Google shares advice for cybersecurity startups targeting CISOs
Google Cloud's security team is offering direct advice to cybersecurity startups on winning over CISOs—the security chiefs who buy and use their tools. Their blog post highlights the importance of listening to CISOs, understanding customers' real-world needs, and building trust early. Google points out that connecting founders with security leaders is a key part of its Google for Startups program, which has already supported over 50 cybersecurity startups.
- Google backed over 50 cybersecurity startups since 2022
- Direct CISO engagement advised for new security firms
- Startups urged to listen before designing products
- Networking via accelerator programs seen as crucial
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