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Techday NZ
12-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Orange Cyberdefense earns Cortex XMDR Select status in Asia Pacific
Orange Cyberdefense has been named a Cortex eXtended Managed Detection and Response (XMDR) Select Specialisation Partner by Palo Alto Networks. The company, which is part of the Orange Group and focuses on cybersecurity solutions and services, joins a select group of global channel partners who have achieved the Cortex XMDR Select Specialisation distinction. This requires operational capabilities as well as the successful completion of business requirements, technical certification, sales enablement, and specialisation examinations. The newly awarded Cortex XMDR Select Specialisation allows Orange Cyberdefense to combine Palo Alto Networks' Cortex XDR detection and response solution with its own managed services. This combination is intended to help clients simplify security operations centre (SOC) tasks and respond more quickly to cyber threats. Philip Lee, Head of Orange Cyberdefense, APAC, said, "This recognition further underscores the well-positioned partnership between Orange Cyberdefense and Palo Alto Network in providing customers with the tools, expertise, and resources necessary to navigate the complex cyber threat environment in the Asia Pacific region." Michelle Saw, Vice President, Ecosystem, Asia Pacific & Japan, Palo Alto Networks, commented on the relationship, stating, "NextWave partners play a critical role throughout the customer lifecycle, from the initial qualifying stage to ultimately ensuring successful deployment and adoption of our technology." She added, "Organisations need effective detection and response across the network, endpoint, and cloud but managing today's threats effectively is a massive undertaking. Orange Cyberdefense's commitment to attain the Cortex XMDR Select Specialisation will give their managed security services customers peace of mind that the services they are choosing will mitigate security gaps and relieve the day-to-day burden of security operations for customers with 24/7 coverage." Customers working with an XMDR-accredited CyberSOC from Orange Cyberdefense are expected to benefit in several key areas. These include improved security posture through advanced tools provided by Palo Alto Networks, 24/7 advanced threat detection and mitigation, comprehensive protection against a wide array of cyber threats for businesses in various industries across Asia Pacific, and seamless integration with existing security frameworks. To obtain the Select Specialisation, partners must employ Cortex XDR-certified SOC analysts and threat hunters who are available at all hours, and they must complete thorough technical and sales enablement as well as specialisation assessments. The programme is designed to ensure that partners deliver experienced analysts, mature operational processes, and established customer support, working alongside Palo Alto Networks' security products to provide comprehensive, multi-faceted protection for network, endpoint, and cloud assets. This achievement follows an earlier milestone where Orange Cyberdefense was granted the Palo Alto Networks NextWave Cortex XSIAM Specialisation Status in APAC and globally. This recognition is awarded to managed security service providers with demonstrated expertise in deploying Cortex XSIAM as a managed service. Cortex XSIAM is described as an AI-driven platform that consolidates data and SOC capabilities, encompassing detection and response (XDR), security orchestration (SOAR), attack surface management (ASM), security information and event management (SIEM), and eliminates the need for multiple operational consoles. The company has since implemented the AI-driven platform across 10 customers in different industries worldwide, reporting improvements to their security operations and expertise among local teams. Orange Cyberdefense operates 15 CyberSOC points of presence globally, with two located in the Asia Pacific region: one in India and another in China.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Akamai Empowers Partners to Deliver Services and Support
Certified partners can now deliver Day-2 Operations Services for Akamai API solutions and technical support for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation environments CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today announced updates to its Security Certified Service Provider programs for API security solutions and for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation. Certified partners can now offer Day-2 Operations Services related to Akamai API security products and solutions, just as they do for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation. Additionally, they can provide Akamai Guardicore Segmentation technical support directly to their customers. According to a recent Akamai State of the Internet (SOTI) report, API attacks come in various forms, including data breaches, abuse, and distributed denial-of-service attacks. In fact, Akamai recorded 108 billion API attacks from January 2023 through June 2024. These attacks can lead to data theft, reputation damage, regulatory fines, and significant financial losses, highlighting the importance of securing APIs. "The enhancements Akamai has made to its Security Certified Service Provider programs enable us to better deliver services directly to our customers, significantly increasing our ability to meet their unique needs and ensure they receive the best possible protection and support," said Florent Houy, Head of Cloud Innovation at Orange Cyberdefense in France. "These partner program updates strengthen our collective capability and Orange Cyberdefense's microsegmentation service offering to secure digital assets, ensure flexibility, meet our customers' expectations, and help our clients stay focused on what matters most: their business." "The channel is the backbone of the cybersecurity industry where everyone wins — technology providers expand their reach, partners grow their business, and customers get the best security solutions tailored to their needs," said Paul Joseph, Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Services at Akamai. "Empowering our partners with the right tools, training, and support is key to driving success. These enhancements to the Akamai channel program position our partners as their customers' trusted security advisor and single point of contact, empowering both partner and customer to accelerate the growth of their business." Ongoing Day-2 Operations Services are essential for maintaining a strong security posture as organizations refine their segmentation and API security strategies. Day-2 Operations Services for API security includes: Operational and management services — Enable partners to maximize their value to customers through hybrid deployments, quarterly business reviews, and API audits and compliance Security incident management services — Allow partners to connect customer API security deployments to their Security Operations Center so partner incident response teams receive detection alerts from Akamai API Security and any other solutions deployed Active testing — Enables customers to identify and remediate API vulnerabilities before they are deployed to production, which can help eliminate risk and save on remediation costs Guardicore Certified Services Partners are now able to provide the full suite of services of the microsegmentation lifecycle from project delivery to 24/7 first-line support to day-2 operations to keep the policy up to date and monitor potential security incidents while maintaining compliance. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation customers now have a choice to use their local certified partners to provide them the entire services suite. Day-2 Operations Services for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation includes: Segmentation administration services — Allow partners to maximize the value of their customer's Akamai Guardicore Segmentation deployment by updating and expanding their implementation Security incident management services — Allow partners to connect their customer's Akamai Guardicore Segmentation deployment to their Security Operations Center and use it to contain threats by preventing lateral movement and isolate infected assets until resolution Audit and compliance services — Allow partners to streamline audit and compliance management by providing a single source of truth about what is communicating in their customer's networks, and enable consistent policy enforcement across their environment Learn more about Akamai's Security Certified Service Provider programs. About Akamai Akamai is the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online. Our market-leading security solutions, superior threat intelligence, and global operations team provide defense-in-depth to safeguard enterprise data and applications everywhere. Akamai's full-stack cloud computing solutions deliver performance and affordability on the world's most distributed platform. Global enterprises trust Akamai to provide the industry-leading reliability, scale, and expertise they need to grow their business with confidence. Learn more at and or follow Akamai Technologies on X and LinkedIn. ContactsAkamai PRAkamaiPR@ Investor relationsIR-InvestorRelations@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Akamai Technologies Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Zoom outages reported as Dark Storm Team hacking group takes credit
The Brief A pro-Palestinian hacking group has taken credit for a Zoom outage that's been reported today. Dark Storm Team is the same hacking group that recently took credit for a massive attack on Elon Musk's X social media platform. There's no word on when the Zoom issues will be resolved. Dark Storm Team, a hacking group that most recently claimed it attacked Elon Musk's X, has taken credit for a Zoom outage reported today. Reports say the hacking group Dark Storm Team has taken credit for the Zoom outage in a post on Telegram. They claim it's a DDos attack – a federal criminal act that involves flooding a site with data to overwhelm it and knock it offline. What we know Zoom confirmed Wednesday that the widely used teleconferencing platform is experiencing outages due to "domain name resolution issues." READ MORE: Spotify issues resolved after widespread outage Zoom says the issues are affecting multiple services. As of 3:09 p.m. ET, more than 64,000 Zoom outages were reported on the Down Detector website. What we don't know Zoom has not confirmed the outages are a result of a hack or said when the issues will be resolved. FOX TV Stations reached out to Zoom for comment. The backstory According to Orange Cyberdefense, DarkStorm Team is a hacking group that "targets key business sectors, mainly in Israel and NATO member countries." RELATED: "I'm so alone": Someone is hacking crosswalks to sound like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg "Increased collaboration with other hacktivist groups could make attacks more difficult to counter," the cybersecurity company says. They've been described as pro-Palestinian, and recently took credit for a massive DDos attack on Elon Musk's X social media platform in March. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. The Source This report includes information from Zoom, The Associated Press, Orange Cyberdefense and KRON.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CrowdStrike Falcon Platform Selected by Orange Cyberdefense to Enhance its Cybersecurity in Europe and North Africa
Falcon platform chosen to augment Orange Cyberdefense's SOC-as-a-Service and MDR offerings, delivering the technology and expertise to help protect customers against breaches PARIS, February 25, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD) today announced a strategic partnership to augment Orange Cyberdefense's SOC-as-a-Service (SOCaaS) and managed detection and response (MDR) services with the CrowdStrike Falcon® cybersecurity platform. The partnership will help Orange Cyberdefense consolidate point products and protect customers, including Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) and Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) in Europe and North Africa, with industry-leading AI-native cybersecurity. The velocity of cyberattacks continues to increase, with breakout times now measured in minutes. At the same time, organizations face a growing cybersecurity skills gap, as well as operational challenges with disjointed point products. Moreover, there is a notable increase in cyber extortion impacting SMBs, who now account for over two-thirds of all observed cyber extortion victims. The AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon platform delivers best-in-class protection across endpoint, identity, cloud and data, all from a single, unified platform. Orange Cyberdefense's expert security practitioners will be able to provide its customers with comprehensive and localized managed security to prevent breaches. "Orange Cyberdefense's decision to invest in its CrowdStrike practice lends further evidence that CrowdStrike is the market leader for security-centric customers and partners alike," said Daniel Bernard, chief business officer at CrowdStrike. "We look forward to migrating organizations from legacy and point products as well as expanding our global reach with Orange Cyberdefense." "We have chosen to deepen our partnership with CrowdStrike to further strengthen our cybersecurity support capabilities for businesses," said Alexandre Nasrinfar, chief revenue officer, Orange Cyberdefense. "CrowdStrike Falcon bolsters our service offerings and solutions allowing us to anticipate the threats towards businesses, and provide our customers with a robust quality turnkey service." About CrowdStrike CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world's most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data. Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities. Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity and immediate time-to-value. CrowdStrike: We stop breaches. Learn more: Follow us: Blog | X | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Start a free trial today: © 2025 CrowdStrike, Inc. All rights reserved. CrowdStrike and CrowdStrike Falcon are marks owned by CrowdStrike, Inc. and are registered in the United States and other countries. CrowdStrike owns other trademarks and service marks and may use the brands of third parties to identify their products and services. View source version on Contacts Media Contact Jake SchusterCrowdStrike Corporate Communicationspress@ Sign in to access your portfolio
