Channel Brief: CyVent Offers Premium Security Services to MSPs

Enterprise automation and AI firm UiPath is making its Automation Cloud Public Sector solution available for free (as a 60-day trial) to help government agencies address operational challenges and improve productivity.

UiPath Automation Cloud Public Sector is a cloud-based solution tailored to the specific requirements of public sector organizations in the United States that enables measurable efficiency gains, and the solution holds FedRAMP Moderate compliance.

The 60-day free trial of Automation Cloud Public Sector provides government entities in federal, state, or local agencies with access to critical automation solutions such as process mining, AI-powered document understanding, unattended and attended robots, low-code apps, and other capabilities.

The solution can help to decrease administrative costs, improve spend management and transparency, and accelerate document processing with out-of-the-box M/L models so that these agencies can demonstrate tangible operational improvements. Check it out!

As always, drop me a line at sharon.florentine@cyberriskalliance.com if you have news to share or want to say hi!

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Today’s Tech, Channel and MSP News

1. Quorum Cyber achieves MSFT IAM specialization: Security solutions provider Quorum Cyber this week announced it has achieved the Identity and Access Management Specialization from Microsoft. As a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Security, the company now holds all four available Microsoft Security specializations: Threat Protection, Cloud Security, Information Protection and Governance, and Identity and Access Management. This achievement places Quorum Cyber in an exclusive group of Microsoft partners who hold all four security specializations – less than half a percent of partners globally have achieved this distinction.

2. CyVent cybersecurity services for MSPs: AI-enabled cybersecurity solutions provider CyVent is offering premium cybersecurity services and partnership opportunities for managed service providers (MSPs), the company announced this week. Services include endpoint detection and response (EDR), managed firewall services, email protection, and customized cybersecurity training programs for clients.

3. Dataminr lands $85M funding: AI information startup Dataminr has secured $85 million in new funding from NightDragon and HSBC through a combination of convertible financing and credit, the company said. The new capital will allow Dataminr to grow and develop new generative AI and agentic AI capabilities. Dataminr will also use this new funding to expand its international go-to-market in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and to build additional products in new verticals with its Platform API.

4. Forcepoint expands leadership team: Forcepoint has made three additions to its leadership team. The new additions come as Forcepoint moves forward with its Getvisibility acquisition. New hires Guy Shamilov has been named chief information security officer (CISO) and Bakshi Kohli will serve as chief technology officer (CTO) and head of global engineering. Naveen Palavalli, who joined the company last year, will expand his role to chief product officer and chief marketing officer (CPO and CMO). Congratulations!

5. TrustedSec acquires Trimarc: Offensive security and consulting firm TrustedSec has acquired Trimarc Security, an Active Directory security firm. All Trimarc services will now be delivered through TrustedSec. Sean Metcalf, CEO and founder of Trimarc, has officially joined TrustedSec. Metcalf is a Microsoft Certified Master in Active Directory and will play a key role in strengthening TrustedSec’s service offerings.

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