RESELLER NEWS 10 01732 759725 ...continued Acumen Cyber and AttackIQ partner to continuously validate UK cyber defences against real-world threats Acumen Cyber is helping to strengthen organisations’ resilience against modern attacks by allying its engineering-led security operations capabilities with Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) from AttackIQ. Together, the companies will enable customers to continuously test defensive effectiveness, prioritise the attack paths that matter most and measure whether adversary opportunity is being systematically reduced over time. Through its partnership with AttackIQ, Acumen’s engineers will continuously emulate adversary techniques mapped to frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, validate whether security controls prevent and detect those techniques, and help customers identify where control gaps, identity exposures, vulnerabilities and misconfigurations combine to create exploitable attack paths. Acumen Cyber CEO Mark Robertson said: “Most organisations still operate security programs built around activity metrics instead of validated outcomes. The reality is that adversaries exploit paths, not isolated findings. Our partnership with AttackIQ allows us to help customers continuously identify where attacker opportunity exists, validate whether defensive controls actually work under real-world conditions and systematically reduce Threat Debt before those paths can be exploited.” … ANS pledges £3m to boost AI adoption in Greater Manchester Digital transformation specialist ANS has pledged £3 million to support AI adoption across Greater Manchester and reinforce the city’s status as a centre for AI innovation. CEO Richard Thompson announced the commitment at the city’s Science and Industry Museum where ANS was hosting Manchester: The UK’s AI Powerhouse. Attracting leaders from business, academia, government and technology, the event featured keynote addresses from Darren Hardman (CEO of Microsoft UK &I), Liz Scott (CEO of Turing Innovation Catalyst and strategic advisor to Greater Manchester Combined Authority on AI ecosystem growth and development) and Richard Thompson (CEO of ANS), plus a panel discussion featuring Sue Daley (Director of Technology and Innovation at techUK). Greater Manchester is home to the UK’s largest AI cluster outside the Golden Triangle (CambridgeLondon-Oxford), with more than 300 AI-first startups and scaleups and over 13,500 people working in AI-related roles. ANS’s AI Adoption Fund will initially provide support to organisations looking to assess their readiness for AI, identify high-value opportunities and implement technologies securely and responsibly. https://www.ans.co.uk/data-ai/ai-powerhouse/ ITVET urges businesses to donate unused laptops as school demand outstrips supply ITVET, a Bishop’s Stortford-based technology solutions provider that also refurbishes donated corporate hardware and distributes it free of charge to schools, charities and community organisations across the UK, is calling on businesses to donate unwanted devices to its Laptops for Schools programme. Launched during the pandemic, the programme has already donated more than 3,000 refurbished laptops and PCs to schools and charities and currently has a waiting list of around 30 organisations in need of equipment for children and/or staff supporting vulnerable groups. Over the last six years, the programme has evolved from relying on public donations to sourcing devices through corporate clients, particularly businesses nearing the end of threeyear lease agreements and/or IT refresh cycles. ITVET manages and funds the full refurbishment process, including free data wiping and certified data destruction for donating businesses, a service typically valued at around £50 per device. By extending the life of 3,000 devices, ITVET estimates it has prevented around 2 tonnes of electronic waste from entering landfill. www.itvet.co.uk/about/laptops-for-schools takes shape and procurement scrutiny of the entire security supply chain intensifies, the organisations that have already established sovereign, end-to-end security programmes will be ahead of requirements that others are still scrambling to meet. What we can now offer the market is a complete answer to that question, one that is auditable, accredited and built entirely within the UK.” e2e-assure.com …Industry’s first managed AI service launched by Cybanetix Cybanetix, an MDR specialist delivering the SOC of the future, has launched a Managed AI Service to address all three aspects of AI use within enterprises – employee AI usage, AI governance and embedded AI. Capable of responding to all alerts in under 15 minutes, the service provides a 360-degree view of the AI security ecosystem and includes observability and exposure mapping, behavioural monitoring of AI activity, runtime protection at both the infrastructure and application layers, and synthetic and adversarial testing of AI models. Cybernetix CTO Merlin Gillespie said: “AI tools such as co-pilots, coding agents and LLM‑powered workflows are now embedded across every business function and represent the fastest growing, least-protected entry point in the enterprise. CISO’s need AI posture management, model provenance, red teaming for rogue behaviour, real-time runtime detection, and the evidence trail to satisfy regulators and auditors. No single product does that, whereas the Managed AI Service covers all those bases to provide a truly credible AI security programme.” cybanetix.com LIMA scores with Bolton Wanderers LIMA, the Salford-based IT service provider, has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide Bolton Wanderers FC with managed network services, Microsoft 365 support, backup-as-aservice and end-user support. As well as strengthening the Club’s core IT environment and network infrastructure, which supports everything from payment systems and turnstiles to Wi-Fi and CCTV, LIMA will help advance the Club’s longer-term technology roadmap, including enhanced cyber security, improved operational resilience and a continued move towards cloud-based and SaaS platforms. In doing so, LIMA will not only provide a better experience for supporters, staff and guests but also enhance the Toughsheet Community Stadium and on-site Bolton Stadium Hotel as venues for hospitality, conferencing and events. www.lima.co.uk
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