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FARx, the world's only AI-fused biometrics company, has appointed former BT executive and Cambridge technology leader Chris Bruce as Chairman, as the business prepares for its next phase of UK and international growth. The move comes after FARx recently secured £625,000 in seed funding through the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) with plans to expand its patented biometric authentication technology into global markets. Biometric authenti...

Gunnebo Group has been awarded an EcoVadis Silver Medal, recognising global progress in strengthening sustainability performance across its operations, whole value chain and business operations. EcoVadis is one of the world's most widely recognised independent business sustainability assessment platforms, evaluating organisations across four key areas: environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. Formalise sustainability commitments The recognition reflects a foc...

The pace of technological progress is best described as relentless. Cyber attacks have evolved from opportunistic strikes into highly automated, intelligent campaigns that move at faster than ever. Traditional security operations centres, built for a slower and more predictable threat landscape, are struggling to keep up. This is where the AI-native Security Operations Centre (SOC) enters the scene, not as a luxury, but as a necessity. An AI-native SOC reimagines security operations from the gr...

Northwave Cyber Security announces an evolution in its leadership structure as CEO Steven Dondorp hands over the day-to-day management of the organisation after more than 20 years leading the company’s operations. Dondorp will remain Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board, focusing on strategic guidance, governance of the Board, and ownership of the company. Daily operations will now be guided by a strengthened executive leadership team consisting of the President, CFO, and COO. N...

Northwave has received the SOC 2® Type 1 report. It's a key milestone in strengthening the trust they build with their clients. This report confirms that their security and privacy controls are thoroughly documented, designed and implemented to protect the data entrusted to us. Achieving this milestone required dedication across teams, multiple evidence cycles, and auditor reviews, and it demonstrates their commitment to operational excellence. Recognised assurance framework Earning SOC 2...

Northwave Cyber Security has been listed among the Top 100 Long-Term Growth Champions in Europe, as part of the prestigious ranking compiled by the Financial Times and Statista. The 2026 edition of Europe’s Long-Term Growth Champions recognises 300 companies across the continent that achieved the highest compound annual growth in revenue between 2014 and 2024. This decade encompassed significant global challenges, making sustained growth all the more remarkable. Northwave’s position...

Northwave Cyber Security joined 27 public and private organisations in signing the Cyclotron Convenant at the ONE Conference. This marks a significant step in strengthening the Netherlands’ digital resilience. The convenant enables structured collaboration between parties such as the AIVD, MIVD, Police, NCSC, and cybersecurity firms. The Cyclotron programme was established to facilitate faster and safer sharing of information about digital threats and incidents. Within a trusted community...

Cyera announces the completion of its acquisition of Oasis Security, the access management platform for the agentic enterprise. The acquisition, valued at $1 billion, unites Cyera's AI and Data Security Platform with Oasis's non-human identity (NHI) management capabilities, creating a single platform that determines what every human, machine, and AI agent can see and do. Non-human identities inside Fortune 500 companies grew nearly 500% in the last six months alone, making them the fastest-grow...

Matrix has been conferred with the FIST Awards 2026 in the category - Product of the Year Access Control (Vehicle and Pedestrian) - organised by the Fire and Security Association of India (FSAI). The recognition was presented at the awards ceremony held at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai. Connected operational environment For Matrix, the recognition represents the outcome of practices developed and strengthened consistently over the years. At the core of these practices is complete ow...

HackerOne, a global pioneer in Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), announces a partnership with OpenAI to make frontier GPT cyber models available in select H1 Platform products, H1 Code Security Audit, H1 Code, and H1 Remediation, to help teams find and fix vulnerabilities faster. GPT cyber models use is optional and enabled by the customer. The partnership addresses a growing challenge facing security leaders applying increasingly capable AI across the exposure management lifecycle...

The Microsoft Advanced Specialisation audit has independently verified Godel’s agentic engineering capability, setting the company apart in a market where AI delivery claims are easy to make and harder to prove. The achievement places Godel among a small group of partners worldwide that have demonstrated the technical capability, delivery maturity and governance required to meet Microsoft’s highest standards in this emerging area of AI engineering, reinforcing our ambition to become...

Cybersecurity operations are evolving at the speed of a fibre-optic lightning storm. Security teams are dealing with cyberattacks, increasingly complex IT environments, and a flood of alerts that can bury analysts beneath digital noise. In response, many organisations are turning to AI-powered Security Operations Centre (SOC) to improve threat detection, automate response processes, and strengthen resilience. Yet one important question remains: can AI-powered SOC meet strict regulatory and comp...

Cybersecurity teams are experiencing a shift in their scope of work. Attack surfaces are expanding, threat actors are becoming more sophisticated, and the speed of modern attacks is outpacing traditional security operations. At the same time, organisations are facing off a spike in alerts, struggling with analyst burnout, and dealing with an ongoing shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals. Against this backdrop, Artificial Intelligence has emerged as one of the most transformative techn...

Cybersecurity teams face a difficult reality. Organisations are collecting more security data than ever before, yet many still struggle to detect threats quickly, respond efficiently, or keep pace with increasingly sophisticated attacks. Traditional Security Operations Centre (SOC), once considered the backbone of enterprise defence, are under pressure from alert overload, analyst burnout, and attackers who now use automation and artificial intelligence themselves. As a result, AI-driven SOC is...

Cyber threats are evolving at a pace that bewilder even seasoned security analysts. Attackers used to be easy to detect; with their reliance on phishing emails riddled with spelling mistakes or predictable malware signatures. Today’s threat actors are harnessing artificial intelligence to automate reconnaissance, generate convincing social engineering campaigns, evade detection, and adapt their attacks in real time. Against this backdrop, many traditional Security Operations Centre, or SOC...

As the pace of progress quickens, organisations face a growing volume of alerts and increasingly sophisticated attacks. Security teams are expected to detect and respond to threats quickly, often with limited resources. This is where an AI-native Security Operations Centre (SOC) becomes essential to improve visibility, detection accuracy, and response times. Alerts rain down, attackers adapt in real time, and defenders are expected to see patterns in the chaos. A SOC is fuelled not just by algor...

Security operations today can feel like trying to drink from a firehose while someone keeps turning up the pressure. Alerts sound from every direction, each demanding attention as it carries the possibility of a real threat. Somewhere in that torrent, genuine risks hide among noise. This is where many Security Operations Centres (SOCs) begin to struggle. In this article, users will learn how an AI-powered SOC transforms this experience by reducing false positives and easing alert fatigue. We wi...

Security operations centres of the past were pictured as quiet control room filled with blinking dashboards with constant surveillance from human analysts. Today, cyber security teams utilise high-speed decision engines; constantly interpreting signals, filtering noise, and responding to threats that evolve by the minute. In this environment, terms like AI SOC, SIEM, and SOAR are often used interchangeably, yet each plays a distinct role. In this article, users will learn what sets these three...

Brivo, the AI innovator and pioneer in cloud-native physical security, announces the Schlage® XE360™ Series with RealSync™ lock is available within the Brivo Security Suite, delivering continuous, 24/7 Wi-Fi connectivity across all commercial doors at up to 70% lower cost per door than traditional hardwired systems. Historically, bringing electronic access control to secondary or interior openings—which account for approximately 75% of doors in a typical facility—has...

Amthal has partnered with Brivo, expanding its integrated security portfolio with an AI-powered, cloud-native physical security platform designed to support organisations adopting more connected approaches to estate management. The Brivo Security Suite brings together access control, video intelligence, visitor management, and intrusion detection in a single environment, enabling organisations to manage multiple security functions in real time through a centralised platform. Individual operati...

Allied Universal®, the world’s pioneer security and facility services provider, announces that Paul E. Masto has been appointed vice president of business development for Allied Universal Enhanced Protection Services, a business unit of Allied Universal. Masto brings 25 years of experience with the United States Secret Service, where he served on both the Presidential Protective Division and the Vice Presidential Protective Division during the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush admini...

InnoTrans, taking place at Messe Berlin from the 22nd–25th of September, is the world's pioneer trade fair for transport technology, bringing together the key players shaping railway technology, infrastructure, public transport, and tunnel construction. At this year’s show, Zenitel will showcase its latest Unified Critical Communication solutions for increasingly connected transport networks. 2026 is particularly significant for Zenitel, marking 125 years since the company's foundin...

NETSCOUT®, a provider of observability, AIOps, cybersecurity, and DDoS attack protection solutions, expands its data platform to provide the trusted operational context required to build the foundation for enterprise AI. The NETSCOUT data platform observes digital interactions, converts packets into high-fidelity, compact, contextualised evidence in real time, and curates that evidence at scale for observability, service assurance, cybersecurity, and AI. This addresses a growing barrier to...

Pressure is increasing on modern Security Operations Centre (SOC). Cyber threats are growing in volume, sophistication, and speed, while security teams face increasing workloads, talent shortages, and alert fatigue. Many SOC analysts spend a significant portion of their day investigating alerts that ultimately turn out to be false positives, leaving less time to focus on genuine threats. Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping organisations address this challenge by transforming one of the most...

Cybersecurity operations are undergoing a remarkable transformation. For years, Security Operations Centres (SOC) have relied on skilled analysts, rule-based detection systems, and increasingly sophisticated automation to protect organisations from cyber threats. Today, the next evolution is already taking shape: the Autonomous SOC. In this article, users will learn what an Autonomous SOC is, how it differs from traditional and AI-assisted SOC models, why organisations are increasingly turning...

Security Operations Centres (SOC) are evolving at a remarkable pace. What once relied heavily on manual investigation and rule-based monitoring is now increasingly powered by artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation. As cyber threats grow faster, more evasive, and more sophisticated, organisations are under pressure to modernise their SOC capabilities without sacrificing visibility, compliance, or operational control. For Chief Information Security Officers, choosing the right...

Mercury Security, a pioneer in open architecture access control hardware and a HID brand, announces its Mercury S4 I/O Module family. The new generation of intelligent modules is designed to help organisations modernise and expand physical access control infrastructure, building on the infrastructure they already have in place. As organisations expand facilities, adopt cloud and mobile technologies, and respond to evolving cybersecurity requirements, many are also looking for ways to modernise...

Allegion US, a provider of security solutions, technology and services, launched Allegion Optimize™, a mobile application created to unify and streamline management of select Allegion products within one easy-to-use tool built with customers’ needs in mind. The release coincides with the latest firmware update for the award-winning LCN Senior Swing Series Auto Operator, making it the first device to utilise Optimise. Key features allow installers and facility teams to calibrate, adj...

Kaseya, the global provider of AI-powered cybersecurity and IT management software, welcomes thousands of managed service providers (MSPs) and IT professionals to Kaseya Connect Edge, the company’s virtual innovation summit. The event focused on the technologies and strategies shaping the future of IT, from AI and cyber resilience to compliance, automation and operational efficiency. Among the announcements unveiled at Connect Edge were two significant enhancements to Datto RMM designed t...

Prevalent AI, an accelerating pioneer in AI-powered enterprise context, has appointed Nitin Maini as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) as the company broadens the application of its AI-powered Data Fabric and Knowledge Graph across different enterprise data and AI use cases. Maini, who has more than 20 years of experience across cybersecurity and enterprise software, will shape Prevalent AI’s technology roadmap as the company builds on its established cybersecurity business and extends its a...