Welcome to this week’s edition of the Weekly Cybertech Roundup, where we bring you the most significant developments and trends shaping the world of cyber technology. From groundbreaking innovations to critical security updates, our roundup highlights the key stories that are driving the industry forward. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a cybersecurity professional, or just curious about the latest advancements, we’ve got you covered with all the insights you need to stay informed. Let’s dive into this week’s highlights!

Proofpoint and Ingram Micro Simplify Sales Cycles for Partners

Proofpoint Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, announced an expanded go-to-market relationship with Ingram Micro that will redefine the way partners and resellers scale their business. Channel partners can now deliver Proofpoint’s award-winning human-centric security solutions at scale through Ingram Micro’s Xvantage™ digital experience platform, accelerating their sales cycles to rapidly provide their small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers with industry-leading, enterprise-grade cybersecurity protection in a matter of minutes.

Guardz Launches ‘Ultimate Plan’ for AI-Driven MSP Security

Guardz, the cybersecurity company empowering MSPs and IT professionals to deliver comprehensive, AI-native cyber protection for small businesses, today unveiled its new “Ultimate Plan.” This premium offering provides MSPs and IT professionals with the AI-native Guardz unified detection and response platform enhanced with SentinelOne‘s advanced endpoint protection. By enabling MSPs to minimize manual intervention, reduce complexity, and swiftly resolve threats, the Ultimate Plan empowers them to deliver exceptional, seamless security to their small and medium-size business customers.

BigID Names Sales Exec to Drive APAC Growth

BigID, the leading data & AI security and compliance platform, announced the appointment of Maiwand Youssofzay as its Sales leader of APJ. With prior roles at Abnormal, Proofpoint, and Symantec, Maiwand will spearhead BigID’s growth across APJ markets, reinforcing BigID’s strategy to expand its DSPM, DLP, DLM, Access Governance and Privacy business to international expansion.

Prompt Security Unveils Enhanced Solution for GitHub Copilot

Prompt Security, a leader in generative AI (GenAI) security, announced a major upgrade to its comprehensive security and governance platform for GitHub Copilot and other AI code assistants. The enhanced solution incorporates significant upgrades in data leak prevention, prevent vulnerable code and provide visibility over AI-assisted coding interactions, including free versions of the AI code assistants. The release comes at a crucial time as organizations worldwide grapple with the security implications of AI-powered development tools.

Cognizant, CrowdStrike Team Up for Enterprise Cybersecurity

Cognizant and CrowdStrike announced a strategic partnership to drive enterprise security transformation by delivering cybersecurity services, powered by the AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon cybersecurity platform. Cognizant will work to enable organizations to streamline security operations and threat mitigation, consolidate fragmented legacy point products, reduce the complexity of managing cybersecurity programs, and strengthen cybersecurity posture, leveraging Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM and Falcon® Cloud Security.

ServiceNow Boosts Partner Program for AI Growth

ServiceNow, the AI platform for business transformation, announced at ServiceNow Partner Kickoff a major expansion to its global partner program, including it has nearly quadrupled its investment in new incentives and specializations to help partners capitalize on the rapid growth of ServiceNow AI solutions and deliver value to customers. Infosys and Cognizant have also been elevated to Global Elite partners, the highest level of partnership within the ServiceNow Partner Program.

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