Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of January 17th: Orca Security, ExtraHop, Sweet Security, and More

The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring news from the week of January 17th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from Orca Security, ExtraHop, Sweet Security, and more.
Keeping up with all the most relevant Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring news can be time-consuming. As a result, our editorial team aims to summarize some of the top headlines in the space by curating a collection of the latest vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy news. With that in mind, here is some of the top endpoint security and network monitoring news from the week of January 17th.
Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of January 17th
Deepwatch Expands its Leadership Team with Two Executive Appointments
Deepwatch, a managed security platform for cyber-resilient enterprises, has appointed two veteran executives to its leadership team. The additions include Sammie Walker as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Anand Ramanathan as Chief Product Officer (CPO). Walker has over twenty-five years of experience in marketing leadership positions across industries. She most recently served as CMO at Zimperium. Meanwhile, Anand Ramanathan joins Deepwatch with over twenty years of senior product and GTM leadership experience at companies like McAfee, Skyhigh Security, Proofpoint, and Cisco. Both executives will help Deepwatch amplify its mission and position itself for growth in 2025.
ExtraHop Appoints a New CEO
ExtraHop, a cloud-native network detection and response (NDR) platform provider, has announced that Rob Greer has joined the company as its Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Greer will help lead the company through the next phase of its growth strategy after a “banner year” in 2024. Greer has over thirty years of experience developing scalable businesses, driving profitable go-to-market strategy, and leading product innovation at network security organizations like HP Tipping Point, Forescout Technologies, Blue Coat Systems, and SonicWALL. As part of this shift, Greg Clark will transition to Executive Chairman of the ExtraHop Board of Directors.
Orca Security Launches a Lightweight Security Solution
Orca Security, an agentless cloud security provider, has launched Orca Sensor, an advanced lightweight security solution designed to integrate runtime visibility and protection with the Orca Cloud Security Platform. The new offering will help Orca bolster its cloud detection and response (CDR) capabilities by offering companies tools for real-time visibility, detection, investigation, and prevention. Specific features of the Orca Sensor include rapid deployments, automatic updates to minimize maintenance, customizable detection policies, support for non-cloud workload visibility, and real-time views of activity, threats, and malicious behavior flows.
Sweet Security Launches an LLM-Powered Cloud Detection Engine
Sweet Security, a cloud runtime detection and response solution, has launched its patent-pending LLM-powered cloud detection engine. The new engine aims to enhance Sweet’s unified detection and response platform by enabling it to reduce cloud detection noise to 0.04 percent. Dror Kashti, CEO of Sweet Security, says, “By harnessing the power of LLMs, we’re not only reducing detection noise to near-zero levels but also providing security teams with the tools they need to act swiftly and decisively. This is a major leap forward in our commitment to delivering unparalleled detection and response for the cloud.”
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