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National Post
2 days ago
- Business
- National Post
Zero Networks Raises $55M Series C to Usher in the "Era of the Defender"
Article content With more than $100 million raised and 300% revenue growth since its Series B, Zero Networks is shifting the balance of power in cybersecurity from attackers to defenders Article content Article content ORLANDO, Fla. — Zero Networks, the cybersecurity company reclaiming microsegmentation to finally deliver on its promise, today announced it raised $55 million in Series C funding. The raise solidifies Zero Networks' position at the forefront of the 'Era of the Defender' – a paradigm shift in cybersecurity where the burden of effort no longer falls on defenders reacting to threats, but on attackers forced to confront proactive, identity- and network-driven controls. Article content The round was led by Highland Europe, with participation from existing investors F2 Venture Capital, PICO Venture Partners, Venrock and U.S. Venture Partners (USVP). This brings Zero Networks' total funding to more than $100 million. Jacob Bernstein, Principal at Highland Europe, will join the company's board of directors. Article content Since its Series B, Zero Networks has tripled its customer base, doubled headcount, and experienced more than 300% revenue growth – driven by growing enterprise urgency around stopping lateral movement and enforcing true zero trust controls. Lateral movement remains a defining tactic in the majority of ransomware and supply chain attacks, yet the absence of microsegmentation leaves most organizations dangerously exposed. Traditional tools focus on the perimeter, but once breached, attackers can move freely, often undetected for days or weeks. That's exactly what Zero Networks was built to stop. Article content At the heart of Zero Networks' approach is its radically simple microsegmentation solution. While microsegmentation has long been hailed as the gold standard for stopping lateral movement, it has historically been viewed as too complex to implement and scale. Zero Networks has changed that narrative with an agentless, automated solution that finally makes microsegmentation both effective and effortless – an achievement validated by record-breaking growth in 2024 and consistent five-star customer reviews. Article content This new investment fuels the company's next phase of growth, including team expansion across sales and marketing, research and development, and customer support. Additionally, funding will be used to increase go-to-market investments in North America, EMEA, and APAC and support continued innovation in Zero Networks' award-winning solutions. Article content 'Microsegmentation has long been the crown jewel of network defense; praised for its effectiveness but abandoned because of its complexity,' said Benny Lakunishok, CEO and Co-Founder of Zero Networks. 'This funding raise validates everything we've claimed since day one: that we can make segmentation simple, scalable, and powerful enough to contain ransomware and stop lateral movement at its source. It also opens up a massive opportunity for every network defender out there to stop playing catch-up and start taking control.' Article content While Zero Networks leads with modern microsegmentation, its full suite of offerings also includes Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and Identity Least Privilege solutions, available on a unified platform. By anchoring enforcement in identity, Zero Networks' patented, MFA-driven approach ensures least privilege access across all users, devices, and workloads to deliver zero trust that actually lives up to its name. Article content 'Cybersecurity's most promising but often misunderstood tool is microsegmentation,' said Jacob Bernstein, Principal at Highland Europe. 'This technique is essential to proactive zero trust architecture that prevents attacks by design rather than merely responding to them. Since the early days of evaluating Zero Networks, it was incredibly clear that their customers don't just like Zero – they love it. This is a testament to everyone from the founding team to their most recent hires at all levels, hand-picked to serve Zero's customers and build innovative solutions. I look forward to working closely with Zero Networks, a company that I believe is going to achieve phenomenal success and enormous outcomes for its customers.' Article content Zero Networks will be at Black Hat USA from Aug. 6–7, 2025. Visit the team at Booth 2251. Can't wait until August? Experience the ease of Zero's microsegmentation solution via a virtual self-guided product tour. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Article content Article content
Associated Press
19-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Swarmer and SpiderOak Partner to Secure Autonomous Drone Operations in Contested Environments
Strategic collaboration delivers zero-trust security and resiliency for military autonomous swarm operations, including those deployed in electronic warfare zones RESTON, VA / ACCESS Newswire / May 19, 2025 / Swarmer, a leading provider of autonomous drone software, has entered into an agreement with SpiderOak, the leading cybersecurity company powering zero-trust solutions for the tactical edge. As part of the agreement, Swarmer will integrate the SpiderOak platform to provide secure interactions and revocation to its autonomous software platforms. This integration specifically addresses the challenges of securing communications for autonomous fleets operating in contested environments, including electronic warfare zones in Ukraine. Swarmer's technology enables uncrewed air, sea, and ground vehicles to communicate and coordinate autonomously without human intervention, even when GPS and RF communication are jammed. This allows for adaptive mission execution through coordinated swarm formations - allowing one operator to control hundreds of drones. The SpiderOak platform provides a unique combination of security controls plus guaranteed eventual delivery designed for autonomous operations at the tactical edge. With SpiderOak, Swarmer's autonomy software can ensure any to any message exchanges in the formation are authenticated, authorized, and encrypted without additional networking controls or certificate management. The low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) requirements and decentralized security model eliminate the need for additional infrastructure, making SpiderOak ideal for autonomous operations in challenging environments. 'SpiderOak simplifies how our warfighter replenishes losses in theater ensuring replacements are authenticated and authorized to join the operation, while ensuring that lost and potentially compromised assets are revoked,' said Swarmer's Co-founder and CEO, Sergey Kuprienko. 'Autonomy at the edge brings a new set of security and communication challenges to the digital battlefield, especially with autonomous systems in contested or unreliable environments. Our mesh platform provides zero-trust access control and data exchange without the infrastructure or connectivity overhead that traditional security tools require. We are excited to partner with Swarmer to bring this next generation capability to market,' said Dave Pearah, CEO of SpiderOak. 'As we've seen in contemporary combat, autonomous fleets are significant force multipliers on the modern battlefield-but without robust security, they can become liabilities instead of assets. As missions evolve and new systems are added to the fight, the ability to authorize and authenticate every mission, operator, and data flow in real time will become essential. The integrity, confidentiality, and adaptability of these systems must be baked in from the start. The side that secures its data and controls access dynamically will have a significant competitive advantage,' said Lieutenant General Ken Tovo, U.S. Army (Retired); former Commanding General, US Army Special Operations Command About Swarmer Founded in 2023, Swarmer is revolutionizing autonomous UAS operations on the battlefield with a software system that enables drones (and robots) to operate autonomously and work together in large teams. With the team's background in the world's leading tech companies, and with boots on the ground in real conflict zones, Swarmer's mission is to enable individual operators to control hundreds of drones simultaneously - drones of any manufacturer, type, or purpose. Swarmer's technology allows uncrewed vehicles to be interoperable and work together seamlessly. Learn more at About SpiderOak SpiderOak is a 100% U.S.-owned and operated software company dedicated to solving the computer security challenges of the 21st century. Our technology allows applications to secure all interactions between each other, providing strong assurances of authority and identity and the flexibility to integrate with existing systems, software, and devices beyond centralized cloud services and data centers to the far reaches of the tactical edge. For more information about SpiderOak products, services, or business development opportunities, check us out at Media Contact Escalate PR for SpiderOak [email protected] SOURCE: SpiderOak press release
