Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of April 19; NightVision, VulnCheck, Auburn University, and More

The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy endpoint security and network monitoring news for the week of April 19. This curated list features endpoint security and network monitoring vendors such as NightVision, VulnCheck, Auburn University, and more.

Keeping tabs on all the most relevant endpoint security and network monitoring news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last month in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy endpoint security and network monitoring news items.

Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of April 19

AppSec Startup NightVision Raises $5.4 Million In Seed Funding

NightVision, an application security startup, secured a $5.4 million seed fund investment from entrepreneurs and executives across cybersecurity, industrial, consumer, and financial services sectors. NightVision introduces a modern gray-box security testing approach, designed to assist  developers with “fast, easy-to-use, and comprehensive vulnerability testing throughout the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC).” “Software security testing has failed to keep up with the pace of software development and innovation. Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) and Static Application Security Testing (SAST) have frustrating shortcomings,” said George Prince, CEO and co-founder of NightVision. “Organizations should not have to choose between speed to market, ease-of-use, or security. They should be able to have it all.”

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Netskope Named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge for Third Year in a Row

Netskope, a leader in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), this week announced that Gartner, Inc. has recognized the company for the third year in a row as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge (SSE). The 2024 Magic Quadrant for SSE report shows Netskope to have the highest Ability to Execute and to be furthest in Completeness of Vision. Netskope was also shown to have the highest Ability to Execute and to be furthest in Completeness of Vision in the 2023 Magic Quadrant for SSE report. “Netskope customers know that best-of-breed security and the fastest performance are simultaneously achievable. They are foundational to how they transform their security and networking investments and address the proliferation of cloud and AI we are seeing in the enterprise,” said Sanjay Beri, CEO, Netskope. “It is a major accomplishment for us to be placed the highest in execution and furthest in vision in Security Service Edge for two consecutive years, and our ability to execute behind our vision has never once wavered. I’m extremely proud of our entire Netskope team, customers, and partners for what we’ve achieved in SSE, SASE, and zero trust. We’re just getting started.”

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Exploit Intelligence Platform VulnCheck Closes $7.95 Million in Seed

VulnCheck, an exploit intelligence company, this week announced the final close of its seed funding round at a total of $7.95 million, with $4.75 million in new funding. The latest investment includes participation from Sorenson Capital. The news comes shortly after VulnCheck was named a finalist for the RSA Conference 2024 Innovation Sandbox contest. “Since launching, we’ve seen demand for VulnCheck’s intelligence services skyrocket,” said Anthony Bettini, founder and CEO at VulnCheck. “Advanced vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and application security features are on the horizon, and VulnCheck is committed to continuing to help organizations prioritize threats in today’s rapidly evolving landscape. This funding is a testament to our momentum, and we are excited to further invest in developing our enterprise and critical infrastructure solutions.”

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US Agencies Release Guidance for Securing Election Infrastructure Against Foreign Influence

This week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released Securing Election Infrastructure Against the Tactics of Foreign Malign Influence Operations, a guidance document that details the latest tactics employed in foreign malign influence operations to shape U.S. policies, decisions, and discourse and could be used to target America’s election infrastructure. The product discusses popular tactics used in foreign malign influence operations, provides recent examples, and recommends potential mitigations for election infrastructure stakeholders. While many of these tactics are not new, recent advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology have made it much easier and cheaper to generate and spread convincing foreign malign influence content. “The elections process is the golden thread of American democracy, which is why our foreign adversaries deliberately target our elections infrastructure with their influence operations. Defending our democratic process is the responsibility of all of us,” said CISA Senior Advisor Cait Conley. “CISA is committed to doing its part to ensure these officials – and the American public – don’t have to fight this battle alone. We will continue to work with the election community to ensure they have the tools and information they need to run safe and secure elections in 2024 and beyond.”

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Auburn’s McCrary Institute and Oak Ridge National Laboratory Partner on Cybersecurity Center for Electric Grid Infrastructure

Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security was awarded a $10 million Department of Energy grant in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to create a pilot regional cybersecurity research and operations center to protect the electric power grid against cyber attacks. The total value of the project is $12.5 million, with the additional $2.5 million coming from Auburn University and other strategic partners. The center, officially named the Southeast Region Cybersecurity Collaboration Center (SERC3), will bring together experts from the private sector, academia and government to share information and generate innovative real-world solutions to protect the nation’s power grid and other key sectors. It will include a mock utility command center to train participants in real-time cyber defense.

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Mitigate Zero-Day Threats with Modern Third-Party Incident Response

Bob Maley of Black Kite walks us through what it takes to mitigate threats with third-party incident response. There was a time when phishing and business email compromise dominated headlines, but today there is a much more significant threat to companies: zero-day vulnerabilities. Because supply chains have become inextricably linked through software, a single vendor being compromised can have a ripple effect impacting hundreds of companies throughout the supply chain. Similarly, companies cannot only concern themselves with the security of their systems alone. They must monitor and mitigate vendor risk from hundreds — even thousands — third, fourth, and Nth parties.

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