##### Co-Founder & CEO

# Mike Baukes

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Mike Baukes is the co-founder and CEO of UpGuard.

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UpGuard is a cybersecurity company that uses first and third-party cybersecurity ratings to prevent data breaches and improve your security posture. UpGuard's cybersecurity research has been featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, Gizmodo and Engadget.

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## Latest from Mike Baukes

Learn more about the latest issues in cybersecurity.

[PostgreSQL vs MySQL](/blog/postgresql-vs-mysql)

#### [PostgreSQL vs MySQL](/blog/postgresql-vs-mysql)

Learn about the key differences between PostgreSQL and MySQL with this in-depth post.

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November 18, 2024

[What are The Must Have Skills for Automation Engineers? Top 5 Skills](/blog/5-important-skills-automation-experts)

#### [What are The Must Have Skills for Automation Engineers? Top 5 Skills](/blog/5-important-skills-automation-experts)

IT testing automation is an important, growing field in which IT professionals are able to make a name for themselves. Learn what the top five skills are.

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November 18, 2024

[Configuration & Security Management for DevOps](/blog/testing-avoid-configuration-security-issues)

#### [Configuration & Security Management for DevOps](/blog/testing-avoid-configuration-security-issues)

Read about the importance and crucial processes of configuration & security management for DevOps and how UpGuard can meet your company's goals.

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November 18, 2024

[6 Big Influencers in Software Defined Networking](/blog/5-big-influencers-software-defined-networking)

#### [6 Big Influencers in Software Defined Networking](/blog/5-big-influencers-software-defined-networking)

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) has become a hot topic of late, and with good reason.

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November 18, 2024

## Cybersecurity & Risk Management Blog

Learn more about the latest issues in cybersecurity.

#### [PHP2Shell Is a Vendor Problem Too: How to Find and Close Third-Party Exposure](/blog/php2shell-third-party-exposure)

Your vendors run PHP too. Here’s how to find which ones are exposed to PHP2Shell and prove they’ve patched, using scanning and a vendor questionnaire.

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November 2, 2026

#### [Find Out if You're Exposed on the Dark Web](/blog/find-out-if-youre-exposed-on-the-dark-web)

Answer 5 quick questions to predict what a dark web scan will find about your company. Then run the free scan to see your real exposure.

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October 14, 2026

#### [12 Cybersecurity Horror Stories of 2026 (No Costume Required)](/blog/cybersecurity-horror-stories-2026)

A warning ignored once becomes a headline. Read more about these 12 real 2026 cybersecurity incidents, and the sign each one gave before it made the news.

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October 14, 2026

#### [The Evidence Is In: UpGuard Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Third-Party Risk Management](/blog/upguard-named-leader-in-idc-marketscape)

UpGuard has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Third-Party Risk Management Services 2026 Vendor Assessment. Find out why.

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October 18, 2026

#### [Your First Dark Web Scan Report, Explained](/blog/your-first-dark-web-scan-report-explained)

You scanned your domain. What do the results mean?

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October 11, 2026

#### [We Researched Four AI Evidence Analysis Tools for TPRM. Here’s What We Found.](/blog/ai-evidence-analysis-tools-for-tprm)

We researched four AI evidence-parsing tools against four criteria that security teams often overlook. None nailed all four.

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September 29, 2026

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