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May 31, 2019Grit Studios in Bentonville and its founder Rick Webb are working to bring more attention to cybersecurity to Northwest Arkansas because of the global nature of many area businesses. Working with Semperis, a partner with Microsoft and accelerator alumni with offices in San Francisco, New York City and Tel Aviv, Grit Studios hosted its first Hybrid Identity Protection Tech Day in Bentonville on Thursday (May 30).

May 30, 2019The bulk of the content shared at the event dealt with keeping networks safe from hacks which continue to plague all businesses. The top 20 breaches in 2018 included the following companies: T-Mobile, Facebook, Google, Marriott/Starwood, Saks Fifth Avenue, Shein, Sling Health, Orbitz and British Airways. They resulted in 1.5 billion accounts being compromised and 80% of the hacks involved stolen credentials.

May 15, 2019Two years ago, PwC launched a programme for supporting scale-ups. Since its inception, the growth of over 240 scale-ups has been supported through various sector/regional focused groups, and now the Scale programme is extending to also include high-potential cybersecurity businesses. The programme has already identified eight of the brightest international scale-ups disrupting the cyber security industry who will undertake the 10-week course, helping them to raise their profiles, identify commercial opportunities and prepare for growth.

May 11, 2019PwC is collaborating with CyLon to launch its first Scale | Cyber programme to support high potential scale-up businesses focused on building a more secure and innovative digital economy. Eight of the brightest international scale-ups disrupting the cyber security industry have been identified to undertake the 10-week programme, helping them to raise their profiles, identify commercial opportunities and prepare for growth. The programme, taking place in London, will introduce the companies to potential customers, decision makers, and thought leaders in their field who could advise, mentor, or partner with their business.

May 11, 2019In the age of the cloud, the perimeter is disappearing fast. Now, we are fully dependent on identity as the only control point. Organizations adopting cloud services need to put a much higher focus on protecting identity repositories as they hold the keys to the kingdom.