November 9, 2023 at 11:49AM
Tidal Cyber, a startup founded by MITRE veterans, has raised $5 million in seed funding to develop its threat-informed defense platform. The Washington, DC-based firm offers tooling aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to help organizations automate detection and response while customizing their security programs. Tidal Cyber’s platform includes features like threat profiling, prioritized to-do lists, defensive capability mapping, and cybersecurity posture assessment. The company’s enterprise edition has already been adopted by organizations in critical infrastructure sectors, with a free community edition also available.
Key takeaways from the meeting notes:
– Tidal Cyber, an early stage startup founded by veterans from MITRE, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by Squadra Ventures.
– The Washington, DC-based firm is developing a threat-informed defense platform that automates detection and response while reducing analysis time.
– The platform is aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and offers SOC teams recommendations to customize security programs based on relevant threats.
– Tidal Cyber’s platform helps organizations embed MITRE ATT&CK, enabling identification of threats, timely action, optimization of security stack, and cybersecurity posture assessment.
– The platform includes features such as a threat profile builder, a prioritized to-do list, a map of defensive capabilities, and a confidence score on cyber posture.
– Tidal Cyber’s enterprise edition solution has been adopted by organizations in critical infrastructure sectors, like finance and healthcare.
– The company also offers a free-to-use community edition of the platform for assessing, organizing, and optimizing cyber defenses.
– Tidal Cyber’s CEO and co-founder, Rick Gordon, highlighted that their platform allows security operators to focus on relevant threats and take action quickly.
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