Year: 2012
Quick Post: Columbiana Quote
On my day off I decided to watch Columbiana and heard a very astute line about painting that really made me think. The line was:
“You never finish a painting… You just stop working on it.”
Which itself was paraphrased from a Leonardo da Vinci quote:
“Art is never finished, only abandoned.”
The same can be said about security:
“You never finish security, you just stop working on it.”
The unfortunate reality is that many organizations see security as having a finish line, but that’s just not the case. The only way to ‘finish’ security is to stop working on it.
Maybe tomorrow I’ll want to settle down…
If you grew up watching the Littlest Hobo on TV like I did, the lyrics to the song have a certain place in your heart. That being said I wanted to announce that after two very fun and educational years at 451 Research, I’ve accepted the role of Chief Evangelist at a hot cloud security startup in the San Francisco area. I’m really excited for the new role and opportunities that come with the job.
I can’t give all the details now but I will announce the company name the week of May 14th (I’ll even let Beaker make the official announcement as per the direction of the Twitter Lords).
CloudPassage adds Windows support, unveils new product packaging and raises $14m
CloudPassage has grown its headcount to more than 30 employees over the past 12 months and with it the company’s Halo-based portfolio. The company has introduced two new packages above and beyond its free Basic package, two-factor authentication, file integrity monitoring (FIM) and an exposed API for third-party management and interaction. Perhaps the most important capability, however, is support for Microsoft Windows. CloudPassage also recently announced that it landed an additional $14m in funding led by Tenaya Capital, with participation from previous investors Benchmark Capital and Musea Ventures. Brian Melton, managing director at Tenaya, has joined CloudPassage’s board of directors. The company’s previous round was led by Benchmark and saw Kevin Harvey, general partner at Benchmark, join the company’s board. This latest round brings CloudPassage’s total funding to $20.5m, and will likely be used to expand the company’s headcount and fuel the development of additional products.
(Read the full report here. A 451 Research subscription is required but a free trial is available here).