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Cohesity, a pioneer in AI-powered data security and management announced it is expanding its Data Security Alliance ecosystem with six pioneering Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) vendors, including long-standing partner BigID, as well as Cyera, Dig Security, Normalyze, Sentra, and Securiti. Challenges with cloud Cloud adoption continues to increase, but copies of data are often shared between clouds without oversight by IT or security, resulting in the growth of shadow data. Because of this, data security, cyber recovery, and compliance are at risk, as evidenced by 82% of breaches involving data stored in the cloud.  Need for DSPM capabilities DSPM gives customers a deep understanding of where their sensitive data is, who has access to it The need for DSPM capabilities, coupled with modern data security and management services, has never been greater. DSPM gives customers a deep understanding of where their sensitive data is, who has access to it, how it is being used, and where it is stored. When combined with Cohesity’s modern data security and management technology, customers are building a strong cyber resilience posture.  Flexibility  With these partnerships, Cohesity expects to integrate with the broadest and most comprehensive selection of DSPM solutions in the industry. Collectively, this newly formed group represents the majority of the DSPM market, providing Cohesity customers with the flexibility to choose the solution that best fits their needs.  Data visibility challenge Organisations face a significant challenge when it comes to the visibility of critical data across a growing multitude of repositories. Accelerating cloud adoption, compounded by an explosion of microservices, and a high rate of change (driven by modern DevOps practices) put customers at risk of significant data sprawl. Addressing visibility gaps Joint customers maintain visibility and help assure all their stakeholders that their sensitive data is protected Due to these visibility gaps, critical and sensitive data becomes hidden from IT teams and oftentimes goes unprotected. Cohesity is working to solve this issue by partnering with the pioneering DSPM vendors and members of the Cohesity Data Security Alliance. With this unique collaboration, joint customers maintain visibility and help assure all their stakeholders, including employees, customers, and shareholders that their sensitive data is protected. Sensitive data assessment Cohesity’s pioneering data security and management technology, coupled with the benefits of DSPM, will deliver instant discovery of all data workloads, both sanctioned and unsanctioned, while also providing assessments of which data workloads have sensitive data that are often targeted by bad actors. These capabilities enable enterprises to be even more proactive in the fight against cyberattacks and provide the following cyber resilience benefits: Backup admins can easily see which objects have sensitive data. IT and security can instantly identify protection gaps for critical workloads. Actionable Cyber Recovery risk reports go directly to compliance teams. Identify and protect data As organisations rapidly expand their hybrid cloud footprint, their data risk and exposure increase in lockstep" “As organisations rapidly expand their hybrid cloud footprint, their data risk and exposure increase in lockstep,” said Elad Horn, group vice president, of Product, Cohesity. “We look forward to continuing our partnership with pioneering DSPM vendors to help our joint customers rapidly identify and protect their most sensitive and business-critical data across both public cloud and private cloud environments.”  Cyber attack and ransomware protection “Cohesity is helping some of the largest enterprises in the world protect their data against ransomware and cyber threats in hybrid cloud environments,“ said Amer Deeba, CEO and Co-founder of Normalyze. “Now with the integration with Normalyze DSPM platform, customers get full visibility into their data across all clouds, SaaS, and on-prem." "The joint solution gives security teams unprecedented visibility into their sensitive data locations and types; identifies and prioritises risks based on the highest monetary impact to the organisation in case of a data breach, and proactively protects the data from ransomware and cyber attacks.”  DSPM solutions “Cohesity’s Data Security Alliance ecosystem offers customers the opportunity to implement security on their terms, making it easy to integrate with vendors in adjacent technology spaces,” said Jennifer Glenn, research director for the IDC Security and Trust Group. “The expansion of the program to include DSPM solutions such as BigID and Normalyze, as well as other pending integrations, gives customers more insight and visibility into their data and more confidence that it will be protected appropriately.”  Data Security Alliance Cohesity’s Data Security Alliance offers a unique and comprehensive approach to security The Cohesity Data Security Alliance was founded in November 2022 and contains 15 members including BigID, Cisco, CyberArk, Mandiant, Netskope, Okta, Palo Alto Networks, PwC UK, Qualys, Securonix, ServiceNow, Splunk, TCS, Zscaler. The addition of the six DSPM security vendors brings the total membership to 21. Cohesity’s Data Security Alliance offers a unique and comprehensive approach to security.  Security and data management Through this one-of-a-kind alliance, pioneering cyber security, data security and management, and services vendors partner to seamlessly bridge enterprise IT and security by sharing context and enabling new workflows. This collaboration can help customers detect threats and respond to attacks faster, improve remediation, and advance cyber resilience, all while utilising their existing security and data management investments. Remediate data risks “It’s more important than ever for organisations of all sizes to proactively identify and remediate risk across their entire data landscape – including dark data, shadow data, and critical data,” said Tyler Young, CISO at BigID. BigID’s market-pioneering DSPM capabilities enable companies to accelerate their security strategies" “BigID’s market-leading DSPM capabilities enable companies to accelerate their security strategies and improve their security posture with differentiated actionability, risk remediation, and unmatched data discovery and classification built for the enterprise. Our partnership with Cohesity is a natural fit to extend DSPM capabilities to help customers better manage, reduce, and remediate risk.” Availability The integration with Normalyze, Cohesity’s initial design partner, is expected to be available within 30 days. The company’s partnership with BigID on enterprise-grade, AI-powered data classification grows through this new integration with SmallID (BigID’s DSPM product) and is expected to be available in 60 days. Additional DSPM partner integrations will be available in the coming months.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and The SANS Institute have announced details of the fourth edition of CyberThreat, a technical and interactive Summit which will be hosted in-person at the Novotel London West, Hammersmith, London, and available virtually on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st November 2023.  CyberThreat 2023 One of the largest cyber security conferences in the UK, CyberThreat 2023 will bring together the global cybersecurity community for exclusive keynotes and talks from pioneering industry experts, challenges to test and hone skills including a Capture the Flag (CTF) and hackathons, and opportunities for knowledge and experience sharing with industry peers. The event is a vital chance for participants to collaborate and network with some of the best minds in cyber security. CyberThreat 2022 CyberThreat has also been host to presentations by Google Cloud, Bank of England, PwC, MITRE, and Microsoft The previous CyberThreat conference featured industry-pioneering keynote speakers, which included Yevheniia Volivnyk and Yevhen Bryksin, Chief and Deputy Chief respectively of the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA), Viktor Zhora, Deputy Chairman and Chief Digital Transformation Officer for The State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine, and Gordon Corera, Security Correspondent, BBC News. CyberThreat has also been host to presentations by many major organisations including Google Cloud, Bank of England, PwC, MITRE, and Microsoft. Event registration Through the partnership with NCSC, several delegate places will be made available to public sector employees free of charge. The conference is also an opportunity for UK schools to attend and experience what CyberThreat has to offer. Sign up for the event on the SANS website. Complimentary and discounted tickets are also up for grabs for the winners of unique pre-registration online challenges and, at the event, there will be further opportunities to win, including a free SANS course for the CTF winners.  Cyber security event By sharing cutting-edge techniques and new solutions to ongoing problems, we will be best equipped" James Lyne, CTO at SANS, said, "CyberThreat is the pioneering UK cyber security event for both public and private worlds, providing a unique opportunity for professionals and practitioners to share their experiences, acquire new technical skills and learn from world-class experts."   “As technology advances and becomes even more embedded into our lives, the threat landscape scales to the same degree. Cybercriminals are employing novel and intuitive techniques, often creating truly sophisticated and impressive schemes. By sharing cutting-edge techniques and new solutions to ongoing problems, we will be best equipped to tackle these threats together as a community."  Discuss, debate, and demonstrate innovation Paul Chichester, Director of Operations, NCSC said, “This year’s CyberThreat promises to be a great occasion which will see global pioneers in cyber security come together to discuss, debate, and demonstrate innovative solutions to overcome challenges facing the online world." “We’re looking forward to partnering with SANS to build on the successes of previous summits to ensure that the UK remains a world leader in cyber security innovation.”

Xydus, the company fixing identity for an expansive world, has announced two key technical leadership hires, following a record-breaking 600% revenue increase in 2021. Ensuring its identity solution is ready to flex to any challenges that the future throws at it, Xydus brings in technical professionals - Jos Aussems as the Chief Information Security Officer and Chris Covell as the Senior Vice President (VP) of Engineering. Modernising the IT department Xydus spent the past six months re-organising and modernising its agile IT department In response to global demand, Xydus spent the past six months re-organising and modernising its agile IT department, in order to improve efficiency, performance and resilience. The re-design stopped engineers working in siloed teams, splitting into two departments - Enterprise Engineering, which covers all client-facing parts of the technology such as mobile, web, and EMS, supported by the Backend Engineering team. Incorporating buddy system for cross-training Within these teams, Xydus now uses a ‘buddy system’, pairing developers and engineers together, in order to ensure cross-training. This future proofs the technology, as no one person holds the keys to the IP. Russell King, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder of Xydus said, “Digital identity is in a crisis today. The global scale of the problem is the reason we’ve spent a significant amount of resources on adjusting our engineering practice. Now, we need the right senior leadership in place, to manage the new team dynamic, making sure our product solves today’s digital identity crisis and tomorrow’s.” Tech consultancy and management expert During Jos Aussems’ 17-year career at PwC, he was instrumental in the development of its world class audit process for information security. He moved from senior roles in tech consultancy to management of one of the leading cyber teams in the industry. In his new role as part of the Xydus leadership team, Jos Aussems holds responsibility for the critical role of keeping its enterprise and customer data locked down. He will oversee the two new engineering teams, Enterprise Engineering, which is responsible for the applications a client has any interaction with, and Backend Engineering. Creating world-class identity products and solutions It’s a challenge I welcome, particularly as joining Xydus reunites me with former colleagues and peers" Commenting on his new position, Jos Aussems, the Chief Information Security Officer at Xydus, said “I’m moving from a world-renowned consultancy to a scale-up creating what will become world-renowned identity products and solutions. It’s a challenge I welcome, particularly as joining Xydus reunites me with former colleagues and peers, as we establish world-class security capabilities to protect the sensitive data of our customers.” Helping customers seamlessly manage digital identities Following over a decade working with Transunion and Call Credit, Chris Covell leaves his current role as Head of Engineering for an Internet of Things (IoT) startup to join Xydus. He will serve as the Technical Lead for Xydus’ class-leading products and services, building world-class, never-seen-before products that help customers and employees seamlessly manage digital identities. Xydus’ Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Russell King said “Whether you’re a business, an employee or a customer, identity is not only important, it’s essential. But most products available use biased AI algorithms, ask for too much Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and often also store that PII.” Identity more valuable than money today Russell King adds, “Today’s world of digital transactions, currency and even worlds means identity is more valuable than money. Technology should protect that identity, not use it to make money. That’s what we’re on a mission to fix, which this impressive technical leadership team can deliver.”