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Google Cloud announced a significant, multi-million-dollar contract with the NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) to deliver highly secure, sovereign cloud capabilities. This strategic partnership is a major step in bolstering NATO's digital infrastructure, strengthening its data governance, and enabling it to securely leverage cutting-edge cloud and AI capabilities.  NCIA selected Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) to support the Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATE...

OpenText, a global pioneer in secure information management for AI, announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud to deliver transformative solutions across artificial intelligence (AI), data privacy, and sovereign cloud infrastructure.  The collaboration combines OpenText’s enterprise information management expertise with Google Cloud’s AI and infrastructure technologies to help organisations solve complex business challenges with confidence and agility. Suite of intell...

VAST Data, the AI Operating System company, announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud, enabling customers to deploy the VAST AI Operating System (AI OS) as a fully managed service and extend a unified global namespace across hybrid environments. Powered by the VAST DataSpace, enterprises can seamlessly connect clusters running in Google Cloud and on-premises locations, eliminating complex migrations and making data instantly available wherever AI runs. Fragmented storage an...

Zimperium, the world's pioneer in mobile security, announced new research from its zLabs team exposing ClayRat, a rapidly expanding Android spyware campaign targeting Russian users. Disguised as popular apps, such as WhatsApp, TikTok, Google Photos, and YouTube, ClayRat steals sensitive information, including SMS, call logs, device data, and front-camera photos. New obfuscation layers While exploiting Android’s default SMS handler role to bypass security prompts While exploiting Androi...

Jamf, the standard in managing and securing Apple at work, kicked off its 16th annual Jamf Nation User Conference (JNUC) in Denver, Colorado. Joined by key partners including Apple, Okta, AWS, Microsoft, Google and more, Jamf unveiled the latest updates to its pioneering Apple device management and security platform. Those updates include a rich API ecosystem, intelligent AI tools, and automated software updates powered by Declarative Device Management, making the Jamf platform more powerful...

Nutanix, a pioneer in hybrid multicloud computing, announced it has been recognised as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure. The recognition marks Nutanix’s third time in this Magic Quadrant, and its second time as a Leader. Lee Caswell, SVP, Product & Solutions Marketing at Nutanix, said, “We feel our positioning on both vision and execution in this year’s Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure is a d...

At the Global Anti-Scam Summit Asia 2025, Mr Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Digital Development and Information and Ministry of Health, and Patron of the GASA Singapore Chapter announced a new partnership between the Global Signal Exchange (GSE) and the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech Singapore) to exchange scam signals. GovTech Singapore is the first government agency globally to join the GSE, signalling its commitment to strengthen...

Claroty, the cyber-physical systems (CPS) protection company, announced a new strategic collaboration with Google Security Operations that brings greater threat detection and response capabilities to organisations looking to bridge the gap between IT and operational technology (OT) in order to secure mission-critical infrastructure. This integration will enhance security by feeding high-fidelity, context-rich alerts and vulnerability data from SaaS-powered Claroty xDome or on-premise Claroty C...

ONVIF®, the pioneering standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, has announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) to preserve the integrity and authenticity of digital video in the evolving fight against content manipulation. The two groups will work together to raise awareness and promote the adoption of open standards that help verify the authenticity of video content acro...

Google Cloud has announced an expansion of its Risk Protection Program (RPP) to over 30 EMEA markets - including the UK - and is welcoming new cyber insurance partners - Beazley and Chubb. This update comes at a critical moment for sectors like retail, where the string of recent ransomware attacks could potentially drive a surge in cyber insurance premiums. After a period of falling prices, brokers are now warning of double-digit rate hikes and tougher underwriting across industries - from...

The G2E Asia Conference and Asian IR Summit are set to return this May, bringing top industry leaders together to tackle the most pressing issues and opportunities within the entertainment and integrated resort sectors. The G2E Asia Conference will be held from May 7-9, 2025, at The Venetian Macao, with the Asian IR Summit taking place from May 6-8, 2025, at the Galaxy International Convention Centre. Experts and key decision-makers Both events will feature a refreshed lineup of over 100 spea...

DigiCert, Inc., one of the global provider of digital trust, announces a record-breaking Q4 for FY2025, closing at 104% of target net new annual contract value (NNACV), 25% higher than the largest NNACV quarter in the company’s history. The company exceeded expectations for the second half of the fiscal year, fueled by demand for quantum-ready security solutions and an integrated digital trust platform that unifies PKI and authoritative DNS into a single offering.  “Our record...

For all the emphasis on cloud systems and centralised servers at ISC West, a lot of innovation in security video systems is happening at the edge. New advancements inside video cameras are boosting capabilities at the edge, from advancements in processing power to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms that can now be deployed directly on the cameras or edge devices. Advancements in AI algorithms The progress of video systems becoming smarter at the edge is driven...

Rubrik announced that Rubrik Annapurna and Agentspace will explore ways to enable enterprises to securely access and utilise their data for AI-driven applications. By acting as a secure data source for Agentspace, Rubrik can better ensure that enterprise AI models can retrieve, govern, and protect sensitive data with Zero Trust security on Google Cloud. Build AI-powered applications Annapurna and Agentspace can allow companies to confidently move AI projects from pilot to production This int...

Cybersecurity pioneer Rubrik announced Nicole Perlroth, bestselling cybersecurity author and former New York Times lead cybersecurity reporter, has been appointed as Chief Cyber Raconteur. In her advisory role, Perlroth will help strengthen Rubrik’s leadership in the cyber resilience market and drive the company’s reporting on cyber threats. Rubrik Zero Labs reports Perlroth aims to transform broad cybersecurity and cyber resilience topics into easily accessible Perlrot...

Commvault, a pioneering provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, announced that the Commvault Cloud Platform can be easily deployed from major cloud marketplaces utilising CIS-hardened images. These CIS-hardened images are pre-configured with CIS-recommended settings and controls and are available on the following marketplaces: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and VMware. Commvault’s CIS-hardened images CIS-hardened images...

Optalysys, a company enabling the future of secure AI, backed by the Lingotto Investment Management LLP, imec.xpand, & Northern Gritstone, has appointed Dipesh Patel as Chair of its Board. Dipesh will guide the Optalysys Management Team in their mission to drive the adoption of its silicon photonics technology to enable Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE). Prior roles of Dipesh With 25 years in the drive, Dipesh brings vast experience in scaling transformative technologies With over 25 ye...

The International Security Conference and Expo East (ISC East), the Northeast’s major security and public safety event built by RX Global, hosted in collaboration with premier sponsor - Security Industry Association (SIA) and in partnership with ASIS NYC, kicks off November 19, 2024, at the Javits Center, in New York City, USA. The conference will feature speakers, educational programming, and professional development opportunities from major names like OpenAI, Google, JPMorganChase, and...

Bugcrowd, the pioneer in crowdsourced security, announced the addition of Trey Ford as Chief Information Security Officer for the Americas, to the leadership team. Trey is a seasoned strategic advisor and security thought pioneer with over 25 years of experience in offensive and defensive security disciplines. Trey has held key leadership roles at Deepwatch, Vista Equity Partners, Salesforce, Black Hat, and more. He has also been a valued member of Bugcrowd's advisory board for over a decade....

Honeywell and Google Cloud announced a unique collaboration connecting artificial intelligence (AI) agents with assets, people, and processes to accelerate safer, autonomous operations for the industrial sector. Easy-to-understand insights This partnership will bring together the multimodality and natural language capabilities of Gemini on Vertex AI – Google Cloud's AI platform – and the massive data set on Honeywell Forge, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform for industrials....

Optalysys, a company enabling the future of secure computing, has partnered with Google HEIR to integrate its photonic processing technology into HEIR’s compiler toolchain for Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE). This integration aims to address the computational challenges of FHE, making it more commercially viable. Fully Homomorphic Encryption is an advanced, quantum-resilient cryptography method that allows encrypted data to be processed without ever needing to be decrypted. Secure dat...

Commvault, a pioneering provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, announced an expanded relationship with Google Cloud with the launch of Commvault® Cloud Backup & Recovery for Google Workspace. This new solution, which is targeted for availability by the end of the calendar year, will deliver comprehensive, end-to-end enterprise-grade protection for Gmail, Google Drive, and Shared Drives, helping to keep valuable data safe, com...

Commvault, a pioneering provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, announced the availability of Cloud Rewind™ on the Commvault Cloud platform. This unique offering, which integrates cloud-native distributed application recovery and rebuild capabilities from the Appranix acquisition, gives cloud-first organisations a secret weapon to transform their cyber resilience capabilities. Commvault’s latest research When organisations are attacked, res...

OmniIndex, the confidential data experts, and a participant in Google Cloud’s web3 Startup programme announced its web3 data platform PostgresBC is available on Google Cloud Marketplace, providing customers with the ability to extract actionable insights from their most sensitive data without compromising security or privacy. Google Cloud Marketplace Google Cloud Marketplace lets users quickly deploy functional software packages that run on Google Cloud.  Google Cloud Marketplace a...

Global cybersecurity pioneer AlgoSec has launched its newest Security Management platform version, featuring advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology that provides an application-centric security approach and a clearer picture of risks and their impact. With this new release, the AlgoSec platform enables users to accurately identify the business applications running in their complex hybrid network and leverage intelligent change automation to streamline security change process...

A new entry in the cyber-physical security marketplace making its first public introduction, MERON is demonstrating a groundbreaking new solution for Physical Identity and Access Management (PIAM) branded PIAM+ here at GSX 2024 in booth 1955. MERON is launched by industry veterans Sharad Shekar and Imran Rana with the mission to usher in the next generation of AI-driven PIAM and Security Incident Management that overcomes the longstanding shortfalls of legacy solutions.  Robust PIAM...

Bugcrowd, the pioneer in crowdsourced security, announced that Patrick Morley has joined its board of directors. Morley served as CEO of Carbon Black, a cloud-based endpoint security software provider, for 14 years. He led the company from its early days to an IPO on Nasdaq in 2018 and subsequently oversaw its acquisition by VMware in 2019. Bugcrowd Platform Morley joins a seasoned board at Bugcrowd, which has guided the company through significant growth in 2024. This growth includes a...

Commvault, a provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud announced an expansion of its cyber and data security ecosystem through strategic integrations with an array of security partners: Acante, Dasera, Google Cloud, Splunk, and Wiz.   Cyber resilience These integrations play a key role in helping joint customers advance cyber resilience in a variety of ways across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments from identifying potential th...

Bart Bednar has joined ALCEA as an ALWIN Sales Engineer for North America. With more than 26 years of engineering and integration experience, he is based in Irving, Texas, and reports directly to Michael Woody, the company’s Technical Service and Customer Success Manager. ALCEA offers a wide range of critical infrastructure security solutions and access management systems as the internal systems integrator partner of ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions. In 2023, the company introduced ALWIN secur...

In harsh, disconnected, or mobile environments like disaster zones, remote research stations, or long-haul trucking operations, organisations face significant challenges in providing computing capabilities. Previously, organisations with mission-critical workloads lacked access to important cloud and AI capabilities when in demanding edge environments, including those that present unique challenges and requirements. Cloud and AI capabilities Google Cloud is excited to announce the general ava...