Articles from Finite State

Finite State, a leader in connected device and product security, today announced that Founder and CEO Matt Wyckhouse will lead a panel on “Designing Connected Devices with Security Built In” at 2:35–3:20 p.m. PT, May 19, 2026, at IoT Tech Expo North America. The conference, one of the industry's largest gatherings focused on IoT, AI, cybersecurity, edge computing, and digital transformation, will be held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, on May 18–19, 2026.

Finite State, a leader in product security and software supply chain risk management, today announced the appointment of Ann Miller as Vice President of Marketing. Miller brings more than 15 years of experience scaling high-growth technology companies, with deep expertise in cybersecurity and AI-driven platforms, and is known for turning emerging technologies into market-defining categories.

(S4X23) - Finite State, the leader in managing software supply chain risk for the enterprise, today announced its Next Generation Platform featuring extended SBOM management with the ability to ingest and aggregate 120+ external data sources. The new platform gives Application and Product Security teams a unified and prioritized risk view with unprecedented visibility across the software supply chain lifecycle to scale operations through continuous, next-generation risk management.

Finite State, the leader in product security automation across the software supply chain lifecycle, today announced that it has been selected as winner of the "Security Automation Solution of the Year" award by CyberSecurity Breakthrough, the 2022 "IoT Evolution Security Excellence" and "IoT Platforms Leadership" awards from IoT Evolution World, and recognized as a "Top Cybersecurity Company to Know" in the Midwest by Purpose Jobs.

Finite State, the product security leader for connected devices, today announced it has hired Larry Pesce as its Product Security Research and Analysis Director. Pesce will serve as a senior consultant, providing expert guidance and services to product security teams worldwide, including product security program design and development, product red-teaming and penetration testing, software supply chain risk management, and vulnerability management.

Finite State, the leader in product and supply chain security, and RKVST announce a partnership to bring together Finite State's industry-leading product security automation with RKVST's zero trust-based supply chain evidence platform. The partnership will focus on bringing visibility to a major market need: collaboration between device manufacturers and asset owners to secure the software supply chain.

Finite State, the leader in product security automation across the software supply chain lifecycle is announcing its Partnership Program. The program will build out a dynamic ecosystem of collaborative technologies to reduce connected device risk and enable partners to better confront product security risk, automate vulnerability assessment and triage, and reduce software supply chain risk for their clients.

Finite State, the product security leader for connected devices, has launched a podcast, “The Internet of Threats,” now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Hosted by Eric Greenwald, Head of Cybersecurity Policy and General Counsel at Finite State, the podcast navigates the rapidly shifting sands that define this space: new threats, new rules, new requirements, higher costs, lower budgets, and executives who may not understand these pressures.

Finite State, the product security leader for connected devices, today announced it has hired Thomas Bain as Executive Vice President of Marketing. Bain will be responsible for building out Finite State’s strategic go-to-market framework to help strengthen the brand, drive pipeline, and increase awareness to further Finite State’s unique leadership position in securing the connected product ecosystem.

Finite State, the product security leader for connected devices, is launching Finite State for Asset Owners at the S4x22 Conference. The purpose-built solution automates and solves the complex challenges asset owners face in maintaining device software supply chain visibility, including collecting and managing large repositories of Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs). Finite State will conduct demos of the new solution during the S4x22 Conference, taking place in Miami from April 19-21, 2022.

Finite State, the product security leader for connected devices, today announced that it has launched its new Exploit Intelligence capability, enabling security practitioners to incorporate threat-based intelligence into product security prioritization.

Many companies need to meet compliance requirements or face hefty fines from their governing organizations. Finite State, the product security leader for connected devices, recently introduced a compliance mapping function so those companies can quickly confirm whether they’re able to pass an audit or achieve a certification.

To secure devices with complex supply chains in an expanding threat landscape, Finite State—the product security leader for connected devices and one of the top 25 startups in the latest “Future Internet of Things (IoT) Unicorns” report—has added Gün Akkor as its chief technology officer and Kirk Appelman as executive vice president of sales. The two veteran leaders are joining at a time when connected device manufacturers are struggling to stay on top of increasingly exploitable security flaws inherited from suppliers.

Vulnerabilities in the software supply chain are costing device manufacturers business. Threats like Treck TCP/IP and ThroughTek Kalay P2P SDK continue to emerge, and according to a recent Ponemon Institute report, nearly 60% of organizations have lost revenue due to product security concerns. Finite State, the product security leader for connected devices, has unveiled a way to reduce the business risk of those vulnerabilities through advanced binary analysis.

Finite State, the product security leader for connected devices, has released a search function for its platform that allows users to gain full visibility into their embedded devices and identify whether a known vulnerability is present.

Finite State, the product security leader for connected devices, has released an automated risk scoring capability for IoT, the first to objectively and autonomously categorize a device’s security profile. This new risk scoring capability takes the guesswork out of the equation for security teams and provides tangible evidence of a security program’s effectiveness.

More than half (59%) of executives with cybersecurity decision-making responsibility at large and mid-sized companies say that their organizations have lost business due to product security concerns for connected devices and embedded systems, according to a new survey. The results highlight a growing need to strengthen supply chain security by securing connected devices, including those connected to the Internet of Things (IoT).

Finite State, the leader in connected device security, today announced that it has been named the winner of the “IoT Device Security Solution of the Year” award in the fifth annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards program conducted by CyberSecurity Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global information security market today.

Finite State, the leader in connected device security, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Energize Ventures and joined by Schneider Electric Ventures and Merlin Ventures.

Finite State, the innovation leader in supply chain security and risk management for connected IoT/IIoT and embedded devices, has added three veteran security experts, including a former Obama administration official who served on the National Security Council, a former Hewlett-Packard executive, and an engineer who has driven product development at WhiteSource and other startups to their leadership team

Finite State, experts in product security for connected devices, has formed a new partnership with Veracode, the largest global provider of application security solutions, to offer comprehensive coverage of connected devices and embedded systems from the device firmware to the web applications, infrastructure, and cloud services they interact with. This new partnership presents the most complete picture of product security for manufacturers and users of connected products at a time when the Internet of Things (IoT) device market is undergoing exponential growth. Globally, the number of IoT devices is expected to reach 55.7 billion worldwide, according to IDC.