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???It’s the latest episode of the Forgecast!??? Cybersecurity is no longer exclusively a technical endeavor focused on preempting and responding to cyber threats. It’s also a strategic enabler of business growth and innovation.?? It’s an evolution that Eddie Borrero, CISO at Blue Shield of California, has experienced and contributed to firsthand during his 20+ year career in the field. In this episode, Forgepoint Capital Co-Founder and Managing Director Alberto Yépez speaks with Eddie about the recent Crowdstrike outage, his early career in technology and cybersecurity, the evolving role of the modern CISO, developing relationships with board members, crafting a narrative, AI governance, giving back to the community, and more. Watch or listen here: https://lnkd.in/gw_qS8c3 ?? #cybersecurity #CISO #forgecast??

Learn how cloud-first org Stravito scaled their SaaS security program with Nudge Security while reducing SaaS spend and supporting rapid company growth in their recent case study. https://lnkd.in/gWfmg3BY #forgepointfamily #cybersecurityawarenessmonth #CAM

Fantastic to see Ricardo Villadiego and team Lumu Technologies in action. Let's go! ?? ?? ??

Summer flew by for the Forgepoint team, ending with exciting news: Huntress hit centaur status with $100M ARR! Alberto Yépez spoke with Startupeable, one of top podcasts across LATAM about what makes a great CEO (and more) and hosted the latest episode of the #Forgecast featuring Eddie Borrero, CISO at Blue Shield of California. Shane Shook penned two TIPS blogs- on Shift Left for Finance and on Building Resilience with Contingent Business Interruption Insurance- while Damien Henault spoke on investing during the AI frenzy at IPEM Paris 2024 and Andrew McClure discussed the fine balance between data security and innovation for the NSI's CTRL+F podcast. After Don Dixon and Alberto attended Aspen Digital's 9th annual Aspen Cyber Summit in Washington DC, we were thrilled to welcome senior cybersecurity executive Brian G. of KPMG to our Advisory Council. Read on in our newsletter for the latest insights and impact from companies across the #forgepointfamily. Onward! https://lnkd.in/gBZw5TAm

CTRL+F Ep. 6: Jamil Jaffer talks with Dr. Damien Desfontaines at Tumult Labs and Andrew McClure at Forgepoint Capital about how differential privacy is transforming data analysis while safeguarding individual privacy, with key applications in healthcare, finance, and national security. Watch: https://ow.ly/xyB050TxEqC Listen: https://ow.ly/gOa850TxEqE George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School + George Mason University + National Security Institute (NSI) #podcast #podcastsandvideos #nationalsecurity #foreignaffairs #cybersecurity #cyberandtech #dataprotection #dataanalysis #informationprivacy #differentialprivacy

Attn Forgepoint Capital community: happy Friday! Sharing two fantastic Friday events coming up in SF and LA, hosted by Synadia, the creators, maintainers and masterminds behind NATS.io. Get to know the team over delectable bites and beverages while exploring how to globally connect all your applications and data- in the cloud, on premise, and at the edge. To the future of distributed systems! Derek Collison Jan Plutzer Justyna Bak Brian Flannery Steve Dischinger Ernie B. Reynaldo Kirton, CFA #a16zTechWeek #NATS

New malicious software packages tied to the North Korean Lazarus Group were observed posing as a Python coding skills test for developers seeking a new job, according to ReversingLabs research via SC Media. More: https://lnkd.in/gUJrguqc #cybersecurity #infosec #forgepointfamily

In this edition of #ForgepointTIPS, Dr. Shane Shook gives us a crash course on Contingent Business Interruption (CBI) insurance: ? ? ???CBI plays a key role in limiting the impacts of vendor disruptions, acting as a form of financial risk management to limit your company’s losses. Unfortunately, many companies aren’t doing enough to evaluate and invest in the right cyber insurance policies.? ???Inadequate and misaligned CBI coverage inhibits third-party risk management, and vendor disruptions lead to more negative outcomes.? ?? Improve collaboration between risk management and security teams to invest in the right CBI and other cyber coverage, leverage comprehensive IR, and manage third-party risk.? ? ? Read this week’s edition of Forgepoint TIPS to learn more. Thanks to Shane, Thomas Kang of Converge Insurance, and Billy Gouveia of Surefire Cyber Inc. for their insights and to Converge Insurance, CyberCube, ReversingLabs, SolCyber and Surefire Cyber for helping protect companies from third-party outages and incidents. ? ? #CBI #cyberinsurance #forgepointfamily #TIPS

Aces hitting aces! What a great get together, Mohit Tiwari and the Symmetry Systems team! ?? #data #AI #forgepointfamily

DSPM is more than just an acronym—it delivers powerful outcomes by providing visibility into data flows and identities. DSPM can help organizations identify dormant data and reduce unnecessary data storage, improving both security and compliance. For example, Symmetry helped a Fortune 500 company delete 25% of its production data and off-board 1000+ identities, driving both security and IT efficiency. #DSPM #DataSecurity #Compliance Check out the full interview here: https://hubs.ly/Q02QxMkM0