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Join the 2026 SASE Summit: building Autonomous Trust for the AI era. Learn how Unified SASE can secure AI-driven operations, modernize access, and support digital sovereignty AI is transforming more than just the applications organizations rely on. It is also reshaping who and what can connect to enterprise resources, how data moves, and where and how security controls are deployed. Your employees and devices now operate in digital environments shared with AI applications, large language models (LLMs), agents, APIs, and machine-to-machine communications. And while these new interactions can certainly boost productivity and speed up innovation, they also create access patterns and security risks that traditional security architectures weren't built to handle. Autonomous trust does not mean automatically trusting AI systems or removing humans from security decisions. It involves building an architecture that reliably manages access and safeguards data as human and machine activities become more decentralized, dynamic, and interconnected. Achieving this requires comprehensive visibility, uniform policy enforcement, and adaptable security measures that do not introduce operational complexity. On September 15 and 17, Fortinet will host the 2026 SASE Summit, The Age of Autonomous Trust. This global virtual event will bring together Gartner analysts, Fortinet experts, and industry leaders to examine how security and networking strategies must evolve for the AI era. What you will learn. The summit will open with Gartner Senior Director Analyst Charanpal Bhogal, who will share Gartner's perspective on the forces reshaping the secure access service edge (SASE) market. He'll explore how AI and autonomous agents are changing the security landscape, why platform consolidation continues to accelerate, and how sovereignty is becoming increasingly important consideration for SASE architecture and deployment. Then Fortinet leaders and product experts will explore how Unified SASE is evolving to secure users, devices, applications, data, and AI-driven interactions, all enabled by a converged security and networking architecture. Across the summit, attendees will hear practical perspectives on several challenges now facing security and IT teams, such as: * Securing generative AI (GenAI) adoption: A focused session and live demonstration will examine how organizations can gain visibility into GenAI application use, reduce the risk of sensitive data exposure, and apply consistent protections to prompts, responses, and model interactions. * Extending trust to AI-driven activity: Attendees will learn why LLMs, AI agents, APIs, and model context protocol traffic require organizations to rethink how they govern access and data flows across distributed environments. * Modernizing access beyond VPN replacement: A customer-focused conversation will look at how organizations can move beyond traditional remote access and support employees, branches, contractors, third parties, and unmanaged devices with flexible, least-privilege access. * Meeting sovereignty requirements: Sessions on Sovereign SASE will explore options for placing security inspection, logging, policy enforcement, and management closer to users and data, including within customer-controlled environments, while preserving a consistent operational model. Practical guidance for the next phase of SASE. The summit is designed for security and IT decision-makers navigating the operational realities of AI adoption, hybrid infrastructures, and expanding regulatory requirements. In addition to analyst insights and Fortinet's product strategy, attendees will gain real-world perspectives from industry leaders and see live demonstrations of Unified SASE capabilities. The goal is to help organizations make better architectural decisions now, before fragmented approaches to AI security, access, and sovereignty create another generation of disconnected tools and policies. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how Unified SASE can streamline operations, enhance cyber resilience, and provide a more consistent foundation for securing existing and emerging digital interactions. The 2026 SASE Summit will be presented at the following times: * Americas: September 15 at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET * India and SAARC: September 17 at 10:30 a.m. IST * EMEA: September 17 at 10:30 a.m. CEST * APAC: September 17 at 11:00 a.m. SGT The virtual event is free. Eligible attendees can also earn Continuing Professional Education credits by attending live. See the event FAQ for eligibility requirements.

Criminal IP appoints Reconn as Distributor for TI & ASM across Middle East & Africa. Torrance, United States / California, September 1st, 2026, CyberNewswire Criminal IP appoints Reconn as Distributor for threat intelligence and attack surface management solutions across the Middle East and Africa region. Developed by AI SPERA, Criminal IP provides decision-ready threat intelligence, and AI-powered attack surface management solutions to security teams worldwide with integrations across leading SIEM, SOAR, and XDR platforms. MSSPs, SOC teams, threat analysts, and security operations centers across the Middle East, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa will gain access to Criminal IP's threat intelligence and attack surface management capabilities - including real-time IP intelligence, domain scanning, OSINT data, and dark web monitoring. Regional security teams face unique challenges: advanced threat actors targeting their infrastructure, complex cloud and hybrid deployments that are difficult to monitor, and regulatory mandates from central banks requiring visibility into external threats. Criminal IP's continuous global IP scanning across 4.29 billion addresses help teams detect threats targeting their assets earlier. The platform tracks threat actors, identifies C2 servers, and surfaces leaked credentials before attacks happen, reducing the time between threat detection and response. Criminal IP already operates in over 150 countries and has integrated with more than 40 cybersecurity platforms including PaloAlto, Fortinet, OpenCTI, Wazuh, and more. The Reconn partnership extends into the Middle East and Africa region, where demand for threat intelligence and attack surface management is accelerating. "Every SOC and MSSP we talk to in the region faces the same problem: they need to see threats coming at them from outside their network," said Shenoy Sandeep, Founder of Reconn. "Criminal IP's continuous IP and domain scanning cover gaps that traditional security tools miss. This partnership lets us bring that capability to our customers helping them detect threats before attacks happen, respond faster, and actually know what they're defending. The regional threat landscape is specific. Criminal IP delivers both the global scale and regional relevance our teams need. Combined with our implementation support and compliance training, we can accelerate threat intelligence adoption across MEA." "We see the Middle East and Africa as a strategically important region where organizations are increasingly looking for greater visibility into external threats and their expanding attack surfaces," said Byungtak Kang, CEO of AI SPERA. "Our partnership with Reconn combines Criminal IP's global threat intelligence and attack surface management capabilities with Reconn's strong regional expertise and customer network. Together, we aim to make actionable threat intelligence more accessible to security teams across the region and help them identify exposure, understand threats in context, and respond before those threats become incidents." The regional footprint Reconn operates in positions Criminal IP to serve customers in markets where central banks now require visibility into external threats and attack surface exposure as part of cyber governance mandates (CBUAE, SAMA, DFSA, CBN, BRSA, NCA-ECC). Reconn will provide end-to-end support for Criminal IP deployments, including integration with existing SIEM, SOAR, and XDR platforms, sales engineering for proof-of-concepts, training on threat intelligence, and ongoing technical support. Criminal IP's Threat Intelligence (TI) equips security teams with Decision-Ready Threat Intelligence needed to proactively identify, analyze, and respond to emerging threats. Powered by AI and OSINT, it delivers threat scoring, reputation data, and real-time detection of a wide array of malicious indicators, ranging from C2 servers and IOCs to masking services like VPNs, proxies, and anonymous VPNs, across IPs, domains, and URLs. Its API-first architecture ensures seamless integration into security workflows to boost visibility, automation, and response. Criminal IP's Attack Surface Management (ASM) platform delivers a threat intelligence-powered approach to attack surface management by combining continuous asset discovery with deep threat analysis across IPs, domains, OSINT, and associated infrastructure. Built on Criminal IP's advanced scanning and enrichment capabilities, it brings Threat Intelligence context such as vulnerability intelligence, C2 detections, malicious IP/domain correlations, and dark web exposure into every layer of asset discovery in an integrated approach that empowers security teams to proactively identify, prioritize, and mitigate threats before they are exploited. Organizations in the Middle East and Africa interested in evaluating Criminal IP can access the free threat intelligence search engine at search.criminalip.io or contact Reconn for a demonstration, attack surface assessment, and regional implementation planning. About Criminal IP Criminal IP is a cyber threat intelligence and ASM solution operated by AI SPERA that provides decision-ready threat intelligence, and AI-powered attack surface management solutions to security teams worldwide. By continuously scanning the global internet, Criminal IP aggregates and contextualizes threat signals across IPs, domains, URLs, and attack infrastructure, covering malicious indicators, known vulnerabilities, exposed assets, and attacker behavior. Criminal IP's mission is to give organizations real visibility into their cyber landscape and accelerate threat detection and response by delivering the intelligence needed to outsmart attackers. For more information, visit https://www.criminalip.io About Reconn Reconn is a Dubai-based AI-first cybersecurity solutions distributor enabling enterprise-focused startups and regional new entrants to establish market presence, build customer relationships, and scale go-to-market operations in the Middle East and Africa. A preferred and trusted partner for many top customers across the region, Reconn specializes in AI Security, Agentic AI, AI Governance, Threat Intelligence, Offensive Security, and Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC). Reconn provides technology distribution, strategic go-to-market advisory, professional services, and PECB-certified training on Artificial Intelligence, ISO 42001, ISO 27001, and related compliance frameworks. More information: https://www.reconn.io Contact. Michael Sena AI SPERA [email protected]

Fortinet adds three partners to Australia service scheme. Tue, 1st Sep 2026 (Today) Fortinet has added Data Haus, Seccom Global and Wavelink to its Engage Preferred Services Partner programme in Australia, placing the three companies in a small group of partners recognised under the scheme. The move expands the vendor's local pool of accredited services partners as Australian organisations seek outside help to design, deploy and support increasingly complex security environments. The invitation-only Engage Preferred Services Partner, or EPSP, programme is aimed at partners that can demonstrate technical expertise, delivery experience and sustained investment in Fortinet products and training. Fewer than 1 per cent of Fortinet partners globally hold the status. That makes the Australian additions notable in a market where corporate buyers are dealing with network modernisation, hybrid technology estates and pressure to improve cyber resilience. The accreditation is intended to give customers another signal when selecting implementation and support partners. John Milionis, Director, Channel and Distribution, Australia, Fortinet, described the additions as part of a broader build-out of the local partner network. "Fortinet is seeing strong momentum behind EPSP in Australia as more partners invest in building the technical expertise needed to achieve this accreditation. EPSP is far more than a certification. It recognises organisations that have made a long-term commitment to developing highly skilled engineering teams and delivering consistently strong customer outcomes. As more organisations adopt increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity architectures, customers want confidence that they're working with partners that have proven technical capability and real-world delivery experience. The addition of Data Haus, Seccom Global and Wavelink strengthens Australia's ecosystem of EPSP partners, giving customers greater access to trusted implementation expertise and supporting Fortinet's continued growth across the region," said Milionis. Partner network The three newly accredited businesses play different roles in the channel. Data Haus and Seccom Global work directly with customers on security projects, while Wavelink operates as a distributor supporting resellers and partners across Australia. For Data Haus, the accreditation reflects a push to deepen specialist expertise in Fortinet deployments. It said the status validates investment across its engineering team as it takes on larger and more complex customer projects. "Achieving EPSP accreditation validates the investment we've made in building deep Fortinet expertise across our engineering team. It gives customers confidence that they're working with a partner that has demonstrated the technical capability required to deliver complex cybersecurity environments and supports our continued growth alongside Fortinet," said Laura Ogden, Director, Data Haus. Seccom Global framed the accreditation as the latest step in a relationship with Fortinet that stretches back more than two decades. The long association highlights the importance of vendor specialisation in the cybersecurity channel, where customers often rely on partners with product-specific engineering depth. "Fortinet has been at the centre of Seccom Global's business since we started more than 20 years ago, making EPSP accreditation a natural progression for our organisation. It recognises the depth of expertise our engineers have developed over many years of delivering Fortinet solutions and supports our commitment to helping customers achieve the best possible outcomes from their cybersecurity investments," said Michael Demery, Managing Director, Seccom Global. Distribution role Wavelink's inclusion also highlights the role distributors can play beyond logistics and procurement. In security projects, distributors are increasingly expected to provide technical support to partners involved in complex deployments. Wavelink said the accreditation strengthens its position in supporting the wider Fortinet channel with implementation work. That can include access to specialist engineers who assist resellers on projects that demand deeper product knowledge. "Wavelink has been working towards EPSP accreditation for several years because we recognised the value it would bring to our partners. Distribution today is about much more than moving products. Partners need access to highly skilled technical specialists who can work alongside them on complex implementations. EPSP validates that capability and reinforces our commitment to supporting the Australian Fortinet partner community," said Nick Touzeau, Chief Operating Officer, Wavelink. The latest accreditations build on the foundation of IP.Glass, which Fortinet identified as Australia's inaugural EPSP partner. With the addition of Data Haus, Seccom Global and Wavelink, Fortinet has expanded the number of local organisations that can market themselves as accredited providers of Fortinet implementation expertise. For Australian customers, the change is likely to matter most in procurement and project delivery. Security buyers often need outside help not only to install products but also to integrate them with existing networks, cloud systems and operational processes, especially as cyber tools become more interconnected and demanding to manage. For vendors, partner accreditation programmes serve a dual purpose: offering customers a shortlist of recognised service providers while giving channel businesses a way to distinguish themselves in a crowded cybersecurity market. In this case, Fortinet is using the EPSP badge to signal which partners it believes have invested in engineering skills and delivery experience around its technology. Fortinet said the expansion of the Australian EPSP ecosystem gives customers greater choice and recognises partners that have invested in highly skilled engineering teams and advanced delivery work.