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Techday NZ
16 hours ago
- Business
- Techday NZ
Bitdefender launches advisory service to tackle security skills gap
Bitdefender has introduced Bitdefender Cybersecurity Advisory Services to provide businesses with security consulting and access to specialised expertise. The service suite aims to address the operational and strategic security concerns of organisations by optimising existing security teams, identifying and closing security gaps, and providing assistance with regulatory compliance across environments such as cloud computing and third-party supply chains. The announcement highlights Bitdefender's intention to offer an integrated approach to security, spanning controls, prevention, detection, and response. A recent independent global survey of 1,200 IT and security professionals identified pressing challenges related to the cybersecurity workforce. Nearly half of respondents, 49%, reported that the skills gap in their organisation's cybersecurity capabilities had worsened over the previous year, while the same percentage indicated they were experiencing workplace burnout. The survey also indicated disparity in confidence levels between executives and middle management: 45% of C-level leaders expressed high confidence in their ability to manage cyber risk, compared to just 19% of mid-level managers. Market analysis from Gartner states, "Professional security services for 2024 had the highest market share with 35.5% or USD $27.3 billion (in current U.S. dollars). Interest in professional security services is rising due to increasing enterprise needs for third-party support, driven by skills shortages, alongside the growing demand for specialised expertise, including AI." Bitdefender's new advisory services are designed to address challenges organisations face in securing processes, technology, and personnel as attack surfaces expand. The offering also seeks to help organisations find and retain staff with skills in data laws, security leadership, and frameworks. Each client is provided with a tailored team, including a delivery manager, certified consultants, and a team lead responsible for coordinating assessments and keeping stakeholders informed of outcomes. The advisory services are structured to support Bitdefender's existing portfolios, including endpoint detection and response (EDR), extended detection and response (XDR), managed detection and response (MDR), offensive security services, or can be used as standalone offerings. Service pillars The new advisory services are categorised into three main areas: Strategy and Leadership, Risk and Compliance, and Event Preparedness. Under Strategy and Leadership, Bitdefender offers retainer-based advisory services to reinforce organisational leadership and provide comprehensive cybersecurity guidance. These services aim to enhance security teams, build strategic frameworks, and define measurable security outcomes. Bitdefender's team features experienced CISOs and security experts who bring sector-specific knowledge to their engagements. The Risk and Compliance pillar is focused on assisting organisations in navigating regulatory challenges by implementing and evaluating cybersecurity risk controls. Certified consultants assess compliance according to standards such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF, GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC 2, helping clients identify and remediate gaps. This is intended to improve business reputations and foster trust among customers and partners. Event Preparedness covers the development and assessment of incident response, business continuity, and disaster recovery plans. This service includes real-world scenario drills and table-top exercises to reinforce roles and responsibilities during potential crises, such as data breaches or natural disasters. "Effective security involves more than just technology – it includes people, processes, and regulatory compliance essential for global business," said Paul Hadjy, Vice President of APAC and Cybersecurity Services, Bitdefender Business Solutions Group. "Bitdefender Cybersecurity Advisory Services helps organisations understand their current security posture, address gaps, optimise strategies, and prioritise actions with expert guidance. These services complement our full portfolio including endpoint protection, MDR and offensive services providing a viable path to a much more streamlined and thorough cybersecurity operation." Bitdefender has confirmed the availability of the Cybersecurity Advisory Services for organisations seeking to enhance their cybersecurity programmes through on-demand, expert-led consulting and strategy.
Techday NZ
24-07-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Bitdefender boosts creator security as scams top USD $1 trillion
Bitdefender has announced the expansion of its Security for Creators solution to provide unified protection across YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. This development comes amid a significant increase in online scams, account takeovers, and malware attacks targeting digital content creators, influencers, and online creatives. Rising cyber threats Recent investigations have highlighted a growing threat landscape for creators. According to findings referenced by the company, more than 184 million exposed credentials and passwords have been uncovered, with millions linked to social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. The Global State of Scams 2024 Report further estimated global losses from online scams and fraud to have exceeded USD $1 trillion. The risks associated with such breaches for digital creators are substantial, ranging from loss of access to social accounts to compromised reputations and income streams. Expanded platform coverage Bitdefender Security for Creators extends protection to Facebook and Instagram alongside existing support for YouTube. The solution aims to safeguard content channels as well as devices running Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS through a single setup process that connects both accounts and endpoints. Once activated, the service continuously monitors channels for signs of anomalous behaviour and performs real-time scans on owner devices for phishing emails, malicious URLs, files, and potential malware. Alerts are delivered instantly to users in the event of suspicious activity. Key features The company outlined several notable features in its updated solution: 24/7 account monitoring for Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, detecting profile changes, bulk deletions, or unauthorised modifications that may signal a takeover attempt. Multi-platform management via a unified dashboard, allowing creators to oversee security across all connected platforms without switching between different tools or interfaces. Advanced threat defence, including protection from zero-day attacks, spyware, ransomware, infostealers, and other threats potentially targeting credentials or account control. AI-driven anti-phishing technology, designed to detect fraudulent communications such as emails or direct messages that mimic brand partnerships or sponsorship offers, including those generated using Large Language Models (LLM). Team protection options for collaborative creators, extending security measures to additional team members such as video editors or designers who have access to managed social media accounts. Account recovery assistance, providing a step-by-step playbook to guide creators through notifying platforms, regaining access, and restoring trust with audiences if an account is compromised. "Online creators are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals who weaponize trust to take over accounts and scam followers out of money or into downloading malware," stated Ciprian Istrate, Senior Vice President of Operations, Consumer Solutions Group at Bitdefender. "A single attack can wipe out years of hard work, brand reputation, and income. Bitdefender Security for Creators offers the first end-to-end service to help safeguard creators' accounts, content, and devices across Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube – delivering continuous, always-on security as online threats evolve." The latest enhancements to Bitdefender Security for Creators come in response to the evolving nature of cyber threats against digital creators and follow widespread data leak incidents and fraudulent activities reported globally in recent months. The service is available for both new and existing customers. Follow us on: Share on:
Channel Post MEA
17-07-2025
- Business
- Channel Post MEA
Bitdefender And Scale Computing Join Hands On Edge Security
Scale Computing has announced a strategic partnership with Bitdefender to deliver advanced, integrated threat protection for private cloud and edge environments. The new joint solution combines the self-healing automation and virtualization power of Scale Computing Hypercore ( SC//Hypercore ) with Bitdefender GravityZone, a leading endpoint protection platform (EPP), to offer multilayered security for workloads, virtual desktops, and data—regardless of location. Together, the two companies provide a streamlined path to protect, simplify, and optimize modern IT environments without compromising performance. 'As IT environments become increasingly distributed and decentralized, customers need simple yet powerful ways to secure workloads across their entire infrastructure,' said Jeff Ready, CEO and co-founder, Scale Computing. 'Bitdefender shares our vision of reducing complexity while increasing security and resiliency. Together, we're delivering a joint solution that protects critical applications and data—without adding operational overhead.' Bitdefender GravityZone integrates directly with SC//Platform through a lightweight, high-performance agent or centralized scanning appliance, enabling unified threat prevention, detection, and response across hundreds of virtual machines and endpoints. The combined solution supports centralized management, streamlined deployment, and ransomware resilience, all while reducing operational burden on IT teams. 'The rise of hybrid and edge computing environments has created new security challenges—and organizations need scalable, high-performance solutions that don't get in the way of innovation,' said Dan Russell , senior director of channel for North America at Bitdefender Business Solutions Group. 'By partnering with Scale Computing, we're giving partners and customers a way to secure distributed infrastructure at the core and edge with enterprise-grade protection that's as seamless as it is powerful.' Key Benefits Include: Integrated protection for private cloud workloads, virtual desktops, and distributed applications for private cloud workloads, virtual desktops, and distributed applications Streamlined VDI security , threat detection, and real-time response , threat detection, and real-time response Efficient deployment with minimal overhead using Bitdefender's centralized scanning options with minimal overhead using Bitdefender's centralized scanning options Resilience and uptime , with self-healing infrastructure from Scale Computing , with self-healing infrastructure from Scale Computing Reduced complexity and Total Cost of Ownership for IT and security operations This partnership provides a powerful solution for organizations operating across multiple sites, especially those without on-site IT staff, seeking unified infrastructure and cybersecurity protection in a single, scalable stack.
Scoop
17-07-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Bitdefender, Scale Computing Partner On Cyber Edge Computing
Press Release – Bitdefender The new joint solution combines the self-healing automation and virtualisation power of Scale Computing Hypercore (SC//Hypercore) with Bitdefender GravityZone, a leading endpoint protection platform, to offer multilayered security for workloads, virtual … SYDNEY – 17 July 2025 – Scale Computing, a market leader in edge computing, virtualisation, and hyperconverged infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership with Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader, to deliver advanced, integrated threat protection for private cloud and edge environments. The new joint solution combines the self-healing automation and virtualisation power of Scale Computing Hypercore (SC//Hypercore) with Bitdefender GravityZone, a leading endpoint protection platform (EPP), to offer multilayered security for workloads, virtual desktops, and data – regardless of location. Together, the two companies provide a streamlined path to protect, simplify, and optimise modern IT environments without compromising performance. 'As IT environments become increasingly distributed and decentralised, customers need simple yet powerful ways to secure workloads across their entire infrastructure,' said Jeff Ready, CEO and co-founder, Scale Computing. 'Bitdefender shares our vision of reducing complexity while increasing security and resiliency. Together, we're delivering a joint solution that protects critical applications and data – without adding operational overhead.' Bitdefender GravityZone integrates directly with SC//Platform through a lightweight, high-performance agent or centralised scanning appliance, enabling unified threat prevention, detection, and response across hundreds of virtual machines and endpoints. The combined solution supports centralised management, streamlined deployment, and ransomware resilience, all while reducing operational burden on IT teams. 'The rise of hybrid and edge computing environments has created new security challenges – and organisations need scalable, high-performance solutions that don't get in the way of innovation,' said Dan Russell, senior director of channel for North America at Bitdefender Business Solutions Group. 'By partnering with Scale Computing, we're giving partners and customers a way to secure distributed infrastructure at the core and edge with enterprise-grade protection that's as seamless as it is powerful.' Key Benefits Include: Integrated protection for private cloud workloads, virtual desktops, and distributed applications Streamlined VDI security, threat detection, and real-time response Efficient deployment with minimal overhead using Bitdefender's centralised scanning options Resilience and uptime, with self-healing infrastructure from Scale Computing Reduced complexity and Total Cost of Ownership for IT and security operations This partnership provides a powerful solution for organisations operating across multiple sites, especially those without on-site IT staff, seeking unified infrastructure and cybersecurity protection in a single, scalable stack. To learn more about the joint solution, visit: or About Scale Computing Scale Computing is a leader in edge computing, virtualisation, and hyperconverged solutions. Using patented HyperCore™ technology, Scale Computing Platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects infrastructure problems in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime, even when local IT resources and staff are scarce. Edge Computing is the fastest-growing area of IT infrastructure, and industry analysts have named Scale Computing an outperformer and leader in the space, including being named the #1 edge computing vendor by CRN. Scale Computing's products are sold by thousands of value-added resellers, integrators, and service providers worldwide. When ease-of-use, high availability, and TCO matter, Scale Computing Platform is the ideal infrastructure platform. Read what our customers have to say on Gartner Peer Insights and G2. About Bitdefender Bitdefender is a cybersecurity leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide. Guardian over millions of consumers, enterprises, and government environments, Bitdefender is one of the industry's most trusted experts for eliminating threats, protecting privacy, digital identity and data, and enabling cyber resilience. With deep investments in research and development, Bitdefender Labs discovers hundreds of new threats each minute and validates billions of threat queries daily. The company has pioneered breakthrough innovations in antimalware, IoT security, behavioural analytics, and artificial intelligence and its technology is licensed by more than 180 of the world's most recognised technology brands. Founded in 2001, Bitdefender has customers in 170+ countries with offices around the world.
Scoop
17-07-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Bitdefender, Scale Computing Partner On Cyber Edge Computing
SYDNEY – 17 July 2025 – Scale Computing, a market leader in edge computing, virtualisation, and hyperconverged infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership with Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader, to deliver advanced, integrated threat protection for private cloud and edge environments. The new joint solution combines the self-healing automation and virtualisation power of Scale Computing Hypercore (SC//Hypercore) with Bitdefender GravityZone, a leading endpoint protection platform (EPP), to offer multilayered security for workloads, virtual desktops, and data – regardless of location. Together, the two companies provide a streamlined path to protect, simplify, and optimise modern IT environments without compromising performance. 'As IT environments become increasingly distributed and decentralised, customers need simple yet powerful ways to secure workloads across their entire infrastructure,' said Jeff Ready, CEO and co-founder, Scale Computing. 'Bitdefender shares our vision of reducing complexity while increasing security and resiliency. Together, we're delivering a joint solution that protects critical applications and data – without adding operational overhead.' Advertisement - scroll to continue reading Bitdefender GravityZone integrates directly with SC//Platform through a lightweight, high-performance agent or centralised scanning appliance, enabling unified threat prevention, detection, and response across hundreds of virtual machines and endpoints. The combined solution supports centralised management, streamlined deployment, and ransomware resilience, all while reducing operational burden on IT teams. 'The rise of hybrid and edge computing environments has created new security challenges – and organisations need scalable, high-performance solutions that don't get in the way of innovation,' said Dan Russell, senior director of channel for North America at Bitdefender Business Solutions Group. 'By partnering with Scale Computing, we're giving partners and customers a way to secure distributed infrastructure at the core and edge with enterprise-grade protection that's as seamless as it is powerful.' Key Benefits Include: Integrated protection for private cloud workloads, virtual desktops, and distributed applications Streamlined VDI security, threat detection, and real-time response Efficient deployment with minimal overhead using Bitdefender's centralised scanning options Resilience and uptime, with self-healing infrastructure from Scale Computing Reduced complexity and Total Cost of Ownership for IT and security operations This partnership provides a powerful solution for organisations operating across multiple sites, especially those without on-site IT staff, seeking unified infrastructure and cybersecurity protection in a single, scalable stack. To learn more about the joint solution, visit: or About Scale Computing Scale Computing is a leader in edge computing, virtualisation, and hyperconverged solutions. Using patented HyperCore™ technology, Scale Computing Platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects infrastructure problems in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime, even when local IT resources and staff are scarce. Edge Computing is the fastest-growing area of IT infrastructure, and industry analysts have named Scale Computing an outperformer and leader in the space, including being named the #1 edge computing vendor by CRN. Scale Computing's products are sold by thousands of value-added resellers, integrators, and service providers worldwide. When ease-of-use, high availability, and TCO matter, Scale Computing Platform is the ideal infrastructure platform. Read what our customers have to say on Gartner Peer Insights and G2. About Bitdefender Bitdefender is a cybersecurity leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide. Guardian over millions of consumers, enterprises, and government environments, Bitdefender is one of the industry's most trusted experts for eliminating threats, protecting privacy, digital identity and data, and enabling cyber resilience. With deep investments in research and development, Bitdefender Labs discovers hundreds of new threats each minute and validates billions of threat queries daily. The company has pioneered breakthrough innovations in antimalware, IoT security, behavioural analytics, and artificial intelligence and its technology is licensed by more than 180 of the world's most recognised technology brands. Founded in 2001, Bitdefender has customers in 170+ countries with offices around the world.
