PROTIP: if you are addressing the Crowdstrike driver update problem it is simpler to use Windows Recovery mode than Safe Mode. Safe Mode requires an administrative credential that WinRE does not - though both methods do still require physical interaction with affected computers. 1. You need your bitlocker key if your computer is configured with that 2. Boot into Recovery (WinRE) mode and enter your bitlocker key 3. You will be presented with a command prompt at X:\ where you should 4. enter C:\ and then cd to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\Crowdstrike 5. enter del C-00000291*.sys to remove the driver files The you can reboot your computer and Crowdstrike will automatically download the corrected update. And a reminder, if you aren’t using it - turn it off. Good luck.
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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We back exceptional entrepreneurs tackling the biggest challenges in cybersecurity and infrastructure software.
About us
Forgepoint is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with transformative cybersecurity and infrastructure software companies. With the largest sector-focused investment team, over $1 billion in AUM, and an active portfolio of nearly 40 companies, the firm brings over 100 years of collective company-building expertise and an Advisory Council of nearly 100 industry leaders to support exceptional entrepreneurs. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Forgepoint is proud to cultivate a diverse, global community dedicated to backing builders of the digital future. Our team is honored to collaborate closely with the extraordinary innovators featured here on LinkedIn. For more information about Forgepoint and our family of companies, visit forgepointcap.com.
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https://forgepointcap.com/
External link for Forgepoint Capital
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- San Mateo, CA
- Type
- Partnership
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- Cybersecurity, Venture Capital, Growth Equity, Series A, Series B, Software, Infrastructure, DevOps, Identity, Software Supply Chain, SMB Security, AI/Gen AI Security, and Cyber Risk Management
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400 S. El Camino Real
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San Mateo, CA 94402, US
Employees at Forgepoint Capital
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Freddy Jose Mangum
Servant Leader in Marketing & Product, Transforming Innovation To Value | $50B IPO | 5 Acquisitions $3B | 2X VP | 4X CMO | 2X CPO
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Alberto Yépez
Serial entrepreneur, experienced investor and company builder
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Shane Shook
Security and Information Governance, Forgepoint Capital Venture Partner
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Joe Levy
CEO at Sophos
Updates
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Hear from Joseph Tarraf, chief delivery officer of Surefire Cyber Inc., and Ed Dubrovsky CISSP OSCP PMP MBA MSc, COO and managing partner of CYPFER, on how they interact with cyber threat actors who hold victim organizations' systems and data for ransom. One key takeaway is to ensure you have a trusted partner who demonstrates empathy and critical thinking to help guide you through difficult decisions. More in this recent Dark Reading episode: https://lnkd.in/gjRGnwnR #forgepointfamily
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The one and only John Hammond in full effect, breaking down the #Crowdstrike #Outage for CNN. Love it. Go Huntress! #forgepointfamily
Jumped onto CNN to chitchat about the CrowdStrike shenanigans -- cheesy picture but quite a treat, thank you for letting me join you 🙏 Hug ops to all the folks still fighting fires for this thing. 🫂
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+💯 Well said, Joe Levy. ⚠️🟦👇 #crowdstrike #microsoft #outage
A respectful PSA/reminder to the security industry. The same way we should avoid punch-down claims of "we would have blocked X outbreak/incident" in the heat of some catastrophic protection failure, we should also avoid "we don't crash systems" claims while people's worlds are upside down. For those of us with the skin-in-the-game of living in the kernel, it's probably happened to us at one time or another, and whatever precautionary steps we take, we are never 100% immune. It’s important to set the right tone internally for how your company should communicate about these things. If there are violations by individuals, and those do happen, treat them seriously. Moments like this happen to the best of us, and we all deserve peer support while our employees, customers, and partners are dealing with the matter. Go back to competing fiercely once the fires are out.
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The outage: what happened and why, clearly explained by Lumu Technologies. Our thoughts are with all affected - including those working tirelessly on resolution, response and resilience. ⚠️🟦👇 #crowdstrike #microsoft #outage
In light of the recent CrowdStrike news, we’ve released an advisory about what happened and the impact it’s having on affected customers. Read the blog to learn more about potential causes and what recovery looks like. >> https://zurl.co/Xb6I #Cybersecurity #ITOutage #Outage #Crowdstrike #Microsoft
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Get to know key members from the #forgepointfamily during #BlackHat2024! Explore our #BHUSA "pocket guide" and stay tuned as we update the list leading to the main events! Now with SolCyber representing - bringing portfolio turnout to a dozen total! See you there, Scott McCrady! https://lnkd.in/geyA87kp 🆔 AKA Identity 🦊 Bishop Fox 🏹 Huntress 📲 NowSecure 👨💻 Nudge Security 🤙 RAD Security ⛓ ReversingLabs 🛡 Secure Code Warrior ☀ SolCyber 📊 Symmetry Systems 🆙 Uptycs 🤝 Whistic
Black Hat 2024: Meet the Innovators from the #ForgepointFamily
Forgepoint Capital on LinkedIn
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"So, for us, data governance isn't just about protecting the data, it's about having the transparency and understanding what that data is doing, and how we are using it, and what it is." - VERITUITY CEO Ben Turner. Ben joined Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks along with Jim Lewis, STP Investment Services, Carlo di Florio, ACA Group, and Chinmoy Bhatiya, Capco, to discuss The Impact of AI Innovation on Data Governance. Listen to the full coverage: https://lnkd.in/ej_mX6Z3 #forgepointfamily
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On a recent episode of the CyberWire Daily podcast, Bishop Fox CISO Christie Terrill discussed the role offensive security plays in preventing attacks and recovery. More in this podcast with Dave Bittner: https://lnkd.in/gX2ajX8b #forgepointfamily
The claim heard ‘round the world.
thecyberwire.com
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Over the past 30 years of Dr. Shane Shook's career working with organizations experiencing security incidents and with entrepreneurs creating new products and services, he has discovered five critical trends: 1. Cyber incidents are rarely the root cause of a problem. 2. Cybersecurity is more than a collection of tools and technologies. 3. Cybersecurity means something different to every company. 4. Cybersecurity leaders and teams face a stream of constant threats and new information. 5. Innovators often struggle to show the value of their products and services to potential customers. Last year, his insights catalyzed Forgepoint Capital’s Threat Intelligence Portfolio Spotlight (TIPS) blog series, which matches threat intelligence context with innovation to meet security needs. We have since published seventeen editions of TIPS on topics including genAI, living off the land techniques, security posture and health, and the 'ABCs' of cybersecurity. Read the TIPS series and other perspectives on our new website: https://lnkd.in/g_ijb2w4
Perspectives
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As we head into the heart of summer and #BlackHat2024, things have been heating up in our community of cybersecurity innovators and supporters. VERITUITY and Huntress announced new funding rounds- congratulations to both companies on entering exciting new chapters! We are also thrilled to welcome seasoned cybersecurity leaders Elizabeth Butwin Mann, Don Duet, and Paul Lanzi to our Advisory Council. In our latest TIPS blog, Shane Shook shared his thoughts on how subversive threats can lurk in the background and harm companies over the long term. Last but certainly not least, we're headed to Las Vegas for #BHUSA in early August along with several of our #forgepointfamily portfolio companies. We hope to see you there! More in our recent newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eH8ST4wQ
Forgepoint News from the /Forefront/: June 2024
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