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A Rubrik Zero Labs report found that 66% of IT and security pioneers report that data growth outpaces their ability to secure data and mitigate risk. Adversaries are noticing, increasing the sophistication of cyberattacks, and leveraging gaps in coverage to target critical data for destruction, theft, or extortion. As the volume of data continues to grow and exacerbate visibility challenges, organisations must find ways to manage and protect their constantly expanding data. Organisations need to be able to address this increasingly complex challenge. Therefore, Rubrik and Cisco join forces to enhance organisations’ cyber resilience and protect mission-critical data against cyberattacks.  Joining Cisco SolutionsPlus First, Rubrik joins Cisco’s SolutionsPlus program, a strategic move where all of Rubrik’s products–including the Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) offering–are added to Cisco’s Global Price List. DSPM, which proactively and comprehensively reduces the risk of data exposure and exfiltration across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS environments, solves one of the most annoying aspects of data security: knowing where all the data is and how to secure it. Cisco’s direct and channel sales network Cisco’s direct and channel sales network can now offer Rubrik Security Cloud with Cisco UCS and XDR Second, as part SolutionsPlus, Cisco’s direct and channel sales network can now offer Rubrik Security Cloud with Cisco Unified Computing Systems (UCS) and Cisco XDR. Across edge, public, and private cloud environments, the joint customers now have a validated architecture to mitigate ransomware and ensure business continuity with agility and orchestration resources. Together, Rubrik and Cisco aim to deliver unified computing and zero-trust data security, while ensuring data resilience against cyberattacks, malicious insiders, and operational disruptions–all with a seamless purchasing experience, from a single source. Rubrik Security Cloud on Cisco UCS is tested and pre-engineered with Cisco Validated Designs, offering automated deployment, multi-site scaling and lifecycle management through Cisco Intersight. Integrating with Cisco XDR Rubrik now integrates with Cisco XDR, making it easier for enterprises to quickly identify targeted attacks on data and keep businesses moving forward with secure recovery. Key benefits include: Identifying targeted attacks on data: With Rubrik and Cisco XDR's comprehensive threat coverage, customers benefit from rich, unified visibility of their environment and data to quickly detect and stop potential data attacks. Accelerating investigation and prioritisation: Organizations can combine threat intelligence and data context to prioritise and respond effectively to threats targeting critical data. Enabling effective recovery and restoration: Streamline security and IT operations to keep business moving forward with secure recovery and repair of attacks. Improving TCO and simplify lifecycle management: Cisco Intersight enables deployment and tuned configuration of the Rubrik Data Management Platform on Cisco UCS Computing infrastructure at the global scale. Solutions on computing infrastructure “Complex, siloed systems create gaps in visibility that hinder operations and slow down organisations’ ability to detect and respond to threats,” said Jeremy Foster, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco Compute. “Cisco and Rubrik are delivering threat detection and data context in one place, enabling security teams to effectively prioritise critical attacks and respond to them quickly. This partnership reflects our commitment to providing unified, modern solutions on computing infrastructure that simplifies operations and empowers organisations to protect and derive more value from their data.” Advanced data-centric attacks "Rubrik and Cisco are two industry pioneers with whom we have built strong relationships over the years,” said Matt Horner, EVP of Sales at WWT. “Cisco helps businesses solve complex IT and business problems, while Rubrik is vital in empowering organisations to achieve business resilience. We are confident that this collaboration will combine their strengths to bring immense value to organisations working to keep their data secure and systems up and running.” “Every organisation should have comprehensive threat intelligence to defend against advanced data-centric attacks,” said Jim Finn, Sales VP, Cyber at Presidio. “As a major partner to Cisco and Rubrik, we believe their collaboration will help our customers proactively advance and simplify their data security.”

Viakoo continues to set new benchmarks in IoT/security device service assurance and remediation with a broad spectrum of high-profile public and private end users, and a continually expanding network of Managed Services Partners (MSPs). By enhancing its flagship solution, the Viakoo Action Platform, with new IoT Applications-Based Discovery capabilities, Viakoo greatly accelerates the time to discover potential threats and impending device issues, and remediate issues, ultimately shrinking an organisation’s attack surface while ensuring sustained security and business system operations. Revenues in fiscal 2023 Viakoo posted a 100% increase in revenues in fiscal 2023 with the addition of several new customers Viakoo posted a 100% increase in revenues in fiscal 2023 with the addition of several new customers and Fortune 500 users. New Viakoo users include PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), FedEx Services, California Department of Corrections, and Estes Logistics.  Additionally, Viakoo is now on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Approved Vendor List for the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program, and closed a significant multi-faceted technology licencing deal with a major security OEM. Professional security systems “Our comprehensive IoT and physical security management solution is a game changer on several different levels, providing users with a highly accurate and reliable means of automating protecting their systems, infrastructure and data,” said Bud Broomhead, CEO and founder of Viakoo. “Professional security systems have continued to grow in complexity and matured to the point where it’s essential to automate processes to contend with the scale of these environments. Viakoo helps ensure these systems are maintained most efficiently and secured most effectively to ensure an organisation’s people, property and assets are best protected.” New era of innovation and efficiency Viakoo has surpassed an impressive technology milestone of two billion hours of product usage on its IoT Security platform, validating its standing as a widely adopted and trusted IoT security solution. Additionally, Viakoo was honoured as Next Gen IoT Security Winner in Cyber Defence Magazine’s 2023 Global InfoSec Awards, a program that recognises information security innovators who provide industry-pioneering products and services. New partnerships have been set with over 10 trusted technology alliance partners in the last months Viakoo continues to expand its network of MSPs, providing them with a high-value proposition that creates new sources of recurring revenue. New partnerships have been established with over 10 trusted technology alliance partners in the last several months including Securitas Technology, Presidio Solutions, Optiv Security, Pavion, and the PSA Security Network. These collaborations support a new era of innovation and efficiency, by facilitating the seamless integration of the Viakoo Action Platform with industry pioneering solutions to address new and emerging challenges facing organisations. Viakoo Action Platform Attendees of ISC West 2024 can learn more about the Viakoo Action Platform by attending any of the following conferences: Shaking Up Your Physical Security Technology Stack To Reduce Cost and Boost Performance, Tuesday, April 9th from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM in meeting room Venetian 308 Analytics, Sensors and Software: The New Model for Physical Security,  Wednesday, April 10th from 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM in meeting room Venetian 308 Cyber Governance That Works for Physical Security, Tuesday, April 9th from 2:15 PM to 3:15 PM in meeting room Casanova 603.

Viakoo, the award-winning provider of service assurance and network edge device management solutions for physical security systems, is featuring a number of new company initiatives for the convergence of cyber-physical security at ISC West 2023, March 29-31 in Las Vegas.  Viakoo’s existing range of service assurance and cyber hygiene management solutions will also be available for demonstration alongside new advancements at booth #32047. Physical security systems “In today’s world, it is more important than ever for cyber and physical security teams to work together to effectively reduce risk and stop threats across an enterprise,” said Bud Broomhead, CEO, Viakoo. “Our new solutions and partnerships address this need by promoting automation, device integrity, and cyber hygiene among an ever-expanding customer base. We are excited to discuss the wider implications of such developments at this year’s ISC West.” DPM verifies that IoT devices are not using default or commonly used passwords Among the Viakoo solutions being featured at ISC West 2023 is the Viakoo Device Password Manager (DPM). DPM automates the verification of password and password policies at scale for thousands of IoT devices. DPM verifies that IoT devices are not using default or commonly used passwords and reports status of device passwords across the network, automating the process of meeting password compliance against many industry standards, to ensure enterprise password governance and promote proper cyber-physical security hygiene. Meeting password compliance DPM is a module of the Viakoo Action Platform™ that together deliver full remediation and repatriation of IoT devices to complete an enterprise IoT security solution. Additionally, ISC West attendees are invited to receive a demonstration of the Viakoo Service Assurance Manager (SAM) solution for reducing downtime of IoT security systems such as video and access control. The SAM platform is a first of its kind solution designed to automatically confirm that a network’s physical security devices are operating properly and continuously. Unlike IT monitors, individual device ‘self-test health checks’, video content managers, and proprietary device management systems that don’t scale, SAM automates many operational processes, diagnosing problems and providing security administrators with a plan to fix any identified issues. Increased solution interoperability Viakoo is also on site to discuss its latest partnerships for increased solution interoperability Viakoo is also on site to discuss its latest partnerships for increased solution interoperability and adoption. Viakoo currently partners with over 100 organizations across the spectrum of physical security and IoT/OT security.  Recently joining this list is Presidio, a global digital services and solutions provider. This new partnership promises to deliver best-in-class cyber hygiene for connected devices and offer joint customers innovative solutions to protect their networks and have confidence in both their physical and cybersecurity posture. Health and safety solutions Securitas Technology, a pioneer and global provider of security, health and safety solutions and services, has also partnered with Viakoo, selecting the company’s full product range to provide customers with service assurance and cyber hygiene solutions for physical security and IoT systems that utilizes automation to continuously detect and diagnose problems and recommend solutions. In addition to offering Viakoo directly to its customers, Securitas Technology provides managed services based on the Viakoo solution set. These partnerships further promote Viakoo’s mission of bringing cyber-security convergence to the mainstream.