Knocknoc Raises Seed Funding to Scale Its Just-In-Time Network Access Control Technology

Sydney-based cybersecurity software company Knocknoc has raised a seed round from US-based venture capital firm Decibel Partners with support from CoAct and SomethingReal. The funding will support go-to-market, new staff, customer onboarding and product development. The company has appointed Adam Pointon as Chief Executive Officer. "The opportunity here is limitless," Pointon said. "You'd be hard pressed to find an organisation that couldn't benefit in some way from using Knocknoc.".

Vanta Delivers: New Features and Capabilities to Enhance Collaboration and Maintain Continuous Trust

Announcing teams and granular user access, Vanta Exchange, enhanced audit collaboration and new formats for security questionnaires. Product announcements and demos livestreaming at Vanta Delivers virtual launch event. Showcasing new capabilities at booth #2127 at RSA Conference April 28 - May 1 in San Francisco.

A litmus test for AI agents

What is an ”AI agent”? Confusion abounds. There is also some consensus: agents must of course be AI-driven systems. They should have some degree of autonomy, and they should be able to use tools in addition to understanding and reasoning. But why isn't, say, ChatGPT an agent? According to most definitions out there, it actually is. Yet most (including OpenAI themselves) don’t describe it that way.

How to Improve Your Security Posture with the Least Effort Using ASPM

Security posture management has become exponentially more complex for organizations developing and managing a vast ecosystem of applications. Evolving architectures like microservices, hybrid cloud infrastructures, and frequent release cycles introduce constant change and challenges. Amid these growing challenges are the existing security gaps organizations are struggling to address.

Trust is a team sport: Vanta's new product capabilities help your team win

Maintaining continuous compliance and trust isn't a one-person or one-team job; trust is created and sustained by a network of employees, vendors, auditors, and more. However, working with this extended team can get messy—communication is spread across multiple surfaces, action items are tracked in different documents and tools, and coordination becomes manual and time-consuming.

Announcing a new joint product offering from Tines and Elastic

Today, we’re excited to share that Tines Workflow Automation is now available directly through Elastic. Countless mutual customers already benefit from combining Tines' orchestration and automation capabilities with Elastic Security and Observability, allowing them to strengthen defenses, ensure operational resilience, and maximize the return on their existing investments.