Neon Cyber Launches Workforce Cybersecurity Platform
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– Neon Cyber has launched its Workforce Cybersecurity Platform to protect employees across browsers, SaaS applications, and enterprise systems from threats like phishing and credential abuse.
– The company was founded by cybersecurity veterans Cody Pierce and CEO, and Mark St. John as COO, who bring offensive and defensive expertise from previous roles and ventures.
– The platform addresses the human element in breaches by providing AI-powered phishing protection, shadow SaaS visibility, and behavior-based authentication directly in the browser.
– Neon is already working with organizations in healthcare, energy, and government, and has a strategic partnership with Elastic to enhance threat detection and visibility.
– The founders emphasize that securing the workforce is critical in today’s hybrid work environment, where SaaS and identity threats are escalating rapidly.
Neon Cyber has officially launched from stealth mode, introducing the industry’s first Workforce Cybersecurity Platform (WCP), designed to safeguard users across browsers, SaaS applications, and enterprise systems. This platform addresses a critical gap in modern security strategies by focusing on human-centric threats rather than infrastructure alone.
Founded by cybersecurity veterans Cody Pierce and Mark St. John, Neon Cyber aims to tackle persistent issues like phishing, credential misuse, and SaaS sprawl. Pierce, who serves as CEO, brings extensive offensive security expertise from previous roles at ZeroFox, LookingGlass, Rapid7, and Endgame. St. John, the COO, contributes over two decades of defensive security experience, having led operations and incident response at major enterprises including Verizon and ZeroFox.
Pierce emphasized, “For years, companies poured resources into protecting networks and servers while leaving employees vulnerable. With Neon, we’re embedding security expertise directly into the browser, stopping threats before they escalate.” This approach is increasingly vital, as 60% of breaches involve a human element, with stolen credentials and phishing accounting for a significant portion of initial access incidents.
As cloud and AI tools are rapidly embraced, often bypassing IT control, the demand for comprehensive user protection solutions has grown. Neon’s platform acts as a crucial enforcement layer, bridging identity providers, email security solutions, and end-users. Its standout feature is AI-driven phishing protection, which proactively intervenes at the browser level to prevent the clicking of malicious links and mishandling of sensitive information.
This allows security teams to reduce attack surfaces and enforce identity hygiene without forcing employees onto specialized browsers or complicated systems.
Among the early adopters are organizations such as DocGo in the healthcare sector, BP Energy, and the City of Danville, IL. Agnel D’Silva, the CTO of Danville, commented, “Neon gave us the insight necessary to tackle browser-level risks and reinforce our security measures.
Partnering with Elastic significantly boosts Neon‘s capabilities in enhancing threat detection across enterprise systems. Michael Nichols, Elastic’s VP of Product, noted, “Threats to identity are now more prevalent, often targeting users directly within browsers and SaaS applications. Together with Neon, we provide comprehensive, integrated protection.
St. John remarked, “With the permanence of hybrid work and the expansion of SaaS, identity threats are on the rise. We established Neon to shift the focus from blaming users to actively protecting them. We’re committed to safeguarding organizations at the heart of their operations.
(Source: HelpNet Security)
