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Anywhere365, a global provider of cloud-based contact centre and dialogue management solutions, has announced that through its long-term relationship with Microsoft, it will be introducing Microsoft’s latest offering, Teams Phone Extensibility for Dialogue Cloud. Microsoft Teams Phone Extensibility New integration between the two solutions will empower customers with advanced call automation Microsoft Teams Phone Extensibility for Dialogue Cloud enables the Anywhere365 Contact Centre pl...

SUSE®, a pioneer in innovative, open and secure enterprise-grade solutions, announced an integration between SUSE Security and Microsoft Sentinel, a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) solution. The integration, enhanced by the generative AI capabilities of Microsoft Security Copilot, empowers joint customers with a unified security approach across hybrid IT environments. Robust security solution “This new integration is a robust security solution for any o...

Coalition, the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to prevent digital risk before it strikes, published its Cyber Threat Index 2025, detailing insights on cybersecurity trends from 2024 and emerging threats businesses should be aware of in 2025. According to the report, most ransomware claims in 2024 started with threat actors compromising perimeter security appliances (58%), like virtual private networks (VPNs) or firewalls. Remote desktop products were second-most (18%) exploite...

As the pioneering security event in the United States, ISC West is truly the global focal point for bringing together professionals across the physical and cybersecurity landscape. The event seeks to showcase innovation in security technology, nurture professional development, and explore the security implications of today’s connected world. Future of security  With the growth of cybersecurity programming and the established Cybersecurity & Connected Internet of Things (IoT) p...

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...

IDEMIA India Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of IDEMIA, a global pioneer in cryptography and biometric technologies, proudly announces its collaboration with Microsoft in India to introduce an in-depth industry-demand technology skills development initiative aimed at empowering underserved youth with globally recognised cloud and AI certifications. In-depth skilling programme IDEMIA India Foundation runs an in-depth skilling programme focused on bridging the digital a...

ISC West, hosted in collaboration with premier sponsor the Security Industry Association (SIA), unveiled its 2025 Keynote Series. Featuring a powerhouse lineup of experts in cybersecurity, retail security, and leadership, each keynote will offer invaluable insights into the challenges and opportunities transforming the field of security.  Actionable strategies "We're honored to present such a remarkable array of thought pioneers at ISC West 2025," said Mary Beth Shaughnessy, ISC Eve...

DigiCert, a pioneering global provider of digital trust, announced that DigiCert ONE solutions are now available for purchase through Microsoft Azure Marketplace, offering customers and partners an efficient way to access DigiCert's digital trust solutions. With DigiCert ONE now listed on Azure Marketplace, customers gain streamlined access to DigiCert's comprehensive platform for managing digital certificates and securing data and devices at scale. This partnership simplifies purchas...

Global cybersecurity firm Performanta celebrates the recognition of its Head of Security Automation, Torvald Johnson, as one of Microsoft’s first Security Copilot Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs). The first of only 10 Security Copilot MVPs worldwide, Johnson has been recognised for his practical expertise, leadership and guidance across the cybersecurity sector and wider industries, and commitment to pursuing a future of cyber safety. Performanta’s cyber innovation “It is...

Auguria, Inc., a pioneer in AI-powered security operations solutions announced the latest version of its Security Knowledge Layer™ Platform. The newly enhanced platform can integrate with some of today's biggest data sources, including SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, and Microsoft Windows Event Logs. Auguria also unveiled its Explainability Graph Feature, a trailblazing tool that provides visual, context-rich threat data for security teams. Expanded integrations Secur...

Dell Technologies introduces AI innovations that help Dell and Microsoft customers simplify AI adoption, speed deployment and power demanding workloads in multicloud environments. Data protection, cyber resiliency and security advancements help joint customers strengthen their cybersecurity posture.  Data protection and services “Organisations modernising their IT strategies to support emerging workloads, like AI, need solutions that help them innovate faster, control costs and pro...

Rubrik, Inc., the Zero Trust Data Security™ Company, announces a new cyber resilience solution for Microsoft Azure Blob Storage. As organisations become increasingly dependent on the cloud, there is an inherent risk for security blind spots and vulnerable sensitive data. Rubrik brings cyber posture and cyber recovery to provide Microsoft Azure Blob Storage customers further visibility into their cloud data, enabling them business agility and resilience. AI training models Microsoft Azur...

Persistent cyber threats, rapidly changing technology, and the growing array of regulations have heightened the need for alignment between cybersecurity and compliance management. In its annual Digital Defence Report, Microsoft has sounded the alarm on the escalating number of cyberattacks with a 2.75-fold increase in ransomware attacks year-on-year and tech scams rising by 400% since 2022. Level of sophistication “In the world of business, you’ll inevitably hear about the many wa...

Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys, announced the launch of the Finacle Data and AI Suite, a set of solutions to empower banks to infuse AI into their digital operations and accelerate their enterprise AI journey. The suite will offer a comprehensive set of platforms that enable banks to build low-code, predictive as well as generative AI solutions from the ground up with high transparency and explainability. It will help banks scale their...

As organisations and their volume of Microsoft 365 data grow, protecting sensitive data and managing access have become even more important. The need for strong security and governance practices is only intensified as more organisations leverage powerful AI tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot. Rubrik, Inc. announces Rubrik Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) for Microsoft 365 Copilot to provide greater visibility and control of sensitive data, reduce the risk of exposure, and empower organisat...

HID®, a worldwide pioneer in trusted identity solutions announces a new integration with Microsoft Entra ID to enable employees to use their existing physical access cards as a multi-factor authentication (MFA) method to access resources such as Entra ID and Microsoft 365. This enables organisations to take the next step on their journey to passwordless by simplifying MFA deployment and enabling faster end-user adoption for Entra ID users. MFA requirements The integration significantly ex...

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...

Pimloc a world-pioneering AI video privacy, redaction, and intelligence company announces a project pilot with Sussex Police and Microsoft. The collaboration helps to make multimedia redaction for subject access requests and digital evidence faster and more accurate through the implementation of cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies, which marks the start of an exciting business development for Pimloc. Pimloc’s advanced AI Secure Redact is the ideal key for this union, as it...

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...

The ALSO UK Cloud Summit 2024 hosted a panel of security industry experts this month to explore the latest trends, developments and challenges in artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity for cloud resellers and British SMEs. The expert panel looked at the importance of generative AI (GenAI) in the modern cloud landscape, revealing that 87% of organisations believe AI offers a competitive edge. 2024 has been a big year for generative AI (GenAI), specifically with the launch of Microso...

Automation Anywhere, a pioneer in AI-powered automation, expanded its collaboration with Microsoft through the integration of Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service within Automation Anywhere's new AI + Automation Enterprise System, to help enterprises automate complex end-to-end processes across enterprise applications using AI Agents. This announcement expands the existing integration of Automation Anywhere's enterprise automation platform with Azure AI Document Intelligence. AI Studio solution Aut...

Less than half of businesses using 1st generation Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) do so because they believe it to be the most secure option available, new research from IDEE has revealed. The cybersecurity firm commissioned an independent survey of more than 500 IT and cybersecurity professionals within UK businesses. It found that 95% of UK businesses use 1st gen MFA solutions in some form, but just 40% of those said they used it because it was deemed to be the most secure cyber s...

The Cyber Leader Summit, held at London’s Leadenhall Building and hosted by Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., a pioneering AI-powered, cloud-delivered cyber security platform provider, served as a forum for discussing the escalating threats in the cyber landscape, with a particular focus on the alarming rise in cybercrime and the critical need for more robust defences. The one-day event brought together over 200 delegates, along with experts from Check Point, Microsoft, Om...

Illumio Inc., a Zero Trust Segmentation company, announced it has become a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), an ecosystem of independent software vendors (ISV) and managed security service providers (MSSP), who have integrated their solutions with Microsoft security technology to build a better defence against a world of increasing cybersecurity threats. The development follows the release of Illumio for Microsoft Azure Firewall, which combines the security benefi...

Next DLP, a pioneer in data loss prevention and insider threat solutions announced that their Reveal Platform is the first Insider Risk Management solution to automatically map detection events to MITRE Engenuity Centre for Threat-Informed Defense’s (Centre) expanded Insider Threat Knowledge Base (ITKB 2.0). The ITKB 2.0 is the first of its kind to offer an evidence-based, multi-organisational, and publicly-available compendium of insider threat tactics, techniques, and procedures (TT...

SaaS Alerts, a cybersecurity company delivering an automated software-as-a-service (SaaS) security platform that enables managed service providers (MSPs) to detect and stop unauthorised activity in client SaaS applications, announced MSP Shield, a new offering that gives MSPs full access to the SaaS Alerts platform to protect their own cloud-based business applications and internal MSP tools at no cost for up to a year.  With MSP Shield, MSPs can use SaaS Alerts on their own tenants for on...

AVEVA, a global pioneer in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, has chosen Hannover Messe to unveil CONNECT, the world’s fastest-growing industrial intelligence platform providing trusted and actionable insights to decision-makers in diverse sectors.  CONNECT empowers industrial pioneers with a deeper understanding of their business and an intelligent digital twin that unifies insights across their industrial ecosystem to drive performance, optimise...

Arrow Electronics is providing Copilot for Microsoft 365 via ArrowSphere Cloud, making it readily available to channel partners in EMEA. It is also delivering a dedicated program of enablement designed to help resellers accelerate the opportunity with Copilot.  Launched in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program in January, Copilot for Microsoft 365 uses the power of generative AI and natural language processing to boost user productivity and creativity. Importance of data sec...

In a collaborative move with the W3C Consortium, Siemens and Microsoft have announced their commitment to converge the Digital Twin Definition Language (DTDL) with the Thing Description standard from the international standards organisation, W3C. Customers are offered consistent modeling experiences by unifying both languages, mitigating fragmentation in an evolving IoT landscape. With customers typically deploying a mix of vendors in their infrastructure leading to lock-in and high integration...

Production facilities are increasingly the target of cyberattacks. Industrial companies are therefore required to identify and close potential vulnerabilities in their systems. To address the need to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities on the shop floor as quickly as possible, Siemens has launched a new cybersecurity software-as-a-service, that will be showcased for the first time at Hannover Messe 2024. Integrated task management The cloud-based SINEC Security Guard offers automated vulne...