over time, and categorize users accessing data through APIs (e.g., partners, data owners, threat actors).
  • Security and compliance teams can also create customizable data sets for enhanced data protection and compliance capabilities.
  • "APIs are the largest attack vector for data loss, business logic abuse and fraud in nearly every industry," stated CTO and co-founder of Traceable AI, Sanjay Nagaraj.
  • Traceable is the industry's leading API security platform that identifies APIs, evaluates API risk posture, stops API attacks, and provides deep analytics for threat hunting and forensic research.

Vicarius Releases Research Collaboration Platform for the Cybersecurity Community

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220809005548/en/
    In the short time since its inception, the vsociety community has proven itself as a valuable research hub, with multiple pieces of original research published exclusively to the cybersecurity social network.
  • Knowledge sharing is critical to ensure growth of the Infosec community, and with vsociety's community model and intuitive design, it is the best place to publish original research,'' said M, researcher.
  • The platform encourages original security research and conversation around topics of interest, allowing users to benefit from novel vulnerability publication and establish relationships with their peers.
  • Our role is in building a community security researchers may turn to for education, collaboration, and connection, said Assraf.

GreyNoise Raises $15 Million in Series A Funding to Fight Cyber Distractions and Mass Vulnerability Exploitation

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- GreyNoise Intelligence, the cyber security company analyzing internet scanning traffic to separate threats from background noise, today announced that it has raised a $15 Million round of Series A funding led by Radian Capital. With participation from CRV, Inner Loop, Stone Mill Ventures and Paladin Capital, this brings the total of funding raised to date to $21 million. With this funding, GreyNoise will accelerate the development and distribution of its unique threat intelligence data solution, which helps security teams waste less time on irrelevant or harmless activity, and spend more time focused on targeted and emerging threats.

Key Points: 
  • With participation from CRV, Inner Loop, Stone Mill Ventures and Paladin Capital, this brings the total of funding raised to date to $21 million.
  • Our research and customer feedback has demonstrated that this is a largely solvable problem" explained Andrew Morris, Founder and CEO, GreyNoise.
  • This enables security teams to quickly eliminate noisy security alerts from the SOC, identify and block mass exploit attacks, hunt for compromised systems, and prioritize patching.
  • GreyNoise is trusted by Global 2000 enterprises, governments, top security vendors and tens of thousands of threat researchers.

Phosphorus Cybersecurity™ Appoints Obbe Knoop as Chief Revenue Officer

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phosphorus Cybersecurity, the leading provider of advanced and full-scope security for Internet of Things devices, today announced the appointment of Obbe Knoop as Chief Revenue Officer.

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phosphorus Cybersecurity, the leading provider of advanced and full-scope security for Internet of Things devices, today announced the appointment of Obbe Knoop as Chief Revenue Officer.
  • "Obbe is a world-class business executive with a remarkable track record in sales strategy and revenue growth, and we are excited to have him join the team," said Chris Rouland, CEO of Phosphorus Cybersecurity.
  • With over two decades of senior leadership roles in the security industry, Obbe brings extensive experience to his new role at Phosphorus Cybersecurity.
  • "The Internet of Things poses fundamental challenges to corporate cybersecurity that require new technologies and solutions," said Obbe Knoop.

Criminal IP: Cyber Threat Intelligence Search Engine to find everything in Cybersecurity

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

TORRANCE, Calif., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prior to the official launch scheduled in July, Criminal IP, provided by AI Spera, will be running a free beta service starting from April 28 for 3 consecutive months. AI Spera is currently recruiting beta testers on the pre-registration page (https://bit.ly/3vz4pyW), and users who registered before April 28 will receive a free license for 3 months after the official launch scheduled in July.

Key Points: 
  • What can people search for on Criminal IP?
  • Directly search for the service name through keywords or search for the CVE number to look up related IP addresses, and inquire the contents below on a single page.
  • About AI Spera: AI Spera is a fast-growing company in cyber threat intelligence.
  • As a provider of Criminal IP, it shores up various areas in which Criminal IP defends against ever-evolving cyber threats, spanning education and research, corporate security teams, white hackers, national agencies, and cybercrime investigation organizations.

Criminal IP New Cybersecurity Search Engine launches first beta test

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Monday, April 11, 2022

TORRANCE, Calif., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --AI Spera announced Criminal IP, a new cybersecurity platform, today.

Key Points: 
  • TORRANCE, Calif., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --AI Spera announced Criminal IP, a new cybersecurity platform, today.
  • Criminal IP is a total Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) search engine intended to identify potential vulnerabilities that threatening companies or individuals' IT assets.
  • The company has been recruiting beta service testers and plans to operate beta service for three months from April 28.
  • Criminal IP visualizes all IT assets connected to the Internet based on IP addresses held by companies and individuals.

Pentera Announces $150M Series C at $1 Billion Valuation to Disrupt Legacy Vulnerability Management Market

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

The round brings Penteras valuation to $1 billion after only three years in the market since the debut of its automated penetration testing technology.

Key Points: 
  • The round brings Penteras valuation to $1 billion after only three years in the market since the debut of its automated penetration testing technology.
  • Legacy vulnerability management platforms have given a false sense of security to the market, said Christian Grant, Senior Vice President, K1 Investment Management.
  • Furthermore, legacy vulnerability management approaches often focus on vulnerabilities that have low likelihood of being compromised, said Dr. Arik Liberzon, Co-Founder and CTO, Pentera.
  • Evolution currently has over $1 billion of assets under management in a growing portfolio of market leading companies.