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YL Ventures Cybersecurity Newsletter - March 2019

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Top-Stories
     

Security Spills: 9 Problems Causing the Most Stress

Read more in Dark Reading»

As Threats Proliferate, So Do New Tools for Protecting Medical Devices and Hospitals

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The Ransomware Attack Cost Norsk Hydro $40 Million So Far

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Missing: Qualified Cybersecurity Pros

Read more in SC Magazine»

Our-News
     

Q1 2019 ended with a bang! Our portfolio company Axonius, a cybersecurity asset management platform, raised a $13M Series A round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors YL Ventures, Vertex Ventures, WTI and Emerge VC. In addition, Axonius won the prestigious RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox Contest and was named the 2019 Most Innovative Startup! 

 

Continuing this momentum is our portfolio company Medigate, the first dedicated medical device security platform, which announced $15M in Series A funding led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), with participation from existing investors YL Ventures and Blumberg Capital. 

 

During RSA Conference, we had the pleasure of hosting a private cocktail reception together with TenEleven Ventures and Momentum Cyber.  Over 400 attendees, including both Israeli cybersecurity entrepreneurs and U.S. experts from our broad network, joined us in San Francisco. See the full album here>>

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Co-Founder & CTO, Roy Horev, explains how enterprises can stop failing their vulnerability management teams
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Fast Company announced Medigate’s inclusion as one of the most innovative companies this year
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The Toyota Camry of Cybersecurity: The inside story of Axonius winning the 2019 RSAC Innovation Sandbox Learn More » 

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Karamba Security named to Forbes' "Top 25 IoT Startups To Watch In 2019" list Learn More »

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Twistlock expands its cloud native security platform to include support for virtual machines Learn More » 

Insider-Tip
     

Vijay Bolina

CISO, Blackhawk Network

YL Ventures Advisor

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"The solution space in cybersecurity is heavily diluted at the moment, so when a new vendor is trying to position itself in the beginning, it will require much more than buzz-words and slick marketing to gain the attention of an experienced security leader. You must very precisely convey how your solution differentiates and what problems it aims to solve. The most basic problems are still not solved so the nice-to-have must really be impactful to take away the focus from the need-to-have".

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Upcoming-Events
     

SANS 2019

Orlando, FL, USA

April 1 - 8, 2019 Event Info »

InfoSec World

Lake Buena Vista , FL, USA

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CSO50 Conference

 Scottsdale, AZ, USA  

April 8 - 10, 2019 Event Info »

SINET ITSEF 2019

Silicon Valley, CA, USA
11 April, 2019  Event Info »

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