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In this CyberWire special edition, an extended conversation with Bob Ackerman from Allegis Capital. Cybersecurity will continue to be a major investment theme in 2020, but the maturing of the market will see a change to focus on better measurement and management of cyber risk exposure through Continuous Controls Monitoring, and preventive cyber solutions as opposed to reactive tools. Thanks to our sponsors McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company.
Pegasus may have appeared in Pakistan. Legion Loader packs in six bits of malware in one Hornets’ Nest campaign. Someone may have hacked Bank of England press releases to give them a few seconds’ advantage in high-speed trading. Frakfurt, in the German Land of Hessen, is clearing its networks of an Emotet infection. Some seasonal, topical scams are circulating. And what would Clippy do? Craig Williams from Cisco Talos with a look back at 2019's most serious vulnerabilities. Guest is Bob Ackerman from Allegis Capital with insights on the cyber security VC environment. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/December/CyberWire_2019_12_20.html Support our show
Brace yourselves, there is another round of the crypto wars coming over the horizon. We will dive into what exactly is happening this time around. In our interview, we talk to Bob Ackerman, Managing Director of Allegis Capital and founder of DataTribe, on what are the emerging areas in cyber venture capital, why NSA talent is building the next wave of cybersecurity companies, and what exactly is to come with the next DataTribe challenge
Peter Gardner is the Founder and CEO of Startgrid, a company focused on connecting entrepreneurs and enterprises. His mission is to use software to build the density of resources (VCs/accelerators/access to capital/relationships) in innovation ecosystems outside of Silicon Valley. He believes innovation can happen anywhere. In this podcast, Peter talks with Brian Ardinger about how enterprises need to take a collaborative approach. They need to engage with global innovation ecosystems and integrate new technology, to stay competitive in a changing marketplace. Innovation teams need to develop internal skills and capacities, while growing their external collaborations. Startups should consider a more strategic approach to building relationships with enterprises, giving both a competitive advantage. Peter has spent 20 years as both an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, helping early-stage entrepreneurs seed and build their businesses. His experience includes being a General Partner at Allegis Capital, where he worked with more than 30 large enterprises on their external innovation programs. Learn more about Peter at https://corp.startgrid.com/author/peter-gardener or email him at peter@startgrid.com. If you are interested in building and accessing innovation ecosystems, check out Brian's talk with Daniel Fozzati at IdeaLondon https://insideoutside.io/podcast/ep-101-daniel-fozzati-with-idealondon-on-system-innovation-at-30000-ft/ or Paul Singh's talk at the Inside Outside Innovation Summit 2017 https://insideoutside.io/podcast/ep-91-paul-singh-i-o-innovation-summit/ For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Peter Gardner worked for 20 years as a venture capitalist with Allegis Capital before switching to consulting and eventually launching Startgrid. Peter and Startgrid’s mission is to use software to intensify the density of resources in ecosystems outside of Silicon Valley so that innovation can continue to happen no matter where. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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The level of venture capital financing has hit new heights with increasing investments in information security. Some venture capitalists (VCs) specialize in finding and funding startups in security, which is a unique segment within technology. What does this mean for security startups? And how does an investor's perspective impact Chief Information Security Officers? In part one of a three-part series, Security Current's Vic Wheatman speaks with Robert Ackerman, founder and managing director of Allegis Capital about the current state of VC funding and the burgeoning security field.
Bob Ackerman of Allegis Capital discusses his experiences running a VC fund and his expectations for the future of the market.
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Barry Weinman merged and then took his first company public in the 1970s, making his first nine employees millionaires. Barry then became a venture capitalist helping start-ups become public companies, some of which included Palm, 3Com and Medscape. He co-founded Allegis Capital, HiBeam and Dragon Bridge Capital with much knowledge and skill in the investment industry up his sleeves.