Picus Security Joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA)

SAN FRANCISCO and ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 1: Picus Security, a pioneer of Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) technology, today announced that it has joined The Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), an ecosystem of independent software vendors and managed security service providers that have integrated their solutions to better defend against a world of increasing threats. Picus's Complete Security Control Validation Platform now integrates with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Microsoft Sentinel to help customers tune alert rules and security automations, ensuring they are fully optimized to protect critical data and assets against cyber attacks. The platform works by simulating real-world threats, including ransomware and Advanced Persistent Threats, and by providing technology-specific mitigation content and actionable insights to address any coverage and visibility gaps identified. "With threats evolving more rapidly than ever, it is essential that organizations continuously assess the performance of their security controls to ensure that they remain effective," said Volkan Erturk, Chief Technology Officer at Picus Security. "By joining MISA and integrating our security validation solution with Microsoft's detection technology, we aim to make it simpler and less resource intensive for security teams to be proactive and keep network and endpoint controls optimally-tuned to defend against the latest threats." "The Microsoft Intelligent Security Association has grown into a vibrant ecosystem comprised of the most reliable and trusted security software vendors across the globe. Our members, like Picus Security, share Microsoft's commitment to collaboration within the cybersecurity community to improve our customers' ability to predict, detect, and respond to security threats faster," said Maria Thomson, Microsoft Intelligent Security Association Lead. Picus' Complete Security Control Validation Platform is used by hundreds of organizations around the world to assess, measure and improve the effectiveness of network security and detection tools. Benefits of the platform for Microsoft customers that leverage Defender for Endpoint and Microsoft Sentinel, include the ability to validate security alert generation as well as the ingestion of security event logs and telemetry. To help address any gaps and policy weaknesses, Picus supplies mitigation insights and easy-to-apply detection content. Results are mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework to aid security posture management. For more information about how Picus integrates with Microsoft, please visit the Microsoft Azure Commercial Marketplace. About Picus Security Picus Security is a leading Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) vendor, enabling organizations to continuously test, measure and enhance the effectiveness of their cyber security controls through automated and intelligence-led security testing. Picus has been named a 'Cool Vendor' by Gartner and is cited by Frost & Sullivan as one of the most innovative players in the BAS market. For more information, visit www.picussecurity.com

variednews: Friendly and Kenton Join Forces to Bring Cloud-Bas...

variednews: Friendly and Kenton Join Forces to Bring Cloud-Bas...: RAMAT GAN, Israel, Feb. 1: Friendly Technologies, a premier CPE Device Management and IoT solutions company based in Israel, announced t...

Friendly and Kenton Join Forces to Bring Cloud-Based Device Management to the UK

RAMAT GAN, Israel, Feb. 1: Friendly Technologies, a premier CPE Device Management and IoT solutions company based in Israel, announced that it has been chosen by the Kenton Group as its desired TR-069 device management partner. Friendly Technologies will now manage the Kenton Group's CPE estate through its flagship Friendly Unified Device Management Platform (Friendly TR-69) and Friendly IoT solutions. These solutions will be delivered over the cloud and managed by trusted teams based in Ramat Gan, Israel. Friendly Unified Device Management Platform (Friendly TR-69) and Friendly IoT are standard-based platforms that offer a wide variety of features. The unified carrier-grade E2E Device Management is beneficial for Friendly's partnership with the Kenton Group. Both the flagship products are scalable and flexible, and the high level of interoperability makes them easy to configure and reconfigure a large number of devices remotely. In addition, they also help implement mass firmware upgrades, deliver fault management, and offer top-notch real-time customer support. John Larkin, Managing Director of The Kenton Group, said, "The Kenton Group has been a partner of Friendly Technologies for over five years. We have steadily increased the volume of CPEs managed by Friendly's DM platform. Friendly Technologies has continued to develop the platform regularly over the years. It now includes dedicated mobile apps that allow device management on smartphones. The Kenton Group is now moving forward with this investment to offer its own hosted service to its clients." "This was a particularly inspiring project for us," said Dror Braunstein, Director of Sales at Friendly Technologies. "Having worked with The Kenton Group in the delivery of our platforms to their clients for many years, it is great to take our relationship to another level. "We were confident that Friendly Unified Device Management Platform (Friendly TR-69) and Friendly IoT solutions would deliver the solution that the Kenton Group was seeking, considering its technical requirements." About The Kenton Group The Kenton Group lives by its slogan, "Connectivity through Innovation." Its history of innovation continues into the 21st century, with a portfolio that extends from simple connectivity products to cutting-edge optical and fiber technologies. It also specializes in managed service delivery solutions for the telecom market. The UK-based company provides 24x7 support to all its clients across the globe and delivers fast and flexible solutions. About Friendly Technologies Friendly Technologies (est. 1997) is a leading provider of operator-class platforms for IoT, Smart Home, and TR-069/TR-369 USP Device Management. Friendly has been providing TR-069 device management solutions to operators and service providers since 2007. When IoT and Smart Home first appeared, Friendly leveraged its expertise and expanded its offering to the IoT and Smart Home markets. Today, Friendly offers a unified platform, enabling its customers to generate new revenue streams markets such as utilities, transportation, smart cities, and more. In line with this mission, Friendly Technology has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan as a global leader in unified device management. Website – friendly-tech.com

variednews: Anduin Unveils "Smart Mail" and "Virtual Lockbox"

variednews: Anduin Unveils "Smart Mail" and "Virtual Lockbox": CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 1: Anduin, a leading technology company helping accounting firms streamline their work-to-cash cycle and practice ...

Anduin Unveils "Smart Mail" and "Virtual Lockbox"

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 1: Anduin, a leading technology company helping accounting firms streamline their work-to-cash cycle and practice management operations with artificial intelligence (AI), today announces the launch of two new solutions built on the company's award-winning Intelligence-Based Billing™ (IBB) platform: Anduin "Smart Mail" and Anduin "Virtual Lockbox." Anduin Smart Mail is a "one-click mailing" solution that automatically prints, folds and packages, and mails invoices, statements, and other correspondence directly to clients on behalf of firm staff. Smart Mail also automatically validates addresses, tracks delivery, and reports status and trends. Firm administrators and finance leaders can integrate Smart Mail directly into their current deployments of Anduin's IBB platform, enabling them send invoices sent via email with Anduin's "Collections" solution and via paper with "Smart Mail" (or both), which ensures deliverability and attention from clients. Anduin Virtual Lockbox offers a network of dedicated, secure lockboxes for firms to more easily and quickly receive and process client check payments. With Virtual Lockbox, client check payments can be sent to any one of thirteen secure locations nationwide where checks are automatically scanned, digitized, and deposited each day. Virtual Lockbox is built on Anduin's IBB platform, and when firms use it alongside the Anduin Payments solution their finance teams can automatically reconcile offline check payments and online digital payments (credit card, ACH) in their practice management system through one unified solution suite. Launched in 2021, Anduin's IBB platform has now been introduced to dozens of Top400-ranked firms, and is delivering measurable improvements to firm financial health (1/11/2022: "2021 Analysis, Testimonials Reveal Anduin Delivers ROI in Less Than 30 Days"). With the addition of the Smart Mail and Virtual Lockbox solutions, Anduin is further advancing its mission to unlock time and money for accounting and other professional services firms. "We're fanatical about building solutions from the ground-up to solve real problems," says Pat Morrell, CRO of Anduin. "After we launched the IBB platform, customers immediately started asking us to tackle issues related to offline invoice distribution and check reconciliation. This all ties back into a fundamental need firms have to improve and simplify their work-to-cash cycle. Our integrated platform is uniquely positioned to tackle this 'paper-to-digital' divide, and when we saw the pain these intelligent solutions could relieve for our customers, especially when Smart Mail and Virtual Lockbox are used alongside our existing IBB solutions, we went all in to quickly bring them to market." For more information, visit www.anduin.ai. About Anduin Anduin helps leading accounting firms automate and improve time-consuming work-to-cash cycle tasks and practice management processes, resulting in faster cash flow, higher productivity, and delighted clients. With Anduin's Intelligence-Based Billing™ platform, high-value firm executives, partners, and staff are liberated to deliver more value to clients and work at the highest end of their license. Benefits of Anduin to accounting firms: partners can save time, bill faster, and shed administrative headaches; finance leaders can reduce days-in-AR, speed up client payments, and smooth out cash flow; executives can better protect financial health with predictive insights and controls, and improve their firm reputation by offering clients best-in-class experiences.

variednews: StarCompliance Appoints Stuart Breslow as New Boar...

variednews: StarCompliance Appoints Stuart Breslow as New Boar...: Rockville, Md., Feb. 1: StarCompliance ("Star"), a leading provider of compliance technology solutions to the financial servic...

StarCompliance Appoints Stuart Breslow as New Board Member

Rockville, Md., Feb. 1: StarCompliance ("Star"), a leading provider of compliance technology solutions to the financial services industry, announced the appointment of Stuart Breslow as its new board member. Breslow comes from McKinsey & Co., where he is currently a senior advisor for the firm's clients and where he played a key role in establishing its risk governance program. He brings extensive experience in the compliance industry, having previously served as the Global Chief Compliance Officer at Morgan Stanley, where he was responsible for its global Compliance program. In that role, his duties included overseeing financial crimes during the company's evolution from an investment bank and asset manager to a diversified financial services provider to a financial holding company regulated by the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Breslow also held the role of the first global head of Compliance for Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), where he was a core member of the senior management team that reorganized CSFB in response to significant regulatory concerns. "Stuart will be an incredible addition to Star's board of directors with his extensive experience managing large, complex global financial institutions and relationships," said Star CEO Jennifer Sun. "Stuart truly understands the demands of the chief compliance officer — their challenges, how regulations change, the rigor of the job. His expertise in emerging regulations and financial markets is unmatched as he's spent his entire career in compliance." Given new laws and regulations accompanying the recent rise of remote work, chief compliance officers are prioritizing employee compliance at the individual employee level and at both the company and market levels more than ever. Chief compliance officers face an increasing number of challenges due to ever-changing regulations, multi-jurisdictional complexity, and regulatory bodies are not letting up. Plus, chief compliance officers and direct line managers are held accountable to the same level as companies and individual employees for the first time. As the role of the chief compliance officer becomes more challenging, Star aims to provide the best resources possible to its clients through its robust and reliable employee compliance platform. By leveraging the knowledge and deep expertise of industry leaders like Breslow, who has more than 30 years of experience leading change across global financial institutions, Star is well-positioned to support its clients now and into the future of unknowns. "The Star team is taking incredible initiatives in the employee compliance market," said Stuart Breslow, newly appointed member of the StarCompliance board of directors. "I'm excited to take part by leveraging my expertise and skills as a chief compliance officer to help Star navigate the regulatory landscape, provide insights and advice on key decisions, grow Star's business initiatives, and help clients around the globe." About StarCompliance StarCompliance is a leading provider of compliance technology solutions. Trusted globally by enterprise financial firms — including asset managers, investment banks, broker-dealers, private equity firms, insurance companies, and stock exchanges — the STAR Platform empowers organizations to achieve regulatory compliance while safeguarding their integrity and business reputations. Through a fully configurable, 360-degree view of employee activity, STAR software enables firms to automate the detection and resolution of potential areas of conflict while streamlining daily workflows and increasing efficiencies. To learn more about StarCompliance software and services, visit www.starcompliance.com