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SpecterOps, the leader in identity risk management and adversary tradecraft, today announced BloodHound v8.0, the latest version of its industry-leading open-source Attack Path Management security platform. BloodHound v8.0 includes significant product expansions and enrichments for both the BloodHound Community Edition open-source tool and the BloodHound Enterprise platform.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · July 29, 2025
SpecterOps, the leader in identity risk management and adversary tradecraft, today introduced Privilege Zones, a new addition to its flagship BloodHound Enterprise platform. Privilege Zones enable teams to define custom security boundaries around business-critical resources and enforce least privilege access continuously in on-prem, cloud and hybrid environments.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · June 11, 2025
SpecterOps, the leader in identity risk management and adversary tradecraft, today announced the expansion of its executive leadership team with the appointments of Tim Bender as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Pat Sheridan as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), and Bryce Hein as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). The appointments come on the heels of SpecterOps’ $75 million Series B round led by Insight Partners, underscoring the company’s momentum and commitment to leading the identity risk management category.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · May 20, 2025

SpecterOps, a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions with targeted insights of advanced threat actor tradecraft, today announced it has raised a $75 million Series B funding round led by global software investor Insight Partners, with participation from additional investors including Ansa Capital, M12, Ballistic Ventures, Decibel and Cisco Investments. The funding will support SpecterOps’ rapid scaling of BloodHound Enterprise (BHE), the industry’s first platform for comprehensively removing Identity-based Attack Paths.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · March 5, 2025

SpecterOps, a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named SpecterOps’ Head of Channel Don Landers to its prestigious 2025 Channel Chiefs list. The annual list recognizes the leading IT vendor and distribution executives who are driving strategy and setting the channel agenda for their companies.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · February 3, 2025

SpecterOps, a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions born out of unique insights of advanced threat actor tradecraft, today announced they have received their FedRAMP® High Authorization for BloodHound Enterprise (BHE). BHE is an Attack Path Management (APM) security solution for defending Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD/Entra ID. This certification was streamlined through a partnership with Palantir FedStart.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · December 5, 2024

SpecterOps, a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions born of unique insights into advanced threat actor tradecraft, today announced a strategic reseller partnership with GuidePoint Security, the leading cybersecurity solution provider that helps organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. Through this partnership, joint customers will now have access to BloodHound Enterprise (BHE), an Attack Path Management (APM) security solution for defending Microsoft Active Directory, Azure AD, Entra ID and hybrid environments.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · November 13, 2024

SpecterOps, a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions born out of unique insights of advanced threat actor tradecraft, today announced that Kevin Mandia, founder of Mandiant and Co-Founder and General Partner at Ballistic Ventures, will become chair of SpecterOps’ Board of Directors.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · October 1, 2024

SpecterOps, a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions born out of unique insights of advanced threat actor tradecraft, today announced that BloodHound Enterprise (BHE) will be available to government customers next month. BHE is an Attack Path Management (APM) security solution for defending Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD/Entra ID. SpecterOps is in the final stages of FedRAMP certification and BHE will soon be FedRAMP HIGH compliant.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · March 5, 2024

SpecterOps, a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions born out of unique insights of advanced threat actor tradecraft, today announced the launch of their channel partner program. All SpecterOps security products and services will be available to channel partners including BloodHound Enterprise (BHE), the security industry’s first Attack Path Management (APM) platform for controlling the serious risk of Attack Paths in Active Directory and Azure AD/Entra ID. SpecterOps’ security assessments, red team program development services, and their Adversary Tactics training courses will also be available via the channel.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · February 27, 2024

SpecterOps, a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions and unique insights of advanced threat actor tradecraft, today announced updates to BloodHound Enterprise (BHE) that add new Attack Paths focused on Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS). These updates make BHE the most advanced tool on the market today for securing ADCS.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · January 9, 2024

SpecterOps, a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions born out of unique insights of advanced threat actor tradecraft, today announced new Purple Team Assessment Services. This two-week assessment evaluates how well an organization’s security controls can detect and prevent common attack techniques using a novel proprietary approach from SpecterOps for classifying variations of attack techniques combined with a deep understanding of how adversaries modify techniques to avoid detection. This approach allows SpecterOps to evaluate security controls in a way that both mimics a real-world adversary and covers the full spectrum of possible attack techniques.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · September 27, 2023

SpecterOps, a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions born out of unique insights of advanced threat actor tradecraft, today announced the release of version 5.0 of BloodHound, a free and open-source penetration testing solution that maps attack paths in Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and Azure (including Azure AD/Entra ID) environments. As part of this update, BloodHound is being renamed BloodHound Community Edition (CE). The changes to BloodHound CE in version 5.0 make it much easier for open-source users to deploy, manage, and use the tool, while delivering some powerful new functionality. Additionally, some popular features from BloodHound CE are being added to BloodHound Enterprise, SpecterOps’ defensive solution for enterprise security and identity teams.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · August 1, 2023

SpecterOps, a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions born out of unique insights of advanced threat actor tradecraft, today announced it extended its Series A to include an $8.5M investment from Ballistic Ventures. This brings SpecterOps’ Series A total to $33.5M. The funding will further accelerate the already significant adoption of BloodHound Enterprise (BHE), the industry’s first platform for comprehensively removing identity attack paths in Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD. It will also expand research and development initiatives across SpecterOps, including BloodHound free and open source software (FOSS). The most recent version of BloodHound FOSS was released in April 2023.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · July 11, 2023

SpecterOps, a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions born out of unique insights of advanced threat actor tradecraft, today announced it has raised a $25M Series A venture funding round led by Decibel. This funding will accelerate the already significant adoption of BloodHound Enterprise (BHE), the industry’s first platform for comprehensively removing identity attack paths in Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD. It will also expand company research and development initiatives. Other investors in this round include Kevin Mandia, the CEO and founder of Mandiant, as well as Jon Oberheide and Dug Song, the co-founders of Duo Security.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · April 18, 2023

SpecterOps, a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions, today announced it has added support for Microsoft Azure to BloodHound Enterprise (BHE), the industry’s leading Attack Path Management (APM) security solution. Organizations can now proactively and continuously identify, manage and remediate identity Attack Paths in Active Directory (AD) and other access control systems whether they’re located on-premises, in the cloud or in a hybrid environment.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · March 17, 2022

SpecterOps, a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions and the creators of the free and open-source penetration testing tool BloodHound, today announced BloodHound Enterprise, an Attack Path Management (APM) security solution for Active Directory (AD). Designed to help organizations proactively and continuously identify, manage and remediate millions of AD Attack Paths, BloodHound Enterprise gives IT Ops and SecOps professionals the tools needed to dramatically and measurably improve AD security posture with minimal effort.
By SpecterOps · Via Business Wire · July 27, 2021