UpGuard Cyber Risk Posture Management

UpGuard was founded in 2012 and its press releases carry a Mountain View, California dateline; CEO is Mike Baukes. It raised a US$75 million Series C ahead of its March 2026 launch and was named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape 2026.

Its Cyber Risk Posture Management platform has five pillars: Vendor Risk, Breach Risk, User Risk, Trust Exchange and Risk Automations. It includes security ratings, external attack surface monitoring, an AI Security Center and free tools such as a website scanner and dark web scan. Risk Automations adds node-based workflows that can block malicious IPs or reset credentials with optional human approval.

• Vendor Risk: third-party risk assessment and continuous monitoring with security ratings.
• Breach Risk: external attack surface and data leak detection.
• User Risk: visibility into risky user and shadow AI activity.
• Trust Exchange: sharing of security posture between vendors and customers.
• Risk Automations: visual node-based remediation workflows with templates.
• Free tools: Instant Security Score, Website Scanner, Dark Web Scan and AI Policy Generator.

A Vietnamese bank can rate and monitor its fintech and outsourcing vendors. An exporter can share a security posture with foreign customers through Trust Exchange. A SOC can auto-block malicious IPs found by external scanning.

Brings vendor risk, external attack surface, user risk and security ratings into one platform. Automates remediation through more than 100 integrated tools. Offers free tools for an initial assessment. Maps to frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST CSF and APRA CPS 230.

Regulations such as DORA and APRA CPS 230 push firms to monitor suppliers continuously, and security ratings are being combined with automation. Vietnamese banks and exporters with foreign partners face similar vendor assurance questionnaires.

Founded 2012. US$75 million Series C mentioned in the March 2026 release. Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape 2026.