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Bitdefender names Frank Koelmel Chief Revenue Officer

Bitdefender taps Frank Koelmel to steer global revenue strategy as the cybersecurity vendor seeks faster growth amid rising threats and compliance demands.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Fintech

ThreatDown names finance & marketing chiefs to drive growth

ThreatDown bolsters its leadership with Chung Ip as Chief Financial Officer and Lisa O'Reilly as vice president of marketing to back partner-led growth.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Malware

Group-IB named a Leader in Gartner cyberthreat report

Group-IB secures top Gartner ranking as analysts single out its unified platform, dark web monitoring and fraud intelligence for early attack warnings.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Unified Communications

BlueVoyant names John Hernandez as Chief Executive Officer

BlueVoyant appoints John Hernandez as Chief Executive Officer as the cybersecurity group pushes to unite AI-led detection, risk and response.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Data Protection

Dell expands cyber resilience with quantum-ready PCs

Dell adds quantum-ready protections to commercial PCs and upgrades backup, detection and recovery tools to help firms counter AI and post-quantum threats.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Unified Communications

Vodafone & Google Cloud launch AI & security tools

Vodafone and Google Cloud widen their SMB push with new Gemini-based concierge and managed cyber defences, starting in Germany and Greece.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

Firewalls

How MH Enterprise turns trust into cybersecurity success

MH Enterprise upgrades most SonicWall customers as trust-first guidance, rapid deployments and threat blocking drive growth across Egypt.

By Gaëlle Perrin • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

LogicMonitor taps Chillisoft for ANZ expansion push

LogicMonitor teams up with Chillisoft to widen Australia and New Zealand reach, as the monitoring software group eyes a new local data centre.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Endpoint Protection

Cyber insurance now common among North American SMBs

ESET survey finds North American SMBs increasingly buying cyber cover, with insurers shaping controls and managed detection services after repeated breaches.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month

Ransomware

Bitdefender launches GravityZone email security for MSPs

Bitdefender adds integrated email defence to GravityZone, giving MSPs and businesses post-delivery protection against phishing, ransomware and BEC.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month

Firewalls

WatchGuard & HaloPSA integrate security tools for MSPs

WatchGuard and HaloPSA deepen ties to let managed service providers handle security alerts, licensing and billing from one workflow.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

Virtual Private Networks

Small alert, big defense: Inside a SOC's early-morning response

UK SOC spots Monday-morning conditional access failure from Germany, helps reset compromised Microsoft 365 account before attackers can strike.

By Sarah Wilkinson • 4 min read • Last month

Cloud Security

Arctic Wolf wins Gartner Customers' Choice for MDR

Arctic Wolf earns a strong 2026 Gartner Peer Insights showing for managed detection and response, backed by 241 reviews and a 99% recommendation rate.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Last month

Data Protection

VITG buys Security Centric to boost cyber security

VITG broadens ANZ cyber offering with Security Centric deal and names founder Sash Vasilevski Chief Security Officer in combined group.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Acronis launches global MDR service for MSPs world

Acronis rolls out globally available managed detection and response for MSPs, bundling 24/7 monitoring, incident response and recovery tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Eventus Security wins four Global InfoSec awards

Eventus Security's AI-led platform earns four Global InfoSec honours at RSAC as the firm's managed detection and response offering gains fresh momentum.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month