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Guesty Raises $130M to Accelerate Global Expansion

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Mercredi, avril 10, 2024

NEW YORK, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Guesty, the leading property management software platform for the short-term rental ("STR") and hospitality industry, today announced a $130M Series F funding round led by leading global investment firm KKR. Inovia Capital, together with existing investors Apax, BDT & MSD Partners and Sixth Street, also joined the round, extending their support following Guesty's significant expansion and sustained growth. This new round of funding will support continued development of Guesty's best-in-class enterprise-level platform for property managers and drive market consolidation to grow the company's global footprint. Stephen Shanley, Partner at KKR and Head of Tech Growth in Europe; Lauriane Requena, Principal at KKR Tech Growth, and Dennis Kavelman, Inovia Capital Partner, join Guesty's Board of Directors following this investment.

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  • Inovia Capital, together with existing investors Apax, BDT & MSD Partners and Sixth Street, also joined the round, extending their support following Guesty's significant expansion and sustained growth.
  • This new round of funding will support continued development of Guesty's best-in-class enterprise-level platform for property managers and drive market consolidation to grow the company's global footprint.
  • Operating in over 80 countries, Guesty is the most comprehensive and easy-to-use platform on the market today.
  • Guesty's new funding will be used for expansion across the US, enhancing vacation rental offerings with innovative features.

Xage Security and Darktrace Partner to Enhance Zero Trust Protection for Commercial Critical Infrastructure Environments

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Lundi, mars 4, 2024

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security AI, and Xage Security, a leader in zero trust cybersecurity solutions for the real world, today announced a new partnership to help businesses prevent cyberattacks and insider threats in critical environments. This collaboration brings together Xage Security's leading zero trust protection with Darktrace's AI-powered anomaly-based threat detection. The integration between Darktrace/OT™ and Xage Fabric makes it easy to identify and respond to breaches in progress at any stage in operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) environments.

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  • This collaboration brings together Xage Security's leading zero trust protection with Darktrace's AI-powered anomaly-based threat detection.
  • Critical infrastructure has become an increasingly desirable target for threat actors, with ransomware attacks affecting 870 critical infrastructure organizations in 2022 according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
  • The Xage Fabric Platform delivers zero trust access and asset protection across an organization's entire environment.
  • Join Darktrace and Xage Security at the upcoming S4x24 ICS security event in Miami on March 4-7 to learn more about the new integration and partnership.

Cryptominers & Botnets: Darktrace End of Year Threat Report Sees Shifting Threats as MaaS and RaaS Dominate

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Mardi, février 6, 2024

The findings show that as-a-Service attacks continue to dominate the threat landscape, with Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) and Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) tools making up the majority of malicious tools in use by attackers.

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  • The findings show that as-a-Service attacks continue to dominate the threat landscape, with Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) and Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) tools making up the majority of malicious tools in use by attackers.
  • Proxy botnets (15% of investigated threats), more sophisticated botnets that use proxies to hide the true source of their activity.
  • In its First 6: Half-Year Threat Report , Darktrace identified Hive ransomware as one of the major Ransomware-as-a-Service attacks at the beginning of 2023.
  • Against this backdrop, the breadth, scope, and complexity of threats facing organizations has grown significantly," comments Hanah Darley, Director of Threat Research, Darktrace.

Darktrace and Garland Technology Collaborate to Help Businesses Secure Operational Technology Environments

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Mercredi, janvier 24, 2024

CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security AI, and Garland Technology, a leading manufacturer of network TAP (test access point), aggregator, packet broker, data diode and inline bypass solutions, today announced a new collaboration to help businesses protect complex industrial environments. This collaboration brings Darktrace/OT™ and Garland Technology's network visibility solutions together, offering fast, seamless deployments and more complete network visibility in operational technology (OT) environments.

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  • This collaboration brings Darktrace/OT™ and Garland Technology's network visibility solutions together, offering fast, seamless deployments and more complete network visibility in operational technology (OT) environments.
  • Garland Technology's network TAP solutions create a foundation of visibility for network management, allowing secure access and monitoring of network traffic.
  • When deployed, a Garland Technology network TAP will pass all network traffic from the tapped network link to the Darktrace appliance for analysis, without interrupting business operations.
  • We're excited about this new partnership with Darktrace to work hand in-hand in protecting complex industrial environments around the world."

Independent Technical Evaluation from Technology Advancement Center Finds Darktrace Federal Cyber AI Mission Defense Provides Comprehensive Visibility and Detection for IT and OT Environments

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Mercredi, décembre 20, 2023

RESTON, Va., Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Darktrace Federal announced that the Technology Advancement Center (TAC) completed an independent technical evaluation of the Darktrace Federal Cyber AI Mission Defense™ solution for information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) environments.

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  • Darktrace Federal Cyber AI Mission Defense designed to combat sophisticated attacks including nation state attacks, insider threats, and zero-days using Self-Learning AI
    RESTON, Va., Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Darktrace Federal announced that the Technology Advancement Center (TAC) completed an independent technical evaluation of the Darktrace Federal Cyber AI Mission Defense™ solution for information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) environments.
  • In the evaluation, Cyber AI Mission Defense consistently detected and responded to nation-state-like attacks in real time, providing 100% detection of anomalous behaviors without rules, signatures, or white/blacklisting.
  • TAC's evaluation also found Cyber AI Mission Defense was successful in discovering each device type connected on OT and IT networks, providing 100% visibility into network communications and asset identification, regardless of protocol.
  • Darktrace Federal's Cyber AI Mission Defense solution spans IT and OT environments, providing coverage for on-premises networks, cloud, OT and critical infrastructure systems, applications, and zero trust architectures.

CIO Leadership: The Transformational Implications of AI will Power the Discussion at the 2023 Houston CIO Executive Leadership Summit on November 16

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Jeudi, novembre 9, 2023

Key topics to be explored at the summit include the transformational opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) can have on businesses and industries.

Key Points: 
  • Key topics to be explored at the summit include the transformational opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) can have on businesses and industries.
  • To learn more about the 2023 Houston CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here .
  • HMG Strategy is also excited to be hosting its 2023 Denver CIO Executive Leadership Summit on November 14 at The Ritz-Carlton Denver.
  • To learn more about the 2023 Denver CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here .

Commvault Joins Forces with Leading Security, AI Companies to Help Customers Stay Ahead of Bad Actors and Escalating Cyber Threats

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Mercredi, novembre 8, 2023

NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- COMMVAULT SHIFT -- Commvault, a leading provider of data protection and cyber resilience solutions for hybrid cloud organizations, today announced that it's marrying modern cyber resilience technologies from Commvault with advanced security and data intelligence from pioneers in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and cloud.

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  • The timing of these security and AI integrations is ideal as companies face unprecedented volumes of cyber threats and have major concerns about what bad actors can do in terms of business disruption and brand reputations.
  • Databricks: combines the best of data warehouses and data lakes to offer an open and unified platform for data and AI.
  • Netskope: a global SASE cybersecurity leader, helps organizations apply zero trust principles and AI/ML innovations to protect data and defend against cyber threats.
  • "The planned integration between Darktrace HEAL™ and the Commvault Cloud platform will provide our joint customers with robust tools that help them prepare for, respond to and recover from potential cyber threats."

CIO Leadership: The Visionary Leadership Needed to Anticipate What’s Next for the Business will Drive the Discussion at the 2023 Denver CIO Executive Leadership Summit on November 14

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Jeudi, novembre 2, 2023

WESTPORT, Conn., Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HMG Strategy, the World’s #1 platform for enabling technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world, is excited to announce that its 2023 Denver CIO Executive Leadership Summit will be taking place on November 14 at The Ritz-Carlton Denver.

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  • Key topics to be explored at the summit include the visionary leadership required by CIOs to anticipate what’s coming next for the business.
  • To learn more about the 2023 Denver CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here .
  • HMG will be hosting its 2023 Charlotte IT Executive Leadership Summit in Partnership with SIM Charlotte on November 9 at the Embassy Suites-Ayrsley.
  • To learn more about the 2023 Charlotte IT Executive Leadership Summit in Partnership with SIM Charlotte and to register for the event, click here .

Darktrace Unveils New Cloud-Native Security Solution Using AI to Provide Real-Time Cyber Resilience for Cloud Environments

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Jeudi, octobre 26, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, England, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security AI , today unveiled a new Darktrace/Cloud ™ solution based on its unique Self-Learning AI.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, England, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security AI , today unveiled a new Darktrace/Cloud ™ solution based on its unique Self-Learning AI.
  • Cloud environments are constantly evolving so security professionals need to increase the level of visibility while keeping up with changing compliance, risk and security requirements.
  • "Unlike static cloud security tools that provide snapshots of a specific point in time, Darktrace/Cloud is real-time, all the time.
  • Darktrace first extended its Cyber AI capabilities to cloud environments in 2016, applying its world class algorithms to granular network traffic.

CIO Leadership: The Visionary Leadership Needed to Drive an Enterprise Generative AI Strategy will Power the Discussion at the 2023 Charlotte IT Executive Leadership Summit in Partnership with SIM Charlotte on November 9

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Jeudi, octobre 19, 2023

Key topics to be explored at the summit include the visionary leadership required by CIOs to drive generative AI strategies effectively across the enterprise.

Key Points: 
  • Key topics to be explored at the summit include the visionary leadership required by CIOs to drive generative AI strategies effectively across the enterprise.
  • To learn more about the 2023 Charlotte IT Executive Leadership Summit in Partnership with SIM Charlotte and to register for the event, click here .
  • To learn more about the 2023 Greenwich CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here .
  • HMG Strategy will also be hosting its 2023 Minneapolis CIO Executive Leadership Summit on November 2 at the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot.