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Business Insider
30-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
AccuKnox partners with CyberKnight to deliver Zero Trust Security for a Leading Global Bank in the UAE.
Menlo Park, United States, July 30th, 2025, CyberNewsWire AccuKnox, Inc., the Zero Trust Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) leader, has announced deployment in the UAE banking sector through its strategic partnership with cybersecurity VAD CyberKnight. The deal, secured with a major Abu Dhabi-based financial institution [market cap $30 billion], marks a milestone in AccuKnox's regional expansion. The deployment will enhance the bank's cloud security framework and support its broader digital transformation objectives, ensuring alignment with UAE banking regulations and national cybersecurity mandates. Security for Critical Banking Infrastructure AccuKnox's Code to Cognition security platform rollout is tailored to address the region's growing threats to financial institutions. Key benefits include: Voices from the Leaders ' We're proud to facilitate this breakthrough partnership. It signals a clear shift: financial institutions in the UAE are ready to leap ahead with cybersecurity strategies that are smart, scalable, and regionally supported, ' – said Avinash Advani, CEO and Founder of CyberKnight "This deployment significantly transforms not only our operations, but also the entire UAE region." Working with a visionary institution of this size highlights the growing importance of Zero Trust architecture in safeguarding the backbone of digital banking,' – said Nat Natraj, CEO and Co-Founder, AccuKnox 'Thanks to our partnership with CyberKnight, we are continuing to grow and establish a leadership position in the GCC region. We are pleased to see the increasing momentum in the Middle East. – said Raj Panchapakesan, Global Head, Partner Ecosystem, AccuKnox. About AccuKnox AccuKnox delivers a Zero Trust CNAPP platform that secures public clouds, private clouds, edge/IoT & 5G assets. Born out of SRI International (Stanford Research Institute), AccuKnox holds seminal Zero Trust security patents and is backed by top-tier investors including National Grid Partners, Dolby Family Ventures, and the 5G Open Innovation Lab. About CyberKnight CyberKnight is a regional cybersecurity leader serving the Middle East and Africa. With specialised expertise in finance and government, CyberKnight partners with the world's leading security providers to deliver end-to-end protection tailored to the unique demands of the region. Contact Syed Hadi
Associated Press
10-02-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Prudent Insurance Brokers Partners with AccuKnox for Zero Trust Application, Cloud, and AI Security
Prudent Insurance Brokers Partners with AccuKnox for Zero Trust Application, Cloud, and AI Security 'We conducted an in-depth proof of concept (POC) with several top-tier vendors over an extended period, and Accuknox excelled in all areas. We are pleased to embark on this partnership with AccuKnox' — Manoj Kern, CIO, Prudent Insurance Brokers MENLO PARK, CA, UNITED STATES, February 10, 2025 / / -- AccuKnox, Inc., a leading provider of Zero Trust CNAPP (Cloud Native Application Protection Platform) with a highly differentiated capability to address advanced attacks using its run-time security engine. AccuKnox integrated ASPM/CNAPP solution provides the industry's most comprehensive Code to Cloud; Build security. AccuKnox is an integrated platform that is made up of the following modules: This platform secures modern Cloud, natively integrates to CI/CD for DevSecOps and VM security with a special focus on automation and prioritization. AccuKnox streamlines vulnerability triage minimizes alert fatigue problems, and delivers inline security capabilities as opposed to post-attack mitigation. Use Cases Quick Org Onboarding with Risk Assessment Detect critical issues in your Multi-cloud Detect Compliance Posture across 30+ compliance Automated Zero Trust Cloud Security (Public, Private, Hybrid, Air-gapped) Vulnerability Management & Prioritization Run-time security, Micro-segmentation Application Firewalling, Kernel Hardening Drift Detection & Audit Trail Continuous Diagnostics & Mitigation GRC – CIS, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC2, STIG, MITRE, NIST compliance Securing Mission-Critical Workloads like Vault Securing AI workbenches like Jupyter Notebooks AccuKnox CNAPP offers the following Key Differentiators Inline Security (as opposed to Post-attack security) Secures modern workloads (Kubernetes) and traditional workloads (VMs) Multi-Cloud, Private, Air-gapped Cloud Security KIEM – Kubernetes Identity & Entitlement Management IAC – Infrastructure As Code scanning ASPM – Ability to perform checks in CI pipeline (DAST, SAST, SCA) AskADA – LLM-powered DevSecOps ModelKnox – AI/ML Security Supporting Quotes 'We are thrilled to partner with a leader like Prudent Insurance and support them in securing their Applications, Cloud, and AI/Models and support them in their path towards market leadership. Their vision is of a Platform approach to Application and Cloud Security is in alignment with other industry leaders. Such an approach reduces the attack surface, decreases operating expenses, and delivers better security outcomes. ', said Nat Natraj, CEO, of AccuKnox. 'At Prudent, we advocate for a comprehensive end-to-end methodology in application and cloud security. This approach emphasizes automation and prioritization while enhancing collaboration across teams. Adopting a consolidated security framework strengthens our capabilities to deliver robust protection that aligns with our business objectives. Recently, we conducted an in-depth proof of concept (POC) with several top-tier vendors over an extended period, and Accuknox excelled in all areas. Their integrated offering, which combines application security posture management (ASPM), vulnerability prioritization, cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP), run-time security and Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC), clearly established them as the leading choice. Accuknox's AI-assisted remediation module further solidified their position as a clear winner. We are pleased to embark on this partnership with them', said Manoj Kern, CIO, Prudent Insurance Brokers. About AccuKnox AccuKnox provides a Zero Trust CNAPP Security platform that secures Public Clouds, Private Clouds, Edge/IoT & 5G assets. AccuKnox is funded by leading Cyber Security Investors like National Grid Partners, MDSV, Avanta Venture Partners, Dolby Family Ventures, DreamIT Ventures, 5G Open Innovation Lab, and Seedop. AccuKnox was formed in partnership with SRI International (previously Stanford Research Institute) and has seminal patents on different aspects of Zero Trust security. Nat Natraj +1 5105798785 X LinkedIn YouTube Legal Disclaimer:
