Linx Security, a newcomer in the competitive identity security and governance space, has banked $33 million in early stage funding to build technology to reduce attack surfaces tied to digital identities.
The New York startup, which has roots in Israel, said the hefty $33 million funding round was provided Index Ventures and Cyberstarts
Linx said its technology can eliminate the blind spots and gaps inherent in traditional identity tools.
Linx said its software maps and monitors the relationships between users, their identities, and the access and permissions they have to company data and resources, and uses advanced analytics and automation to help organizations to reduce risk linked to identities.
In addition to reducing attack surfaces, Linx said the software helps organizations to achieve compliance, and streamline operations across the entire lifecycle of users and identities.
In one use-case, Linx said it detected ungoverned access to a client’s code repository. “By identifying all accounts and linking them to their human owners, Linx assessed each user’s permissions and risk level. This revealed a former employee’s unsecured access, which Linx promptly revoked, reducing the organization’s attack surface and improving security.”
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