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Business Wire
18-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Sangfor Technologies Unveils Sangfor Athena: A Bold New Brand for Its Cybersecurity Business
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sangfor Technologies, a leading global provider of cybersecurity and cloud computing solutions, proudly announces the launch of Sangfor Athena, the new brand identity for its cybersecurity business. This new brand brings together Sangfor's advanced security technologies under one unified name, marking a strategic evolution in its commitment to delivering intelligent, integrated, and proactive cyber defense. Sangfor Athena blends cutting-edge AI with powerful product synergy, empowering organizations to take a proactive stance against today's sophisticated cyber threats. The Sangfor Athena brand was first introduced through a soft launch during the recent Sangfor International Roadshows, where it was exclusively previewed to local audiences of customers and partners in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, the Philippines, Italy, Türkiye, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. Initial feedback showed strong alignment with market needs and confirmed the demand for a more AI-driven, solution-focused approach to cybersecurity. Sangfor Athena: Outsmart Cyber Threats with SynergyAI Inspired by Athena—the symbol of wisdom and warfare in Greek mythology—Sangfor Athena embodies strategic security and powerful protection. Just as Athena wielded wisdom and weaponry in perfect harmony, Sangfor Athena unites cutting-edge AI with advanced security tools to create an intelligent and cohesive security framework. At the heart of Sangfor Athena is SynergyAI —Sangfor's vision of AI-driven and integrated cybersecurity. Synergy represents the powerful collaboration between cloud-based and on-premises infrastructures, between solutions and services, and between security and cloud computing. By infusing AI across this ecosystem, SynergyAI delivers a streamlined and end-to-end security infrastructure that not only enhances threat detection and response but also reduces complexity. It empowers organizations to shift from a reactive stance to a proactive one—anticipating, adapting to, and outsmarting evolving cyber threats with speed and precision. Athena personifies this concept through her six symbolic elements: Shield: Impenetrable defenses against advanced cyber threats Spear: Fast, precise, and proactive response to active attacks Helmet: Robust protection for critical systems and sensitive data Owl: Deep visibility and insight into security events Wisdom & Strategy: Transforming fragmented tools into an intelligent and unified security framework Olive Tree: Delivering peace of mind so organizations can thrive securely Basis for the New Brand The new brand marks more than a name change; it's a reorganization of Sangfor's security portfolio to enhance product clarity, usability, and recognition. In the past, Sangfor's cybersecurity offerings were spread across multiple individually named products, including Network Secure, Endpoint Secure, and Cyber Command. As the product portfolio expanded, it became increasingly difficult for customers to remember and understand how these individual products address their needs. Today's cybersecurity challenges are complex and multidimensional, and point solutions alone are no longer enough. What organizations need are integrated solutions—combinations of technologies that work seamlessly together to fully resolve their security challenges. 'Our mission has always been to Make Your Digital Transformation Simpler and Secure,' said Darren Du, Vice President of Sangfor International Market. 'We recognize that 'simpler' means more than easy-to-use products and streamlined operations; it also means having a brand that's memorable and offerings that align with customer needs. Sangfor Athena brings clarity and confidence to our customers as they navigate increasingly complex cybersecurity landscapes.' The Three Pillars of Sangfor Athena Under the Sangfor Athena brand, cybersecurity offerings will now be organized into three series: 1. Sangfor Athena Foundation Main Offerings: Athena NGFW (Next Generation Firewall), Athena EPP (Endpoint Protection Platform), Athena SWG (Secure Web Gateway), and Athena NDR (Network Detection and Response) Focus: Network and endpoint security, and core components of Sangfor's XDR and SASE platforms. 2. Sangfor Athena Security Operations Main Offerings: Athena XDR (Extended Detection and Response) and Athena MDR (Managed Detection and Response), both enhanced with Sangfor Security GPT Focus: Building full-fledged, AI-driven security operations by addressing the needs across people, technology, and processes. Notably, Sangfor was recently honored with the Frost & Sullivan 2025 APAC XDR Customer Value Leadership Recognition, demonstrating its ability to meet market demands and deliver superior customer outcomes. Download your complimentary copy of the Frost & Sullivan report to discover why Sangfor Athena XDR leads the way in shaping the future of the XDR market in APAC and beyond. 3. Sangfor Athena Cloud Security Main Offerings: Athena SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) Focus: Providing secure and reliable access to cloud services, SaaS applications, data centers, and the internet across all business locations and remote users. Together, these three pillars provide comprehensive protection across the entire organization—from core to edge and on-premises to cloud—addressing today's most pressing security challenges: defending against sophisticated attacks, managing complex security operations, and securing hybrid and cloud-first environments. Transform Your Security Strategy with Sangfor Athena The Sangfor Athena brand is a reflection of Sangfor's enduring mission: To Make Your Digital Transformation Simpler and Secure. By unifying its cybersecurity portfolio under one powerful, intuitive brand, Sangfor empowers organizations to better understand, implement, and optimize their security strategies. As Sangfor takes a bold step forward with Athena, you too can take the bold step to rethink and reinforce your cybersecurity posture for a smarter, safer future. Visit to explore the future of intelligent security.
IOL News
11-06-2025
- Politics
- IOL News
The battle on antisemitism: Fighting prejudice with prejudice
People attend a community gathering at the site of an attack against a group people holding a vigil for kidnapped Israeli citizens in Gaza oin Boulder, Colorado on June 4. The man suspected of a Molotov cocktail attack on Jewish protesters in Colorado is facing federal hate crime charges, officials said as President Donald Trump's administration vowed to pursue "terrorists" living in the US on visas. Image: Chet Strange / AFP Robin Givhan In the aftermath of the fiery attack on a group of people in Boulder, Colorado, who had gathered for a march calling for the release of hostages in Gaza, the brick plaza where they once stood was cordoned off with police tape. Men and women had essentially been fire bombed on a Sunday afternoon, so workmen washed the residue of mayhem from the ground in front of the county courthouse. In the distance, hanging over the courthouse's double doors was the rainbow flag, a symbol of tolerance and inclusivity - more hope than fact. Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the Egyptian man who was arrested for the violence, which the FBI has characterized as a 'targeted terrorist attack,' was reported to have shouted, 'Free Palestine,' before allegedly flinging molotov cocktails at the marchers. The story of Boulder calls to mind the tragedy in Washington just 11 days earlier, when two employees of the Israeli Embassy were killed in front of the Capitol Jewish Museum after attending a reception there. The man who was arrested at the scene confessed, according to the FBI, stating, ''I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.' The tragedy in the nation's capital is a reminder of the terrifying moments in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, when police officers pounded on the doors of the official residence of Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) to alert him that the mansion was on fire. A man was arrested for climbing over security fencing and setting the house ablaze not long after Shapiro and his family, who are Jewish, had marked Passover with a seder. That suspected attacker also had Gaza on his mind. In the bleak hours and days after these attacks, the sky fills with the lights of police cars glowing brightly. Officers wearing helmets and bulletproof vests, and holding big guns, huddle around tactical vehicles. And all of those officers and weapons remind one of what has long been a familiar scene in front of synagogues across the country: Police cars parked out front as a visible deterrence to those who simply can't tolerate the worshipers being themselves in fellowship. The country has fought back with stern words and heartfelt prayers, deeply moving museums, congressional investigations, more and more security, and a death sentence in the federal trial of the man who killed 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018. But in Washington's most recent battles in the war against intolerance, the choice of weapons has been … more intolerance. And what does that get us? Statistics tell the story in its breadth. Incidents of antisemitic harassment, vandalism and assaults have risen significantly since Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel, killing nearly 1,200 people and kidnapping more than 200. Hatred was already on the rise before that deadly day, but it spiked dramatically afterward. The war in Gaza, with Israel's stated aim being to destroy Hamas, gave rise to widespread death and suffering among Palestinians. More than 54,000 people have died, about a third of them children under 18, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for high-ranking members of both Hamas and the Israeli government, charging that they have committed crimes against humanity. So much suffering stirred protests, most notably on college campuses, where students constructed tent encampments and barricaded themselves inside buildings. According to a report from the Anti-Defamation League, many campuses became rife with antisemitism. For 2024, the ADL recorded 9,354 examples of antisemitic harassment, vandalism and assaults. Of those, 1,694 incidents occurred on college campuses. The ADL does not consider 'criticism of Israel or general anti-Israel activism' to be antisemitic. But often, the distinction was blurred. The White House has offered its own blurry response. In social media posts, officials quickly labeled the Boulder attack as terrorism. They promised to seek swift justice. Then Immigration and Customs Enforcement took the suspect's family into custody and pledged to deport them immediately. The family's lawyer argued, among many points, that Soliman's wife and children, who are also Egyptian and who had applied for asylum, are being punished for the alleged crimes of a relative, which is not how justice is supposed to work. A federal judge on Wednesday barred their deportation. The administration has also vowed to stamp out antisemitism on college campuses, with much of its animus aimed at Harvard University and its academic freedom, research grants and international students. In much the same way that careless and reckless protesters have conflated the Israeli government's policies in Gaza with the Jewish people at large, the Trump administration has merged eradicating antisemitism with controlling how broad swaths of the population speak, think and exist. It can be seen as fighting prejudice with prejudice. Fear with more fear. Hostility with hostility. It's a war on nuance and complexity, which is to say, it's a war on what it means to exist as an individual. In 2025, the ADL issued an updated campus report card assessing the actions that 135 colleges had taken in the prior year to root out antisemitism in their community. By the ADL's measure, Harvard's grade improved, from an F to a C. A significant number of institutions, however, received failing grades, among them the University of Illinois Chicago and nearby DePaul University, as well as the New School in New York and Haverford College in Pennsylvania. But they are not in the administration's crosshairs the way that Harvard, with its $53.2 billion endowment and reputation for cultural elitism, has been. About 10 percent of Harvard's undergraduate population is Jewish. At the University of California at Santa Barbara, for example, Jewish students make up 13 percent of the undergraduate population and the school received a grade of D for dealing with antisemitism on campus. But a campaign against UC-Santa Barbara doesn't have the same political resonance as one aimed at Harvard. And that's what so much of this devastation comes down to: People get conflated with politics and posturing. Their humanity can get lost in the fog of political one-upmanship. There's rarely a straight line between words uttered in one part of the culture and actions taken in another. A single deadly gesture typically springs from a perfect storm of fact and fiction, outrage and desperation, single-mindedness and isolation, mental illness and toxic social media where everything is written in all-caps and there's no space for complications. But this much is clear: Deporting immigrants, whether documented or undocumented, hasn't erased antisemitism. Silencing foreign students raising their voices against Israeli or American foreign policy hasn't made Jewish men and women safer on city streets. Putting ivy-covered institutions in the crosshairs of politicians doesn't seem to be helping either. Incidents of antisemitism have continued to grow since 2023's dramatic spike. Prejudice is one of many fine fertilizers. And the White House has insured that an abundance of it is raining down. Robin Givhan is senior critic-at-large writing about politics, race and the arts. A 2006 Pulitzer Prize winner for criticism, Givhan has also worked at Newsweek/Daily Beast, Vogue magazine and the Detroit Free Press.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
National EMS memorial procession to stop in Somerset
A traveling memorial honoring EMS professionals who died in the line of duty is set to appear in Somerset on Tuesday, June 24. The National EMS Memorial Service's annual procession began June 1 in Riverside, Calif., and will culminate in Arlington on July 19. The procession will make 29 stops in 19 states, including Somerset, to remember 29 EMS professionals who died in the line of duty. On June 24, Somerset-Pulaski County EMS will host the Moving Honors procession. It will take place at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Somerset, at the corner of W. Oak and N. Main streets. Parking is available in the First Baptist Church rear parking lot on N. Vine Street. The event will feature local speakers as well as a remembrance of Somerset-Pulaski County EMS EMT Chastian McWhorter, who died in the line of duty on April 1, 2024 as a result of a vehicular accident. He was 26 years old. The event marks one of the many stops along the 6,500-mile journey to Arlington where fallen EMS providers will be honored as part of the National EMS Memorial Service and Weekend of Honor. At the heart of the journey is a specially wrapped ambulance carrying the Tree of Life — this year's installment of the memorial bearing the names of those lost. Built by EMS volunteers, the Tree is transported with reverence and remains sealed until its unveiling at the national service. A replica Tree of Life will be on display at each stop, offering communities a space to pause, reflect, and honor lives of service. One of the Moving Honors representatives supporting this year's procession is American Medical Response (AMR) paramedic Megan Haverkamp, now in her fifth year with the crew. What began as a one-time request to drive an ambulance from Texas to Virginia has become a deeply personal tradition. Haverkamp now helps escort the Tree of Life alongside 'Chief Ted E Bear,' a comfort companion who helps children of fallen EMS providers cope with loss. 'Each stop is a moment to remember, to honor and to let families and fellow providers know that their loved ones are not forgotten,' Haverkamp said. 'What continues to move me is how everyone comes together, whether they knew the honorees personally or not, to show their love and support.' 'This moving tribute is only possible because of the shared commitment from agencies across the country and the generous support of organizations like Global Medical Response,' said Jana Williams, National EMS Memorial Service immediate past president. 'It is extraordinary witnessing so many who join alongside us to honor our fallen and to support their loved ones in such an impactful way.' The National EMS Memorial Service, founded in 1991, is a volunteer-driven organization funded solely by donors to honor fallen EMS providers and support their families and colleagues. It is the congressionally sanctioned entity that bestows the highest honor in EMS to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. While a permanent national memorial is still in development, a new panel is constructed each year and added to the Tree of Life, a temporary memorial, which continues to grow and honor those lost in the line of duty. The Moving Honors procession not only brings awareness and additional homage to the honorees but also provides a space for the public to pay respect and send messages of hope to families and EMS professionals. The REMEMBERship program is a unique way to sustain the mission of the NEMSMS, offering a simple way to donate and keep the legacy of fallen heroes alive.
Indian Express
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
MrBeast explores 2000-year-old ancient Mexican temples, enters Balankanche Cave to witness the ‘tree of life'
YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is back with another jaw-dropping adventure that has his fans glued to their screens. This time, the world's most-subscribed YouTuber takes us deep inside Mexico in a cinematic vlog that feels straight out of Jumanji. Titled 'I Explored 2000 Year Old Ancient Temples,' the video documents a thrilling expedition through some of the Yucatán Peninsula's most mystical sites, including Calakmul, Chichen Itza, and the enigmatic Balankanche Cave. Joined by two of his friends, MrBeast kicks off his adventure at the King's Palace before plunging into the untamed jungle. Along the way, they encounter black howler monkeys, venomous spiders, and a swarm of bats. They finally reach the sacred Balankanche Cave, where ancient Maya believed all human life began. Before entering, MrBeast and his team pause for a spiritual ritual. 'Deep inside of there is what they called the Tree of Life,' he explains. 'They believed that all of us spawned from this very majestic, beautiful tree deep in this cave.' Their local guide elaborates, 'This is so sacred that we're going to do a ceremony to ask for permission from the spirits of the cave.' A purification ritual is performed at the cave's entrance, symbolically preparing them for the journey ahead. Once granted spiritual approval, the group ventures deeper into the cave, but the path is far from easy. As they descend further, the temperature rises, making the journey even more challenging. Finally, they arrive at the awe-inspiring 'Tree of Life', a sacred Ceiba tree that the Maya believed held up the sky. But the exploration doesn't stop there. The group pushes forward, reaching sections of the cave where the air is so thin they require oxygen support to continue. Watch here: Meanwhile, INAH (Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History) confirmed that Donaldson's visits to several Mayan archaeological zones were carried out with full permission from the federal Ministry of Tourism and the governments of Campeche and Yucatán. INAH emphasised that its staff were present throughout the production to enforce safety and preservation protocols. However, according to a local media outlet, the Ministry of Culture in Mexico threatened sanctions and legal action against the YouTuber for allegedly misrepresenting events and violating the intended use of cultural heritage sites.
Mint
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
THE END OF AN ERA
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