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Today’s cloud environments and the traditional security tools that accompany them often fail to provide the visibility and context needed to prevent breaches. As sensitive data is increasingly moved to cloud servers, it is important to utilise applications and tools for better security. While cloud-native platforms bring agility and complexity to systems, this complexity creates risks. This is why organisations are turning to CNAPP (Cloud Native Application Protection Platform) to unify security across their cloud...

KnowBe4, the cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, announced that cybersecurity industry veteran Bryan Palma has been appointed president and chief executive officer of KnowBe4, effective May 5. KnowBe4’s founder and current chief executive officer Stu Sjouwerman has transitioned to the role of executive chairman. Palma is a highly regarded technology executive with over twenty-five years of experience and a proven track record of scaling global technology enterprises by driving profitable growth, improving...

Check Point Software Technologies and Illumio have announced a strategic partnership aimed at helping organisations enhance their Zero Trust strategies and proactively contain cyber threats. The integration brings together Check Point’s Infinity Platform, which includes Quantum Force firewalls, Infinity ThreatCloud AI, and AI-powered Security Management, with Illumio’s Segmentation and Insights capabilities. The result is a powerful combination that enables real-time threat identification, containment of lateral movement, and stronger cyber resilience across hybrid and multi-cloud environments....

Despite DevSecOps being a well-understood priority, many teams still find themselves getting security alerts too late. Developers often feel burdened rather than empowered, and security vulnerabilities may make their way into the final stages before a release. Traditional AppSec tools, while powerful, can create miscommunication between teams, forcing developers to step outside of their familiar workflows. These misalignments between security and engineering goals often slow down productivity and can introduce unwanted risks in the development...

Igor Rudenko’s career in cybersecurity spans more than a decade and two continents. Igor spent years in Ukrainian law enforcement investigating international cybercrimes like the Egregor ransomware and fraudulent call centers before moving into the private sector. Now working as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) for the U.S.-based company, he specialises in application security, DevSecOps, and penetration testing. In this interview for IT Security Guru, Igor reflects on lessons learned from high-profile investigations,...

As AI agents proliferate across enterprise networks, posing a new wave of intelligent and adaptive cyber threats, SandboxAQ has launched a platform designed to meet the moment. The cybersecurity and quantum tech firm today unveiled AQtive Guard, a new solution built to secure the rapidly expanding ecosystem of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and the cryptographic assets they depend on. With projections estimating more than one billion AI agents in operation within the next few years, security...

Organisations demand uncompromising protection against today’s most pressing threats while ensuring minimal disruption to legitimate business operations. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security has just set a new industry benchmark by achieving a 100% exploit block rate including evasions in independent testing conducted by CyberRatings.org (Fig 1.). Fig 1: Check Point CloudGuard Network Security sets new industry benchmark in overall effectiveness from CyberRatings.Org Check Point also leads in reducing alert fatigue with an industry highest 100%...

Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed panel of judges. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are written in their own words. In 2025, the awards were sponsored by BT, KnowBe4, Mimecast, Varonis, Bridewell, Certes, Pentest Tools and AI Dionic. Community partners included WiCyS UK & Ireland...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has officially added HQC (Hamming Quasi-Cyclic), co-invented by SandboxAQ, to its suite of post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) standards, the company announced today. HQC becomes the fifth algorithm selected by NIST in its ongoing effort to develop quantum-resistant encryption standards. Of the five, three will serve digital signature purposes, while HQC and ML-KEM will be used to secure the confidentiality of communications — protecting everything from Internet traffic and...

Data Connect, a leading cyber security services provider underpinned by elite cyber practitioners and technology, today announced the launch of vSOC Assure. The platform has been developed in response to the growing need for robust, ongoing security assessments and it goes beyond traditional cyber security audits, offering a structured, year-round approach to risk identification, remediation and reduction. “Cyber risk poses the greatest threat to the solvency of organisations today, but understanding how incidents could impact...