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"If we're always looking over our shoulder at every email, every text, every voicemail, every phone call, every video call? It's exhausting."
That's our co-founder and Chief Science Officer, Dr. Hany Farid, speaking with Ted Koppel on CBS Sunday Morning.
When anyone's face or voice can be faked, the instinct might be to stop trusting and scrutinize every message, go back to in-person-only hiring, and retreat from the tools that make modern work possible.
This is why Dr. Farid built GetReal. The answer to AI-enabled deception isn't to trust nothing. It's to build the technology that tells you what's real and who is on the other side of the call.
Watch the full conversation with @CBSSunday here: hubs.la/Q04zkYDC0
As AI accelerates attacks, proactive security matters more than ever. @dhenault shares why Forgepoint invested in Hadrian and its AI-native platform for uncovering exposures and validating attack paths before adversaries strike.
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Everyone gets a foundation model—but what’s under the hood?
In this week's #MarginofSafety, we explore specialized cyber models vs. general-purpose #LLMs, examining performance, benchmarking, and what security buyers should look for beyond the hype.
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#AI is reshaping the #cybersecurity landscape—accelerating innovation while introducing new challenges for security teams, enterprises, and the broader ecosystem. The Forgepoint community is at the #forefront of those conversations. linkedin.com/pulse/forefront…
Join us in welcoming Byron D. to our Global Advisory Council! Byron is a three-time CISO and former U.S. intelligence ops officer with 25 years of experience building and transforming cybersecurity and technology risk functions at enterprise scale. More:
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People said a cyber-only venture fund would never work.
@forgepointcap was among the first investors in a company now valued at around $300M in ARR.
@alyepez joins me on the next AI Builders Podcast to discuss why cybersecurity is national security and why humans must stay in the loop as AI takes on more.
Full episode coming soon.
Explore the latest from Forgepoint and our community, including AI-driven cyber defense, #Hackuity’s $19M round, new Global Advisory Council members, AI risk, and the latest #ForgepointTIPS and #MarginOfSafety.
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From Build to Ship to Run, sec teams need controls that keep pace with software throughout its lifecycle.
In #ForgepointTIPS, explore where security gaps can emerge in production and how teams can better align their tools and controls across each stage.
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Hadrian is helping defenders fight back by continuously thinking like an attacker.
We're proud to co-lead Hadrian’s $40M round, backing its AI-native offensive security platform to find, validate, and close critical exposures before attackers exploit them.
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Hadrian Raises $40M to Tackle the AI Hacking Cyber Security Crisis.
Hadrian, the agentic AI offensive security platform, led by Rogier Fischer, Maurice Clin, and Olivier Beg, has announced a $40 million funding round co-led by Forgepoint Capital @forgepointcap International and SmartFin, with participation from existing investors HV Capital @HV_Capital, Motive Partners @motive_partners, Picus Capital @picuscap, and Oetker Ventures, bringing the total funding to $65M.
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Hadrian Raises $40 Million to Expand Autonomous Offensive Security Platform securityweek.com/hadrian-rai…
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Hadrian raises $40M to tackle AI-driven cyber threats tech.eu/2026/10/06/hadrian-r…
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Hadrian raises $40M for AI agents that find the weaknesses attackers can exploit ift.tt/BMnk4gH
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Tomorrow, CEO @KyleHanslovan and Principal Product Researcher Chris Ryan are putting the Huntress Tragic Quadrant to the test.
Think you know which tactics made the cut? Drop your guesses below.
Last chance to register: okt.to/sPN3cZ
In Margin of Safety #68, we examine what happens when #AIagents make vulnerability discovery dramatically faster—and why “we have it on the roadmap” may no longer be enough.
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Build. Ship. Run. Security at every stage.
In the latest #ForgepointTIPS, Dr. Shane Shook explores how security needs evolve across the software lifecycle—and where gaps can emerge as software moves into production.
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AI is accelerating attacks and defenses. How can enterprises adopt AI safely? In Sept, we explored AI-driven cyber defense, vulnerability ops, AI risk, and more—from Hackuity’s $19M round to new Global Advisory Council members and convos across LATAM.
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In the latest #ForgepointTIPS, Dr. Shane Shook breaks down software security across the Build, Ship, and Run stages, where gaps emerge, and how to match controls to each stage. @NowSecureMobile @RapidFortInc @ReversingLabs @bishopfox Discern Security
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