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Cybersecurity veteran Simon Church Joins CyXcel as Chief Strategy Officer

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Thursday, May 9, 2024
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LONDON, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CyXcel, a leading cybersecurity business with operations in the UK and North America, announces the appointment of Simon Church as Chief Strategy Officer.

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  • LONDON, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CyXcel, a leading cybersecurity business with operations in the UK and North America, announces the appointment of Simon Church as Chief Strategy Officer.
  • A 35-year veteran of the technology industry, Church brings a wealth of cyber expertise and commercial development to the role.
  • As Chief Strategy Officer, Church will spearhead CyXcel's strategic initiatives to drive innovation, foster partnerships, and accelerate growth opportunities.
  • In addition to his role at CyXcel, Church serves as Chair of Xalient, a UK-headquartered converged cyber, identity, and networking managed services company.

Cybersecurity veteran Simon Church Joins CyXcel as Chief Strategy Officer

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, May 9, 2024
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LONDON, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CyXcel, a leading cybersecurity business with operations in the UK and North America, announces the appointment of Simon Church as Chief Strategy Officer.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CyXcel, a leading cybersecurity business with operations in the UK and North America, announces the appointment of Simon Church as Chief Strategy Officer.
  • A 35-year veteran of the technology industry, Church brings a wealth of cyber expertise and commercial development to the role.
  • As Chief Strategy Officer, Church will spearhead CyXcel's strategic initiatives to drive innovation, foster partnerships, and accelerate growth opportunities.
  • In addition to his role at CyXcel, Church serves as Chair of Xalient, a UK-headquartered converged cyber, identity, and networking managed services company.

Cisco is Delivering on Platform Strategy with Rapid Innovation Across Cisco Security Cloud

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Monday, May 6, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA CONFERENCE 2024 -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), the leader in enterprise networking and security, today announced new industry-shaping innovations across the Cisco Security Cloud to both power and protect the AI revolution. The new capabilities across Cisco's unified, AI-driven, cross-domain security platform help companies better protect their applications, devices, users and data as well as detect, respond and recover faster from incidents.

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  • Cisco Identity Intelligence is now available in Cisco Duo to enable Continuous Identity Security to protect organizations against the sharp rise in identity-based attacks.
  • "At the RSA Conference last year, we delivered enhanced customer efficacy and economics through a true platform approach to security with the Cisco Security Cloud.
  • With 'zero to one' innovation like Cisco Hypershield and strategic acquisitions like Splunk and Isovalent, the power of Cisco's security platform is supercharged and unmatched."
  • "Cisco's integrated AI-driven platform, the Cisco Security Cloud, is a solution that helps reduce complexity.

Proofpoint Announces Availability of its Human-Centric Security Solutions in AWS Marketplace

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Thursday, May 2, 2024
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By joining the AWS Marketplace, customers benefit from a quick and agile procurement process while maximizing their investment with AWS-spend commitment retirement and consolidated billing.

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  • By joining the AWS Marketplace, customers benefit from a quick and agile procurement process while maximizing their investment with AWS-spend commitment retirement and consolidated billing.
  • “AWS Marketplace has quickly become the cloud marketplace of choice for CIOs thanks to the unparalleled security, governance and procurement benefits it offers organizations,” said Blake Sallé, chief revenue officer at Proofpoint.
  • Proofpoint’s Human-Centric Security platforms are currently available on the AWS Marketplace in all regions where Proofpoint conducts business.
  • Explore Proofpoint’s unmatched solutions on AWS Marketplace now at: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-dcj7rctb55qie .

Atena Equity Partners invests in cybersecurity and information technology group Redshift

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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LISBON, Portugal, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Atena Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in the Redshift Group, specialist in cybersecurity and information technology.

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  • LISBON, Portugal, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Atena Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in the Redshift Group, specialist in cybersecurity and information technology.
  • Atena Equity Partners' investment aims to unlock Redshift's tremendous potential by exploring both organic growth and strategic acquisitions.
  • The 14-year-old information technology group specializes in Cybersecurity, Cloud, Low Code, as well as Information Management solutions and services.
  • Atena Equity Partners is a private equity firm that invests in leading companies with strong competitive positions in their sectors.

Atena Equity Partners invests in cybersecurity and information technology group Redshift

Retrieved on: 
Monday, February 26, 2024
Cloud, Acquisition, Sonae, NTT, Investment, Simon Church, Information management, Atena, Partnership, Growth, Public utility, NetIQ, Information, Public administration, City, Information technology, Optiv

LISBON, Portugal, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Atena Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in the Redshift Group, specialist in cybersecurity and information technology.

Key Points: 
  • LISBON, Portugal, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Atena Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in the Redshift Group, specialist in cybersecurity and information technology.
  • Atena Equity Partners' investment aims to unlock Redshift's tremendous potential by exploring both organic growth and strategic acquisitions.
  • The 14-year-old information technology group specializes in Cybersecurity, Cloud, Low Code, as well as Information Management solutions and services.
  • Atena Equity Partners is a private equity firm that invests in leading companies with strong competitive positions in their sectors.

CrowdStrike and Ignition Technology Partner to Address UK Market Cybersecurity Demand

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), today announced it signed Ignition Technology , as a strategic distribution partner in the UK.

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  • CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), today announced it signed Ignition Technology , as a strategic distribution partner in the UK.
  • The strategic combination of Ignition’s specialist SaaS cybersecurity focus, go-to-market strategy, channel development capabilities and sales expertise coupled with CrowdStrike’s industry-leading Falcon platform addresses growing customer demand in the UK for modern cybersecurity.
  • Ignition Technology is committed to bringing the most innovative solutions on the market to its growing partner base.
  • The strategic partnership with Ignition Technology will support and empower CrowdStrike partners across the UK to drive business with their knowledge, services, and technology expertise.

HUMAN Security Announces Strategic Leadership Transition: Tamer Hassan to Become Executive Chairman, Stu Solomon Appointed to CEO

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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Stu Solomon, a security industry veteran, formerly the President of Recorded Future, has been appointed to CEO.

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  • Stu Solomon, a security industry veteran, formerly the President of Recorded Future, has been appointed to CEO.
  • This move marks a strategic transition for HUMAN, combining Hassan's visionary leadership with Solomon's deep strategic and operational security expertise to accelerate the company's growth and innovation.
  • "It's time for a new chapter at HUMAN, and I am thrilled to welcome Stu as HUMAN's new CEO.
  • With Hassan's strategic guidance and Solomon's expertise and leadership, we are poised for accelerated growth and are excited about this next chapter for HUMAN.

M|C Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Consortium Networks to Fuel Cybersecurity Growth; Cybersecurity Industry Veteran Nate Ungerott Appointed as CEO

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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BOSTON and MEDFORD, N.J., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- M|C Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on the digital infrastructure and technology services sectors, is excited to announce a strategic growth investment in Consortium Networks, a national cybersecurity risk, technology and networking organization.

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  • M|C Partners, a digital infrastructure and tech services private equity firm, has made a strategic growth investment in Consortium Networks, a national cybersecurity organization.
  • The investment aims to enhance Consortium Networks' growth by expanding talent acquisition, sales, technical expertise, and innovation.
  • "We recognize the remarkable customer-first culture that Larry, Tim, and the Consortium Networks team have cultivated," stated Travis Keller, Managing Partner, M|C Partners.
  • The company also announced that Nate Ungerott, a seasoned cybersecurity leader with over 20 years of experience, has assumed the role of CEO at Consortium Networks.

CrowdStrike and Optiv Surpass $1 Billion in Sales

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Monday, December 18, 2023
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CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) announced that Optiv , the cyber advisory and solutions leader, has surpassed the $1 billion milestone in sales of its AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon platform through the CrowdStrike Accelerate Partner Program.

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  • CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) announced that Optiv , the cyber advisory and solutions leader, has surpassed the $1 billion milestone in sales of its AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon platform through the CrowdStrike Accelerate Partner Program.
  • This achievement demonstrates the growth, materiality and impact CrowdStrike and Optiv create through their global partnership, delivering the leading products and services customers need to protect against modern threats and consolidate security spend.
  • CrowdStrike surpassed the 12 cybersecurity vendors identified in the report, with a year-on-year percentage growth rate of 39.1 percent for overall channel sales.
  • We congratulate CrowdStrike on this milestone and look forward to our continued partnership in driving successful customer outcomes.”