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Titanium Taps DefensX for Zero-Trust Secure Browser, Advanced DNS Filtering, and Protection Against Social Engineering Attacks
Fair Lawn, NJ; New York, New York, USA; June 6, 2023 – DefensX™, developer of a Zero-Trust Secure Web Browser extension and cyber security solutions, today announced they have been selected by Titanium, a premier provider of professional and managed information technology services, telecommunications, and asset leasing services, to provide a range of cybersecurity solutions designed to protect individuals and organizations from the fastest growing threats today.
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Novel Social Engineering Attacks Exploding in Growth: New Report from Darktrace
The dramatic growth of generative AI tools, including ChatGPT, is setting off alarm bells all over for very different reasons. One of those relates to cyber security implications. Cyber defense company Darktrace recently published a blog post summarizing new data collected from its customer base, which points out a correlation between increasing social engineering attacks with the rising use of AI software.
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DefensX To Demonstrate MSP Success Stories with Cyber Risk Visibility for SMB’s with its Secure Browser at Pax8’s Beyond Event in Denver
Denver, CO; New York, New York, USA; May 30, 2023 – DefensX™, developer of a Zero-Trust Secure Web Browser extension and cyber security solutions, today announced they are sponsoring the inaugural customer event hosted by Pax8, one of the world’s largest B2B cloud marketplace which simplifies the way organizations buy, sell, and manage cloud solutions, empowering their partners to achieve more with cloud technology.
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Cloud-First Cybersecurity Company Receives Investment to Scale Up Zero Trust Solution Globally
DefensX, developer of a Zero-Trust Secure Web Browser extension and solutions recently announced it has received investment funding rom the Development METU Technopark Venture Capital Investment Fund (Invest101), established in cooperation with the Türkiye Development Fund (TDF) and METU Technopark.
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Tackling A Top Cybersecurity Threat Against Distributed Workforces
This week, DefensX, developer of a Zero Trust Secure Web Browser extension and solutions today announced it has received investment from the Development METU Technopark Venture Capital Investment Fund (Invest101), established in cooperation with the Türkiye Development Fund (TDF) and METU Technopark.
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In A Mobile, Cloud-First World, Social Engineering Threats Are Growing and Investors Are Taking Notice
Cyber security is a high priority item for businesses of all sizes, across all industries, as a variety of new attack methods constantly bombard organizations’ digital defenses. Among all the techniques cyber criminals are leveraging to hack a company's servers, social engineering attacks, like phishing, are certainly among the most common attacks organizations must be wary of.
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Invest101 and DefensX Announce Growth Funding to Accelerate Commercialization of Social Engineering Cyber Security Threats
The managed service provider (MSP) industry has been impacted profoundly by digital transformation, as the explosion of technology forced MSPs to change to survive. MSPs have become IT experts across all functional areas, including trials, beta tests, project management, installation, training, monitoring, maintenance, upgrades and especially customer support. They’ve also quickly become essential for businesses who need reliable cyber security solutions, with 81 percent of organizations having already partnered with an MSP for cyber solutions.
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DefensX Announces Additional Financing to Address Rising Social Engineering Threats
DefensX, developer of a Zero Trust Secure Web Browser extension and solutions today announced it has received investment from the Development METU Technopark Venture Capital Investment Fund (Invest101), established in cooperation with the Türkiye Development Fund (TDF) and METU Technopark.
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Invest 101 Venture Capital Investment Fund Invests in DefensX
Istanbul, Turkey; New York, New York, USA; May 8, 2023 – DefensX™, developer of a Zero-Trust Secure Web Browser extension and solutions today announced it has received an investment from the Development METU Technopark Venture Capital Investment Fund (Invest 101), established in cooperation with the Türkiye Development Fund (TDF) and METU Technopark
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DefensX Closes Growth Funding from Revo Capital; Will Scale Zero Trust Solution for MSPs
Following a series of announcements across North America, EMEA, APAC, and Europe recently, DefensX and Revo Capital shared that the largest VC in Turkey and the region has funded DefensX’s growth strategy. Revo invests in innovative, seed, and early-stage B2B and B2C technology ventures in Turkey, Eastern Europe, and the Baltics and, so far, has made 31 investments and 13 successful exits to date.
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For Mobile Operators and MVNOs, Cyber Security Services Add New Revenues While Addressing Growing Browser-Based Threats
DefensX recently announced that lifecell, serving subscribers in Ukraine, based its new cyber security offering on the DefensX platform. Now, it has announced the closing of a new rounding of funding by Revo Capital, the largest VC fund in Turkey and the region, which invests in innovative, seed, and early-stage B2B and B2C technology ventures.
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Addressing One of the Fastest Growing Threats in the Work From Anywhere Age, Revo Capital Funds DefensX
DefensX, a developer of a zero trust secure browser, announced it has closed a financing round by Revo Capital, a venture capital fund investing in early-stage B2B and B2C technology ventures.
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Cracking Down on the Rising Tide of Web-Borne Threats With a Secure Browser
It's been a busy start to 2023 for DefensX, NYC-based developer of a zero trust secure browser, which recently announced it has closed on a financing round by Revo Capital, a venture capital fund investing in innovative, seed, and early-stage B2B or B2C technology ventures.
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Remote Work Continues to Prevail But When Browses Are Left Unprotected, Attacks Increase
Leveraging the vast new amount of digital attack surface area as having employees work remotely is becoming the rule rather than the exception, cyber attackers are benefitting from increasingly sophisticated ways to hack into mobile devices and computers using browsers and methods. Increasingly, that includes “social engineering,” which attempts to fool users into clicking on nefarious links to fake sites, or otherwise giving up credentials.
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As Attacks on Browsers Escalate, lifecell and DefensX Partner to Address Growing Threat
Amidst the beginning of a new age dominated by digital devices and applications, one cannot overlook the importance of mobile network technology. Mobile is a necessary part of both enterprises' and consumers' daily lives, providing access to tablets, watches, laptops, iPods, netbooks, and many other connected devices.
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As Cyber Attacks on Manufacturers Rise, DefensX Announces New Financing from Revo Capital
Cyber attacks are on the rise in the manufacturing and industrial spheres, especially with respect to web-borne threats.According to a report published by Statista last month, between October 2021 and September 2022, malware was the most common type of cyber incident in manufacturing organizations. The attack vector targeted around 37 percent of organizations in this sector worldwide, and Network and application anomalies ranked second, with 23 percent, while system anomalies followed, with 20 percent.
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DefensX Closes Funding Round Led by REVO
New York, New York, USA; April 18, 2023 – DefensX™, developer of a Zero-Trust Secure Web Browser today announced it has closed a financing round by Revo Capital, a venture capital fund investing in truly innovative, seed & early-stage B2B or B2C technology ventures.
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As Attacks Grow, lifecell Launches Cyber Security Solution in Ukraine
As much as digital transformation is helping businesses become more efficient and agile, it also comes a potentially damaging side effect – a rapid, and severe resurgence in cybercrime. Cybercriminals are leveraging the variety of networks, devices and applications used today to grow their attacks in volume, speed, and sophistication, allowing them to wreak havoc, not just within the business world, but amid global conflict as well.
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DefensX and Ukrane's lifecell Protect Subscribers from Web-Born, Browser-Based Attacks
There has been an increase in cyber attacks alongside other forms of aggression within Ukraine. Recent developments suggest that mobile networks are being used to track individuals' locations in real time, with the signals from their phones being analyzed to launch strikes at specific locations.
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DefensX and lifecell Partner to Protect Ukrainians from Cyber Attacks
New York, New York, USA; Kyiv, Ukraine; April 12, 2023 – DefensX™, developer of zero-trust cybersecurity applications today announced it has partnered with lifecell, a Ukrainian telecommunications operator providing mobile communication and data transfer services based on high-speed Internet to provide next level protection against growing, web-borne cyber-attacks.
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DefensX Teams Up with Exertis MENA, Announcing Regional Distribution Agreement
New York, New York, USA; March 20th, 2023 – DefensX™, a developer of zero-trust cybersecurity applications, today announced they have signed an agreement with Exertis MENA, the Dubai-based arm of global distributor DCC Technology (Exertis), to offer DefensX cloud-based cybersecurity solutions to their regional base of consumer, business, and enterprise customers across the Middle East and Africa.
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As the Internet Continues to Expand Exponentially, So Do Web Borne Cyber Attacks in Asia
According to a study by cybersecurity giant Kaspersky, its anti-phishing system blocked a total of 12,127,692 malicious links in Southeast Asia in the first half of 2022 — exceeding last year's total by over a million in just six months. More than half of these were targeting Kaspersky users in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. As a result, regulators, including the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), have been implementing more robust digital banking security measures.
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Phishing and Other Web-Borne Threats Pose Serious Risk in 2023
There's no denying that the Internet has become the platform for doing business all around the world. Every minute, we, as a population, send 197.6 million emails, spend $1.6 million online and download almost 415,000 apps.
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DefensX Announces First Customer in Asia: Queby Recovery Management Sdn. Bhd
New York, New York, USA; January 4, 2023 – DefensX™, a developer of zero-trust cybersecurity applications, today announced their newest client Queby Sdn. Bhd, a cybersecurity debt recovery management company. The sale was done through DefensX partner Vulsan-X.
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DefensX Announces Distributor Deal with SpikeIT to Offer Cyber Security Bundle in Europe and Middle East
New York, New York, USA; December 26, 2022 – DefensX, developer of an advanced zero-trust secure web browser, today formally announced a distributor agreement and partnership with SpikeIT, a Cyber Security Distribution Value Added & Managed Services company.
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You May Be Surprised How Quickly MSPs Can Deploy Cloud Security for Every Endpoint
In today's digitally driven age, an abundance of new technology has brought forth exciting new opportunities and benefits, but drawbacks and major new risks as well.
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Why Empowering End Users May Be the New Cyber Security Killer App
Over an eight-year period, according to a study by Cybersecurity Ventures, the number of unfilled cybersecurity jobs grew by 350 percent, from one million positions in 2013 to 3.5 million in 2021. Despite industry-wide efforts to reduce the skills gap, the gap remains and tech giants like Microsoft are announcing plans to create millions more jobs globally.
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Twilio Cyber Attack: Social Engineering is Real and Really Dangerous
Phishing is a costly trap to fall into, with the indirect cost of lost productivity ballooning from $1.8 million in 2015 to $3.2 million per company on average in 2021. This makes it a prominent attack to be on the lookout for, as companies are still falling victim to phishing attacks with each passing day.
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10,000 Attacks Reported by Microsoft Shows importance of DNS Security
In today’s digitally driven age, the abundance of new technology has brought forth a plethora of new opportunities and benefits, but also drawbacks as well.
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As Microsoft Reports 10,000 MFA Breaches, Security Solution Providers Step Up
One of the most common cybersecurity enhancements organizations continue to invest in is the adoption of multi-factor authentication (MFA). This is a security method that requires the user to provide two or more verification factors to gain access to a resource such as an application, online account, or a VPN, and is a core component of a strong identity and access management (IAM) policy.
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DefensX Joins CompTIA As Part of North American Expansion Program
NEW YORK, NY (July 19, 2022) – DefensX, a transformational provider of a zero-trust web threat protection platform designed for managed service providers (MSPs) and enabling protection of all devices, today announced it has joined the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), a leading voice and advocate for the $5 trillion global information technology ecosystem and the estimated 75 million industry and tech professionals who design, implement, manage, and safeguard the technology that powers the world’s economy.
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DefensX To Exhibit at MSP Expo and Future of Work Expo 2022, Part of the #TECHSUPERSHOW
Shelton, CT – May 31, 2021 – TMC today announced that DefensX will be exhibiting their next generation cybersecurity solutions designed to eradicate risk from web-borne threats at the MSP Expo and Future of Work Expo part of the #TECHSUPERSHOW, being held June 21-24, 2022 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Massive Increase in Cyber Crime Sends Businesses Racing to Protect Assets
Cyber crime is a significant threat to businesses, regardless of size or industry. It can lead to disruption of operations, breach of business and customer data, unauthorized access to networks, and more. Every day, there are new headlines about data breaches, hackings, cyberattacks, and various forms of crimes against businesses, as cyber crime grows in speed, volume, and most frighteningly, sophistication.
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Securing Every Endpoint Has Become Vitally Important For Every Business, Small or Large
Digitalization has given businesses the opportunity to add numerous devices, applications, and digital practices to optimize their daily practices. However, over the past two years, cybersecurity has become an increasing concern for businesses, regardless of size. The virtual age is shaping up to be an era of continual attacks and workflow shutdowns, as businesses struggle to defend against a vast array of cyber attackers.
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End Point Web Security Leader Isoolate Expands Offering and Emerges as DefensX
From cloud-native browser isolation to a rich range of end-point cybersecurity capabilities, company continues to bring Managed Service Providers simplified yet sophisticated zero-trust solutions for small to medium size businesses
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Pax8 and DefensX Announce New Partnership to Provide MSPs Zero-Trust Endpoint Security Capabilities for All Devices
DENVER, CO and NEW YORK, NY (July 27, 2021) – Pax8, the best place for IT professionals to buy cloud products, today announced a global partnership with DefensX, a transformational provider of zero-trust web threat protection platform, to provide managed service providers (MSPs) endpoint security solutions for all devices. Partners now have access to high-quality technology to protect their clients from sophisticated cyberattacks, keeping them safe on any device.
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DefensX and SMS Global Technologies Launch Partnership to Protect Users from Growing Cyber Attacks Anywhere, on any Network and on any Device
New York, NY and Manila, Philippines – DefensX, a next-generation company that is transforming and disrupting the cloud cybersecurity landscape with its advanced web, mobile and threat isolation technologies, today announced that they have forged a partnership with SMS Global Technologies (SMSGT), a leading system integrator in the Philippines.
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With More Sophisticated and Pervasive Attacks on Mobile Devices, Enterprises Turn to Mobile Web Browser Isolation Advances
The proliferation of smartphones, along with the explosion of remote working given the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, has brought the issue of mobile device security back into focus. Mobile devices increasingly attractive targets for malicious attacks simply given the amount of interactions, from business collaboration to messaging, email, and use of mobile applications.
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DefensX and ConnX Partner to Protect Users Working Anywhere, over any Network and on Any Device
New York, NY and Plainsboro, NJ, January 26, 2021 -- DefensX, a leading start-up that is transforming & disrupting the cloud cybersecurity landscape with its advanced web, mobile and threat isolation technologies, today announced they have forged a partnership with ConnX, an AI driven Communications Transformation as a Service platform provider serving enterprises.
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DefensX appoints Al Onove as Chief Revenue Officer, Martina Aufiero as Chief Financial Officer, Selcan Taskiran as Chief Marketing Officer and Mary Ivaliotis as Chief Customer Officer
Leading start-up transforms and disrupts the way cybersecurity is delivered as business continues to move to cloud and web-based productivity applications
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DefensX Founder & CEO Halis Osman Erkan interviewed by Arti Loftus for TechZone360
In 2020, society endured more social, economic, and structural pressures than ever before, and CIOs, CISOs and IT professionals were confronted with waves of challenges as they scrambled to follow work-from-home mandates and do all they could to keep their teams productive in the context of constant chaos.
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DefensX Names David Arthur Walsh Chairman
Cloud Computing and Connectivity Visionary Joins Browser Isolation Technology Leader to Accelerate Growth