NightDragon is a dedicated cybersecurity, safety, security, and privacy investment and advisory firm. It specializes in growth and late-stage investments, partnering with companies that possess strong management teams and cutting-edge technologies. The firm leverages its deep cybersecurity domain expertise to provide strategic guidance and operational support to its portfolio companies.

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NightDragon is an investment and advisory firm focused on investing in growth and late-stage companies within the cybersecurity, safety, security, and privacy industry. NightDragon is unique in providing deep operational expertise in cybersecurity gained by its founders Dave DeWalt and Ken Gonzalez from years serving as senior executives leading technology companies such as Documentum, EMC, Siebel Systems (Oracle), McAfee, Mandiant, Avast, and FireEye.

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In case you missed it, NightDragon is hosting a CFO Happy Hour at our office in San Francisco this Thursday, April 18th with our friends from Structural Capital! Join us for food, drinks, networking, and a fireside chat and Q&A session with former Proofpoint CFO, Paul Auvil! 

Email network@nightdragon.com if you're interested in attending. We hope to see some of you there! 

Morgan Kyauk Atul Tiwary Kai Tse 

NightDragon is thrilled to welcome Bradley Schaufenbuel to the NightDragon Advisory Council and spotlight him today as our NightFeature Advisor!
 
Bradley Schaufenbuel is currently Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Paychex. He has over 27 years of information security experience, with the last 19 in leadership roles at companies within the financial services and technology industries. 
 
With a strong history of advising cybersecurity startups, thought leadership engagements, and industry awards, Bradley finds great interest in application security, data security, and threat intelligence spaces.
 
Bradley holds twenty-five professional designations in a variety of areas including information security management, IT compliance, fraud examination, and many more.
 
Bradley has served as a director on several boards, has written several books and articles, and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He was named the Chicago CISO of the Year in 2018 and as one of the Top 100 CISOs for 2023 by Cyber Defense Magazine.
 
Having enjoyed an incredible career in the information security field, Bradley feels “it is his duty” to foster the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
 
We’re honored to have you as a member of the NightDragon family, Bradley! Keep an eye out for future NightFeature posts to meet more members of our NightDragon Advisor Council. To see a list of all members, please visit our website: https://lnkd.in/eSmJbun8

NightDragon is excited to be on the ground at CyberTech in Tel Aviv this week with Principal, Head of EMEA Dorin Baniel. Glad to connect with many of our network, Advisors, portfolio and partners from around the world at the event! 

The World Economic Forum named disinformation as the top global risk for 2024. With concerns around election interference, false information leading to violence, and the spreading of fake news by nations to further their strategic objectives, the potential implications of disinformation have never been more important. NightDragon Founder and CEO, Dave DeWalt and Dr. Bilyana Lilly discuss these challenges in a recent article with Nasdaq. Learn more below: 

https://lnkd.in/gedSkyzP 

Congratulations to NightDragon portfolio company, HawkEye 360, the premier commercial provider of space-based RF data and analytics, on the successful launch of its Clusters 8 & 9 satellites! 

This expansion addresses growing customer needs for comprehensive RF solutions and allows for enhanced coverage and capabilities over the world’s busiest maritime regions. Clusters 8 and 9 bring HawkEye 360’s constellation to 29 satellites, including upgraded payloads for 5x greater data collection, broader bandwidths, and multi-band signal capture. 

Join us in celebrating this exciting and significant achievement! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eHmPrqU3
John Serafini Robert Rainhart Hannah Huffman Ken Gonzalez Dave DeWalt Katherine Hennessey Gronberg 

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