Light Point Security

Light Point Security’s Springboard Dolphin Tank Pitch and Startup Showcase at Day of Fosterly 2013

Zuly Gonzalez — Sun, 05 May 2013 20:49:15 +0000

We had the great opportunity of participating at the Day of Fosterly event on May 4. The Day of Fosterly conference is a full day of collaborative entrepreneurship for anyone interested in starting, growing, or exiting a business. The day was jam packed with panels, workshops, speakers and lots and lots of networking. Light Point Security was selected to participate in two of the day’s best events: Springboard Enterprises’ Dolphin Tank and the Startup Showcase.

Light Point Security Presents at the NVTC Entrepreneur Spotlight Event

Zuly Gonzalez — Fri, 03 May 2013 05:59:07 +0000

We are pleased to announce that Light Point Security was selected by the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) to present at their Entrepreneur Spotlight event on May 2, 2013 at Ernst & Young in McLean, VA. Entrepreneur Spotlight provides early stage startups an opportunity to present their concept in front of an audience of accredited investors. The Entrepreneur Spotlight program allows investors to hear from exciting and innovative startups, and focuses on companies that are truly in the startup phase and may only be looking for small amounts of funding.

Light Point Security to Present at Mid-Atlantic Venture Association’s TechBUZZ Spring 2013 Event

Zuly Gonzalez — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:43:27 +0000

We are pleased to announce that the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA) selected Light Point Security out of more than 125 companies to present at their TechBUZZ Spring 2013 event. TechBUZZ is the area's premier event where MAVA shines the spotlight on the Mid-Atlantic's hottest up-and-coming early stage technology companies. It brings together entrepreneurs and active investors to connect with one another and celebrate the strength of the tech scene in our region.

Microsoft Names Light Point Security BizSpark Startup of the Day

Zuly Gonzalez — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:52:15 +0000

We are pleased to announce that Microsoft has named Light Point Security BizSpark Startup of the Day. The Microsoft BizSpark program provides software, visibility and a support community of partners, investors and mentors to promising startups at no charge. BizSpark has more than 50,000 startups in 100 countries across 6 continents. We are proud Microsoft selected Light Point Security out of the 50,000 plus BizSpark startups for this exclusive honor.

Securing Your WordPress Site: Top Plugins

Beau Adkins — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:02:38 +0000

WordPress is huge. It is currently the most popular blogging system in use, and it manages 22% of all new websites. We use it for our site, and I would personally recommend it to anyone thinking of creating a new website. However, because it is so popular, it becomes a target for hackers. Right now, automated bots are crawling the web looking for WordPress sites to attack. If you take some time to protect yourself, you can greatly reduce your chances of having a problem. With that, I decided it would be useful to share some of the tips and tricks I have learned to protect our site.

Light Point Security to Present at TechBreakfast Event

Zuly Gonzalez — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:26:40 +0000

Light Point Security will be presenting a short overview and demo of Light Point Web Enterprise at this month's TechBreakfast event in Columbia, MD. TechBreakfast is a monthly breakfast in Baltimore, Columbia, DC, and Northern Virginia where almost 2,000 (as of this writing the group is 3 people shy of hitting 2,000 members) entrepreneurs, techies, developers, designers, and business people see showcases on cool new technology in a demo format and interact with each other. It's "Show and Tell for Adults" where people show the innovative technology they are working on.

Light Point Security Advances to Round 3 of the InvestMaryland Challenge

Beau Adkins — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:39:13 +0000

We are excited to announce that Light Point Security has advanced to Round 3 of the InvestMaryland Challenge in the IT category. This places Light Point Security in the final 10 to win an award of $100,000.The InvestMaryland Challenge is a business competition hosted by the State of Maryland. One winner will be selected from each of three categories, and each winner receives $100,000.

RSA Conference 2013 Names Light Point Security Finalist for Most Innovative Company

Zuly Gonzalez — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:45:00 +0000

We are pleased to announce that Light Point Security has been named by RSA Conference 2013 as one of the top 10 most innovative security companies. On February 25, Light Point Security, along with the other 9 finalists, will present at RSA Conference’s 2013 Innovation Sandbox program for a chance to be named Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2013. Innovation Sandbox is a gathering of venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and security professionals pioneering the future of information security. The finalists represent new technologies and strategies with the potential to transform the future of information security.

Light Point Security Advances to Round 2 of the InvestMaryland Challenge

Zuly Gonzalez — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:18:41 +0000

We are excited to announce that Light Point Security has advanced to Round 2 of the InvestMaryland Challenge. The InvestMaryland Challenge is a business competition hosted by the State of Maryland. They will select one winner from each of the three categories (IT Hardware & Software, Life Science and General), and each winner will receive $100,000. The Challenge will also give away a host of other prizes, like grants in specific areas, incubator space and professional services.

Light Point Web 2.1 Released

Beau Adkins — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:04:32 +0000

Light Point Security has just released Light Point Web 2.1. The 2.1 release contains lots of improvements, but the main goal was to lay the ground work for Light Point Web Enterprise. Enterprises can now get Non-persistent Desktop Browsing (known as NPDB) using our dual-layered virtualization, running on a server only they have access to.