Sumo Logic, a leading SaaS Log Analytics Platform, today announced that it has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The SCA will focus on continued innovation to accelerate cybersecurity, application observability and automation fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) through Sumo Logic’s partner-first go-to-market motion. Specifically, service enhancements such as Sumo Logic’s SaaS Log Analytics Platform with Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Security Lake will drive industry-leading innovation in cloud security and observability, providing powerful visibility and transparency across all AWS environments.

“Since our founding, Sumo Logic made a strategic bet to go all in with AWS. We’re built on AWS and have been a design partner in a multitude of solutions and go-to-market initiatives over the years to unify cloud insights and ignite action through the power of log analytics,” said Timm Hoyt, SVP of Worldwide Partners and Alliances. “We are delighted about this SCA as we head into a second decade of bringing together the best technologies to help customers build and secure their business across AWS and in the cloud.”

Sumo Logic unifies and analyzes enterprise data, translating it into actionable insights through one AI-powered cloud-native log analytics platform. This single source of truth enables Dev, Sec and Ops teams to simplify complexity, collaborate efficiently and accelerate data-driven decisions that drive business value. Customers around the world rely on the Sumo Logic SaaS Log Analytics Platform to ensure application reliability, security, and protection against modern security threats, as well as gain insights into their cloud infrastructures.

“The SCA with Sumo Logic strengthens our shared vision and commitment to giving our joint customers real-time visibility across their AWS workloads with AI-powered log analytics that break down the silos across security, developers and IT operations,” said Alan Braun, Managing Director, Technology Partnerships and AWS Marketplace at AWS. “We are pleased to collaborate with Sumo Logic to help make the digital world faster, reliable and more secure by unifying insights to ignite action.”

“This strategic collaboration underscores Sumo Logic’s Partner First approach and investment in advancements that give clients the ability to harness the full potential of AI-driven analytics in cloud security and application observability,” said Quentin Rhoads-Herrera, Managing Director of Cybersecurity Managed Services & Platforms for Stratascale. “This collaboration amplifies Stratascale’s ability to deliver unparalleled insights and automation, ensuring that our clients can confidently navigate the complexities of modern IT landscapes. By integrating Sumo Logic’s advanced log analytics with AWS’s robust infrastructure, we are poised to provide next-generation solutions that not only enhance operational efficiency but fortify cybersecurity postures, driving transformative business outcomes.”

“We have been a long-time partner of Sumo Logic, working together to deliver world-class Cloud SIEM technology to help our customers speed up incident investigations by automatically triaging alerts and correlating threats through log analytics,” said Craig Stamm, CEO of Zyston. “It’s fantastic to see Sumo Logic continue to deepen its strategic collaboration with AWS as it helps strengthen the collective ecosystem of partnerships we have with leading cybersecurity organizations that enable Zyston to engage with their clients to build, manage and mature their cybersecurity programs.”

Sumo Logic and AWS power joint customers

As a leading electronic data interchange (EDI) provider that helps power retail supply chains worldwide, SPS Commerce has an expansive infrastructure to serve more than 120,000 customers. It consists of on-premises systems, cloud footprints in AWS and a wide range of custom applications and toolsets. From switches and routers to AWS logs, all the telemetry comes together in Sumo Logic to triage alerts and correlate threats across the company’s infrastructure.

“As the world’s leading retail supply chain network, it’s really important that we consistently deliver highly available, high-performance services to our customers. Delivering industry-leading innovative services demands that our technology teams deploy frequently and also react quickly and confidently to performance or security anomalies,” said Andy Domeier, Senior Director of Technology for SPS Commerce. “We couldn’t do this without the collaboration between Sumo Logic, AWS and our teams here at SPS Commerce. They are critical in helping us investigate really complex problems, leveraging log analytics as a common language across our AWS cloud footprint to help improve collaboration, enabling us to deliver on our promises to our customers.”

This collaboration underscores the value of Sumo Logic and AWS in providing flexibility and unlocking greater business value for customers across industries. For more information, please visit https://www.sumologic.com/resources/amazon-web-services/.

Sumo Logic Secures New AWS Competencies

Additionally, Sumo Logic announced today that it has achieved the AWS Cloud Operations Competency in the Retail, Education and Government categories as an AWS Partner who has demonstrated AWS technical expertise and proven customer success, delivering real-time log analytics across these verticals. Sumo Logic now has nine AWS Competencies, including AWS Retail ISV, AWS Government Competency, AWS Education ISV Competency, AWS Cloud Operations Software Competency, AWS Data & Analytics ISV Competency, AWS DevOps ISV Competency, AWS Built-in Competency, AWS Small and Medium Business Software Competency, AWS Containers ISV Competency and AWS Security ISV Competency. Sumo Logic is also an AWS Lambda Partner, Amazon Linux Ready Partner and AWS Graviton Partner.

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Swimlane, automation for the entire security organization, today announced an exclusive global partnership with Macnica to enable greater scale and adoption of Swimlane Turbine across the Asia-Pacific Japan (APJ) and Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) regions. Through the partnership, Macnica will gain access to Turbine, creating an advanced automation practice across their global network of distributors and resellers to bring the power of AI-enhanced security automation to the regions.

The partnership enables robust automation across Macnica’s most popular use cases including insider threat, Zero Trust, cloud security, operational technology (OT) security, web security, and XDR. Turbine will enable the Macnica customer base to take automation beyond vendor-locked XDR, limited SIEM and SOAR offerings and overly simplified no-code automation tools.

Easing APJ and META security burden and workforce gap

According to the 2023 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, the workforce gap grew by 12.6% in 2023, with APJ and META experiencing the steepest regional rise at 12%. The report also found that 71% of cybersecurity professionals in the region think the current threat landscape is the most challenging it has been in the past five years, with 62% of respondents noting that budget cuts and layoffs have inhibited their response to threats. This highlights that security operations teams are overburdened by manual, repetitive and time-consuming tasks required to track, mitigate and respond to security events.

By partnering with Swimlane, Macnica will equip partners with the triple threat of automation, generative artificial intelligence, and low-code. This will open up new automated solutions for customers to help end users overcome the challenges of alert proliferation, product sprawl, widening talent gap and connecting disparate teams or tools.

“The cybersecurity landscape in APJ is reaching a tipping point, with alert fatigue crippling SOC teams and the talent shortage leaving them stretched thin,” said Yusuke Kobayashi, Macnica, Inc. Networks Company President. “This is why Macnica is thrilled to join forces with Swimlane to bring Turbine’s best-in-class low-code automation and AI capabilities to a wider regional audience. Equipping our partners with these solutions will empower them to deliver significant value to their customers, helping them automate workflows, streamline operations and maximize the effectiveness of their security teams.”

“This partnership with Macnica is a game-changer for the APJ and META regions as it extends access to world-class automation that previously wasn’t attainable,” said James Brear, CEO of Swimlane. “Macnica is a recognized leader when it comes to distributing industry-leading technology, and now as a Swimlane partner, they are empowering their vast network to deliver the full force of Turbine’s AI-enhanced and low-code capabilities.”

Redefining security operations with scale and speed

Through this partnership, Macnica partners will unlock a wealth of benefits including:

• Simplified integrations: While diverse integrations in SOCs can unlock significant value, managing them can be a time-consuming burden. For Macnica customers who implement Turbine, Swimlane shoulders the responsibility for a vast majority of integrations, including building new integrations, maintaining current integrations, and updating old integrations when API changes occur.
• Extensive customization: Macnica serves a vast and diverse customer base with varying security postures, compliance requirements and organizational structures. To effectively automate security across this spectrum, customers need a solution that offers customization capabilities. Unlike many SOAR platforms, Turbine empowers Macnica partners to deliver tailored security automation solutions to a variety of popular use cases.
• Analyst accuracy and efficiency: Security analysts constantly face the pressure of speed and repetitive tasks, increasing the risk of human mistakes. Turbine tackles this challenge by automating routine workflow to ensure data is handled according to an organization’s security policies. Turbine’s Hero AI empowers analysts through a collection of AI-enhanced innovations, powered by Swimlane’s own large language model (LLM), boosting efficiency and accuracy for a more effective security posture.

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Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider^® and Wiz, the leading cloud security platform that provides users with full visibility into their critical cloud risks, today announced that Carahsoft has added Wiz’s Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) to its GSA (General Services Administration) Schedule, making Wiz’s solutions available to the Public Sector through Carahsoft and its reseller partners. Federal, State and Local Government agencies are now able to more easily leverage Wiz’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP^®) Moderate solutions to secure their cloud environment.

“The addition of Wiz’s FedRAMP Moderate CNAPP to Carahsoft’s GSA Schedule marks a significant milestone in our commitment to enhancing cloud security for Government agencies,” said Dean Scontras, VP of Public Sector, Wiz. “This strengthens our ability to offer Federal, State, and Local Governments comprehensive visibility and protection against evolving cloud risks while meeting their strict security regulations.”

Wiz’s CNAPP provides an integrated view of risk with comprehensive visibility and actionable insights for users. It includes Vulnerability Management, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Kubernetes Security Posture Management (KSPM), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlements Management (CIEM), Cloud Detection & Response (CDR), and Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP), which enables proactive risk mitigation across entire cloud environments. For Public Sector agencies securing Government assets, Wiz conducts thorough risk assessments and identifies potential attack paths, presenting a prioritized view through a graph-based visual interface. With Wiz’s continuous assessment and rapid gap remediation, Public Sector customers can uphold secure, compliant cloud environments.

“The CNAPP addresses the complex cloud security challenges that agencies face daily,” said Brian O’Donnell, Vice President of Cybersecurity Solutions at Carahsoft. “Wiz’s addition to Carahsoft’s GSA Schedule, now supported by its FedRAMP Moderate designation, offers the Government streamlined access to essential tools for securely managing cloud infrastructures. This enhancement not only boosts operational efficiency but also enables our reseller partners to effectively support agencies in prioritizing and mitigating risks with ease.”

Having recently achieved the FedRAMP Moderate designation, Wiz demonstrates its dedication to enhance operational efficiency and security for government agencies. FedRAMP ensures standardized cloud security, streamlining adoption by Federal agencies, while Wiz’s compliance with NIST Special Publication 800-53 underscores its ability to meet stringent security standards.

Wiz’s platform is available through Carahsoft’s GSA Schedule No. 47QSWA18D008F, and additional Federal, State and Local, and Education contracts. For more information, contact the Wiz team at Carahsoft at (888) 662-2724 or Wiz@carahsoft.com.

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Morag joined Tenable in 2023 through the acquisition of Ermetic, an innovative cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) company, where he was the CEO and a co-founder. Since that time, he has led the charge to expand and augment Tenable Cloud Security, enabling security teams to reduce risk by rapidly exposing and closing priority security gaps caused by misconfigurations, risky entitlements and vulnerabilities in one powerful CNAPP.

“Over the last year, we have transformed Tenable into a best-in-class, cloud-first player, investing in our cloud strategy and expanding our capabilities at a relentless pace,” said Amit Yoran, chairman and chief executive officer, Tenable. “Shai has been instrumental in our efforts and by taking on the role of chief product officer, he will extend the same rigorous execution that defines our cloud solutions across the entire portfolio.”

Morag has more than 25 years of product management, technology leadership and senior executive experience. Before Ermetic, he served as the co-founder and CEO of Secdo, a cyber security company, where he led the company from its inception to a successful acquisition by Palo Alto Networks. Morag was also the CEO of Integrity-Project, a connectivity, networking and security solutions company, which was acquired by Mellanox. He served for 10 years as an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces Intelligence Corps Unit 8200.

“We’re on a mission to keep raising the bar by focusing on the problems that matter most to our customers. That’s why we’re doubling down on cloud security, expanding our exposure management platform and leveraging AI to drive efficiency in new and exciting ways,” said Morag. “I am very excited about this opportunity and look forward to working with the team to extend Tenable’s track record of market-defining innovation.”

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Securonix, Inc., a five-time Gartner Magic Quadrant Cybersecurity leader in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), today announced a new partnership with TD SYNNEX, a leading global distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem, to distribute Securonix’s AI-Reinforced SIEM platform to its extensive solution provider network. The partnership significantly expands the market reach of Securonix EON, which introduces advanced AI capabilities into Securonix’s leading SIEM platform. This enhancement strengthens all layers of the platform, empowering organizations to more effectively address the dynamic cybersecurity threat landscape.

TD SYNNEX helps maximize the value of technology investments, demonstrate business outcomes, and unlock growth opportunities for its diverse customer base. The partnership with Securonix supports its focus on high-growth opportunities in cybersecurity, cloud, analytics, and AI, and demonstrates its commitment to offering market-leading solutions to its partner ecosystem.

“Our partnership with TD SYNNEX is a significant milestone in our channel-first go-to-market strategy,” said Scott Sampson, Chief Revenue Officer at Securonix. “It’s a mutual win for both the Securonix and TD SYNNEX ecosystems. TD SYNNEX is a leader in making best-in-class security and AI solutions available to its partners. We’re thrilled with the opportunity to bring our Magic Quadrant-leading AI-Reinforced SIEM Platform to market through TD SYNNEX value-added resellers (VARs), managed security service providers (MSSPs), and system integrators (SIs).”

Securonix recently updated its partner program to make it easier for solution providers to leverage the new AI-Reinforced CyberOps capabilities in Securonix EON. The Securonix Elevate partner program offers new, tiered pricing based on program levels, as well as enablement and marketing benefits and training. Securonix Elevate provides a standardized consumption model that will make it easier for partners in the TD SYNNEX ecosystem to bundle services and go to market quickly.

Securonix Elevate is designed to spur growth for the partners within the TD SYNNEX ecosystem by providing a rich array of services, joint business planning and sales forecasting, as well as a resource-rich partner portal. Its co-branded Market Development Funds program is structured to meet the evolving needs of its partners and help them grow in a rapidly evolving technology ecosystem. The program also enables partners to sell Securonix’s industry-leading User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) as a standalone solution, providing more revenue opportunities for its partners.

“TD SYNNEX is committed to uniting IT solutions that deliver business outcomes today and unlock growth for the future,” said Cheryl Day, Senior Vice President, New Vendor Acquisition & Global Solutions at TD SYNNEX. “With Securonix added to our vast portfolio of vendor partners, we’re able to enrich the breadth and depth of our cybersecurity offerings so customers can do great things with technology.”

For more information on Securonix EON, please visit: https://www.securonix.com/products/eon/.

For more information on the Securonix Partner Program or to join, please visit https://www.securonix.com/partners/.

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As businesses increasingly migrate to the cloud and adopt cloud-native technologies, the complexity and attack surface of their digital environments have expanded dramatically. Recognising the critical need to secure these environments, organisations are turning to Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solutions to address emerging challenges.

CSPM tools are rising in demand and are becoming increasingly crucial for organisations to maintain robust security postures as they need to deal with the complexities of multi-cloud and cloud-native technology management and meet stringent regulatory requirements, which is set to remain the driving force behind CSPM adoption.

The global CSPM market is projected to grow over three-fold by 2028, with revenues expected to reach $5.58 billion.

North America is set to maintain its leadership in the field, growing from its 2023 revenue base of $1.04 billion at a projected CAGR of 29.0% over the forecast period. Key drivers behind this buoyancy include the widespread and advanced adoption of public cloud and cloud-native technologies, necessitating more sophisticated and comprehensive security solutions.

Shifting from Fragmented Tools to Unified Protection

With the increasing demand for unified security that provides granular visibility and robust protection across diverse cloud-native application environments, organisations are moving away from stand-alone cloud security tools. Previously relied-upon tools, such as CSPM, Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPPs), vulnerability management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and container security, often result in manual risk correlation and operational complexities due to their lack of unified coverage and context.

In response, businesses are increasingly adopting fully integrated Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPPs). These comprehensive platforms deliver end-to-end visibility, risk management, and security capabilities across all layers of modern cloud deployments, encompassing cloud infrastructure, workloads, applications, and data.

Investment in Cloud Security Technologies on the Rise

Frost & Sullivan’s recent Voice of Enterprise Security Customer report highlights a significant increase in cloud security investments among global organisations. The report reveals that 31% of respondents are using cloud security to prevent breaches, while 30% are leveraging these solutions to detect and respond to cloud threats. Additionally, 24% are investing in cloud security to prepare for unknown threats, and 12% are using cloud security technologies for regulatory compliance.

Anh Tien Vu, Growth Expert at Frost & Sullivan, explains: “This upward investment trend underscores the growing awareness and prioritisation of cloud security among businesses worldwide. By 2025, it is estimated that 89% of organisations will employ Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPPs), 91% will use Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), and 88% will implement Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM).”

He adds that approximately 88% of organisations are expected to explore comprehensive cloud security platforms, including Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPPs).

To stay ahead in the rapidly evolving cloud security landscape and address the complexities of multi-cloud and cloud-native environments, find out more about the growing demand and growth opportunities for Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solutions here

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Netskope, a leader in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), has today announced  a Managed Service Provider (MSP) agreement with SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”). This MSP agreement is only granted to partners with excellent delivery capabilities, and the partnership will see Netskope’s Intelligent Security Service Edge (SSE) solution provided to Japanese enterprises. The partnership is the first of its kind for Netskope in Japan and marks a significant milestone in the American company’s expansion in the market.

For decades SoftBank has provided essential telecommunications services, and in recent years has successfully built upon that heritage to provide innovative technology services to help the strategic digitization of enterprise businesses and society. The partnership will leverage Netskope’s SSE leadership and global security private cloud NewEdge, along with SoftBank’s extensive established relationships with Japanese businesses, supporting the strategic digitization of society through innovative solutions.

The Netskope One platform provides granular visibility and real-time data and threat protection for cloud services, websites, and private apps accessed from anywhere, on any device. SSE is a cloud-native security stack which provides Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), and Data Loss Prevention (DLP), along with threat protection and full integration with networking technologies. In 2024, Netskope was recognized for the third year in a row as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge (SSE).

SoftBank’s fully managed Netskope Intelligent SSE service is an expansion of a successful partnership which first started in 2023. To promote adoption among a wide range of businesses, including large corporations as well as small and medium-sized enterprises, SoftBank has recently strengthened their service delivery system, including the development of engineers to execute the MSP agreement. The service includes comprehensive support for customers’ cloud security, data protection, and compliance measures, which are provided in addition to the security monitoring already available through SoftBank’s existing managed security services.

Hironori Nakano, Vice President, Enterprise Product & Business Strategy Division, SoftBank Corp., stated, “We are delighted to announce that we can now offer Netskope’s SSE solution as a managed service provider. As the demand for digitization grows, driven by cutting-edge technology such as Generative AI, the importance of SSE in enabling secure cloud utilization also grows. We are confident that our work with Netskope will further improve our service to a wide range of customers together.”

Jin Ichiro Daikoku, Country Manager of Netskope Japan, stated, “To have a company of SoftBank’s caliber offer our platform as a managed service is a testament to the industry recognition and technology leadership. By combining SoftBank’s strong customer base with Netskope’s innovative security solutions, we are confident that we can deliver the value of cloud security to more customers. In particular, we will also be able to offer fully managed security services to small and medium-sized enterprises.”

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Sysdig, the leader in real-time cloud security, today announced AI-powered detection and response with Sysdig Sage, the company’s generative AI security analyst. When organizations have only minutes to respond to cloud attacks, Sysdig Sage turns lengthy investigations into fast, meaningful conversations that focus security teams on what matters most, using multi-step reasoning and contextual awareness. Sysdig Sage transcends the basic data summarization offered by other AI tools to actually interact with users through humanlike conversations that consider previous context for more in-depth answers. Built on a unique autonomous agents architecture, Sysdig Sage knows where the user is in the product and provides rich context, while proactively suggesting next steps and even directing the user’s workflow. See Sysdig Sage in action.

“Sysdig Sage has broken the mold of traditional AI security assistants,” said Loris Degioanni, Founder and CTO of Sysdig. “When the CISO’s biggest concern is risk and they are expected to do more with less, Sysdig Sage is their secret weapon to up-level teammates and proactively point them to the fix. Sysdig Sage is the team of SOC and Incident Response pros you wish you had in the heat of a fast-moving cloud attack.”

Accelerating Human Response With a Team of AI Agents

Architecturally, Sysdig Sage uses an autonomous agents approach, leveraging multiple specialized AI agents working collaboratively with a common goal: simplifying and accelerating security for a faster, better-informed human response. Equipped with specialized, domain-specific programming rather than predefined answers, the autonomous Sysdig Sage agents work together to dynamically address a wide range of cloud security challenges. In essence, Sysdig Sage enables human users to build an active defense against threats with a team of experts by their side.

• Multi-step reasoning: Sysdig Sage helps security teams peel back the layers of sophisticated cloud threats through in-depth conversations. Using multi-step reasoning, Sysdig Sage responds to incident deep dives with straightforward answers that help security teams quickly understand the security implications and risks associated with a given threat.
• Contextual awareness: Sysdig Sage is context aware – this means that it can both contextualize the data a user is currently observing to answer questions more precisely and move them across the platform to better visualize threats. Sysdig Sage explains what users are looking at, a novel capability that allows users to ask Sysdig Sage vague questions such as “Can you tell me more about this?” to better understand on-screen events. It also enables Sysdig Sage to seamlessly navigate the UI and show users other pages related to their queries.
• Guided response: Beyond summarizing and explaining threats, Sysdig Sage suggests proactive response actions, prevention strategies, and process improvements. Sysdig Sage empowers security teams to capitalize on the real-time nature of Sysdig and the cutting-edge discoveries of the Sysdig Threat Research team to accelerate human response without leaving the platform.

“Sysdig Sage dramatically reduces the potential for human error and will save us hundreds of hours,” said a Vice President, Engineering, at a major U.S. bank. “A conversation with Sysdig Sage is like consulting a mentor; the conversation naturally builds on itself and everything happens within the UI. When the conversation pertains to a different UI page, Sysdig Sage will actually navigate me there. It’s amazing how fast we can drill into runtime security issues and explore prevention strategies.”

Sysdig’s cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) customers will be able to leverage Sysdig Sage for free with a high usage cap; for those requiring additional capacity, flat-rate expanded access will be available.

Resources

• Watch “Sysdig Sage for Cloud Detection and Response.”
• Read “Sysdig Sage for CDR: Accelerate Analysis, Investigation, and Response.”
• Learn more about “Sysdig Sage: A Groundbreaking AI Security Analyst.”
• Explore the “2024 Gartner® CNAPP Market Guide.”

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ZEST Security exited stealth today with its AI-powered cloud risk resolution platform to eliminate enterprise cloud security risks at scale. The platform correlates and pinpoints the root cause of cloud risks to craft resolution paths that eliminate cloud vulnerabilities and misconfigurations that attackers can exploit. The breakthrough technology–a game changer for cloud security efforts–attracted a seed round investment of $5 million from Hanaco Ventures, Silvertech Ventures and angel investors.

Today’s security stack is very rich in identifying cloud risks, vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, but when it comes to remediating these risks, it’s extremely manual, time consuming and in some cases, impossible. Once a potential risk is identified, significant back-and-forth between teams is required to validate the risk, understand the root cause and determine the best resolution. On average, it takes 30-60 days to remediate a single cloud security risk and 80% of resolved risks only resurface shortly after remediation. Lack of efficient and effective remediation is not only costing organizations millions of dollars per year in operational spending, it has also directly contributed to a drastic increase in successful exploitation of known cloud risks.

According to Mandiant’s most recent M-Trends report:

• Vulnerability exploitation is the top initial access vector,
• And cloud-native misconfigurations are the main enabler for adversaries to maintain access, move laterally and accomplish mission objectives.

ZEST’s AI-powered risk resolution platform is redefining cloud risk remediation for security and DevOps teams. “Combining the power of Generative AI with the cost savings and selection of open-source innovations, ZEST seized a unique opportunity to revolutionize how organizations approach security and risk,” said Charlie Federman, partner at Silvertech Ventures. “The founders’ deep experience in cloud, product and application security uniquely positions them to help the security industry move beyond visibility to effectively resolving cloud risks.”

Under the leadership of co-founders Snir Ben Shimol, CEO and Uri Aronovici, CTO, both ex-Israeli Intelligence officers, ZEST was founded to bridge the gap between identifying security risks and efficiently remediating them. There is a pressing need for technology that shifts the industry’s focus. It’s not about opening tickets; it’s about closing them.

“In recent years, the focus has been on cloud risk identification, but what we now have is a ‘failure to remediate’ problem,” said Shimol. “We founded ZEST to solve a big challenge within a new market. By providing security teams with resolution paths –whether that’s mitigation using existing tools, or preventative remediation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)–organizations can finally level the playing field with threat actors. Just three years ago, building a product like this wouldn’t have been possible. We have a unique opportunity to tackle this now by taking advantage of developments in GenAI and the rapid adoption of DevOps systems.”

Before founding ZEST, Snir built the global cyber security platform and services organization at Varonis. Shimol then held the role of CSO at Cider Security to build the first AppSec OS. Snir and the co-founders took Cider from $0 ARR to an impressive exit to Palo Alto Networks in just two years.

Uri Aronovici has 10+ years of hands-on and leadership experience in cloud and product security working at large organizations including Akamai Technologies and Check Point Software. As the security architect lead, Uri faced the challenges associated with remediating cloud security risks daily. Bombarded with alerts from his cloud security stack, he spent years going back and forth with DevOps teams to find solutions. Despite his efforts, there was little to show for it in terms of actually reducing the risk to the business. These frustrations led him to develop a technical solution, which eventually became the vision for ZEST.

“ZEST eliminates the back-and-forth typically required between security and DevOps teams to determine the best path to mitigation and remediation,” said Matthew Hurewitz, director of platforms and application security at Best Buy. “ZEST shows security teams all of their options, so they can quickly and confidently resolve their vulnerabilities.”

Discover how ZEST can align your cloud risks with resolution paths. Visit https://zestsecurity.io/ for more information and to schedule a demo.

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Anania has more than 25 years of experience in leading customer satisfaction and sales growth across public and private sectors, excelling in both direct and indirect sales channels. Joining Sophos from Zendesk, Anania was responsible for the management and development of its global client base of more than 110,000 customers from small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) to enterprises. During her time at Zendesk, Anania led all post-sales functions, including Professional Services, Customer Support, Customer Service, Customer Success, and Renewals, to deliver top line growth and measurable impact for customers. Anania has extensive experience specializing in scaling post-sales customer engagement for enterprise, commercial, and volume segments, delivering significant Return on Investment (ROI) and driving revenue.

As CCO, Anania will be responsible for developing a stronger customer-centric culture, working together with channel partners and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to deliver a seamless experience for Sophos’ growing customer base of more than 600,000 organizations worldwide. This vision also provides assurance that smaller customers, which are a prime target for attackers, have access to the same innovative security solutions and industry-leading threat intelligence as their larger counterparts, a critical overall mission for Sophos in 2024 and beyond.

“Sophos is in an exciting phase of its business growth, and I am eager to bring my career success building positive customer experiences to the company,” said Anania. “Sophos has a stellar reputation for continually innovating cybersecurity technology and managed security services that help organizations defend their businesses against ransomware, data breaches and other potentially business-ending cyberattacks. I will be working closely with channel partners, MSPs, and the global team, to advocate for Sophos’ customers and their security defenses and to drive value for partners from Sophos’ entire portfolio of solutions and services.”

“The threat landscape is always changing, and organizations need regular, interactive assessments of their overall IT environments to determine how to most efficiently and effectively adapt to defeat active attackers. To help facilitate this, security vendors need to take responsibility to ensure that customer investments in their products and services are providing real value to them, which requires engagement throughout contract lifecycles. This also requires world-class customer experience (CX) for renewals and upgrades to the most relevant and appropriate technologies and services, and an awareness of the full potential already available in existing licenses. The best tool is of little value without the right operation, so these components are critical to properly and consistently defending against modern attacks,” said Joe Levy, CEO of Sophos. “To provide this pathway, we’ve hired Teresa, who has an impressive track record building post-sales relationships and delivering experiences that increase customer satisfaction and drive topline growth. Her knowledge and expertise will allow us to further put customers at the center of our business, alongside our channel partners and MSPs. Most importantly, Teresa’s new role will help keep our customers as secure as possible, which is always our top priority. We are delighted to welcome Teresa to the Sophos team.”

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