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KPMG and Cylance form alliance to secure
enterprise endpoints
that revolutionised endpoint security
by delivering AI-powered threat
prevention, have announced an
alliance to protect enterprises with
predictive AI-based security solutions
and specialised services.
KPMG’s Cyber Security Services
practice guides enterprises
through governance, organisational
transformation, cyberdefence and
incident response. The alliance with
Cylance adds advanced AI-enabled
endpoint security technology to KPMG’s
portfolio of security strategy and road-
map services.
Stuart McClure, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Cylance
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PMG LLP, the US audit,
tax and advisory firm, and
Cylance, the company
“With the proliferation of cybersecurity
incidents, organisations are grappling
with how to protect their data with
limited personnel and resources,” said
Ed Goings, Principal and National
Leader, Cyber Response Services,
KPMG LLP. “Through our alliance with
Cylance, we can now offer clients an AI-
powered cybersecurity solution that
focuses on proactively preventing
both known and unknown threats
before they cause harm.”
Cylance and KPMG Cyber Security
Services enable security teams to
prevent and respond to attacks more
effectively and KPMG professionals
leverage Cylance’s ThreatZERO
services to assess enterprise
environments to strategically deploy
Cylance’s solutions.
Stuart McClure, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Cylance,
said: “Cylance’s AI-powered
threat prevention technology and
services complement the deep
industry knowledge of KPMG’s
professionals, helping clients
solve business challenges while
proactively protecting their systems
and sensitive data from known and
unknown threats.”
FORCEPOINT INCREASES INVESTMENT IN HUMAN-
CENTRIC CYBERSECURITY WITH NEW SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING FACILITY
orcepoint, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions,
has opened a new Centre of Excellence in Ireland.
The investment, supported by the Irish Government
through IDA Ireland, will focus on new product development in
the cloud and endpoint cybersecurity technology space.
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to understand human interactions with data across users,
machines and accounts.”
The roles in Ireland will focus on the greenfield development of
new cloud and endpoint cybersecurity products which integrate
across the entire Forcepoint Human Point System portfolio.
This all-new facility will enable Forcepoint to accelerate its
ability to deliver human-centric cybersecurity solutions. The
investment runs across three years with the majority of the
new roles in cloud and endpoint software engineering created
during the first year of operations. Further roles are planned
over the remainder of the investment period.
“This Centre of Excellence will be pivotal in the development
and operation of market-leading endpoint security, cloud
services and applications, as we scale to meet the needs of
millions of Forcepoint users,” said Heath Thompson, Senior
Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Security.
“By drawing on Ireland’s strong talent pool we will add to our
skilled teams across the world and accelerate our mission
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(L–R) Councillor Mick Finn, Lord Mayor of Cork; Forcepoint CEO Matt
Moynahan; and Andrew Vogelaar, the Head of Growth Markets at IDA
Ireland, celebrate the opening of the Forcepoint Cork office
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