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Cybersecurity vendor Forcepoint today announced Rees Johnson has joined the company as Chief Product Officer (CPO). Johnson will play a critical role as the company continues to deliver its data-first secure access service edge (SASE) solutions, which will enable enterprises and government agencies to protect data wherever it is accessed.

Global security provider Forcepoint has appointed technology industry veteran Rees Johnson as its chief product officer in the wake of recording double-digit growth in revenue and acquiring new customers.

Global cybersecurity solutions company Forcepoint has signed a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based Deep Secure.

Security outfit Forcepoint has appointed experienced global channels and business development executive Parag Patel as its senior vice-president of Global Channel Sales.

Security vendor Forcepoint today delivered research exploring how CEOs and CISOs are addressing cybersecurity concerns finding leaders now see cybersecurity as the key to business advantage, shifting from the previous view as traditional infrastructure.

Forcepoint enhances its SASE offerings by integrating Cyberinc’s Smart Isolation Capabilities, which intelligently “adapts web rending according to page risk levels or web element.” With the acquisition of the Smart Isolation Capabilities, Forcepoint is able to enhance user productivity, lower operational burdens, and eliminate traditional monolithic products.

We asked a number of IT executives what the 'new normal' might look like as the impact of COVID-19 wanes.

Global accounting automation software provider BlackLine has appointed 20-year ICT veteran Lisa Schreiber as Chief Customer Officer.

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A senior official from the Australian arm of Forcepoint, an American multinational security software developer, has welcomed the news that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will create a cyber security role in his cabinet when he carries out a reshuffle next month.

Security practitioners need to shift from looking at external threats and concentrate on user behaviour as they access data, the chief product officer of security firm Forcepoint, Nico Popp, believes.

A recent, sophisticated attack on the popular Binance cryptocurrency trading platform saw users’ accounts compromised and simultaneous withdrawals made to the tune of 7000 Bitcoins (worth $40m at the time).

Forcepoint held its annual APAC conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malysia this week. The network security company, which specialises in behavioural and analytics-based protection, gave industry insights, talked about forthcoming products and announced survey results in addition to interfacing with channel partners.

Forcepoint, the company born from the amalgamation of Raytheon | Websense, has unveiled the findings of an APAC study conducted by Frost & Sullivan titled, “2019 Risk and Cybersecurity.” It shows that organisations’ failure to prioritise cyber security is hindering their digital transformation journey.

Global cyber security firm Forcepoint has appointed a veteran technology marketing executive, Matt Preschern, as its chief marketing officer.

Global cyber security vendor Forcepoint has opened a Centre of Excellence for Customer Success in Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), to provide its business customers with support around the clock.

Global security firm Forcepoint has expressed alarm at the rising number of data breaches that are exposing the data of ordinary Australians to exploitation by malicious attackers.

Forcepoint says its new Critical Infrastructure business unit will "address the challenge of balancing insider threat detection and data security with availability for industrial control systems and industrial IoT connected devices".

Networking equipment maker Netgear has advised users of its routers to ensure they are running the latest firmware in the wake of reports that malware known as VPNFilter has infected nearly 500,000 devices in 54 countries.

Forcepoint held its channel partner awards at the end of day one, with details below, and a video interview with Forcepoint exec Antti Reijonen.