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Aryaka®, the pioneer in and first to deliver Unified SASE as a Service, announced a significant GTM investment across the Asia Pacific region as well as new GTM executives globally. As part of the expansion, Aryaka has added new partnerships with NI+C in Japan and ASV Platforms in Australia to further their sales reach in these countries. Several key leadership roles The company has hired several key leadership roles, including Vice President of Global Channels In addition, the company has hired several key leadership roles, including Vice President of Global Channels, Nick Alagna, and Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific, Nitin Ahuja, as well as adding William Ho as a strategic advisor in the Asia Pacific Region. “This announcement is just the beginning of our investment in new partnerships and routes to market for Aryaka,” said Chris Ranalli, Chief Revenue Officer at Aryaka. “With the hiring of Nick, Nitin and others, we are building a world class team, accelerating our success through both experience and relationships.” Aryaka leadership team to guide GTM ramp-up Aryaka has added several key executives to accelerate its GTM efforts. Nick Alagna joins Aryaka with over 20 years of experience driving significant growth for pioneering technology companies and startups. As Global Channel Chief, Alagna will lead the charge in building and scaling Aryaka’s global channel ecosystem, empowering partners to deliver customer value with Aryaka’s Unified SASE solutions. His expertise spans global go-to-market strategies and partner ecosystem development for cutting-edge solutions in cybersecurity and cloud technologies. Prior roles of Nick Alagna co-founded WholeSecurity, a venture-backed cybersecurity startup by Symantec Previously, Nick led Channel Sales and Strategic Partners at Akamai Technologies, where he was responsible for Akamai’s strategic partner ecosystem.  His leadership resulted in highly profitable businesses for partners, significant year-over-year growth for Akamai, and increased value for customers. Earlier in his career, Alagna co-founded WholeSecurity, a venture-backed cybersecurity startup acquired by Symantec. Secure networking journeys “I am beyond excited to join Aryaka at this critical time in its evolution,” said Alagna. “It is rare to find an organisation who has demonstrated both channel commitment and product leadership in a growing and robust market." "The opportunity for our partners worldwide is extraordinary, and I am thrilled to enable and support our partners to scale their businesses by helping more and more customers succeed on their secure networking journeys.” Data and application security Nitin Ahuja also brings over two decades of business and technology experience to Aryaka Nitin Ahuja also brings over two decades of business and technology experience to Aryaka. As Vice President and General Manager of APAC/APJ, Ahuja will lead all GTM functions in the Asia Pacific region.  He previously served as a sales and GTM executive across APAC markets at Imperva, a pioneer in data and application security. Before that, he worked in regional leadership positions at VMWare, HPE and Microsoft. Integrated secure networking experience “Aryaka has made this region a strategic priority and this expansion proves it. The company is poised for major growth here, backed by new partners, pioneers and dedicated resources in the region,” said Nitin Ahuja, Vice President and General Manager of APAC / APJ at Aryaka. “Working closely with our partners, we’ll help more organisations across the region experience an integrated secure networking experience without any tradeoffs.” Strategic investment and expansion of Aryaka Ahuja and Ho will guide and drive the strategic asset and growth of Aryaka in the region In addition to Ahuja, Aryaka also announced that William Ho, former CEO of Hong Kong Broadband Enterprise Solutions and adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management, as a strategic advisor in the Asia Pacific region. Together, Ahuja and Ho will guide and drive the strategic investment and expansion of Aryaka in the region. Other key go-to-market executives Aryaka has added several other key go-to-market executives across the globe, including: Mike Ellis, Channel Sales Director, EMEA Elad Tzur, Channel Sales Director EMEA Meng Foo, Channel Sales Director, ASEAN Abhijit Neelgar, Channel Sales Director, India Aryaka forges critical partnerships in Asia Pacific Aryaka has entered into a new partnership with Nippon Information and Communication (NI+C) to bring the benefits of fully integrated networking and security to organisations across Japan. Founded by NTT and IBM Japan in 1985, NI+C is a pioneering network-systems-integrator. The company has helped over 2,600 customers manage and build IT environments that support long-term business growth. Aryaka partnership with ASV Platforms ASV Platforms designs and delivers cutting-edge cloud-first software and cybersecurity solutions Aryaka has also announced a partnership with ASV Platforms, a premium strategic partner for Aryaka across Australia and New Zealand. ASV Platforms designs and delivers cutting-edge cloud-first software and cybersecurity solutions in the Australian and New Zealand markets to help their global customers ensure high performing secure networks. Together, the two will deliver Aryaka’s Unified SASE as a Service offering to both enterprises and governments in the region. Aryaka premium strategic partner “Being the Aryaka premium strategic partner in Australia and New Zealand will allow us to bring their market pioneering Unified SASE as a Service solution technology to the Australian market, helping businesses achieve unparalleled network performance, agility, and security." "Our extensive C-level expertise and understanding of the unique needs of Australian companies position us perfectly for this collaboration," Ian Woollett, Chairman, ASV Platforms. Aryaka beefs up GTM programs As part of the growth, Aryaka has invested greatly in regional GTM programs As part of the expansion, Aryaka has invested significantly in regional GTM programs. With over 100 customers in the Asia Pacific region including Cathay Pacific Airlines and others, the company is committing more investment in go to market partners leadership, personnel and programs in the APJ region and globally, introducing their Unified SASE as a Service solution to the next wave of customers.   Market efforts Ranalli summed up the announcement, “We have the right product, the commitment to the channel, amazing partners and now the team in place to scale our go to market efforts not only in Asia Pacific, but in our existing markets worldwide." "It’s go time, and the team is both equipped and energised to win!”

MOBOTIX AG is pleased to announce that effective October 1st, Ashley Lim has assumed leadership of the MOBOTIX APAC team. Since January 2022, she has served as Regional Sales Manager for Asia, adeptly overseeing the company's operations in the region from Melbourne, Australia.  With the impending departure of Ryan Philp from MOBOTIX in November 2024, Ashley Lim will now extend her responsibilities to encompass the entire APAC region. Ashley's leadership "We extend our gratitude to Ryan for his significant and successful contributions to our company and wish him every success in his future endeavours," stated Thomas Lausten, CEO of MOBOTIX AG. "Simultaneously, we are confident that under Ashley's leadership, our APAC business will remain in capable hands." Ashley Lim brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her new role. She holds a Master's degree in Social Work, along with a graduate diploma in Accounting and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Japanese. Partners in the APAC region Lim's extensive sales expertise has been honed through successful tenures at pioneering global companies, including Apple and DigiCert Inc. (formerly Symantec).  “We are delighted to have Ashley Lim as a capable pioneer at the helm of our APAC team, who, with her great sales talent and exceptional social skills, will be a competent and reliable point of contact for our customers and partners in the APAC region,” said Lausten.

Entrust, a global pioneer in trusted payments, identities, and data security, announced the hiring of Michael Klieman as Global Vice President of Product Management for Digital Security Solutions and Parag Patel as Global Vice President of Sales, Digital Security Solutions.  With these key appointments, Entrust is accelerating product momentum as a pioneer in AI-powered, identity-centric security solutions that support Zero Trust frameworks, fight phishing and fraud, and enable secure transactions. Entrust product management team Klieman will lead the Entrust product control team for digital security solutions, with a focus on a customer-first approach As Global Vice President of Sales, Parag Patel will work closely with customers to assess and provide solutions for their identity and data security needs. Patel brings extensive experience in the security space through sales and business development leadership positions at Forcepoint, C3.ai, and VMware, where he led global teams driving worldwide sales and transforming go-to-market strategies. Michael Klieman will lead the Entrust product management team for digital security solutions, with a focus on a customer-first approach. He brings more than 30 years of experience driving product strategy, execution, and business development across technology companies in various industries. He has led a wide range of pioneering cybersecurity offerings including TLS/CLM, public key infrastructure, digital signature, and authentication. Most recently, he founded Haderaq, a startup pioneering the transition to post-quantum cryptography for enterprises. Previously, Klieman held leadership positions at OneSpan, Sophos, MobileIron, and Symantec/DigiCert. Digital security solutions “Michael and Parag join us at a critical time in the digital security solutions landscape, where the threats, risks, and opportunities have never been higher for our customers and partners,” said Bhagwat Swaroop, President, Digital Security Solutions. “Entrust solutions are designed to foster trust through strong identities so that enterprises can securely connect customers and partners to their ecosystems. Parag and Michael bring decades of tech leadership and deep cybersecurity experience in cybersecurity and cryptography-centric solutions. Their drive for growth, precision, and collaborative styles are a great fit for our people-first culture at Entrust. We’re excited to welcome both pioneers to the Entrust community.”

The potential costs and consequences of hackers getting through firewalls and onto the user’s computer networks can be devastating Theft of NATO data. Leakage of emails. Hackers setting up a live streaming website for over 100 New York City private webcams and even hacking the infrastructure servers of the U.S. government. As news of malicious takeover of private and corporate networks as well as incidents of malicious software programs, referred to as malware, continues to reach critical mass, the physical security industry knows it needs to be proactive to address these issues. At ASIS 2015, manufacturers indicated they are doing just that to secure data and, especially, networked video surveillance  and camera streams. ‘Secure Communication’ for Panasonic IP devices Panasonic, Newark, N.J., announced a new partnership with Symantec to develop more secure video transmission solutions to prevent data takeover and malicious activity called Secure Communication. Panasonic’s launch of the Norton Secured powered by Symantec solution at ASIS is designed to provide secure management of data in video surveillance and address recent cyber security incidents that continue to occur, including hacking, data breach, password takeover and tampering. Secure Communication is PC-level security for built-in devices and protects video streams with data encryption, communication encryption and verification to maintain evidence and safety of video streams Charlie Hare, Panasonic’s National Category Manager, Security and Mobile Video Solutions, said Secure Communication is PC-level security for built-in devices and protects video streams with data encryption, communication encryption and verification to maintain evidence and safety of video streams. Secure Communication specifically protects against spoofing (false data), altering (changing images) and snooping (stealing passwords) of protected surveillance communications. “All IP end points are connected to the network. And each time an installer hangs an IP camera there’s vulnerability to the network,” says Hare. “With Secure Communication, Panasonic IP devices have an extra layer of protection. It encodes data and encrypts transmission. This is a big effort now on behalf of Panasonic, to put this type of protection on our cameras,” he says. He adds that Secure Communication is available on all new Panasonic 3, 5 and 6 Series Models. Protection at the appliance level Rich Anderson, CMO and CTO of Razberi Technologies, Farmers Branch, Texas, says the company’s line of appliances that host video management systems also include measures to protect against data loss and cyber security threats. The company’s LocBeri Cyber Security System is designed to prevent unauthorised users from accessing network ports intended for use with surveillance cameras. Anderson says the potential costs and consequences of hackers getting through firewalls and onto the user’s computer networks can be devastating. "Whenever you install IP cameras, especially outside on a building, you’re potentially opening the network up to others", says Rich Anderson, CMO and CTO of Razberi Technologies “Whenever you install IP cameras, especially outside on a building, you’re potentially opening the network up to others,” Anderson says. “One example is a college where students unplugged cameras and plugged their laptops into the ports to get into the network and alter their test scores. LocBeri automatically populates the MAC addresses of all ports through a utility software scan and locks down those ports with a single click. It’s one-button security,” he says. The company recently introduced LocBeri as a new standard feature on all Razberi™ ServerSwitch units. The LocBeri system scans attached cameras and automatically configures the switch so only those cameras work on those ports. There is no major downtime or labour involved when undergoing system maintenance or changing a camera, because one push of a button unlocks all ports to allow for system changes and another push when finished re-locks the system, saving the installer programming and installation costs as well, Anderson adds. Cyber security and outsider threats of compromise to the network is something the security industry continues to address with new layers of detection and protection.