Socket has been named to the Rising in Cyber 2026 list, an annual recognition of the most promising private cybersecurity companies, as selected by nearly 150 practicing CISOs and cybersecurity executives.

Launched by Notable Capital, Rising in Cyber recognizes 30 private cybersecurity startups shaping the future of enterprise security. This year’s honorees were selected by security leaders from organizations including Booking.com, Albertsons, Atlassian, and TIAA.

The list was announced alongside the Rising in Cyber 2026 Report, produced by Notable Capital in collaboration with Morgan Stanley. Its survey findings show how quickly AI adoption is changing security priorities, with 71% of respondents saying their companies already have AI agents in production and only 11% describing their tooling for securing AI workloads as mature, well-integrated, or best-in-class.

The report also highlights continued growth in cybersecurity spending, with the overall market expected to reach $255 billion by 2029, and notes that AI is increasing pressure on security teams to balance enablement with safety.

That pressure is especially acute in the software supply chain. Modern applications often depend on thousands of open source components, many introduced indirectly through transitive dependencies. AI coding agents are accelerating how those dependencies enter the development workflow, suggesting packages, writing code, and installing tools on behalf of developers. Socket is designed to protect the open source ecosystem these teams rely on, from individual package installs to enterprise-wide policy enforcement, so developers can keep shipping fast without pulling supply chain attacks into their codebase.

We're proud to be included in Rising in Cyber 2026 alongside companies working to make enterprise security stronger in the AI era.