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Techday NZ
09-07-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Huntress & Microsoft partner to boost business cybersecurity
Huntress has announced a partnership with Microsoft aimed at improving cybersecurity for businesses using Microsoft's security products and services. The partnership will see Huntress' cybersecurity solutions integrated with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Business, Defender Antivirus, as well as Microsoft 365 Business Premium, E3, and E5 licenses. The companies state that the collaboration is designed to offer enhanced protection to businesses of all sizes that rely on Microsoft's ecosystem, many of whom face resource and expertise challenges in making full use of their security investments. Addressing cybersecurity challenges Over 300 million organisations worldwide use Microsoft's software, but according to Huntress, many struggle to access the complete capabilities of the security tools included with their Microsoft licenses. Organisations with limited in-house cybersecurity abilities often leave advanced threat protection features underutilised. Huntress' solutions - including Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and Security Awareness Training (SAT) - are designed to integrate smoothly with existing Microsoft environments. These tools are supported by a 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) which the company says enables continuous protection against emerging threats. Quotes from leadership "Huntress was founded to make enterprise-grade security accessible to all businesses. Businesses worldwide trust Microsoft's ecosystem, but often don't fully use its potential due to limited resources or expertise. We deliver the technology and integrations needed to unlock the full value of Microsoft's security solutions, empowering businesses of all sizes to operate securely and confidently in an evolving threat landscape," said Chris Bisnett, CTO at Huntress. Microsoft's Steve Dispensa, Corporate Vice President of Security, also commented on the collaboration: "With cyberattacks growing in both volume and complexity, businesses face mounting pressure to protect their environments with limited resources. Huntress' integrations with Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint empower organizations to not only strengthen their security posture but also fully benefit from their Microsoft security investments. Together, we're equipping businesses worldwide to prioritize growth and innovation without compromising on security." Integration and benefits According to Huntress, the partnership seeks to make it easier for organisations of all sizes to turn on advanced security features. The integrations allow Microsoft customers to deploy Huntress' suite of tools through their Microsoft platforms, aiming to provide greater threat visibility, incident response capabilities, and cyber awareness for their employees. The collaboration between Huntress and Microsoft is also intended to help businesses optimise their security spending. By using existing Microsoft licenses in combination with Huntress' managed security suite, organisations are expected to reduce the need for multiple standalone solutions, potentially offering cost efficiencies. Background and recognition Huntress focuses its efforts on supporting organisations that typically lack enterprise-scale resources to counteract cyber threats. Their Security Operations Center provides around-the-clock monitoring and support for businesses, with an emphasis on remediation and a low rate of false positives. The company states its mission is to break down barriers to enterprise-level security and enable both outsourced IT contractors and internal IT staff to better prepare for and deal with cyber threats. Huntress has also been recognised with Microsoft Verified Small & Medium Business solution status through the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association, which reflects Microsoft's assessment of trusted security products for its partner ecosystem. The integration of Huntress solutions into Microsoft security environments will be available to all organisations using Microsoft 365 Business Premium, E3, and E5 licensing, as well as Microsoft Defender security products. The companies indicate that ongoing support and updates will be provided as the threat landscape evolves.
Geek Tyrant
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Pom Klementieff Reportedly Leading New DCU Series, and She Might Be Playing Huntress — GeekTyrant
Pom Klementieff is making the leap from Marvel to DC, and this time she's not just passing through. The Guardians of the Galaxy actress is reportedly set to lead a new DCU live-action TV series, according to Nexus Point News. While details are still being locked down, it sounds like James Gunn is once again teaming up with one of his MCU alums for something big. This wouldn't be Klementieff's first brush with the DC world. She had a silent cameo in The Suicide Squad back in 2021, but if this new project pans out, it'll mark her full-fledged entry into Gunn's freshly rebooted DC Universe. So who's she playing? Word is, Klementieff has been tapped to portray Helena Bertinelli, aka Huntress, a fan-favorite vigilante who previously appeared in Birds of Prey , where she was played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The character first appeared in the 1989 Huntress comic by Joey Cavalieri and Joe Staton and has remained a gritty, complex staple of the Bat-family ever since. The report adds that this version of Huntress will be half-Korean and half-Italian, offering a fresh spin on the character's backstory. That makes the rumored involvement of South Korean filmmaker Jung Byung-gil ( The Villainess ) even more exciting. If this is true, he'll be serving as writer and director. Nothing's been officially confirmed yet because, as the report notes, 'there hasn't been a formal deal in place.' Fans have started speculating after Klementieff was seen visiting the set of Peacemaker Season 2. Could she show up there first before launching into her own series? It wouldn't be the first time Gunn introduced a new character that way. Whether or not the Huntress news is true, this much is clear, Gunn is building a new DC Universe, and it makes sense that he would want to work with Klementieff again.
Geek Tyrant
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
James Gunn Confirms DCU Projects in Development From Korea, Japan, and Brazil — GeekTyrant
James Gunn is making it very clear that the new DC Universe isn't just about rebooting iconic heroes, it's about broadening the scope of storytelling entirely. During a recent interview with HT City, the Superman director and DC Studios co-CEO revealed that new DCU projects are in the works from Korea, Japan, and Brazil. It sounds like Gunn and his team are actively building DC stories from other cultures, with international creatives leading the charge. It's something that could offer a fresh, global perspective to a cinematic universe that's long been very U.S.-centric. When asked about the possibility of bringing an Indian actor into the DCU, Gunn didn't just stop at casting. He said: 'I would love that. I would love to see an Indian actor, but I would also love to have Indian Filmmaking collaborators.' He continued, emphasizing a broader vision for DC's future: 'We at DC Studios we think there are heroes all over this world that we could focus on, and filmmakers from all of the world that could tell their stories within the DCU.' 'Who's our Indian superhero and who are Indian filmmakers that want to be a part of this universe. That's important to us. We've already got things started in Korea and Japan and Brazil, and so it would be great to collaborate some Indians.' Gunn didn't name-drop any specific titles, but this lines up with a rumored Huntress movie out of South Korea. That project, supposedly involving The Villainess director Jung Byung-gil , was first reported on about back in 2023. No updates since, but this new statement adds some fuel to the fire. As for the Japanese and Brazilian projects? No confirmed characters or creators just yet, but it's worth noting that DC does have a few lesser-known heroes from those regions. Gunn's approach with developing international DCU content with culturally rooted perspectives and presumably lesser-known casts, might seem like a gamble, but I'm actually curious to see what he's and his team are cooking up!
Globe and Mail
10-06-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Why sales teams are turning to this Canadian firm for a competitive edge
When a competitor falsely claimed that the Huntress cybersecurity solution lacked a specific feature – a statement that could have turned off prospective clients – the U.S.-based company turned to Vancouver-based Klue Labs Inc. for help. Klue's AI-powered competitive intelligence platform helped Huntress's sales team quickly discover and counter the misinformation. Uncovering the false claim also helped Huntress highlight its work and secure an upcoming deal. Knowing what the competition is up to is essential in the rapidly evolving cybersecurity sector. 'I couldn't do my job without it,' Dustin Ray, head of competitive and market intelligence at Huntress, says of the Klue platform that helps businesses collect, analyze and share competitive and market intelligence. Mr. Ray says 90 per cent of his sales team engages with the Klue platform weekly. In business-to-business sales, understanding your competitor's positioning is crucial, says Klue co-founder and chief executive officer Jason Smith, using a car analogy to make his point. 'If you're thinking, 'Do I buy a Toyota or an Audi?', you've got a certain perception of each,' Mr. Smith says. He argues that a savvy salesperson doesn't need to name the competitor. Instead, they highlight unique features that set their product apart. For instance, emphasizing advanced battery technology without directly referencing Toyota can subtly counter the competitor's strengths, allowing the prospect to perceive the distinction. The approach requires a deep understanding of the competitor's offerings and the ability to pivot the conversation effectively. 'It's about understanding why you're better than somebody else... and then figuring out how to talk around that in an elegant way that is authentic to your business,' says Mr. Smith, who founded Klue in 2015 with Sarathy Naicker. He says Klue's solutions make it easier for sales teams to have more meaningful conversations with potential customers by turning heaps of data into clear, actionable insights. Instead of getting bogged down in endless spreadsheets or outdated documents, reps get real-time, digestible information that helps them highlight what makes their product stand out. The approach boosts confidence and allows teams to address concerns and reinforce their product's value without resorting to negative comparisons. 'There's this big corpus of information about your competitors,' Mr. Smith says. 'How do we harness it? How do we collect it? How do we pull it down into something that is actually going to be digestible at a human scale?' To help with the heavy lifting, Klue's platform processes millions of data points daily, including news articles, blog posts, and website updates. It then takes the raw data, chooses the most pertinent points, has a human – their product marketer – help contextualize the material and then delivers a succinct, deep dive into the competition. 'Companies like ours are designed to find the right quality content and the right trade-offs and the weighting and the wrappers around it, the workflows, so that the human can add the right context and fix it to produce a really great output, not just fluff,' Mr. Smith says. 'And that's the difference.' It's all part of how AI is modernizing workflows by enhancing areas like marketing automation, distilling vast quantities of information and streamlining administrative tasks, explains Jenny Yang, senior advisor at MaRS Enterprise. 'It may not be that you need to use AI in your core business, but there are many ancillary areas of your business where AI could help,' says Ms. Yang, adding that by automating repetitive tasks, AI frees employees to focus on strategic initiatives, thereby boosting efficiency and innovation. She also warns that failing to adopt AI tools means risking inefficiency and falling behind the competition. 'If you're not using it, then you're wasting your time on those mundane tasks when your competitors are focusing that time on their core business,' Ms. Yang says. 'If you're a farmer who used to till your field by hand, but now someone else is using a tractor or a machine, you need to adjust or you're going to get left behind.' Even within Klue's own business, adopting its tech has drastically reduced tedious tasks for its employees, saving saving 150 hours of tedious work per month last quarter, Mr. Smith says. He believes humans excel when engaging in creative and strategic thinking and interacting with other people, not in repetitive tasks that 'sap our energy' and are 'not what we're designed for,' he says. 'Every series of new innovations that we've come up with in tech has just led to more creativity,' Mr. Smith says. 'And I'm confident that that's what's going to happen next.'
Associated Press
29-04-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Huntress Debuts Industry-Disrupting Managed SIEM to Democratize Cybersecurity for Businesses of All Sizes
COLUMBIA, Md. and SAN FRANCISCO, April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntress announced the general availability of its modern Managed Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution at the RSA Conference, introducing enhanced integrations for log sources and expanded compliance capabilities. Fully managed by Huntress' 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC), Huntress Managed SIEM removes the complexity, meaningless noise, and unpredictable costs that traditional SIEM products bring, turning the old model on its head and delivering much more than compliance. Huntress Managed SIEM enables customers to spot and neutralize threats earlier in the attack chain than they would with an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solution alone. Another benefit – Managed SIEM customers experience a fast time to value after deployment, thanks to expert eyes on their environment from day one. For example, threat hunting performed by the Huntress SOC discovered an RDP brute force attack less than 15 hours after the customer deployed Huntress. Advancing its mission to make enterprise-grade cybersecurity accessible beyond the Fortune 1000, Huntress unveiled the general availability of its Managed SIEM with new and expanded functionality, including: 'Security incidents can happen in minutes, and protection shouldn't be reserved only for companies with big budgets and teams. SIEM providers talk a big game with promises of a single pane of glass, actionable visibility, and improved compliance and security posture, but the reality is complexity, noise, and soaring storage costs. We dropped the big data-lake mentality and built our SIEM to store only the data required for threat hunting and compliance, which earned us a spot on Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies list. We are ready to unshackle security teams from lengthy integrations, customizing rules, and sifting through massive amounts of data looking for a needle in a haystack,' said Chris Bisnett, CTO and Co-founder of Huntress. Because the elite Huntress SOC already monitors threats 24/7 for millions of endpoints and identities, its Managed SIEM gives fast and effective herd immunity from emerging threat actor tradecraft. Anything caught for one organization helps Huntress' SOC shut it down faster for the next. 'Huntress Managed SIEM is incredibly beneficial as it seamlessly integrates information from firewalls, endpoints, and antivirus solutions, allowing us to see an incident's full scope, rather than just isolated parts. We have been able to get our clients up and running quickly and provide detailed assessments and actionable remediation steps. Ultimately, Huntress Managed SIEM is an invaluable tool for our business. I'd confidently recommend it to anyone looking to enhance their cybersecurity capabilities, ensure thorough incident analysis, and support rapid recovery efforts,' said Dan Paquette, President of Key Methods. Additional Resources: About Huntress Huntress is the enterprise-grade, people-powered cybersecurity solution for all businesses, not just the 1%. With fully owned technology developed by and for its industry-defining team of security analysts, engineers, and researchers, Huntress elevates underresourced tech teams, whether they work within outsourced IT environments or in-house IT and security teams. The 24/7 industry-leading Huntress Security Operations Center (SOC) covers cyber threats for outsourced IT and in-house teams through remediation with a false-positive rate of less than 1%. With a mission to break down barriers to enterprise-level security and always give back more than it takes, Huntress is often the first to respond to major hacks and threats while protecting its partners and shares tradecraft analysis and threat advisories with the community as they happen. As long as hackers keep hacking, Huntress keeps hunting. Join the hunt at and follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Huntress Contact: [email protected] A video accompanying this announcement is available at
