Advisor stories

Leeds-based Pentest People becomes the first firm to qualify as a Cyber Advisor under the NCSC's scheme, providing small to medium-sized UK organisations with NCSC-approved cybersecurity guidance.

Kaspersky's VPN service lauded by AV-TEST for superior performance, highlighting a significant 355% boost in upload speeds for international connections and robust streaming features.

Justin Mowday takes the reins as Accenture's Country Managing Director for New Zealand from March 1, 2024, bolstering the firm's executive committee.

George Dunleavy ascends to Sales Manager for South Australia and Northern Territory within Gallagher Security, replacing Karl Harris, in a strategic move to intensify operations in the area.

Australia's construction sector struggles with digital skill gaps, causing inefficiencies, delays, and increased project costs.

Alcatel-Lucent broadens the distribution of its cutting-edge Rainbow Hub platform to cater to increased remote working.

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise announces the launch of the OmniSwitch 9912, a high-capacity modular chassis for network expansion and protection.

InterCloud appoints new Chief Sales Officer to drive international sales strategy and broaden managed cloud connectivity.

Fortinet's SecOps solutions improve customer detection, containment, investigation and response, making security teams up to 86% more efficient.

Once a customer is aware of the endpoints they have, instrumenting them for security posture becomes the next priority.

Atturra's subsidiary, Galaxy 42, is set to acquire HR and payroll services specialist, Silverdrop, in a strategic move.

Arlo Software appoints Tim Bird as new CEO, succeeding John Mitchell, to drive strategic growth and expand customer base.

Cybercrime attacks cost US and UK businesses into the hundreds of thousands with the majority targeted multiple times.

Over 340 million people have been impacted by business data breaches in the first four months of 2023, with Twitter's breach being the largest.

Amit Mathradas appointed new CEO of global process intelligence and automation company Nintex, succeeding Eric Johnson.

Havas Media Group appoints Rebecca Tos as Managing Partner to head new Havas Market× division offering full customer journey engagement for marketers.

Mark Thundercliffe has been appointed as an Advisor for Northern Europe at SAS, bringing 35 years of corporate, retail and business banking experience.

The move aims to strengthen Accenture Song's (formerly Accenture Interactive) ability to help clients tap data insights and performance marketing.

Zero Trust Security Model creator John Kindervag has joined Cerby as an advisor, helping to manage the growing security issue of unmanageable applications.

Cloud-native application protection platform Lacework hires Meagen Eisenberg as CMO and Andrew Casey as CFO, both with extensive industry experience.

Institutional asset manager Arena Investors purchases the Australasian converged security provider eyeing long-term growth and APAC expansion.

Cybersecurity firm Ordr appoints Jim Hyman as CEO and Board member, succeeding Greg Murphy, to continue building the company's growth.

UiPath appoints Lee Hawksley as Asia Pacific and Japan Senior Vice President and Managing Director to accelerate leadership and automation initiatives.

Ng Beng Tiong ('BT Ng') has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Advisor and Member of the Investment Committee.