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Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., one of the leading providers of cybersecurity solutions globally, has announced the launch of Check Point CloudGuard Connect to transform enterprise branch office connectivity with cloud-delivered security services. Check Point CloudGuard Connect delivers top-rated Threat Prevention updated in real-time with the latest ThreatCloud intelligence, flexibility to deploy branch office security in minutes from the cloud or on-premise, seamless integration w...
Uniview is one of the most popular video surveillance systems on the market. Uniview devices secure thousands of homes, offices, shops, hospitals, and even cities: Troyes in northern France or one of the most densely populated areas of Seoul, Gangnam. A user can now view Uniview video streams in the Ajax app. With an integrated security system, the user can check at any time whether the stove is turned off, where is their cat, whether the children are back home, or what triggered the motion det...
MOBOTIX is the first manufacturer in Europe to receive the “CNPP certified” product certification, offering a commitment to resist IT and electronic cyber-attacks. “This recognition is proof of quality, performance, and also of the trust of our customers at a time when digital security is becoming a key issue for all stakeholders,” says Patrice Ferrant, Regional Sales Manager, France. MOBOTIX announced its intention to focus more on cyber-security over one and a half yea...
Aqua Security, the platform provider for securing container-based, serverless, and cloud native applications, announces that the company’s flagship platform, Aqua CSP, is available on VMware Cloud Marketplace™. VMware Cloud Marketplace enables customers to discover and deploy validated, third-party solutions for VMware-based platforms – across public, private and hybrid cloud environments. Once validated, partners can easily publish their solutions for VMware customers across...
Pluralsight, Inc., the globally renowned enterprise technology skills platform and solutions provider, has announced an expansion of the company’s skill development initiative for Microsoft Azure. This skill coverage expansion includes the introduction of five new Role IQs, 22 new Skill IQs and 98 courses that map to the new Role IQs, which are designed to help customers rapidly index their teams’ skills on Azure and help close resulting gaps. Rapid expansion of cloud computing Th...
Pluralsight, Inc., the enterprise technology skills platform, announces the release of a new cloud skill development initiative for cloud customers on the Pluralsight platform. The initiative includes the launch of a Skill IQ assessment for associate cloud engineers on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), as well as the release of new courses on topics such as data analytics, machine learning, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure. Most advanced enterprises “The rapid growth of demand for cloud...
Pluralsight, Inc., the enterprise technology skills platform announced updates and enhancements for its skill development solutions at Pluralsight LIVE. These updates include the introduction of Pluralsight Skills, the new name for its core skill development product; the initial integration of its GitPrime acquisition into its Skills product; expansion of its cloud skills offering; and expansion of skills development courses in other core technology segments such as artificial intelligence...
Arecont Vision Costar, globally renowned network-based video surveillance solutions provider, has announced that Intelligent Network Sales, LLC has joined the Authorized Manufacturer’s Representative Program. The experienced firm will deliver pre-sales support to AV Costar customers and partners across the New England Region of the United States. Intelligent Buildings expert “Steve Chase and his team bring years of experience in supporting customers throughout the New England regio...
Cobalt Iron Inc., a provider of cloud-based data protection, has hired Brian Smith as vice president of operations. In this newly created position, Smith will oversee the company's internal day-to-day operations, including product support and deployment and the quote-to-cash process. "We created this position to bring hands-on operational leadership to Cobalt Iron to support our continued growth," said Mark Pougnet, CFO of Cobalt Iron. "Brian's passion and proven track record of leadership in h...
IC Realtime, a digital surveillance manufacturer, is making some very bold moves for 2019. It is no secret that Savant is a pioneer in the field of home control and automation, which is why IC Realtime believes strategically partnering with Savant is a near-perfect alliance. “Over the last decade, we’ve been perfecting integration with Savant”, says Chris Callaway - IC Realtime’s Director of Technology. This new and exciting collaboration means that dealers can expect to...
Legrand | AV Residential Solutions announced its lineup for CEDIA Expo 2019, taking place September 12-14 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. In Booth 905, Chief, Da-Lite, Luxul, Middle Atlantic Products, Nuvo, On-Q, QMotion, SANUS, and Vantage will come together with smart home AV systems, networking, and infrastructure solutions designed to help integrators create amazing AV experiences for their clients. "At CEDIA Expo 2019, visitors to our booth will see how all of our brands come...
Digital Defense, Inc. announced the integration of their Frontline.Cloud™ vulnerability management and threat assessment platform with the Cherwell IT Service Management (ITSM) platform. The union of the two security technologies enables joint customers to automate the process of ticketing, enabling organizations to quickly and efficiently address security vulnerabilities and threats, improving their overall security posture. "Through the integration, organizations can leverage the benefi...
Dahua Technology, manufacturer of video surveillance products, has announced a strategic partnership with Pepper, an IoT platform-as-a-service, to allow the integration of its intelligent solutions into Dahua hardware. Highly secure cloud hosting Pepper’s U.S.-based platform powers connected devices around the world, delivering highly secure and private connected services via enterprise partnerships. Pepper’s platform-as-a-service approach caters to global consumer electronics manu...
OutSystems, provider of low-code application development platform, announced that it is the first low-code vendor to achieve two new cloud security certifications – ISO 27017 and ISO 27018. As organizations develop, run and share a higher percentage of their applications on the cloud, stakeholders across the business are trusting platform providers to ensure their cloud-based environments are secure. These certifications demonstrate the high level of commitment OutSystems has to ensuring...
Ping Identity, a provider of Identity Defined Security, announced that Kevin Sellers has joined the company's leadership team as the global chief marketing officer. Sellers leads all aspects of the company's marketing function, with a focus on accelerating expansion in the enterprise market and growing Ping's brand globally. An accomplished business leader with a strong track record of scaling global brands, Sellers brings more than 20 years of global marketing leadership experience in the te...
Userful Corporation, a globally renowned provider of AV-over-IP solutions for enhanced video communications, has been added by Inc. magazine, a renowned US-based business media entity, to its 38th annual Inc. 5000 list, one of the most prestigious rankings of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list offers unique insights into the most successful companies within the North American economy’s most dynamic segment, its independent small- and mid-sized businesses. Enterprise...
Microsoft and CyberArk are globally renowned companies in the identity management space for the security software sector, according to the latest Thematic scorecard from GlobalData. Identity management Identity management refers to software whose function is to ensure that the right people (or machines) have access to the parts of the IT system they require to fulfill their role. Both companies gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) for the identity management theme in GlobalData&rsquo...
DMP is pleased to announce the expansion of its East Coast sales leadership team with the promotion of Ken Nelson to Director of Sales — East. Nelson joined DMP in 2017 as the Dealer Development Manager (DDM) for the company’s New York territory. In that short time, he has quickly proven his outstanding leadership abilities, making this transition a natural one. “Ken is a transformational sales leader,” says Jim Hawthorne, DMP Executive Director of Sales. “As one w...
The Spanish SMBs subscribed to Conexión Segura Empresas have avoided more than 80,000 potential cybersecurity incidents since the solution was launched in May. Of those, more than 89% of blocks occurred when users tried to access risky domains or websites, as a result of ‘phishing’. Combating rising cybercrime “The service that Telefónica Empresas offers to its customers has been launched at a moment of high level of cybercrime, in which a new threat is created...
Genetec Inc., globally renowned technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, has announced that it is now offering multiple FICAM-(Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management) certified options for its Security Center Synergis access control system. Personal Identity Verification In a market that has been traditionally weighed down by limited solutions that are often proprietary, these new options offer non-proprietary, open-a...
Digital Defense, Inc. announces Frontline Network Map, an innovative feature offering IT security and operations professionals enhanced visibility of vulnerabilities and threats found on small, medium, and large networks. Frontline Network Map is accessible within Frontline.Cloud, the company’s SaaS security assessment platform and is being demonstrated at Black Hat 2019 conference currently underway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Risk network segments Through the Network Map capability, Fronlin...
Keysight, the test and measurement vendor introduces its new Automotive Cybersecurity Program that delivers a broad cybersecurity portfolio, including hardware, software and services, to address the growing concern of cyber-attacks on connected vehicles. The cyber world is increasingly impacting the safe operation of automobiles, opening the risks of exposure, including malicious hacker activities. The new reality is that cyber-attacks against automobiles could result in the loss of human life....
Ping Identity, globally renowned provider of identity defined security solutions, has announced the release of PingCloud Private Tenant, a private cloud identity solution for the enterprise. Cloud identity, access management PingCloud Private Tenant provides cloud identity and access management (IAM) by combining highly-configurable capabilities within a dedicated environment. Enterprises can provide authentication for all users with a highly-configurable global authentication authority that...
Digital Defense, Inc. and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Department of Computer Science jointly announced a partnership that will provide students and faculty with access to an award-winning cloud-based information security platform to further enrich the students’ cybersecurity education. UTSA students and faculty will be able to utilize Digital Defense’s flagship Frontline.Cloud platform to evaluate the security posture of applications, systems and networks in classr...
Johnson Controls announces Tyco Cloud, a new cloud-based security suite developed to help customers move costly and complex security infrastructure for access control and video surveillance to the cloud. With Tyco Cloud, organizations can reduce costs, improve enterprise security management and scale security operations on demand, providing unlimited possibilities to deliver security services over the internet. Accelerating digital transformation Tyco Cloud empowers this digital transformatio...
ExtraHop, globally renowned cloud-first detection and response solutions provider for hybrid enterprises, has issued a security advisory exposing several cases of third-party vendors ‘phoning home’ proprietary data without the knowledge of or authorization from their customers. The advisory serves as a warning to all enterprises to hold their vendors more accountable for how they use customer data. Phoning home proprietary data The newly-issued advisory defines phoning home as a ho...
Royal Boon Edam International is proud to announce that the Circlelock security locker is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2019. Since entering the market in 1984, demand for this custom entry solution has continued to grow steadily in several important segments, including data centers, government and military, and commercial facilities. Principle of multi-factor authentication The Circlelock security booth owes its longevity to the principle of multi-factor authentication, whic...
Pulse Secure, global provider of software-defined Secure Access solutions to both enterprises and service providers, has announced that it has become a member of the MSPAlliance, the oldest managed services group and the only accrediting and standards based body created specifically for the managed services provider industry. Secure Access services Recognizing the push towards utility computing and an expectation for workforce mobility, multi-cloud performance and Zero Trust defenses, organiza...
Carbon Black, globally renowned cloud-native endpoint protection solutions provider, has released a white paper that proposes an updated cybersecurity kill chain model to help defenders stay ahead of evolving cyberattacks. Cybersecurity kill chain model The paper titled, ‘Cognitions of a Cybercriminal: Introducing the Cognitive Attack Loop and the 3 Phases of Cybercriminal Behavior’, delves into the various ways cybercriminals have evolved in recent years and offers specific guidel...
ExtraHop, global provider of cloud-first network detection and response solutions, has announced the appointment of experienced technology and software industry veteran Bill Ruckelshaus as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ruckelshaus joins the company as it accelerates with more than 10x growth in cybersecurity and rapid expansion of its cloud product portfolio. He will hold a position on the ExtraHop executive leadership team, reporting to ExtraHop CEO Arif Kareem. Cybersecurity expert Ruc...
