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Outpost24 has announced it has been acquired by Vitruvian Partners to take the company into the next phase of growth. The new ownership structure will enable Outpost24 to invest in its people, processes, and industry-leading technology to further strengthen its leadership position in a large and growing market. Vitruvian has acquired a majority ownership position in the Company, with management and key employees remaining significant minority shareholders. With over 2,500 customers in more than countries,...

Salt Security, the leading API security company, today announced that Berkshire Bank, a leading socially responsible community bank with office locations in New England and New York, has selected the Salt Security API Protection Platform to secure its growing ecosystem of APIs. The Salt platform enables Berkshire Bank to reduce business risk by shielding itself, its partners, and its customers from rising API-based cybersecurity threats, while augmenting the company’s zero trust security model.     Berkshire Bank...

SafeBreach, the pioneer in breach and attack simulation (BAS), today announced the launch of their EMEA programme, which will aim to bring their dynamic continuous security validation platform to an EMEA audience. The SafeBreach platform enables security teams to assess the efficacy of their security ecosystem by safely executing attacks across the entire cyber kill chain to validate and optimise security controls, prioritise remediation efforts and mitigate critical gaps before a breach occurs. As a...

bp Launchpad, the in-house business accelerator for bp, has selected Salt Security as its technology solution for API security.  The business accelerator aims to strengthen energy resilience by aiding in the growth of global startup companies within the renewable energy sector. The companies involved are digitally-led and help deliver cleaner, more affordable, and reliable energy. bp Launchpad supports its associates by sharing its expertise, including in building technology infrastructure, across multiple business functions. Technology solutions...

Yesterday, Synopsys, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WhiteHat Security, a leading provider of application security Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The addition of WhiteHat Security will provide Synopsys with significant SaaS capabilities and market-segment-leading dynamic application security testing (DAST) technology to strengthen what is considered one of the industry's broadest application security testing portfolio. Synopsys and WhiteHat Security, which was acquired by NTT Security Corporation in 2019, share a vision for delivering SaaS-based security...

One Identity, a leader in unified identity security, announced yesterday that its One Identity Partner Circle Program had achieved exceptional results during the recently ended fiscal year as evidenced by 80% of global company sales linked to the channel (fiscal year 2022 ended January 31). Other milestones include the addition of more than 600 new partners driven by the recent acquisition of OneLogin and the growth of new partner resources and training classes. For many...

Following on from their recent announcement of their Deterministic Protection Platform (DPP), California based software security firm Virsec have todayannounced the appointment of Greg Kelton as the new Senior Regional Director for EMEA, an appointment which will help to drive growth and expansion for Virsec in a key region. Greg is a hugely experienced software executive, with 11 successful exits and 20+ years of sales and general manager experience at over a dozen software companies...

Obrela Security Industries, a leading provider of security analytics and cyber risk management services, has announced the acquisition of Encode, a Security Analytics and Response Orchestration provider.  The move establishes Obrela as one of the largest cybersecurity and Managed Detection and Response (MDR) players in the EMEA. George Patsis, CEO of Obrela said, “Our acquisition of Encode is an important milestone for Obrela and we are excited about the opportunities it brings to our customers,...

Kiteworks has announced the appointment of Andreas Deliandreadis as its new Vice President of Sales, EMEA. With more than 20 years in technology and cybersecurity sales and business development in EMEA markets, Deliandreadis is responsible for driving international revenue growth across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). “It is a great honour and privilege to be taking on this role for Kiteworks because EMEA is an exciting and fast developing market filled with vast...

London, UK, January 11, 2022 – Kiteworks, which governs and protects sensitive digital content moving within, into, and out of global enterprises, announced today that Kiteworks and totemo, the leading email encryption gateway provider used by hundreds of the largest multinational enterprises in the German, Austrian, and Swiss markets, have joined forces. Integration of totemo’s email encryption gateway technology into the Kiteworks platform will deliver the most comprehensive private content communications governance, compliance, and risk protection in...