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Event in Dubai to
highlight maritime
cybersecurity
eatrade Maritime Middle East –
the maritime meeting place for
the Middle East held biennially
in Dubai – is set to tackle the pertinent
issue of cybersecurity in the increasingly
technology-dependent global maritime
industry in light of the costly, growing
attacks targeting major international
shipping companies.
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To be held at the Dubai World Trade
Centre from October 29 to 31, under
the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Crown Prince of Dubai, the Seatrade
Maritime Middle East exhibition and
conference will highlight the nature of
known cyberthreats, their serious impact
on the maritime community, the risk
factors involved and effective measures
combating the evolving cybercrimes.
Stakeholders and senior executives
from all over the world have identified
cybersecurity as a topic of global
importance especially after the
International Maritime Bureau’s warning
that shipping is becoming the ‘next
playground for hackers.’ There are
now mounting calls for companies to
prioritise their cybersecurity measures
as a result of this valid concern. Emma
Howell, Global Head of Marketing,
Seatrade Portfolio, said: “It is highly
encouraging that stakeholders are now
coming together to discuss the subject of
cybersecurity in the maritime industry.”
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Matt Dircks, CEO, Bomgar
BOMGAR ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION
OF BEYONDTRUST
omgar, a global leader
in privileged access
management (PAM)
solutions, has announced it has
signed a definitive agreement to
acquire BeyondTrust, a global leader
in privilege-centric security, from an
affiliate of Veritas Capital.
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The combined compan y, which
will be called BeyondTrust, brings
together proven innovators with a
shared mission of securing privileged
access and helping customers to
defend themselves from cyberattacks
while increasing productivity.
Bomgar secures privileged
credentials, remote access sessions
and endpoints, while empowering
users to be more efficient and
effective. BeyondTrust offers an
extensible PAM platform that enables
organisations to scale privileged
security as threats evolve across
endpoint, server, IoT, cloud and network
device environments.
These combined solutions will result in
one of the world’s most comprehensive
PAM portfolios, currently used by more
than 19,000 customers worldwide.
Matt Dircks, CEO of Bomgar, who will
lead the combined company as CEO,
said: “We are extremely excited to
build upon BeyondTrust’s privileged
access management leadership and the
significant benefits it will bring to our
joint customers, partners and people.
“Both organisations bring talented
employees who are passionate about
protecting organisations from attacks
related to privileged access. The greater
scale and resources of the combined
company will allow us to accelerate
innovation and deliver technology that
protects our customers from constantly
evolving threats.”
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