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How CISOs Think Strategically About Cloud Security

This year at AWS re:Inforce, Upwind CSO Rinki Sethi and Alteryx CISO Lucas Moody explored how leading CISOs approach cloud security strategically. This talk highlights key considerations, common pitfalls, and proven practices for securing cloud environments, helping CISOs walk away with actionable insights from industry veterans to elevate their organization’s security posture

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Road to Gold Part 2: Betting on the Future

In Part 1 of this Road to Gold episode, former NBA Champion Omri Casspi shared how drive and resilience took him from Israel to the NBA. In Part 2, the conversation continues with Upwind co-Founder and CEO Amiram Shachar, diving into the mindset behind lasting success – being coachable, learning from mistakes, putting in the work, and surrounding […]

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Upwind Wins Big at Cloud Security Showdown Hosted by Tamnoon & Analyst James Berthoty

Big win for Upwind: We took home the overall title and earned top honors across every category at the Tamnoon Cloud Security Demo Showdown on June 5th. Upwind placed in the top three for all four categories of the people’s choice categories: Application Security, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Runtime Security, and Vulnerability Management. These […]

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Upwind Welcomes Chief Security Officer Rinki Sethi

Over the past year, Upwind has grown faster than we could have imagined. As companies race to secure dynamic cloud environments and GenAI workloads, it’s clear that the old ways of doing security with static tools, reactive alerts, fragmented context – just don’t work anymore. That’s why I’m so excited to welcome Rinki Sethi as our new Chief […]

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Why I’m Joining Upwind By Rinki Sethi

Over the past several years, I’ve had the honor of serving as both CISO and CIO at publicly traded companies, operating at the intersection of security, technology and business. I have led global security teams through high-stake incidents, built programs from the ground up, and navigated the complexity of modern enterprise environments where risk moves […]

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Upwind Named to Redpoint’s InfraRed 100 for the Second Year in a Row

We’re honored to share that Upwind has been named to Redpoint Ventures’ 2025 InfraRed 100, a list that recognizes the most promising private companies driving innovation in cloud infrastructure. This is our second year in a row receiving this recognition, and we’re incredibly humbled to be included alongside so many trailblazers in the space. The InfraRed 100 highlights […]

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Road to Gold – with Champion Windsurfer Tom Reuveny

Olympic Gold medalist Tom Reuveny was joined by our CEO Amiram Shachar at the beach for an inspiring conversation just before they headed out to surf – or as we like to say, go Upwind. Tom shared the story behind his journey to gold: the discipline, resilience, and relentless drive it took to reach the […]

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Upwind Acquires Nyx to Redefine Application Runtime Security

Today, I’m excited to announce that Upwind has acquired Nyx Security, a breakthrough startup specializing in real-time application-layer threat detection. This marks Upwind’s first acquisition – and a major leap forward in delivering end-to-end cloud security across both the infrastructure and the applications running on top of it. Application-Layer Runtime Changes Everything Runtime threats are […]

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