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Explore our collection of insightful blogs and articles, where we delve into the latest trends, share expert advice, and offer unique perspectives on a wide range of cybersecurity topics.

This Isn't Your Parents' Telco: 4 Surprising Takeaways from Lumen's High-Stakes Reboot

Legacy telecommunications companies have a reputation problem. They are often perceived as slow-moving, debt-laden utilities, struggling to find relevance in an era dominated by cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Trapped by aging infrastructure and a commoditized business model, they seem more focused on managing decline than driving innovation. Legacy telco! Against this backdrop, Lumen Technologies is attempting a fundamental reboot. The company, burdened by the

Nov 4

SentinelOne acquires Prompt Security: Agentic AI protection takes centre stage

Hot on the heels of Palo Alto Networks’ announcement that it plans to buy CyberArk, SentinelOne (aka S1) has flexed its own M&A muscles...

Aug 11

LevelBlue Acquires Trustwave: A Strategic Bet on Scale in Managed Security

LevelBlue’s acquisition of Trustwave marks a significant step in the evolution of the managed security services market. The companies aim to form a global pure-play MSSP powerhouse, with over $1 billion in annual revenue, 2,000+ employees, and a customer base exceeding 30,000 organizations.

Jul 2

Bitdefender: PHASR update at InfoSecurity Europe 2025

At the InfoSecurity Europe 2025 show in June, Richmond Advisory Group met with cybersecurity practitioners, vendors and service providers...

Jun 30

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Gee-Wiz! Google's $32B Wiz Acquisition

By Rory Duncan and Christina Richmond as a Richmond Advisory Group Point of View April 7, 2025

Google’s announcement of its intention to acquire cloud cybersecurity specialist Wiz was a surprise, but for reasons other than the obvious. Wiz had already rejected a previous offer from Google in 2024, so it was reasonable to expect that Google might come back with a better offer. Even the fact that Wiz had agreed to be acquired – instead of going for a much-heralded IPO – was perhaps inevitable, given the current macroeconomic climate and market uncertainty.

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The Best Password Managers for Keeping Your Digital World Safe

Wall Street Journal

These digital password vaults keep your online life secure. Conventional wisdom says that humans can keep only about seven numbers in their head at a time, which makes remembering...

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Amid rising security concerns, customers embrace managed services

Channel Asia

Managed services is expected to account for the “largest and fastest growing” segment of the security market during the next six months, triggered by heightened customer demand for...

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The low-down for cybersecurity 2023: Keep your guard up and seek solutions over tools

VM Blog

Security by design, the consolidation of tools across the cybersecurity market, increasingly automated vulnerability management, the impact of 5G adoption and more prominent software...

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What’s Holding Organizations Back from Properly Managing Insider Risk?

Code 42

When it comes to security breaches, there has been a lot of news about external threats. Attacks that shut down pipelines or cripple large companies that fork over millions of dollars in ransom are...

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Crowdsourced Risk Management and Trust

International Data Corporation (IDC)

Without risk and risk management, enterprises cannot build trust. Explore the role crowdsourced risk management plays in trust with IDC's Christina Richmond.

The Hybrid SOC: Bolstering In-House Talent

Enterprise Viewpoint

When it comes to managing their security operations center (SOC), organizations struggle with some common challenges: there are too many...