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Crossword signs agreement with global
aerospace defence and security company
rossword Cybersecurity,
a technology
commercialisation company
focused solely on cybersecurity and
risk, has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Leonardo,
a global high-tech aerospace defence
and security company.
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Crossword is rapidly becoming a
leading player in the provision of risk
assurance systems.
Rizikon Assurance allows
organisations to assess, assure,
visualise and ultimately control third
party risk.
The cooperation between Crossword
and Leonardo will enable Leonardo’s
National Cyber Security Centre’s
certified cyber consultancy to use
Rizikon Assurance to enhance its
leading risk assessment and risk
management practice for customers
throughout the world. Leonardo
targets its cybersecurity offerings
at government, defence and critical
national infrastructure both in the UK
and internationally.
Supporting that offering with industry-
leading tooling such as Rizikon
Assurance will further improve
outcomes for customers.
cybersecurity research in UK
universities and bringing cutting edge
technology to market.
Jake Holloway, Crossword’s Business
Development Director, said: “Having
Leonardo as a partner will allow us to
respond to much larger opportunities
for our products like Rizikon
Assurance. This is a big step in our
development as a business.”
The MoU states an intention
to collaborate across multiple
workstreams, including an agreement
to bid for certain significant contracts
across multiple industries throughout
2020, utilising Crossword’s flagship
third party risk management solution
Rizikon Assurance and Leonardo’s
extensive expertise in integration,
cyber and third-party assurance.
The MoU also explores opportunities
to partner to deliver technology
commercialisation, focusing on
Jake Holloway, Business Development
Director at Crossword
SANS ANNOUNCES BIGGEST EVER
GULF REGION CYBERSECURITY
TRAINING EVENT IN DUBAI
ANS Institute, a world leader
in cybersecurity training and
certification, returns to Dubai
this month with its biggest yet Gulf
region event.
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With 10 essential information security
training courses taught by SANS’ highly
qualified, technically skilled instructors,
the event will run over two weeks from
November 16–28.
The Gulf region has become increasingly
digitalised over the past five to 10 years.
As a result, and due to its geopolitical
and strategic importance on the world
stage, the region has also become a key
target of both nation state cybercriminals
and hacktivists.
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The two-week SANS Gulf Region
November event will provide security
professionals in the GCC with the deep
technical skills and knowledge required
to keep ahead of today’s cybercriminals
and to protect organisations in the region.
Courses cover areas such as incident
response, threat hunting, digital
forensics, hacker and network tools
and forensics, and reverse engineering,
together with a variety of other red, blue
and purple team skills.
Ned Baltagi, SANS Institute Managing
Director of the Middle East and Africa,
said: “SANS Institute remains committed
to increasing the levels of self-reliance
among organisations in GCC countries
and, as always, our mission is to deliver
Ned Baltagi, SANS Institute Managing
Director of the Middle East and Africa
cutting-edge information security
knowledge and skills to all students in
order to protect people and assets.”
SANS will also be hosting the Level Up
Roadshow in Dubai on November 18 and
November 25.
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