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Gallagher Security is pleased to announce the appointment of Sean Pathak as the new Sales Manager for the Upper North Island region, based in Auckland. This appointment reflects Gallagher’s commitment to strengthening the team with a focus on IT and business intelligence. Sean brings extensive experience from across the technology reseller, vendor, and distribution landscape, giving him a deep appreciation of the full channel ecosystem and the vital role partnerships play in driving...

Global cyber risk consultancy S-RM has reported a sharp increase in ransomware incidents exploiting SonicWall firewall devices with SSL VPN enabled. The activity, tied to the Akira ransomware strain, is impacting organisations worldwide and has knock-on effects for everyday users. The warning comes amid heightened national debate around the UK Government’s Online Safety Act and the security implications of VPN usage. S-RM says the latest attacks are a timely reminder that while VPNs can b...

A solid defence is essential in baseball and cyberspace. The University of Nevada, Reno Cybersecurity Center and Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity company Viakoo are supporting cybersecurity awareness during the Reno Aces 2025 season. Viakoo will donate to the Cybersecurity Center every time the Aces make a defensive play that prevents the opposing team from stealing base, and light up the stadium with “A Salute to Cyber Defenders” across all signage. As part of this promoti...

The digital era is not approaching—it’s already reshaping the world at an unprecedented pace. From AI to fintech, smart cities to cybersecurity, the next wave of innovation is here. TraiCon Events is proud to present the Digital Revolution Summit 2025, a dynamic platform that brings together global tech visionaries, policymakers, and industry pioneers to explore the future of digital transformation. Held on September 16, 2025, in the innovation hub of Bahrain, this high-impact, one-...

Following the global impact of its 2025 Security Industry Trends Report, Gallagher Security is once again calling on security professionals and industry stakeholders to add their voice to a new year of research. The 2026 Security Industry Trends Survey is now open and is designed to uncover the shifts, challenges, and strategic priorities shaping the next era of security. From integrators and consultants to IT professionals and end users, the survey is a unique opportunity to contribute insight...

Stanford “Stan” Oliver, CEO of Camelot Secure, a revolutionary cybersecurity company, has been named a 2025 Influential Marylander by The Daily Record in the Technology category. The prestigious award recognises pioneers who have made significant contributions to their industry and the greater Maryland community. "Throughout my life and career, I’ve believed that true leadership is about inspiring change, fostering innovation, and driving impact for the greater good,” O...

Absolute Security, a pioneer in enterprise cyber resilience, announced new innovations available on the Absolute Resilience Platform. An advanced GenAI assistant enables natural-language queries that instantly answer vital questions about the security and compliance status of endpoint devices. Foundation of AI-powered resilience Enhanced application control helps ensure critical endpoint and network security defences are present across every device and operating with maximum effectiveness and...

Absolute Security, a pioneer in enterprise cyber resilience, announced that Absolute Resilience™ is now available for purchase in the CrowdStrike Marketplace, the one-stop destination for CrowdStrike’s world-class ecosystem of compatible security products. With Absolute Security, organisations can further strengthen their cyber resilience by ensuring that mission-critical applications maintain continuous visibility, self-healing capabilities, and operational integrity against c...

Abnormal AI, the pioneer in AI-native human behaviour security, announced its updated Security Posture Management product, bringing AI-driven protection, automated prioritisation, and remediation guidance to customers’ Microsoft 365 environments.  As Microsoft 365 environments become more complex, accidental misconfigurations are now a major cause of cloud email vulnerabilities. The growing number of applications, layered settings, and fragmented ownership create blind spots and acci...

Zimperium, the global pioneer in mobile security, issued a stark warning to organisations worldwide: mobile-based credential theft is accelerating, and the wave is far from over.  Looking back over the past year, Zimperium’s global telemetry revealed more than 2,400 variants of mobile malware specifically engineered to steal login credentials and intercept multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes. These attacks are powered by mishing (mobile focused phishing) campaigns and sideloaded...

DigiCert, a global pioneer in digital trust, announced the open-source release of its TrustCore SDK, a production-proven cryptographic library for embedded and IoT devices.  Now available under the AGPL v3 licence on GitHub, TrustCore SDK gives developers the tools to design security into their products from the start by enabling them to evaluate, integrate, and customise trusted cryptographic capabilities with full transparency. By offering both an open-source option and a commercially-...

Hikvision, a world-renowned manufacturer and supplier of security products and solutions that deliver the ideal combination of high performance and extreme value, announced the launch of HikCentral Lite (HCL) v1.1.1 with AcuSeek — a next-generation software platform that brings real-time AI video search and unified system management to facilities of any size. Now embedded in HCL, AcuSeek transforms how teams manage video surveillance, access, and alerts — delivering fast, natural-la...

Semperis, a pioneer in AI-powered identity security and cyber resilience, announced Service Account Protection Essential, a new edition of Directory Services Protector (DSP) that provides unmatched visibility, monitoring, and alerting for Active Directory service accounts, a prime target for cyber attackers. "Service accounts are pernicious and nearly ungovernable by nature, so organisations struggle to adequately address them in security planning," said Ran Harel, Semperis AVP of Security Prod...

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announces that Fortinet chose the Keysight BreakingPoint QuickTest network application and security test tool to validate SSL deep packet inspection performance capabilities and security efficacy of its FortiGate 700G series next-generation firewall (NGFW). BreakingPoint QuickTest is Keysight’s turn-key performance and security validation solution with self-stabilising, goal-seeking algorithms that quickly assess the performance and security efficacy of a vari...

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...

Matrix Comsec, a globally renowned provider of indigenous Security and Telecom solutions, concluded a successful showing at the 10th International Police Expo 2025, held in New Delhi, India. This marquee event brought together top-level decision makers from the Police, Army, Military, and Homeland Security forces across 25+ countries. At the core of Matrix’s participation was its commitment to secure, cyber-resilient, and STQC (ER)-certified technologies, all conceived, designed, and manu...

Arctic Wolf, a global pioneer in security operations, announced enhancements to the Arctic Wolf Aurora Platform through new integrations with Microsoft, Oracle, OneLogin, and CyberArk.  As one of the industry’s first open security operations platforms, Aurora is uniquely designed to offer a flexible approach to both data ingestion and core functionality, empowering customers to build and customise their ideal security stack.  These new integrations expand the platform’s o...

NEXT Biometrics has extended its partnership with a U.S. based, Identity and Access Management (IAM) and biometric authentication solution provider. NEXT’s technology is already embedded in the partner’s existing solutions, and now provides the foundation for the latest solution in its range. These solutions help governments and corporations in the fight against cyber threats, like phishing, by moving to passwordless user identification through zero-trust multi-factor authenticat...

Corsha, the first and only Machine Identity Provider (mIDP) purpose-built to secure machine-to-machine (M2M) communication across operational systems and critical infrastructure, announced an investment from Cybernetix Ventures, a pioneering early-stage VC firm at the forefront of robotics, automation, and physical AI. The funds will accelerate Corsha’s mission to secure every machine connection across robotics and industrial autonomous systems. Secure identity and access management Cor...

Illumio, the breach containment company, announced the general availability of Illumio Insights, a powerful new product within the Illumio Platform. As the only platform that delivers a complete approach to reducing lateral movement risk, Illumio now combines AI-powered detection, real-time risk insights, and one-click containment with strategic segmentation for proactive protection. Built on an AI security graph, Illumio Insights transforms how security teams detect, prioritise, and contain t...

artius.iD, the global pioneer in decentralised identity management solutions, has signed a deal with real estate investment platform Tirios to bring its ultra-secure, passwordless ID verification technology to the platform’s users. Once the implementation is complete, Tirios users will be able to seamlessly access their investment accounts using artius.iD’s identity verification technology, without the need for passwords, multi-factor authentication, or verification codes. This wil...

As manufacturing facilities become more automated and interconnected, the need for robust security grows more urgent. Factors like automation, supply chain complexity, and new regulatory requirements introduce security threats that many facilities aren’t fully prepared for, putting people, assets, and operations at risk. Range of risks Modern industrial facilities face a diverse range of risks: Cargo Theft: In 2024, U.S. and Canadian businesses faced 3,625 cargo theft incidents...

Nutanix, a pioneer in hybrid multicloud computing, announced it has been positioned as a pioneer in The Forrester Wave: Multicloud Container Platforms, Q3 2025. This is Nutanix’s first appearance in the report following last year’s unveiling of the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) at Nutanix’s NEXT conference. The launch of NKP followed Nutanix’s acquisition of D2iQ, Inc.’s Kubernetes Platform, enabling the company to provide customers with a comprehensive so...

Zimperium, the world's pioneer in mobile security, announced new findings from its zLabs team on an evolving mobile banking trojan dubbed DoubleTrouble.  The malware, which disguises itself using random two-word method names, has rapidly grown in sophistication—adding screen recording, advanced keylogging, and new UI overlay capabilities designed to steal credentials and manipulate infected devices. Discord-hosted APKs Initially spread viaphishing sites posing as European banks, Do...

Regula, a developer of identity verification (IDV) solutions and forensic devices, enters a strategic technology partnership with Indicio, a market pioneer in Verifiable Credential technology and decentralised identity solutions. Together, the two companies will deliver a breakthrough in portable digital trust by issuing document and biometric identity verification solutions as tamper-proof Verifiable Credentials. Set of ID authenticity checks Regula has the most complete set of ID authentici...

Rapid7, Inc., a pioneer in threat detection and exposure management, announced the launch of Incident Command, a powerful new next-gen SIEM extending the capabilities of its Command Platform, purpose-built to transform how security teams detect, investigate, and respond to threats. Incident Command unifies preventative attack and exposure management together with threat detection and response, all powered by Agentic AI workflows trained on playbooks designed by Rapid7’s own SOC experts,...

Commvault, a major provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, announced its intent to acquire Satori Cyber Ltd (Satori), a data and AI security company. Enterprises are facing a perfect storm of AI adoption, data growth and sprawl, and regulatory pressures globally. The need to manage these challenges across hybrid and multi-cloud environments is paramount for security, IT, and business pioneers, as well as boards. Control access to sensitive data By...

iDenfy, a Lithuania-based identity verification and fraud prevention software provider, has announced the integration of BankID, Sweden’s most widely used electronic identification system, into its multi-feature Know Your Customer (KYC) platform. This update enables a secure, government-compliant verification method that accepts electronic identities (eIDs). The new integration is particularly valuable for strictly regulated sectors, such as fintech, banking, and other online financial s...

Matrix, a trusted name in Security and Telecom solutions, is proud to announce its participation in the 10th International Police Expo, India’s premier platform focused exclusively on policing, internal security, and law enforcement technologies. Set to take place in New Delhi, the Expo brings together global manufacturers and police representatives from over 25 countries to explore next-generation technologies across policing, surveillance, disaster management, rescue, healthcare, and cy...

New research from Dell Technologies and Intel reveals that 71% of U.K. IT Decision Makers (ITDMs) view the move to Microsoft Windows 11 as an opportunity to upgrade their PC fleets with AI-capable systems.  The ‘Windows 11 and AI PC Readiness Report’ also found that U.K. businesses see upgrading to AI PCs when they transition to Windows 11 to transform operations, with 64% saying being able to run AI applications effectively is critical or extremely critical for their organisat...