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Anchoring Innovation and Community: EC-Council's RSA 2025 Yacht Reception Sets the Stage for Black Hat USA
From RSA's luxury yacht reception to Black Hat's TopGolf Las Vegas event, EC-Council's leadership and community-led conversations shape a more secure and connected digital world. Anchoring Innovation and Community: EC-Council's RSA 2025 Yacht Reception Sets the Stage for Black Hat USA Tampa, Florida, June 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Against the backdrop of RSA Conference 2025, EC-Council- the global leader in cybersecurity education and training, and creator of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential; hosted a landmark executive cocktail reception aboard a luxury yacht. This invite-only event brought together a handpicked network of cybersecurity decision-makers from across continents, creating a powerful forum for strategic exchange, global connection, and collective foresight. With its unique setting and high-caliber attendees, the evening served as a catalyst for industry-shaping dialogue at a time when cybersecurity is undergoing one of its most pivotal transformations. The event brought together 150 senior executives from a pool of over 650 registrants, the reception represented a powerful cross-section of sectors, technology, finance, healthcare, consulting, and featured leaders from renowned global powerhouses like Amazon, Bank of America, Cisco, Google, Microsoft, Uber, and Wells Fargo. This diversity reflected the depth of leadership fuelling the evening's high-level discussions. From North America to Europe and Asia, participants From North America to Europe and Asia, this international community of cybersecurity professionals united around a shared mission: defending digital ecosystems amid the rise of AI-driven threats. The yacht setting offered a rare chance to move beyond formal sessions, enabling candid, forward-looking conversations about the rapidly shifting threat landscape and the technologies that will define the future of cyber defense. Jay Bavisi, Group President, EC-Council, shared: 'Cybersecurity cannot remain the domain of a few, it must be accessible to all. At EC-Council, we are building not just certifications, but a movement. One that empowers professionals across geographies and generations through high-impact training, real-world simulation, and community-led collaboration. Events like this reception are a reminder that the future of cybersecurity is collective, and we are proud to nurture the global community that drives it forward.' The reception also marked a defining moment for EC-Council's continued innovation. From the launch of CEH with AI-powered capabilities to the release of CPENT AI, and the introduction of The Hackerverse - a global competition platform that immerses learners in simulated real-world attack scenarios each initiative reflects EC-Council's deep commitment to preparing professionals for tomorrow's threats, today. With its $100 million cybersecurity innovation initiative now underway, EC-Council is accelerating the development of solutions that bridge capability gaps, empower learners, and fuel next-gen defense strategies, creating a future where cybersecurity expertise is scalable, inclusive, and globally accessible. Bavisi concluded, 'By engaging with leaders at RSA and Black Hat, EC-Council continues to build a global movement focused on empowering professionals and democratizing access to critical cybersecurity skills. These conversations are shaping the future of digital defense.' Next Stop: Black Hat USA 2025 at Top Golf Building on the momentum from RSA, EC-Council is set to host its next major gathering during Black Hat USA 2025, this time at Top Golf Las Vegas. This high-energy, immersive experience will blend cybersecurity insights with interactive networking, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and rising talent for an unforgettable evening of connection and collaboration. For media inquiries or to connect with EC-Council at Black Hat USA 2025, please contact: press@ About EC-Council: EC-Council is the creator of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) program and a leader in cybersecurity education. Founded in 2001, EC-Council's mission is to provide high-quality training and certifications for cybersecurity professionals to keep organizations safe from cyber threats. EC-Council offers over 200 certifications and degrees in various cybersecurity domains, including forensics, security analysis, threat intelligence, and information security. An ISO/IEC 17024 accredited organization, EC-Council has certified over 350,000 professionals worldwide, with clients ranging from government agencies to Fortune 100 companies. EC-Council is the gold standard in cybersecurity certification, trusted by the U.S. Department of Defense, the Army, Navy, Air Force, and leading global corporations. For more information, visit: Attachment Anchoring Innovation and Community: EC-Council's RSA 2025 Yacht Reception Sets the Stage for Black Hat USA CONTACT: EC-Council press@ in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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22-05-2025
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/C O R R E C T I O N -- StackHawk/
In the news release, StackHawk Raises $12 Million in Strategic Funding to Help Security Teams Keep Up with AI-Driven Development, issued 22-May-2025 by StackHawk over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that "Castanoa Ventures" has been changed to "Costanoa Ventures" in the first paragraph. The complete, corrected release follows: SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- StackHawk, the shift-left API security platform, today announced it has taken on $12 Million in additional funding from Sapphire and Costanoa Ventures to help security teams keep up with the pace of AI-driven development. With this funding, StackHawk will expedite shipping products and features that make it simple for modern teams embracing AI-driven development to scale safely, especially in data-sensitive industries such as healthcare and fintech. Sapphire and Costanoa Ventures also co-led StackHawk's Series B funding in 2022, bringing the company's total funding to $47.3 million. "We're seeing our customers embrace AI-driven development tools like Cursor and ship new applications faster than ever," said Joni Klippert, CEO and Co-Founder of StackHawk. "Security professionals were already outnumbered by developers 100:1 and struggling to keep up with the backlog of issues – we need new solutions to help engineering teams identify the most important security issues and help engineers actually fix those issues being generated by the speed of AI." Developers now deploy code 70% faster using AI (according to the latest DORA report), and 30% of that code contains security weaknesses (Cornell University). AppSec teams spend hours prioritizing issues, creating tickets, and chasing busy developers, causing vulnerability backlogs to balloon as time is spent on non-remediation tasks. As a result, applications and clouds grow less secure, and hackers exploit the widening productivity gap between development and security teams. According to Imperva's 2024 State of API Security Report, 71% of internet traffic is driven by API calls. StackHawk was recently named the outstanding API security platform by the Global Infosec Awards at RSA 2025. These prestigious global awards, by Cyber Defense Magazine, recognize innovators with compelling value propositions for their products in competitive infosecurity industries. StackHawk is reimagining API security testing by empowering developers to find and fix security vulnerabilities before they hit production. "StackHawk is the only API security solution that ensures the most important vulnerabilities are identified and addressed during the development stage of software delivery, before they are shipped to production and can impact customers," said Greg Sands, Founder and Managing Partner at Costanoa Ventures. "They are in the ideal position to innovate with new solutions that ensure enterprises maintain a strong security posture in the age of AI." About StackHawkStackHawk is making API and application security testing part of software delivery. The StackHawk platform offers engineering teams the ability to find and fix application bugs at any stage of software development and gives security teams insight into the security posture of applications and APIs being developed. Built by a strong founding team with deep experience in security and DevOps, and funded by some of the best venture investors in the business, StackHawk is leading the shift left movement by putting API and application security testing into the hands of engineers the moment they build code. Learn more and sign up for a free trial at Media ContactAdam LaGrecaFounder of 10KMediaadam@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE StackHawk Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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22-05-2025
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/C O R R E C T I O N -- StackHawk/
In the news release, StackHawk Raises $12 Million in Strategic Funding to Help Security Teams Keep Up with AI-Driven Development, issued 22-May-2025 by StackHawk over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that "Castanoa Ventures" has been changed to "Costanoa Ventures" in the first paragraph. The complete, corrected release follows: SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- StackHawk, the shift-left API security platform, today announced it has taken on $12 Million in additional funding from Sapphire and Costanoa Ventures to help security teams keep up with the pace of AI-driven development. With this funding, StackHawk will expedite shipping products and features that make it simple for modern teams embracing AI-driven development to scale safely, especially in data-sensitive industries such as healthcare and fintech. Sapphire and Costanoa Ventures also co-led StackHawk's Series B funding in 2022, bringing the company's total funding to $47.3 million. "We're seeing our customers embrace AI-driven development tools like Cursor and ship new applications faster than ever," said Joni Klippert, CEO and Co-Founder of StackHawk. "Security professionals were already outnumbered by developers 100:1 and struggling to keep up with the backlog of issues – we need new solutions to help engineering teams identify the most important security issues and help engineers actually fix those issues being generated by the speed of AI." Developers now deploy code 70% faster using AI (according to the latest DORA report), and 30% of that code contains security weaknesses (Cornell University). AppSec teams spend hours prioritizing issues, creating tickets, and chasing busy developers, causing vulnerability backlogs to balloon as time is spent on non-remediation tasks. As a result, applications and clouds grow less secure, and hackers exploit the widening productivity gap between development and security teams. According to Imperva's 2024 State of API Security Report, 71% of internet traffic is driven by API calls. StackHawk was recently named the outstanding API security platform by the Global Infosec Awards at RSA 2025. These prestigious global awards, by Cyber Defense Magazine, recognize innovators with compelling value propositions for their products in competitive infosecurity industries. StackHawk is reimagining API security testing by empowering developers to find and fix security vulnerabilities before they hit production. "StackHawk is the only API security solution that ensures the most important vulnerabilities are identified and addressed during the development stage of software delivery, before they are shipped to production and can impact customers," said Greg Sands, Founder and Managing Partner at Costanoa Ventures. "They are in the ideal position to innovate with new solutions that ensure enterprises maintain a strong security posture in the age of AI." About StackHawkStackHawk is making API and application security testing part of software delivery. The StackHawk platform offers engineering teams the ability to find and fix application bugs at any stage of software development and gives security teams insight into the security posture of applications and APIs being developed. Built by a strong founding team with deep experience in security and DevOps, and funded by some of the best venture investors in the business, StackHawk is leading the shift left movement by putting API and application security testing into the hands of engineers the moment they build code. Learn more and sign up for a free trial at Media ContactAdam LaGrecaFounder of 10KMediaadam@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE StackHawk Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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01-05-2025
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CrowdStrike and AWS Announce the 2025 Cybersecurity Accelerator Winner
AUSTIN, Texas & SAN FRANCISCO, May 01, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RSA 2025 -- CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced Terra Security as the winner of the second annual Amazon Web Services (AWS) and CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator, presented in collaboration with the NVIDIA Inception program for startups. Terra Security was recognized for its innovations in agentic AI-powered, continuous web application penetration testing. The 2025 program drew hundreds of applicants from across the U.S., Israel and Europe. From that pool, 36 early-stage startups were selected to participate in the 8-week, equity-free accelerator – gaining access to expert mentorship, technical guidance, funding resources and go-to-market support. The program is designed to help founders build, launch and scale the next generation of AI and cloud security innovation. Terra Security was selected from a group of 10 finalists who pitched live at RSA Conference 2025. The winner was announced during a packed event at the Falcon Lounge, where a panel of judges – including George Kurtz, founder and CEO of CrowdStrike; CJ Moses, chief information security officer at Amazon; and David Reber Jr., chief security officer at NVIDIA – evaluated each startup on innovation, market relevance and go-to-market potential. Two runner-ups, Kenzo Security and Rig Security, were also recognized by the judges for their standout approaches to agentic AI-driven security and identity threat protection, respectively. "We're honored to be named the winner of the CrowdStrike, AWS and NVIDIA Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator," said Shahar Peled, co-founder and CEO of Terra Security. "At Terra, we're reimagining offensive security with a swarm of agentic AI pentesters – ethical hackers that continuously test, adapt, reason and inject business context at every step, all with human oversight. We're excited to continue working with innovators and leaders who are looking to scale and strengthen their pentesting programs." "CrowdStrike pioneered cybersecurity in the cloud with AI at its core," said Daniel Bernard, chief business officer at CrowdStrike. "We proudly support ecosystem startups building what's next. Together with AWS and NVIDIA, we're equipping innovators with the tools and expertise to solve real-world security problems at scale for today and tomorrow. Congratulations to Shahar Peled and the Terra Security team for their impressive agentic AI pentester innovation." "It's exciting to see the AWS and CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator back for its second year—bigger, bolder and bringing forward some of the sharpest minds in cyber," said CJ Moses, chief information security officer at Amazon. "The innovation on display from these startups is exactly what the industry needs: bold thinking, real-world impact and solutions that scale. Congratulations to Terra Security on winning this year's program. Their approach to web application pentesting really impressed me – not just for the tech, but for the clarity of vision behind it. We at AWS are proud to team up with CrowdStrike and NVIDIA to help accelerate the next generation of cyber leaders and shape what comes next." Finalists of the 2025 Cohort (stealth companies not included): Daylight Security Hopper Kenzo Security (Runner-Up) Pillar Security Rig Security (Runner-Up) SaiFlow Terra Security (Winner) Valkyrie To learn more about the AWS and CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator, in collaboration with NVIDIA Inception, visit here. About CrowdStrike CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world's most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data. Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities. Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity and immediate time-to-value. CrowdStrike: We stop breaches. Learn more: Follow us: Blog | X | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Start a free trial today: © 2025 CrowdStrike, Inc. All rights reserved. CrowdStrike and CrowdStrike Falcon are marks owned by CrowdStrike, Inc. and are registered in the United States and other countries. CrowdStrike owns other trademarks and service marks and may use the brands of third parties to identify their products and services. View source version on Contacts Media Contact Jake SchusterCrowdStrike Corporate Communicationspress@
Business Insider
22-04-2025
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COGNNA Unveils Nexus, Agentic AI Security Operations Platform
Breakthrough Release Delivers Intelligence-Led Agentic AI with Seamless Integrations for Optimized Security Automation RIYADH, SA / ACCESS Newswire / April 22, 2025 / COGNNA, a pioneering force in AI-driven cybersecurity, today launched COGNNA Nexus, a revolutionary Security Operations Center (SOC) platform designed to transform threat management. This significant release harnesses the power of advanced agentic AI to provide autonomous threat detection, analysis, and response, dramatically reducing alert fatigue, accelerating incident response, and enabling security teams to proactively combat evolving cyber threats with unparalleled efficiency. Today's Security Operations Centers (SOCs) face an unprecedented challenge: managing the sheer volume and complexity of cyber threats. Security teams are often overwhelmed by a deluge of alerts from disparate security tools, leading to alert fatigue and delayed responses to critical incidents. According to Microsoft, security analysts spend a significant portion of their time - nearly three hours daily - manually triaging security alerts, a large portion of which turn out to be false positives. This highlights the critical need for more efficient and intelligent threat management solutions. The COGNNA Nexus platform, showcased at RSA 2025, allows organizations to shift from reactive to proactive security measures by integrating deep telemetry, real-time detection, advanced threat hunting, autonomous investigation, proactive threat intelligence, and guided response into a single workflow. This comprehensive approach spans endpoint assets, identities, cloud services, and hybrid environments, providing security teams with complete context, reduced noise, and actionable clarity. By enabling security teams to focus on what matters, COGNNA Nexus helps organizations effectively combat increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Enhanced Agentic AI: Advanced agentic AI capabilities, enabling the platform to autonomously detect, analyze, and respond to threats in real-time. This reduces reliance on manual intervention, dramatically accelerating incident response times. Unified Security Posture: Seamless integration with a broader ecosystem of security tools and platforms delivers comprehensive visibility and control across complex IT environments. This eliminates data silos and enhances threat correlation Advanced Predictive Threat Modeling: Leveraging advanced AI, the platform predicts potential threats before they materialize. This proactive approach allows organizations to anticipate and mitigate risks, strengthening their defenses against evolving cyberattacks Streamlined Security Operations: Automation of routine security tasks, such as threat triage and incident response, frees up security analysts to focus on higher-level strategic initiatives. Enhanced AI-Powered Agent: An AI Agent provides instant security insights and guidance, enabling security teams to quickly access critical information and make informed decisions. "COGNNA Nexus represents a major leap forward in AI-powered security operations, and we're excited to showcase this transformative technology to the US market at RSA," said Ibrahim Alshamrani, CEO & Cofounder of COGNNA. "By enhancing agentic AI and expanding integrations, we are empowering Security Operations Centers globally, to achieve unprecedented levels of security efficiency and effectiveness, addressing the evolving threat landscape with truly innovative cybersecurity solutions." Visit COGNNA at the 2025 RSA Conference COGNNA is thrilled to announce its participation in the upcoming RSA Conference, where Ibrahim Alshamrani, CEO & Cofounder and Ziyad Alshehri, CTO & Cofounder, will showcase the Nexus platform at the Saudi Arabia Pavilion in collaboration with the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA), Booth 760 in the South Expo. This presents a unique opportunity for attendees to experience firsthand the transformative capabilities of Nexus and discover how it can revolutionize their Security Operations Centers (SOCs), providing a glimpse into the future of AI-driven security. About COGNNA: COGNNA is a leading innovator in AI-driven cybersecurity solutions. The company is dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies that empower organizations to proactively defend against sophisticated cyber threats. COGNNA's solutions leverage advanced AI algorithms to automate security operations, enhance threat detection, and streamline incident response. Contact Information View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire
