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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading cyber security platform provider of AI-powered, cloud-delivered solutions, announces the appointment of Ruma Balasubramanian as President for the Asia Pacific & Japan (APAC) region. Ruma succeeds Sharat Sinha who left earlier this year to take on another role in the industry. She will lead Check Point’s overall business across APAC, collaborating closely with sales, marketing, product engineering, and customer success teams. With her extensive experience in cloud and digital transformation, Ruma is set to drive Check Point’s growth through strategic partnerships and innovative, AI-powered security solutions.

Cyberint’s AI-driven External Risk Management Solution Will Enhance the Check Point Infinity Platform, Delivering Collaborative, Actionable Intelligence Against Advanced Threats 

COMPANY NEWS:  The report shows the already widespread use of GenAI by security teams and how it is improving their efficiency and helping to bridge the skills gap

COMPANY NEWS:  KnowBe4’s Q1 2024 global phishing report finds that HR and IT related email subjects account for more than 42% and 30% of top phishing email subjects respectively

The Missing Link, a leading provider of IT and cloud, cyber security and automation solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Cribl, the Data Engine for IT and Security. The partnership is set to transform operational efficiency and enhance data management for clients. It places a strong emphasis on data observability, ensuring the health and peak performance of client data systems.

Germany-based open source vendor SUSE has appointed technology and marketing veteran Pilar Santamaria as its new vice-president of AI.

Australian technology distributor, HAT Distribution has announced a new strategic distribution agreement with the UK’s cyber security company CyberSmart.

COMPANY NEWS:  Melbourne-based media training and technology and cyber security PR agency, Media-Wize, today announced it has added AUSCERT, one of Australia's only computer emergency response team’s (CERT), and one of the oldest CERTs in the world as a retainer PR client. 

PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT:  Coveware by Veeam will bring industry-leading cyber-extortion incident response services and proactive enterprise preparedness to Veeam’s existing ransomware protection and recovery capabilities. Coveware will offer forensics and remediation capabilities through the Veeam Data Platform, as well as proactive services to Veeam Cyber Secure customers

COMPANY NEWS:  Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading AI-powered, cloud-delivered cyber security platform provider, today announced new email security features that enhance its Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration portfolio: Patented unified quarantine, DMARC monitoring, archiving, and Smart Banners. Since 2023, Check Point has released over 75 new features for Harmony Email & Collaboration, further strengthening collaborative email security with preventative measures to combat the growing threat of cyber-attacks. The addition of these new features allows for leading protection against advanced threats on a single screen.

COMPANY NEWS:  The Check Point Infinity Platform is recognised as the leading solution for Zero Trust security, offering Exceptional user experience and security efficacy

Rapid shifts in the cyber security landscape and new techniques adopted by attackers attempting to sidestep traditional defences are revealed in the 2023 End of Year threat report from Cyber security artificial intelligence provider Darktrace.

COMPANY NEWS:  Check Point demonstrated a block rate of 99.8% on new malware, a flawless 100% phishing prevention rate, and an industry-leading lowest False Positive Detection rate of 0.13%

COMPANY NEWS:  Innovative Next-Generation Firewalls Deliver Enhanced AI Threat Prevention up to 5 Gbps with a 99.8% block rate against zero-day malware, phishing, and ransomware

Check Point's latest innovation, brings AI-powered efficiency and collaboration to cyber security management across platforms

Kanaiya Vasani, Chief Product Officer, ExtraHop

COMPANY NEWS:  Customers can now store records in LogScale, enabling greater flexibility and streamlining network data analysis

GUEST RESEARCH Infoblox has released new research unveiling a set of large-scale malicious cybercriminal partnerships led by insidious threat actor VexTrio. The partnerships involve a more than 60-strong underground affiliate network and are seeing high volumes of malware and other malicious content delivered to networks in Australia, New Zealand and across the globe.

Australian-listed Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Macquarie Data Centres Pty Ltd (MDC), has received confirmation from the Independent Planning Commission NSW that it has favourably determined MDC’s state significant development application for the construction of a third data centre at the Macquarie Park Data Centre Campus (IC3 SuperWest).

GUEST OPINION: The proposed new cyber legislation and Australia’s cyber security strategy of 2030 sets a clear objective for making Australia a leader in cyber safety.

GUEST OPINION:  Upon developing a project, a company’s management team needs to supervise its development closely to ensure every step is taken to reach the final goal. However, what most omit is evaluating the project’s status as it unfolds to identify possible errors or improvements. Including PA (project analysis) in the development process will most likely lead to success since it keeps you on track of things and offers broader solutions.