{"id":15538,"date":"2024-11-08T11:09:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T10:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberinsights.iainfraser.net\/?p=15538"},"modified":"2024-11-26T17:01:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T16:01:21","slug":"cloudguard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/11\/08\/cloudguard\/","title":{"rendered":"CYBERNewsbyte: CloudGuard Secures Major Funding to Drive AI-Enhanced Cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15538\" class=\"elementor elementor-15538\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283850e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"283850e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd7dbaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1bd7dbaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/click\/camref:1101loxy2\/creativeref:1101l50786\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/creative.prf.hn\/source\/camref:1101loxy2\/creativeref:1101l50786\" width=\"1456\" height=\"180\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ed922 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28ed922\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300e76d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"300e76d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f900a42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f900a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/kranich17-11197573\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Image-Credit_Michaela_Pixabay-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15536\" alt=\"Image Credit_Michaela_Pixabay\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Image-Credit_Michaela_Pixabay-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Image-Credit_Michaela_Pixabay-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Image-Credit_Michaela_Pixabay-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Image-Credit_Michaela_Pixabay-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Image-Credit_Michaela_Pixabay.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> Image Credit: Michaela\/Pixabay<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a78b390 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a78b390\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-181df18f elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"181df18f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Helping Keep Small Business CYBERSafe!<br \/>\n<\/strong>Gibraltar: Friday 8th November 2024 at 11:10 CET<\/p>\n<p><b><strong>LATEST SME CYBER NEWS: CloudGuard Secures Major Funding to Drive AI-Enhanced Cybersecurity Expansion<\/strong> \u00a0<\/b><br \/>\nBy: Iain Fraser &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=cybersecurity+journalist&amp;client=opera&amp;hs=J2J&amp;sca_esv=4b48ab93829afc9b&amp;sxsrf=ADLYWIJJxCdzfo9XXGpMHq8BhsB4jkM6-g%3A1725554192279&amp;ei=EN7ZZu7sELiikdUPj53AsAs&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjutK-lnqyIAxU4UaQEHY8OELYQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=cybersecurity+journalist&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGGN5YmVyc2VjdXJpdHkgam91cm5hbGlzdDIKECMYgAQYJxiKBTIKECMYgAQYJxiKBTIEECMYJzIFEAAYgAQyBhAAGBYYHjILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCBAAGIAEGKIESNpQUKMIWPRCcAJ4AJABBJgB7AGgAd4mqgEGMC4zMi4xuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIboALHH6gCCsICBxAjGLADGCfCAgcQABiwAxgewgIOEAAYgAQYsAMYhgMYigXCAgsQABiABBiwAxiiBMICBxAjGCcY6gLCAhEQLhiABBiRAhjRAxjHARiKBcICCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICEBAuGIAEGNEDGEMYxwEYigXCAgoQLhiABBhDGIoFwgILEC4YgAQY0QMYxwHCAgUQLhiABJgDB4gGAZAGCJIHBjIuMjMuMqAHgM8C&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cybersecurity Journalist<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberinsights.iainfraser.net\/index.php\/inner-sanctum-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CYBERInsights<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=sme+cybersecurity+news&amp;client=opera&amp;hs=QsT&amp;sca_esv=cd08aac0b4846c63&amp;sxsrf=ADLYWIIaZwnvuQfvJpPCaga2UcqJmvux4A%3A1719554579183&amp;ei=E1J-Zu30Cqbpi-gPva6Q6A8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwityvT-z_2GAxWm9AIHHT0XBP0Q4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=sme+cybersecurity+news&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiFnNtZSBjeWJlcnNlY3VyaXR5IG5ld3MyBBAjGCcyBBAjGCcyBhAAGBYYHjILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTIIEAAYgAQYogRI0hpQuwdYtBJwAXgBkAEAmAHBAaABkAiqAQMwLja4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgagApcHwgIHECMYsAMYJ8ICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgUQABiABJgDAIgGAZAGCZIHBTEuNC4xoAerMw&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First for SME Cybersecurity News<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=LATEST+SME+CYBER+NEWS%3A+CloudGuard+Secures+Major+Funding+to+Drive+AI-Enhanced+Cybersecurity+Expansion&amp;oq=LATEST+SME+CYBER+NEWS%3A+CloudGuard+Secures+Major+Funding+to+Drive+AI-Enhanced+Cybersecurity+Expansion++&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCTE1NDJqMGoxNagCCLACAQ&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Indexed on 081124 at 12:50 CET<\/a><em><br \/>\n#CyberInsights #CyberSecurity\u00a0<\/em><em>#CyberMedia #CyberAwareness #SME #SmallBusiness #smallbusinessowner #Cloudguard<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Post Impressions:\u00a0<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd2c189 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fd2c189\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cda13d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11cda13d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31adef60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"31adef60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/click\/camref:1100loHrP\/creativeref:1011l114168\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/creative.prf.hn\/source\/camref:1100loHrP\/creativeref:1011l114168\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65993b0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65993b0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caaf083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"caaf083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Manchester-based Cybersecurity start-up <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudguard.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CloudGuard<\/strong><\/a> has received a substantial financial boost from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II). The multi-million-pound investment was provided by NPIF II \u2013 Praetura Equity Finance, which is managed by Praetura Ventures under the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudguard.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CloudGuard<\/strong><\/a> specializes in using artificial intelligence to automate the detection, prevention, and response to cyber threats in real-time. Their innovative technology equips businesses with dynamic and proactive cybersecurity defences.<\/p>\n<p>The new funding will support <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudguard.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CloudGuard\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> expansion efforts in Manchester, including increasing its team size from 30 to 50 employees. 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