With the help of a recent seed round, Reston, Virginia-based trackd seeks to test a novel model for cybersecurity.
trackd’s $3.35 million seed round was led by Flybridge and included Lerer Hippeau, DC’s SaaS Ventures and Expa. The company anticipates raising another round later this year for further growth; in the meantime, it plans to use the funds for proof of concept on an idea called “collective defense.”
Collective defense is the idea that organizations and companies can collaborate internally and externally across different industries to defend against cyber threats. This includes collaborating by sharing threat intelligence and coordinated responses to threats. This also includes the idea of auto-patching, where companies can share data on previous fixes, known as patches, and use that information to develop automated patches.
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