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When New Zealand-based organisations ask us what value ITogether brings to the table, we often start by sharing our experience working in the United Kingdom where ITogether started in 2005. While every region has its own challenges and pace, the UK market has spent many years developing cyber security frameworks, standards, and regulatory expectations. This can offer a useful perspective for New Zealand organisations thinking about how their own approach may evolve over time. This week we’re in Auckland and Wellington running our introductory workshops based on the UK’s cyber frameworks, to help organisations with a practical minimum cyber security baseline. Why is this useful for NZ teams? Put simply, because it gives early visibility into the direction of travel: ✅ What a minimum cyber security baseline can look like ✅ How security frameworks align (Cyber Essentials → ISO 27001 readiness) ✅ What future cyber regulation may feel like in practice ✅ Where quick cyber security wins might exist today We’re also sharing insights from the UK regulatory landscape and how it is evolving, including: 👉 NIS2 Directive 👉 Growing supply chain security audit and continuous reporting requirements 👉 Increasing board-level cyber legal accountability This isn’t about selling a product or pushing a specific approach, it’s about helping teams understand their current position and giving context from UK and European markets These conversations help answer a simple question: How close are we to what might become expected in the near future? If this sounds of interest to you and your organisation, DM or email us at hello@itogether.com

We’re in New Zealand over the next couple of weeks 🇳🇿 If you’re a CIO, CISO, or tech leader and would value a conversation around: • Cyber resilience and AI governance • Critical infrastructure and operational risk • Identity, access and third-party exposure • What we’re seeing across UK and NZ environments We’d be glad to connect. Drop us a DM if you’d like to catch up for a coffee!

Today’s Lunch & Learn will unpack how AI is reshaping Application Security - definitley one not to miss - sign up below 👇

Application and API exposure is growing faster than visibility and control, while AI is accelerating both delivery and attack velocity. Across UK and European environments, we see the same pattern: bot traffic blending into automation, APIs inheriting risk from development speed, and application security controls not extending far enough. That’s why this Lunch & Learn webinar on AI and Application Security matters. In collaboration with Yorkshire Cyber Security Cluster and F5, we’ll explore how AI is changing the application security threat landscape, where organisations are most exposed, and how application and API security can be delivered across hybrid and multi-cloud environments without added complexity. Tuesday 3 February | 1pm–2pm GMT Register below 👇 #ApplicationSecurity #APISecurity #AIinCyberSecurity #CyberSecurity #HybridCloud #BotProtection #YCSC #F5 #ITogether Tim Ripper Simon R. Mike Hudson Bart Salaets

Most CISOs focus on email security controls: SPF, DKIM, DMARC. Few stop to ask what users actually see. That’s where BIMI changes the game. ✅Makes trusted email instantly recognisable ✅Turns enforced DMARC into a visible trust signal ✅Aligns cybersecurity and brand protection We’ve broken down why BIMI matters, what it really delivers (beyond logos), and how CISOs should think about it pragmatically. 👉 Read the blog https://lnkd.in/ekRKT_GN #CISO #EmailSecurity #DMARC #BIMI #CyberSecurity #BrandProtection

Join the Yorkshire Cyber Security Cluster, together with our partners at ITogether and our guest speaker, Bart Salaets from F5, for our first lunch and learn webinar of 2026 🥳 💻 Virtual ⏰ 1PM - 2PM 📅 Tuesday 3rd February 🎤 Lunch & Learn Webinar: AI and Application Security As applications become more distributed and AI is embedded deeper into digital services, the attack surface is expanding faster than ever. Traditional security approaches are struggling to keep up. In this session, we’ll explore how F5 approaches application security in an AI-driven world, protecting applications, APIs, and the data that power them, wherever they run. We’re delighted to be joined by Bart Salaets, EMEA Field Chief Technology Officer at F5. Bart focuses on elevating F5’s positioning across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, engaging with C-suite leaders, partners, analysts and journalists. With over 13 years at F5 and prior technical leadership roles at Juniper Networks, Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent and others, Bart brings deep expertise across application delivery, security and large-scale architectures. He holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from KU Leuven and an MBA from Flanders Business School - FBS. Whether you’re responsible for application delivery, security, or digital transformation, this webinar will provide practical insight to help your organisation stay resilient as applications and AI continue to evolve. 🔗 Save your spot now and join us for your lunch hour well spent: https://lnkd.in/g9g4WR-G Mike Hudson Tim Ripper Simon R. Emma Petty

Congratulations to Check Point Software, their email security solution Harmony Email & Collaboration has been recognised as a Leader in the #Gartner Magic Quadrant. In a crowded market, that’s important recognition. Why Check Point Email Security stands out: ✅ Strong against phishing and BEC ✅ Rapid Microsoft 365 deployment ✅ Genuine platform consolidation Email remains the primary attack vector. Consolidation, API-based deployment, and AI-driven detection are all big reasons this platform stands out. 👉Head to our blog for a balanced view of where it may be the right fit for your organisation https://lnkd.in/e4gVmSTu   Want to talk email security? We’re always happy to help... 📞 +44 (0)113 341 0123 UK 📞 +64 (0)9 802 2444 NZ #emailsecurity #cybersecurity #phishingprotection #gartnermagicquadrant Simon R. Tim Ripper James Clifford Chris Whitley Becky Clayton

Check out our latest blog article which explores Akamai’s State of the Internet report and what it means for UK organisations - link in comments 👇 #akamai #cybersecurity #networksecurity

#Didyouknow ITogether delivers Network & Cyber Security services across the UK, Europe and New Zealand including: • Agentic AI • App & API Security • Alt-Net Connectivity • Cyber Health Checks • Cyber Security • Co-Location / Ko-Location • Managed DNS • Network Segmentation • OT Security • Professional Services • Wireless Surveys To find out more, DM or call us! 📞 +44 (0)113 341 0123 📞 +64 (0)9 802 2444 #CyberSecurity #NetworkSecurity #CyberHealthCheck #ZeroTrust #OTSecurity #CloudSecurity #APIsecurity #WirelessNetworking #NetworkSegmentation #DNSsecurity #ManagedITServices #Colocation #WAN #AltNet #EnterpriseIT #ITInfrastructure #CyberRisk #SecurityStrategy #UKTech #NZTech

Your email is working. But is it secure? Most organisations assume that if email is flowing, SPF, DKIM and DMARC must be fine. That assumption is now risky. The National Cyber Security Centre has updated its email security guidance, and it’s forcing many IT teams to re-examine how much control they really have over: > SPF > DKIM > DMARC > and hosted services like Valimail Three questions worth asking: > Do you know exactly what your current DMARC policy is enforcing? > Can you clearly see who controls SPF and DKIM changes in your environment? > Are there any authorised senders you no longer recognise or use? 🔗 We’ve published a deeper walkthrough on what the updated guidance means in practice, and how to sanity-check your setup without ripping everything out. Full article here https://lnkd.in/exbEc_mW