The CISO now owns physical security. Here’s what that means for the channel Physical security budgets have moved to CISOs, and partners must adapt to this important shift For years, selling physical security meant knowing one buyer. The director of physical security, or facilities, signed off on cameras, locks, and badge readers, and the conversation rarely left that room. That buyer is being moved aside. Physical security budgets are rising sharply. EY research found that nearly 80% of organizations increased spending in the last budget cycle, and more than a quarter have now shifted oversight to the CISO, a role built for network defense, not card readers and lockdown logic. The money is growing, and the person controlling it has changed. For Value-Added-Resellers (VARs), Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and integrators, that is the most important shift in this market, and the partners who haven’t adjusted their go-to-market are still pitching buyers who no longer control the budget. Here is what that looks like on the ground. A reseller who used to walk in with a door schedule now sits across from a CISO who wants to see NIST CSF mappings. An integrator arrives for a campus deployment and finds the cybersecurity team holds policy authority over systems they have never seen up close. Deals that should close stall, because no one in the room feels accountable for a physical incident. The handoff is happening faster than buying committees are used to. Four things will determine which partners own this shift - and which get left behind. Who actually owns the budget now? Map the buying committee before you pitch anything. In most organizations going through this shift, the CISO owns the budget and the risk, but the physical security or facilities lead still owns day-to-day operations. Both are in the
Aug 19, 2026 · via itpro.com
CRWD vs. FTNT: Which Cybersecurity Stock Should You Buy Right Now? CrowdStrike CRWD and Fortinet FTNT are well-known players in the cybersecurity domain. While CrowdStrike specializes in endpoint protection and extended detection and response, offering AI-native cloud security through its Falcon platform, Fortinet combines a variety of hardware and cloud-based security solutions. Both CRWD and FTNT are riding the key industry trends, driven by the mounting incidents of credential theft, remote desktop protocol breaches and social engineering-based strikes by malicious actors. However, from an investment point of view, one stock offers a more favorable outlook than the other right now. Let’s break down their fundamentals, growth prospects, market challenges and valuation to determine which stock offers a more compelling investment case. The Case for CrowdStrike Stock CrowdStrike provides its cybersecurity services mainly through its Falcon platform. CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform is renowned for being the industry’s first multi-tenant, cloud native, intelligent security solution. The Falcon platform helps secure workloads across on-premise, cloud-based and virtualized environments running on several endpoints, such as desktops, laptops, servers, virtual machines and IoT devices. CrowdStrike’s cloud-based Falcon platform currently provides 33 cloud modules via a software-as-a-service subscription model that is categorized under three categories: Endpoint Security, Security & IT Operations and Threat Intelligence. The share of subscription-based sales to CrowdStrike’s total revenues grew from 72% in fiscal 2017 to 95% in fiscal 2026. CrowdStrike’s Falcon Flex subscription model is becoming an important driver of its growth. Falcon Flex makes it easier for customers to access multiple modules of the Falcon platform through a single contract. This makes it easier for customers to deploy additional security products over time and expand their use of the Falcon platform, which has now become the company’s primary go-to-market model. In the first quarter of fiscal 2027, Annual recurring revenue (ARR)
Aug 18, 2026 · via tradingview.com
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The cybersecurity decisions organizations make about connected devices today could become the governance decisions they are forced to defend tomorrow. In a new whitepaper, Y27: The Governance Reckoning for IoT Security, global technology intelligence firm ABI Research finds that IoT cybersecurity is moving beyond technical best practice and becoming an issue of corporate governance, procurement accountability, and reasonable care. As U.S. federal policy, regulatory scrutiny, and enterprise risk management converge ahead of January 4, 2027, organizations will increasingly need documented, defensible evidence that connected devices meet recognized cybersecurity baselines. The shift represents what ABI Research describes as the end of "trust me" security. For decades, organizations have relied on manufacturer claims, supplier assurances, contractual promises, and internal processes to establish trust in connected products. As regulatory and legal scrutiny increases, those assertions are giving way to a need for objective evidence that recognized security requirements have been met. Y27 marks a turning point for connected device security as trust can no longer rest on vendor claims alone. For boards, CIOs, CISOs, and procurement leaders, the question is shifting from whether a breach can happen to whether the organization can demonstrate that it exercised reasonable care in selecting, deploying, and governing IoT devices. ABI Research estimates there were 19 billion IoT connections globally in 2025, with that number forecast to grow to 37 billion by 2030. As the number of connections nearly doubles and connected devices proliferate across homes, workplaces, healthcare environments, schools, industrial sites, and public sector infrastructure, the expanding attack surface creates risks ranging from lateral movement and data compromise to service disruption, unauthorized surveillance, and broader network exposure. The firm notes that the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark is significant not only as a consumer-facing label, but as an operational and
Aug 18, 2026 · via markets.businessinsider.com
Philippines Cybersecurity Market Projected to Reach USD 2.8 Billion During 2026-2034 Market Overview The Philippines cybersecurity market is experiencing strong expansion driven by accelerating digital transformation across public and private sectors, escalating cyber threats from organized criminal groups and state-sponsored actors, increasing adoption of cloud computing and IoT technologies, and government initiatives establishing comprehensive cybersecurity frameworks with mandatory compliance requirements. The market size reached USD 1.4 Billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 2.8 Billion by 2034, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.08% from 2026 to 2034. The Philippines faces one of Southeast Asia's most severe cyber threat landscapes - ranked among the top 10 most targeted nations globally for malware, phishing, and ransomware - with the National Privacy Commission reporting 345 cybersecurity incidents in 2025, an 89% increase since 2019, and data breaches rising 49% in Q3 2025 alone exposing over 52 million credentials. NICA confirmed 234 data breaches in high-level government agencies in 2025, while the DICT reported over 20,000 exploited vulnerabilities across government systems. These alarming breach frequencies are compelling enterprises and government agencies to rapidly scale cybersecurity investment across the Philippines cybersecurity market share throughout the forecast period. Request a Sample Report for In-Depth Market Insights: https://www.imarcgroup.com/philippines-cybersecurity-market/requestsample Philippines Cybersecurity Market Summary • Solutions lead with a 52% component share in 2025, with enterprises preferring integrated security platforms consolidating endpoint protection, network defense, identity management, and vulnerability management into unified, operationally efficient suites. • On-premises deployment leads with a 55% share in 2025, driven by regulatory compliance requirements and data sovereignty concerns compelling BFSI and government sectors to maintain direct control over sensitive security infrastructure. • Large enterprises dominate with a 63% user type share in 2025, reflecting substantial cybersecurity budgets, complex IT infrastructures, and stringent regulatory obligations - with 94%
Aug 18, 2026 · via openpr.com
Sovereignty is the channel’s next trust test Data sovereignty has become a key channel priority The UK government’s £1.1bn AI sovereignty plan has put infrastructure control firmly on the boardroom agenda. With £750m earmarked for a national AI supercomputer and further funding for domestic chip capability, the message is clear: sovereignty has moved way past an abstract policy debate. It is now a practical test of how much control the UK has over the compute, data, networks, and suppliers that increasingly underpin its economy. That question is affecting the channel, too, particularly as major cyber incidents have sharpened focus on the resilience of the networks underpinning operations. While buyers continue to care about performance and price, they are placing greater emphasis on the level of control their technology partners have over business-critical infrastructure. Security is now a commercial decision The majority (88%) of IT decision makers (ITDMs) say that UK data sovereignty is vital when choosing technology partners, according to our research. Some 70% identify cyber risk as one of their top organizational threats. Among resellers, 77% believe customers would switch providers for better protection. Cyber resilience, therefore, needs to appear early in the sales conversation, framed around operational risk, customer confidence and the confidence that businesses will be able to keep trading when threats escalate. It also needs to be communicated over time, rather than treated as a one-off assurance during procurement, with 89% of ITDMs saying they want providers to deliver proactive updates on how their networks are being protected. In short, as trust has become an even more integral part of the buying decision, partners need to move beyond headline credentials and make the delivery model behind the service much clearer. Partners must deliver across data, operations and technical control Sales conversations can set the expectation, but
Aug 17, 2026 · via itpro.com
Andhra Pradesh has emerged as the leading state in artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data Analytics (BDA) skilling under the Centre's FutureSkills PRIME programme, with over 1 lakh candidates completing certification. This achievement positions the state at the forefront of talent development in critical emerging technologies, according to Union government data.The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) reported on August 12 that more than 1.5 lakh candidates in Andhra Pradesh had been enrolled or trained in AI and BDA over the last three years. Cumulatively, over 2.1 lakh candidates in the state have been enrolled or trained in these domains under the programme. The ministry highlighted that 1,08,895 candidates specifically completed certification in AI and BDA, placing Andhra Pradesh at the top nationally.FutureSkills PRIME is a MeitY initiative implemented in partnership with NASSCOM, focusing on skilling, reskilling, and upskilling in various emerging technologies. These include AI, BDA, Internet of Things (IoT), cybersecurity, blockchain, and Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR). The broader technology-skilling drive in Andhra Pradesh under this programme has seen over 4.3 lakh candidates enrolled or trained across all emerging technology domains. - Market Insights & Analysis - 2 min Read Andhra Pradesh Leads India in AI, Big Data Skilling Under FutureSkills PRIME Andhra Pradesh has emerged as the top state in AI and Big Data Analytics skilling under the Centre's FutureSkills PRIME programme, with over 1 lakh candidates certified. This talent development initiative is expected to support the state's efforts to attract technology investments and foster new tech hubs, contributing to India's digital infrastructure talent pool. - Published On Aug 17, 2026 at 09:57 AM IST Highlights - Andhra Pradesh leads India in AI, Big Data Analytics skilling - Over 1.08 lakh candidates certified under FutureSkills PRIME in the state - National programme records 13 lakh certifications, 86%
Aug 17, 2026 · via datacenters.economictimes.indiatimes.com
Abstract The complexity of network security has grown, and new problems have emerged that call for more sophisticated network security solutions. Due to their historical reputation as rigid and unscalable systems, intrusion detection systems (IDSs) require innovation. This research proposes a distributed intrusion detection framework that integrates blockchain technology with Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) for enhanced blockchain security, transparency, and decentralization. The proposed system was trained and tested over the Open, Public, and Network Traffic Dataset of Internet of Things (TON-IoT) to detect cyber threats in a resilient manner over IoT networks. Blockchain guarantees the integrity of data, while the IDS is MARL, which can learn active, unprecedented, and evolving attack patterns. Experiments have shown that the proposed approach achieves 99.99% accuracy on the TON-IoT dataset, outperforming standard IDS approaches. Further, the usage of the framework is validated for generalization by comparing the datasets of the Botnet Dataset for Internet of Things (BOT-IoT) dataset with 99.65% accuracy. To improve performance, a large ablation experiment was conducted to attempt to identify the required learning parameters (reward form, exploration-exploitation dilemma, and learning rate decay). To reduce the false positives, a balanced performance reward scheme was introduced, reducing the accuracy to 95.67%. For stable decision-making, the investigation rate was set to a constant 0.1. In experiments on learning information, we demonstrate that 0.001 is a reasonable compromise between convergence rate and stability. This is well exemplified by the fact that IDS can secure both systems by using MARL and Blockchain. Future work will then focus on real-time dynamicity, reducing computational overhead, and expanding the model to various network environments. This research establishes an emerging practice of intelligent distributed intrusion detection in emerging cybersecurity architectures. Data availability The dataset is available on reasonable request. Abbreviations - IDS: - Intrusion Detection Systems - PPO: -
Aug 17, 2026 · via link.springer.com
Operational technology (OT) firewall market projected to reach USD 3.19 billion by 2034 The global OT firewall market was valued at approximately USD 1.19 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 3.19 billion by 2034, expanding at an 11.58% CAGR from 2026 to 2034, according to Polaris Market Research. Growth is being driven by the increasing connectivity of industrial environments, the adoption of industrial IoT and smart manufacturing, and greater requirements for network segmentation and critical-infrastructure protection. From this article you will learn: - how industrial digitalization is changing requirements for OT cybersecurity and network segmentation, - why cloud-managed OT firewall deployments are expected to grow at a 16.3% CAGR, - which regions and industrial sectors account for the largest shares of the OT firewall market and where growth is expected to be fastest. Industrial connectivity is changing OT cybersecurity For decades, industrial cybersecurity was based on the assumption that operational technology (OT) networks were isolated and difficult for external attackers to reach. That assumption is changing as factories adopt connected sensors, utilities modernize grids, energy companies integrate remote monitoring, and industrial assets increasingly communicate across IT and OT environments. As industrial connectivity expands, cybersecurity is becoming more closely integrated with infrastructure. OT firewalls control industrial traffic, segment networks, restrict unauthorized access, and protect systems where unexpected downtime can have operational consequences. Polaris Market Research estimates that the global OT firewall market was valued at approximately USD 1.19 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 3.19 billion by 2034, expanding at an 11.58% CAGR from 2026 to 2034. Industrial environments require different security measures Traditional enterprise cybersecurity can generally accommodate disruption, patching windows, and more frequent infrastructure changes. Industrial environments may have less flexibility because manufacturing lines, power stations, pipelines, and water facilities can depend on
Aug 17, 2026 · via focusonbusiness.eu
Technology standards across Europe are evolving to prepare manufacturers for the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) that takes full effect in December 2027. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), one of the three official standards organizations recognized by the EU, launched an approval process for 17 key cybersecurity standards European vendors will have to meet under the CRA. The final draft standards, made available on August 13, cover 17 major product categories spanning network and edge devices, security solutions and internet-of-things (IoT) appliances: | | | The proposed standards set out a list of minimum-security features manufacturers must implement to be CRA-compliant, allowing for the sale of their products in the EU from December 2027. Several of these proposed standards mandate modern cryptography, secure-by-default settings, a software bill of materials (SBOM) – a machine-readable inventory of software dependencies – and post-sale update capabilities. The standards have been submitted to 41 member organizations across Europe, including the national standardization bodies of the European Economic Area and Europe-wide industry and standards organizations, and are currently under public enquiry as part of the first phase of the approval procedure. Stakeholders are welcome to issue comments until mid-September to mid-November 2026, depending on the vertical. The final versions of these 17 cybersecurity standards are expected to be available by December 2026. They will apply to all manufacturers, importers, distributors, service providers and developers of commercially available hardware and software products sold in the EU from the end of 2027. ETSI and the other two EU-approved standardization bodies, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), have organized a series of workshops across Europe to help European small and medium businesses to comply to the CRA when it’s enforced. Read more about the CRA: Two-Thirds of Open Source Community
Aug 17, 2026 · via infosecurity-magazine.com
Introduction The CIA triad, Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability has long served as a foundational framework in cybersecurity. Confidentiality ensures sensitive data is accessed only by authorized individuals. Integrity guarantees data remains accurate and unaltered, while availability ensures that systems and information are accessible to authorized users when needed. These principles have historically guided security strategies across industries, from healthcare (e.g., HIPAA regulations) to financial services. However, the rapid evolution of technology, along with new and complex cyber threats, has raised questions about the ongoing effectiveness of the CIA triad. With emerging technologies such as cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence (AI), organizations are facing more sophisticated attacks, leading many to reconsider whether the CIA model is sufficient for today’s cybersecurity challenges. This article explores the relevance of the CIA triad in modern cybersecurity, evaluates its limitations, and discusses newer security frameworks that aim to address the changing digital landscape. Understanding the CIA Triad The CIA triad encompasses three pillars: - Confidentiality: This principle protects sensitive information from unauthorized access through measures such as encryption, access control, and secure authentication. A breach of confidentiality can lead to severe consequences like identity theft or financial loss, as seen in the 2013 Target data breach, where 40 million credit card numbers were compromised. - Integrity: Ensuring the accuracy and reliability of data is critical, particularly in fields like finance, where unauthorized alterations to transaction data can lead to fraud. Mechanisms such as cryptographic hash functions and digital signatures help maintain integrity. The 2010 Stuxnet worm is an example of an attack on data integrity that caused extensive damage to Iran’s nuclear facilities by altering critical data. - Availability: This principle ensures that systems and data are accessible when needed. Redundancy, disaster recovery planning, and load balancing are some ways
Aug 13, 2026 · via modernghana.com
Q2 2026: Record Revenue of $8.1 million, Non-GAAP Net Income of $2.9 million, Non-GAAP EPS of $0.52 H1 2026: Revenue of $15.7 million; Record EBITDA of $7.3 million TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SuperCom Ltd. ("SuperCom" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SPCB), a global provider of secure solutions for the e-Government, IoT and Cybersecurity sectors, today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 Second Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights (Compared to the Second Quarter of 2025): - Revenue of $8.1 million, an increase of 13.3% compared to $7.1 million, an over 8-year record. - Gross Profit of $4.9 million, with gross margin of 60.0%, compared to $4.2 million. - GAAP Net Income of $1.11 million, compared to $1.10 million, despite foreign currency headwinds from an approximately 17% year-over-year increase in the average ILS/USD exchange rate. - GAAP EPS of $0.20. - Non-GAAP Net Income of 2.9 million an increase of 32% compared to 2.2 million. - Non-GAAP EPS of $0.52. - EBITDA¹ of $4.0 million, an increase of 58% compared to $2.5 million, an over 10-year record. - Total Shareholders' Equity was $47.8 million, an increase of 28% compared to 37.2 million. - SuperCom's electronic monitoring ("EM") technology quarterly recurring revenues in the U.S. increased approximately 171%, reflecting rapid expansion across the United States. - SuperCom's EM technology Annualized Recurring Revenues (ARR) run-rate is accelerating, reflecting growth of approximately 290% from July 2025 to July 2026. First Half Ended June 30, 2026 Financial Highlights (Compared to the First Half of 2025): - Revenue of $15.7 million, an increase of 10.7% compared to $14.2 million. - Gross Profit of $9.7 million, with gross margin of 61.7%, compared to 8.7 million. - Excluding the extraordinary financial gains of $4.1 million recorded in H1-25, GAAP Net Income increased by
Aug 13, 2026 · via prnewswire.com
Cybersecurity experts are warning that so-called “evil twin” attacks on planes and other publicly-accessible Wi-Fi systems can create an overlooked attack surface for connected devices, after passengers returning from a hacking conference in Las Vegas apparently made a rogue network appear on a Delta Air Lines flight. According to Delta Airlines, an unauthorised Wi-Fi network appeared on its flight DL591 from Las Vegas to Atlanta on August 10, prompting the crew to disable the aircraft’s Wi-Fi functionality for around 30 minutes. The airline stressed that there was no hack of its aircraft systems and that flight safety was never at risk. It is investigating the incident with federal law enforcement and aviation regulators. Messages reportedly sent by the flight crew through the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) stated that a passenger had created a network called “DELTA WIFI FAST” and that the crew believed it was being used to scam other passengers. “An evil twin attack is when hackers create fake Wi-Fi networks with the goal of stealing sensitive information from people, or exploiting known vulnerabilities present in victim devices,” said Aras Nazarovas, Senior Information Security Researcher at Cybernews. The networks can use names that are identical or very similar to legitimate services. Once a victim connects, an attacker may be able to inspect aspects of their traffic, probe their device for vulnerabilities or redirect them to malicious websites – risks that become particularly relevant as more devices depend on wireless connectivity without continuous human oversight. “The risk here is that the hacker may attempt to redirect the victim to a phishing website,” Nazarovas said. The incident raises a broader question for the IoT industry: what happens when a connected device cannot reliably distinguish between a legitimate network and a malicious one? As IoT deployments expand across vehicles,
Aug 13, 2026 · via iotinsider.com
OT Cybersecurity Market Outlook 2026 Highlights AI-Driven Threat Defense, Critical Infrastructure Protection and Industrial Security Opportunities The OT Cybersecurity Market is gaining strategic importance as manufacturers, utilities, energy companies, transportation operators, and critical infrastructure organizations connect operational technology with enterprise IT, cloud platforms, industrial IoT devices, and remote-access systems. Increasing ransomware activity, geopolitical cyber threats, vulnerable legacy industrial systems, and expanding IT/OT convergence are driving demand for asset discovery, industrial network monitoring, threat detection, vulnerability management, secure remote access, segmentation, incident response, and managed OT security services. Fortinet's 2026 global OT security survey found that organizations continue to report challenges around visibility, segmentation, remote access, and incident response. Access the Sample Report: https://www.worldwidemarketreports.com/sample/1037818 Strategic Insights - OT Cybersecurity Market The OT Cybersecurity Market is moving from isolated point solutions toward integrated security platforms capable of discovering industrial assets, monitoring network communications, prioritizing vulnerabilities, detecting malicious behavior, and coordinating response without interrupting physical operations. Artificial intelligence is becoming another important differentiator. In June 2026, Dragos launched EmberAI, an OT-native AI capability designed to combine operational context with its industrial threat-intelligence data to help analysts investigate assets, vulnerabilities, and network activity and prioritize threats according to operational impact. OT Cybersecurity Market Size, Growth and Forecast The global OT Cybersecurity Market is projected to grow from approximately USD 27.39 billion in 2026 to USD 58.94 billion by 2031, representing a CAGR of 16.6% during 2026-2031. Growth is being supported by connected industrial assets, remote engineering access, industrial IoT adoption, digital transformation, expanding attack surfaces, and stronger cybersecurity requirements across manufacturing, energy, oil & gas, transportation, and other critical sectors. United States: Recent OT Cybersecurity Market Developments In June 2026, U.S.-based Accentur agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dragos and acquire runZero and NetRise outright. The transactions carry a combined enterprise value of
Aug 13, 2026 · via openpr.com
This tracker examines investment and acquisitions by IoT enterprises through June 30. The tracker categorizes deals by acquirer, acquiree, region, IoT vertical, and use case. The tracker extrapolates IoT trends based on deal volume, deal verticals, and deal values. Email Article All set! This article has been sent to my@email.address. All fields are required. For multiple recipients, separate email addresses with a semicolon. Please Note: Only individuals with an active subscription will be able to access the full article. All other readers will be directed to the abstract and would need to subscribe. The Analyst Team Andrew Brown Follow Analyst Practice Lead, IoT Andrew Brown is an industry expert on enterprise mobility and the IoT, with 25 years’ experience providing consulting and advisory services in IT market research, with a specialist focus on enterprise, IoT, mobility, connectivity, B2B, AI, security, and wireless networks. In addition to managing a team of analysts that advises on all aspects of the IoT ecosystem, Andrew spends his time helping network service providers, device vendors, regulators, and many other vendors understand the implications and opportunities presented by the growing IoT space. Andrew joined Omdia from Strategy Analytics, where he worked for 14 years. Prior to that, he worked at IDC for a decade. He also worked for Lucas Automotive GmbH in Germany as a market analyst. He gained a joint honors degree in marketing and German from Lancaster University in the UK. More Content By Andrew Brown Gaurav Chaudhary Follow Analyst Analyst, Service Provider Networks Gaurav, an analyst based in India, is part of Omdia’s service provider team. He covers topics such as innovative telco services, 5G broadband pricing, consumer AI, smart home and smart Wi-Fi trends, IoT, and revenue forecasts, among others. Gaurav has around three years of market research experience across the ICT
Aug 13, 2026 · via omdia.tech.informa.com
[ChangePASS FY2026 H1 Earnings Call] IoT Revenue Share Jumps from 1% to 11%, H1 EPS NT$1.45; July Revenue Down 13.2% YoY but Full-Year Growth Still Targeted ChangePASS (8272) held its earnings call on the 13th, with General Manager Yang Wen-Ho personally presenting first-half operating results. While AI has captured the market's attention, ChangePASS — a cybersecurity firm built on proprietary R&D — delivered first-half revenue growth that slowed to 1% and a gross margin decline of 1 percentage point. But hidden beneath the unremarkable numbers was the IoT security product line's first-ever jump from 1% a year ago to 11% of revenue, making it the most closely watched development of the call. Yang Wen-Ho stated bluntly: "First-half revenue was NT$200 million, slightly more than the NT$198 million from the same period last year — essentially flat." Financial Overview: Flat Revenue, Modest EPS Decline | Item | H1 2026 | H1 2025 | Change | |---|---|---|---| | Revenue | NT$200 million | NT$198 million | +1% | | Gross Margin | 74.3% | 75.3% | -1 ppt | | Net Profit After Tax | NT$27.6 million | ~NT$29 million | ~-5% | | EPS | NT$1.45 | NT$1.52 | -NT$0.07 | In terms of product mix, security certification and fintech security remain the two pillars, together accounting for 76% of revenue; however, IoT's jump from 1% to 11% directly compressed the share of existing product lines. IoT Emerges as the Biggest Highlight: Smart Meters and Matter Modules Shipping in H2 General Manager Yang Wen-Ho said IoT currently focuses on smart meters and Matter smart home communication modules. The smart meter initiative targets Taipower's next-generation smart meter security chip requirements, with initial design and validation completed in collaboration with meter manufacturers, and volume production expected to begin in the second half of
Aug 13, 2026 · via finance.biggo.com
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Vodafone Business have announced a strategic partnership to support AI-driven digital transformation among enterprises in the UK. Announced on August 13, the partnership will combine TCS’ technology services and digital transformation capabilities with Vodafone Business’ telecommunications and connectivity infrastructure. The companies said the collaboration will focus on helping UK organisations modernise technology and accelerate digital adoption. The partnership will cover cloud transformation and migration, AI and automation, cybersecurity, network modernisation, data and analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), managed services and operational transformation. The companies will target customers across the public sector, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, retail and critical infrastructure sectors. The partnership builds on VodafoneThree’s £11 billion investment in its UK network. Under the collaboration, TCS will support Vodafone Business in strengthening the digital services and capabilities it offers to enterprise customers. Nick Gliddon, Business Director at VodafoneThree, said businesses in the UK are looking for partners that can help them implement technology changes, integrate systems and translate investments into measurable outcomes. Vinay Singvi, Head of UK and Ireland at TCS, said the partnership would combine AI and digital transformation capabilities with industry expertise to create value for Vodafone Business and its customers. The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the partnership or provide specific revenue projections from the arrangement. TCS has been operating in the UK for more than 50 years and said it has created 42,000 jobs in the country, directly and indirectly. Its AI Experience Zone and London Design Studio are expected to support innovation and engagement with UK clients. Vodafone UK serves more than 20 million unique full-fibre premises through partnerships with CityFibre and Openreach. Its 4G network covers more than 99 per cent of the UK population. The partnership comes a day after TCS shares came under pressure
Aug 13, 2026 · via zeebiz.com
| Professional Services Firms Face Record Cyber Attacks SonicWall Finds SonicWall Research Finds Professional Services Firms Overruled by Their Own Cybersecurity Gaps as Attackers Target the Sectorâs Privileged Data SonicWall today released its 2026 Professional Services Protect Brief, a vertical-specific companion to the SonicWall 2026 Cyber Protect Report, revealing that law firms, accountancies, consulting practices, engineering firms and managed service providers generated 3 billion IPS events in the first half of 2026, the largest absolute attack volume of any industry SonicWall tracks, and that 460 organizations in the sector are actively detecting ransomware campaigns, the broadest exposure of any vertical. Every year, attacks look more sophisticated. In most ways they are; AI has made them faster, cleaner, and harder to spot at a glance. But the underlying methods have not changed. Attackers are still walking through the same unlocked doors. In professional services, those doors are open by design. Client portals, document management platforms, billing systems and collaboration tools are built to be accessible, and that accessibility is also the vulnerability. âProfessional services holds the kind of data that carries built-in leverage,â said Michael Crean, SonicWall SVP of Managed Services. âClient records tied to active legal matters, financial transactions, privileged communications, and for MSPs, administrative credentials into dozens of other organizationsâ networks. We're not talking about harmless background data. For the client, it represents massive financial, legal, and reputational risk. Attackers know this value, and the data bears that out.â SonicWallâs Professional Services Protect Brief draws on data from SonicWallâs global network of more than one million security sensors to document the specific attack patterns, exploitation vectors and ransomware campaigns defining the professional services threat landscape in the first half of 2026. Key Findings from the 2026 SonicWall Professional Services Protect Brief An MSP Breach Is Never Just One Breach
Aug 12, 2026 · via pipelinepub.com
Airtel Business, the business arm of Bharti Airtel that offers connectivity and technology communications solutions, and Bengaluru-based ITI Limited, post-independent India’s first PSU, have entered into a strategic collaboration to help enterprises in India fast-track their digital transformation and unlock new opportunities for growth, resilience, and innovation. The collaboration will combine the complementary strengths and engineering excellence of ITI and Airtel Business to help businesses modernise legacy systems, improve operational efficiency, strengthen security, and respond faster to changing business demands. Rajesh Rai, Chairman and Managing Director, ITI Limited, said, “This collaboration will pave the way for joint identification and fulfilment of our customer needs in terms of their digital transformation, extremely ubiquitous and faster connectivity, hyper scale data centres, cybersecurity solutions, IoT, and a lot more while leveraging the complementary strengths of both organisations in terms of business orientation, customer reach and manufacturing capabilities.’’ Through an integrated suite of future-ready and scalable digital solutions across enterprise connectivity, data centre & sovereign cloud services, IoT, AI-powered solutions, LEO satellite services, cybersecurity, and more, the partnership would enable businesses to overcome legacy complexity, strengthen digital resilience, and build for the future to unlock new growth opportunities. Sharat Sinha, CEO, Airtel Business, said, “As India accelerates into its next phase of digital growth, building a foundation that is resilient, sovereign, and regulatorily compliant is imperative. We have partnered with ITI to create future-ready technology solutions that strengthen business continuity, unlock innovation, and support India’s secure digital-first future.” By bringing together their respective digital capabilities, the collaboration is expected to help businesses across industries to address key challenges of fragmented legacy environments, rising cybersecurity risks, growing data demands, and the need for greater operational agility. The partnership would deliver nationwide digital and telecom infrastructure, combining high-speed enterprise connectivity through Optical Fibre Cable, Gigabit Passive
Aug 12, 2026 · via thehindu.com
Crytica Security Launches RDAi™ - the First Deterministic Software That Sits Inside Critical Operational Technology Devices and Rapidly Detects Threats Published Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026 | 9:47 a.m. Updated Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026 | 9:47 a.m. RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 11, 2026-- As cyber threats increasingly target operational technology (OT), the embedded systems and connected devices that underpin critical infrastructure, national security and healthcare, Crytica Security has developed a patented solution that delivers rapid deterministic detection that operates non-disruptively inside of each protected device. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260810630373/en/ The need is becoming increasingly urgent as cybersecurity moves toward machine speed. IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2026 found AI-driven attacks increased 56% year over year, while 50% of organizations with security operations centers (SOCs) have already deployed AI agents in production. As attackers and defenders increasingly operate at machine speed, confidence in the underlying security signal becomes more important. Cybersecurity technologies provide essential visibility into networks, communications, assets, vulnerabilities, and behavior. Crytica complements those technologies by addressing what external visibility alone cannot determine: whether a device itself remains in a trusted operating state. Crytica’s Rapid Detection, Alert, and isolation (RDAi™) system operates from inside each protected device, detecting unauthorized changes to the device’s instruction sets and providing deterministic evidence of those changes. This high-confidence evidence augments existing SOC, SIEM, XDR and AI-assisted security workflows without requiring organizations to replace their existing cybersecurity investments. “Cybersecurity has become extraordinarily good at observing what is happening around and external to a device, but ultimately, for detection to be truly effective, it must take place inside of each device itself,” said Dr. C. Kerry Nemovicher, CEO & Co-Founder of Crytica Security. “If an attacker changes a device’s instruction set and/or any of the other ‘static’ data, such
Aug 11, 2026 · via lasvegassun.com
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of the Kimwolf/AISURU Android and Internet of Things (IoT) botnet that comes with significant improvements to improve its operational resilience and conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The new version, tracked as Kimwolf v7, was discovered by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 in February 2026. "Kimwolf v7 adds an HTTP/2-based DDoS flood that constructs complete browser fingerprints," researchers Asher Davila, Chris Navarrete, and Doel Santos said. "This makes attack traffic more difficult to distinguish from legitimate browsing." The botnet also aims to make its command-and-control (C2) infrastructure more resistant to takedown efforts by using a tiered mechanism that employs Ethereum Name Service (ENS) to obtain the C2 address, a hard-coded Tor .onion hidden service, and a local proxy for routing between clearnet and Tor, while removing all scanning, exploitation, and brute-force functionality. The removal of the scanner and exploit modules is an indication that the threat actors behind the operation have split the propagation pipeline from the core payload, offloading the task to an external loader for initial access, while the Kimwolf binary handles DDoS attacks and proxy relay. Kimwolf is known to target Android TV boxes since August 2025, while its Linux counterpart, AISURU, primarily focuses on Linux IoT devices. The botnet has been active since at least mid-2024. The botnet typically abuses residential proxy services to reach Android TVs that ship with Android Debug Bridge (ADB) enabled on port 5555 on local networks and install malware capable of conducting DDoS attacks and acting as a relay to ferry malicious traffic. Once launched, the malware attempts to mask itself as seemingly legitimate Android system processes (e.g., "netd_service") to fly under the radar. Some of the newly observed features in the new version are as follows - - Carry out HTTP/2 flood attacks powered
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