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Highest-rated SAM vendor on Gartner's Peer Insights, Certero, launches global partner program

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

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CHICAGO, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Certero, a leader in IT asset management, software asset management, SaaS optimization, and cloud FinOps solutions, announced a new Partner Program to support channel partners. This initiative is designed to help partners and their customers manage technology costs effectively, especially in a changing market and economic climate. The program aims to transform technology asset management and reduce overspending.

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The program offers a straightforward structure with incentives, intending to generate new revenue opportunities for channel partners.
Increased solution-scope to tackle Shadow IT, SaaS optimization
An Oracle Gold Partner, Certero earns additional Oracle Third-Party Tool Vendor Verification for Java, on top of Database & Fusion Middleware.
Consistently Gartner Peer Insights' highest-rated major SAM vendor across every pre-sales, implementation, solution and on-going support categories.
The program is open to new partners looking to deliver value to customers through Certero's advanced technology solutions.

Introducing Check Point Harmony SaaS: The Cutting-Edge Solution for SaaS Threat Prevention

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

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Designed to revolutionize Software as a Service (SaaS) security, Harmony SaaS offers exceptional protection by seamlessly integrating into customers’ existing infrastructure and providing real-time threat prevention.

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Designed to revolutionize Software as a Service (SaaS) security, Harmony SaaS offers exceptional protection by seamlessly integrating into customers’ existing infrastructure and providing real-time threat prevention.
Check Point Harmony SaaS represents a pivotal advancement in our mission to provide cutting-edge cyber security solutions,” said Eyal Manor, VP of Product Management at Check Point Software Technologies.
Key Harmony SaaS Features include:
Automatic Threat Prevention: Leveraging behavior-based machine learning and the most complete repository of SaaS-related threat indicators and attributes, Check Point Harmony SaaS proactively prevents data theft, account takeover, file poisoning, and other SaaS attack vectors.
For more details about Check Point Harmony SaaS, visit: https://www.checkpoint.com/harmony/saas/
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Torii’s Generative AI-Powered SaaS Management Platform Named #1 by G2 Reports

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

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Torii , the SaaS Management pioneer, today announced it has been named the #1 SaaS Management Platform (SMP) provider according to G2’s Winter SaaS Spend and Operations Management reports.

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Torii , the SaaS Management pioneer, today announced it has been named the #1 SaaS Management Platform (SMP) provider according to G2’s Winter SaaS Spend and Operations Management reports.
Torii's superior ranking comes on the heels of the platform's recent AI releases, empowering IT to easily automate any SaaS management task.
That’s why Torii is ushering in the next era of SaaS management to tackle these IT challenges and more with its end-to-end, open and generative AI-powered platform.
To access the G2 SaaS Operations Grid report, click here and for the G2 Spend Management Winter 2023 Grid reports, click here .

AV-TEST Confirms Skyhigh Security Service Edge Delivers Superior Threat Protection in All Test Categories

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Monday, December 18, 2023

Skyhigh Security announced today that its Skyhigh Security Service Edge (SSE) portfolio far surpassed other similar product tests in an independent evaluation conducted by AV-TEST –placing the Skyhigh Cloud Platform among the top performers in its product category.

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Skyhigh Security announced today that its Skyhigh Security Service Edge (SSE) portfolio far surpassed other similar product tests in an independent evaluation conducted by AV-TEST –placing the Skyhigh Cloud Platform among the top performers in its product category.
These results confirm the high threat protection efficacy of Skyhigh SSE.
In that test, Skyhigh SSE shows an efficiency of 99.69% for malicious PE files and 99.51% for non-portable executable malware files.
“The findings validate Skyhigh SSE’s robust threat protection, positioning it as an essential component in fortifying corporate networks and clouds.

Research Demonstrates Healthcare Sector Lags in Cybersecurity Investment Despite Higher Level of Risk for Attacks

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Skyhigh Security today released the Skyhigh Security Cloud Adoption and Risk Report, Healthcare Edition , which investigates the state of cloud security in healthcare organizations, including patient care facilities and healthcare technology companies.

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Skyhigh Security today released the Skyhigh Security Cloud Adoption and Risk Report, Healthcare Edition , which investigates the state of cloud security in healthcare organizations, including patient care facilities and healthcare technology companies.
While healthcare parallels other sectors in cloud adoption trends, it faces distinct obstacles regarding data security and trust in the cloud.
The report shows that 86% of healthcare organizations have experienced data theft compared to only 80% across all industries.
But despite the elevated threat level, only 51% of healthcare organizations are committed to investing more in cybersecurity, versus 56% across all industries.

Wing Security partners with Drata to reduce the burden of evidence collection and streamline access reviews

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

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Wing Security (Wing) , the leader in SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM), today announced its partnership with Drata , a continuous security and compliance automation platform.

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Wing Security (Wing) , the leader in SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM), today announced its partnership with Drata , a continuous security and compliance automation platform.
This partnership integrates SaaS security controls, robust insights, and automation to streamline and expedite user access reviews and vendor risk assessments for compliance frameworks and standards such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
This unique collaboration marks a first in the SSPM market, empowering customers to reduce weeks of work on the tedious evidence-collection process.
Wing centralizes evidence collection for dozens of applications and generates a consolidated report of all evidence, which seamlessly integrates with the Drata platform.

Syskit Mentioned in the 2023 Gartner® Report: Assessing External-Sharing Options in Microsoft 365

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

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CAMBRIDGE, England, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Syskit , a prominent provider of governance and management solutions for Microsoft 365, is delighted to announce its inclusion in the recent Gartner report entitled "Assessing External-Sharing Options in Microsoft 3651".

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CAMBRIDGE, England, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Syskit , a prominent provider of governance and management solutions for Microsoft 365, is delighted to announce its inclusion in the recent Gartner report entitled "Assessing External-Sharing Options in Microsoft 3651".
The report offers valuable insights into the assessment criteria for organisations seeking external-sharing options within the Microsoft 365 environment.
"Once again being mentioned in Gartner's report addressing Microsoft 365 external sharing underscores the high quality of our platform.
1 Gartner, Assessing External-Sharing Options in Microsoft 365, Max Goss, 30 June 2023.

Report Finds 78% of Financial Services Organizations Have Experienced a Cybersecurity Breach, Threat and Data Theft

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Skyhigh Security today released the Cloud Adoption and Risk Report, Financial Services Edition , that explores how the financial services sector is navigating cloud security in an era of increased cloud adoption and opportunistic cybercriminals.

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Skyhigh Security today released the Cloud Adoption and Risk Report, Financial Services Edition , that explores how the financial services sector is navigating cloud security in an era of increased cloud adoption and opportunistic cybercriminals.
The report is based on a subset of data from Skyhigh Security’s The Data Dilemma: Cloud Adoption and Risk Report , which provides a comprehensive look at cloud data security challenges across industries.
“These issues are particularly acute in the financial services realm, since cybercriminals motivated by monetary gain, or a political agenda, often target this sector.
From 2019 to 2022, the average number of public cloud services utilized by financial services organizations jumped from 20 to 31 — an increase of over 50%.

Global CISO Survey Finds Digital-First Economy Introduces Unforeseen Risks for 89% of CISOs

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Salt Security, the leading API security company, today released key findings of the new "State of the CISO 2023" report. Conducted by Global Surveyz for Salt, the global CISO survey gathered feedback from 300 CISOs/CSOs around the world on issues resulting from digital transformation and enterprise digitalization. The results highlight significant CISO challenges including the biggest security control gaps they must manage, the most significant personal struggles they face, and the impact that broader global issues are having on their ability to deliver effective cybersecurity strategies.

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The vast majority of CISOs admit to feeling the impact of a number of global trends.
Specific CISO responses regarding the impact of global trends were:
The digital-first economy has also impacted CISOs on a personal level.
With several high-profile CISO lawsuits making waves recently, CISOs are fearful of being found personally liable in the event of a breach, putting their livelihood at risk.
On a positive note, 96% of CISOs worldwide report that their boards of directors are knowledgeable or very knowledgeable about cybersecurity issues.

New Torii Report Finds 73% of CIOs Lack Insights into their Cloud App Spend

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

However, they need to be empowered to address major challenges,” said Uri Haramati, CEO of Torii.

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However, they need to be empowered to address major challenges,” said Uri Haramati, CEO of Torii.
Seventy five percent of CIOs say their inability to identify wasted SaaS spend is a threat to their company’s success.
CIOs feel blind to SaaS spend management: Despite CIOs’ concerns, 73% say their organization does not have a strategic framework for evaluating app rationalization and license usage.
For additional survey findings and implications, access Torii’s complimentary “State of IT Mind” report, here .