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In a conversation with Noa Eshed and Ronen Menipaz on the podcast Real Life Superpowers, Ionix CEO Marc Gaffan discusses the startup rollercoaster
Ionix, led by CEO Marc Gaffan, recently raised $42 million in a Series A funding round. In a podcast discussion, Gaffan shares insights from his extensive experience in the cybersecurity sector and as a startup operator. He emphasizes the unique challenges each startup faces and the importance of mental resilience and leveraging strengths over weaknesses. Gaffan also highlights the limited operational influence of investors compared to those actively involved in the business. The conversation underscores the significance of celebrating achievements and the journey of building a company. This investment marks a positive growth step for Ionix.
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IONIX Cloud Exposure Validator Tames the Storm of Cloud Security Alerts; Brings CTEM to the World of Cloud Security
IONIX has launched its Cloud Exposure Validator, a tool designed to help security teams manage the large volume of alerts generated by cloud security platforms. The Validator prioritizes alerts based on actual risk, enabling organizations to focus on the most critical vulnerabilities. This tool integrates with existing cloud security tools to provide a comprehensive view of an organizations security posture. Early adopters have found it effective in reprioritizing cloud security findings. The Validator builds on IONIXs Cloud Cross-View product, offering enhanced prioritization, contextual intelligence, operational efficiency, and unified visibility. This launch is expected to improve security teams ability to manage threats and optimize resource allocation, thus enhancing overall security posture.
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IONIX Launches Global Partner Program to Address Growing Market Demand for Attack Surface Management Solutions
IONIX has launched a new global partner program aimed at accelerating channel-led growth and enhancing enterprise security with its Attack Surface Management (ASM) solutions. The program includes a multi-tenant Managed Security Services Providers (MSSPs) portal for effective client security management. To support these initiatives, IONIX has appointed Gilad Friedman as VP of Global Channels and Paul Vick as Director of North American Channels. The program is designed to support partners of all sizes, including Value-Added Resellers, distributors, MSSPs, Global System Integrators, and cloud service providers like Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, and AWS. IONIX is collaborating with partners such as Lantech Longwave, Clutch Solutions, Eversec Group, ICOS, EPAM, and GlobalDots. The company is recognized as a leader in ASM solutions, emphasizing its commitment to providing cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions.
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IONIX Launches Attack Surface Cloud Cross-View
IONIX, a leading provider of Attack Surface Management (ASM) solutions, has announced the launch of its new platform enhancement, Attack Surface Cloud Cross-View. The new feature provides organizations with a comprehensive view of their complete attack surface risk across both cloud and on-premises infrastructures. The solution aims to bridge the gap in cloud security across all internet-facing assets and digital supply chains in organizations’ AWS, Azure and GCP environments as well as cloud-security providers such as Akamai, Cloudflare and Imperva. The company plans to demonstrate the new feature at the RSA Conference 2024.
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IONIX Advances Industry Leading Attack Surface Management Platform With Centralized Threat Center for Swift Zero-day Response
Cybersecurity firm IONIX has announced the launch of its Threat Center, a new feature of its Attack Surface Management (ASM) platform. The Threat Center provides real-time insights into exposures posed by the latest zero-day vulnerabilities, helping security teams respond faster to threats. It identifies assets that are exposed or potentially exposed to the zero-day exploit, alerts customers, and suggests remediation actions. The Threat Center works in conjunction with IONIXs recently announced Exposure Validation capabilities, which perform non-intrusive exploit simulations on each customers unique environment to identify and validate exploitable assets.
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IONIX raises adds $15 million to Series A to expand threat exposure management platform | CTech
IONIX, an Israeli startup that develops Attack Surface Management (ASM) solutions, has raised an additional $15 million in its Series A funding round, bringing the total to $42 million. The round included participation from new investor Maor Investments and existing investors Hyperwise Ventures, Team8, and U.S. Venture Partners. The company, formerly known as Cyberpion, will use the funding to accelerate go-to-market activities, develop its product roadmap, and expand the Threat Exposure Management capabilities of its ASM solution. Additionally, cyber veteran Chad Kinzelberg will join IONIX’s Board of Directors.
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IONIX Wins Best Attack Surface Management (ASM) Solution in the 2023 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Program
IONIX, a leader in Attack Surface Management, has won the Best Attack Surface Management solution award in the 2023 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards program. The award recognizes IONIXs platform, which uses machine learning to continuously perform discovery and vulnerability assessments on all of an enterprises external-facing assets, connections, and third-party platform dependencies. The platform provides security teams with clear indications of high priority threats and the actions that should be taken to resolve them before they can be exploited. Global leaders including Infosys, The Telegraph, Universal Music Group, and E. ON depend on IONIXs machine learning-powered discovery engine.
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IONIX Named Leader in GigaOm Radar Report for Attack Surface Management
IONIX, formerly Cyberpion, has been named a leader and is projected to be among the top five Attack Surface Management (ASM) vendors within the next 12-18 months, according to the GigaOm Radar Report. The report highlights IONIXs ASM platform as exceptional in several key criteria. The ASM market is experiencing significant growth, and IONIXs solution is ranked highly and projected to maintain its market leadership position. IONIXs platform offers extended coverage of external digital supply chain risks and leverages machine learning to discover and monitor every internet-facing asset and connection. It provides laser focus on critical risks and enables rapid remediation of exploitable threats. Global leaders such as Infosys, The Telegraph, Warner Music Group, and E.ON rely on IONIX for managing their attack surfaces.
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Cyberpion rebrands as Ionix, offering new EASM visibility improvements
Ionix, formerly known as Cyberpion, has added new cybersecurity capabilities to its system. The companys rebranding focuses on interconnectivity and aims to extend the visibility of interconnected assets and deliver risk-based prioritization. The new features include extending visibility into connected assets and shadow IT, scoring risks based on blast radius, and providing risk scores and executive ASM reports. Ionix will also source threat intelligence from the dark web and generate executive reports with one click. The added capabilities are available to the companys existing customers at no extra cost.
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Cyberpion Secures $27M Series A Funding for Extending External Attack Surface Management and Protection
Cyberpion, a cybersecurity company specializing in external attack surface management, has raised $27 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by U.S. Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Team8 Capital and Hyperwise Ventures. The investment will allow Cyberpion to expand its engineering, research, and sales teams. The companys platform helps enterprises manage the risks and vulnerabilities in their digital supply chain by continuously assessing external-facing assets and providing automatic defense against attacks. Cyberpions approach addresses the problem of third-party risk management solutions that only focus on direct connections to the enterprise. The company aims to reduce the risk exposure derived from unknown and uncontrolled assets. The funding will also support the development of platform capabilities and the expansion into new regions and verticals.
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Cyberpion Named a Global Leader in Cloud Computing
Cyberpion has been awarded a 2021 Stratus Award for Cloud Computing by The Business Intelligence Group. The award recognizes the companys unique solutions that leverage cloud technologies. Cyberpion helps organizations identify vulnerabilities in their relationships with third-party vendors and mitigate potential breaches. The company aims to broaden the monitoring and protection of assets beyond those owned and managed by security teams. The award will aid in raising awareness of Cyberpions work and driving practical innovations in the cloud. Cyberpion is funded by leading cybersecurity venture capitalists.
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Cyberpion raises $8.25M in seed funding to help businesses secure assets beyond their firewall
Cyberpion, a cybersecurity startup, has raised an $8.25 million seed round to help enterprises identify and neutralize risks related to their infrastructure assets. The companys service analyzes a companys security stance by looking at its connections across the public infrastructure of the internet, allowing it to discover known and unknown assets and continuously scan for security vulnerabilities. The funding will be used to expand sales and marketing efforts and accelerate product development. Cyberpion was co-founded by experienced security experts and has teams in the U.S. and Israel.
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