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🚨 It’s a special episode of the Forgecast: 2024 U.S. Election edition! Secure elections are the cornerstone of a strong democracy. When facing threats including foreign influence and disinformation, public trust is essential- in elections and in the institutions and people defending them. As Senior Advisor to the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Cait Conley is on the forefront of the fight to protect election integrity and strengthen national security. In this episode, Forgepoint Capital Managing Director Andrew McClure speaks with Cait about next week's US election, the current threat landscape, CISA’s work to secure elections and bolster public confidence and trust, the critical role state and local election officials play, and more.  Watch or listen here: https://lnkd.in/g_Hm_3uZ    Thank you, Cait and CISA for this insightful interview- and all you and state and local elections officials do to safeguard our democracy by ensuring free and fair elections! #electionsecurity #disinformation #CISA #2024election #forgecast

🎉🌍 Two weeks after the announcement of Forgepoint Capital’s international expansion, It was a real pleasure to participate to the inaugural EMEA Cybersecurity Dinner hosted by our portfolio company Bishop Fox at the Shard in London. ➡️ Thank you Gwenyth Castro, SCPM, Gavin Cameron, Rob Ragan, Jeff Multz, CFS, Ruth Fehilly and Courtney Husted for this wonderful evening gathering such a group of high calibre Cybersecurity professionals to reconnect and make new acquaintances, have insightful discussions on the latest #cybersecurity and #ai trends reshaping the industry and exchange war stories. ➡️ There is exceptional R&D talent fuelling #innovation in Europe and it is a privilege to be part of such a vibrant ecosystem. By establishing our new European hub, Forgepoint Capital International, we intend to identify the most promising and transformative companies in the region and partner with them to help them scale and realize their global potential. cc: ☁️ Sandip Wadje (BNP Paribas), @Fulden Cetin (Networklife Group ), Will Vernon, ACII (Marsh McLennan), Josh Keeley (Trident Search), Michelle Malito (Proofpoint Security Awareness Training), Adam Reviczky (Deutsche Bank), David Kavanagh (Tillo), Sean R Turner (Twinstake), James Wehner (Believ), Mark Stanhope (Pay.UK), Stephen Gailey (Securonix), Kish Hirani (KISS Publishing Ltd.) Forgepoint Capital: Don Dixon, Alberto Yépez, Ernie B., Leo Casusol, Michael Cortez, Jaime Goyarrola, Casilda Angulo Obieta 👉 More about Forgepoint Capital's international expansion: https://lnkd.in/gCnmqq5T

Connect, converse, collaborate: how modern innovation happens. Thank you Boris Pluskowski Ryan Shanahan Alina Zinchik and team HSBC / HSBC Innovation Banking! And well done all speakers including our very own Michael Cortez 🧠💡🎉 #cybersecurity #AI #innovation

Ready for #DORA compliance? Gain insight to prepare from the Bishop Fox experts Trevin Edgeworth, Rob Ragan and Matthew Twells in this webcast to learn how to design a Threat-Led Penetration Testing (#TLPT) plan that ensures resilience and meets the regulatory deadline in Jan 2025. https://bfx.social/3BXY9Yo #forgepointfamily

Researchers at the Spark Research Lab at University of Texas at Austin, under the supervision of Symmetry Systems CEO Professor Mohit Tiwari uncovered a novel attack method, dubbed ConfusedPilot. This novel attack method targets widely used Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) based AI systems, such as Microsoft 365 Copilot. Learn more about the key findings: https://lnkd.in/d2MZ9cA4 #forgepointfamily #CAM

In New York for the Cyber Risk Conference by Zywave today. Always love seeing Jeff Cohen and everyone. Representing the Forgepoint Capital portfolio. Let's go CyberCube, Surefire Cyber Inc., and Converge Insurance to name a few. #cybersecurity #cyberrisk #cyberinsurance #informationsecurity #CISO #networksecurity #events

💡 “It’s no secret that cybersecurity ecosystems outside the US are now booming with incredible talent and innovation. We see tremendous potential in supporting these entrepreneurs and their companies as they develop and build next generation solutions that will futureproof modern industry.” - Damien Henault, Managing Director, Forgepoint Capital International via Pulse 2.0 👉 https://lnkd.in/gh45wVM2

AI has recently transformed many industries, but can it be trusted? Explainable AI and bias mitigation are key steps to earning trust in AI. More on how to bridge the trust gap in this Forbes Technology Council article by 1Kosmos CTO Rohan Pinto: https://lnkd.in/eb2SZRHn #forgepointfamily

Join our all human panel at the CISO XC Symmetry Systems and CyberOne Security #DataAISecuritySummit in Austin as they discuss where do humans fit in securing an AI-powered world. 🤔 "Humans in the AI Security Loop" with Jason Robohm Field CISO CyberOne Security, Kathryn Shih, Forgepoint Capital and Cecil Pineda, CISO R1 RCM and moderated by Claude Mandy (not to be confused with Anthropic's Claude AI). Don't miss this critical conversation at the intersection of human insight and AI capabilities! Limited seats in Symmetry's hometown! Register now ⬇️ https://hubs.ly/Q02WVwfm0 #AISecurity #CyberSecurity #AITrust #HumanAI

Adversary in the Middle attacks come in many forms—learn how to spot these attacks in this recent episode of Managed Security Awareness Training with Matt Kiely and James O’Leary via Huntress: https://lnkd.in/gXkfVubK #forgepointfamily