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May 18, 2026

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5 min read

💰 Security, Funded #244 - AI Crisps

The weekly economic brief for cybersecurity operators, founders, and investors. The funding, M&A, and category movement that actually moved the industry from the week of May 11th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #243 - More AI, More Problems

May 11, 2026

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6 min read

💰 Security, Funded #243 - More AI, More Problems

The weekly economic brief for cybersecurity operators, founders, and investors. The funding, M&A, and category movement that actually moved the industry from the week of May 4th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #242 - My AI Ate My Funding Round

May 4, 2026

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7 min read

💰 Security, Funded #242 - My AI Ate My Funding Round

The weekly economic brief for cybersecurity operators, founders, and investors. The funding, M&A, and category movement that actually moved the industry from the week of April 27th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #241 - Bad Decisions at Machine-Speed

Apr 27, 2026

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7 min read

💰 Security, Funded #241 - Bad Decisions at Machine-Speed

The weekly economic brief for cybersecurity operators, founders, and investors. The funding, M&A, and category movement that actually moved the industry from the week of April 20th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #240 - The Mythos Fallout, a $70M SecOps Bet, and Why Funding Is Down But Not Out

Apr 20, 2026

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7 min read

💰 Security, Funded #240 - The Mythos Fallout, a $70M SecOps Bet, and Why Funding Is Down But Not Out

The weekly economic brief for cybersecurity operators, founders, and investors. The funding, M&A, and category movement that actually moved the industry from the week of April 13th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #239 - Too Dangerous to Email

Apr 13, 2026

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #239 - Too Dangerous to Email

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of April 6th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #238 - Thank Goodness for Candy

Apr 7, 2026

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10 min read

💰 Security, Funded #238 - Thank Goodness for Candy

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of March 30th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #237 - AI is Everywhere and Nowhere

Mar 30, 2026

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #237 - AI is Everywhere and Nowhere

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of March 23rd, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #236 - Really Secure Agent Chain (RSAC)

Mar 23, 2026

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16 min read

💰 Security, Funded #236 - Really Secure Agent Chain (RSAC)

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of March 16th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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Mar 16, 2026

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #235 - Left of Boom

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of March 9th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #234 - The Signal is Loading

Mar 9, 2026

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11 min read

💰 Security, Funded #234 - The Signal is Loading

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of March 2nd, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #233 - The Week Everything Happened

Mar 2, 2026

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #233 - The Week Everything Happened

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of February 23rd, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #232 - Paper Hand Tourist Investors

Feb 23, 2026

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15 min read

💰 Security, Funded #232 - Paper Hand Tourist Investors

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of February 16th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #231 - That's Quite the Return

Feb 17, 2026

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18 min read

💰 Security, Funded #231 - That's Quite the Return

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of February 9th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #230 - The One Vendor to Rule Them All

Feb 9, 2026

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13 min read

💰 Security, Funded #230 - The One Vendor to Rule Them All

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of February 2nd, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #229 - We Finally Defeated January

Feb 2, 2026

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #229 - We Finally Defeated January

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of January 26th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #228 - Even RSA Is Raising Again

Jan 26, 2026

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11 min read

💰 Security, Funded #228 - Even RSA Is Raising Again

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of January 18th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #227 - Nobody Told M&A to Slow Down

Jan 20, 2026

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14 min read

💰 Security, Funded #227 - Nobody Told M&A to Slow Down

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of January 12th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #226 - The Privilege(d) Acquisition

Jan 12, 2026

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #226 - The Privilege(d) Acquisition

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from January 1st to January 11th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #225 - New Year, Same Money Printer

Jan 5, 2026

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18 min read

💰 Security, Funded #225 - New Year, Same Money Printer

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from December 15th to December 31st, 2025.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #224 - Santa Rally Mode Activated 🎅

Dec 15, 2025

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14 min read

💰 Security, Funded #224 - Santa Rally Mode Activated 🎅

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, for the week of December 8, 2025.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #223 - Money Printer Go Brrrr

Dec 8, 2025

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17 min read

💰 Security, Funded #223 - Money Printer Go Brrrr

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, for the week of December 1, 2025.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #222 - Post-Turkey Funding (PTF)

Dec 1, 2025

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #222 - Post-Turkey Funding (PTF)

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, for the week of November 24, 2025.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #221 - Let Nikesh Cook

Nov 24, 2025

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16 min read

💰 Security, Funded #221 - Let Nikesh Cook

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, for the week of November 17, 2025.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #220 - When AI Investment Turns People Divestment

Nov 17, 2025

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #220 - When AI Investment Turns People Divestment

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, for the week of November 10, 2025.

Mike Privette