{"id":32430,"date":"2023-05-26T16:22:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T20:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=32430"},"modified":"2023-05-26T16:22:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T20:22:10","slug":"hook-security-gains-5-5-million-in-venture-capital-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/05\/26\/hook-security-gains-5-5-million-in-venture-capital-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Hook Security gains $5.5 million in venture capital funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cybersecurity training firm Hook Security has announced it has received a round of $5.5 million in venture capital to grow its business.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"253\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/60ad390ddb5fb8e380fb6a2c_Hook_Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/60ad390ddb5fb8e380fb6a2c_Hook_Logo.png 600w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/60ad390ddb5fb8e380fb6a2c_Hook_Logo-300x127.png 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tampa Bay Ventures, which had already funded Hook Security in an earlier investment round, led the capital investors with Stout Street Capital and Deep Work Capital also participating, according to Zachary Eikenberry CEO of Hook Security.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eikenberry said Hook Security is disrupting the market and is on pace to more than double its growth.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"268\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ZE.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32432\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWere pretty thrilled as to the world\u2019s response to our war on online manipulation,\u201d Eikenberry said by phone Tuesday. \u201cWe train people to recognize threats and scams online.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eikenberry and his team plan to use the funding to increase sales. They also have plans to add up to 15 employees this year at their location in Catapult.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lakeland-based firm provides its clients with training so their employees can recognize scams and threats online in &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; style videos that are not intimidating, unlike some &#8220;punitive&#8221; trainings that feel more like &#8220;jury duty,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hook Security\u2019s unique offering is to help companies protect their workers from being manipulated and exploited so they can recognize and react appropriately to such technology-based attacks such as phishing attacks on computer networks. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hook has clients from major institutions and corporations across the world as part of their customer base, which is located in Europe,&nbsp;the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Australia. 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