Capital cyber security firms partner in the battle against online criminals

0 Doug More: partnering with an ‘innovative company’ Edinburgh-based cyber security and performance monitoring specialist Assure APM has agreed a partnership with fellow capital outfit Zonefox, which is behind security technology that locks down insider threats.

Zonefox launched in 2010 and has grown rapidly, focus- ing on providing security systems that combat the issue of insider threats to companies across a wide range of business sectors. Clients include Craneware, Zenith Bank and Rockstar Games. Assure APM, which launched in Edinburgh in 2015, said it would now be able to provide “seamless” cyber security protection in the cloud and on most end-user devices. Chief executive Doug More said: “We are delighted to be partnering with such an innovative company and to be able to offer Zonefox’s powerful security platform as part of our automated advanced performance management solution.

“The system employs user and entity behaviour analytics and machine learning to create a picture of what normal network activity looks like and then provides an alert on any deviation from this in a form that is easily understood by anyone in the business.”

He added: “Organisations moving to cloud environments are faced with a whole new set of security questions thatwearenowabletoanswer.

Jamie Graves, chief executive of Zonefox, added: “We were impressed with the drive and innovation of Doug and his team at Assure APM.

“We are confident that our recently released Zonefox 4.0 in conjunction with Assure’s innovative technology will be a winning combination. It will allow businesses full visibility and control of their IT networks, offer realtime information and analysis on threats, and spot and stop problems before they happen.”