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StickmanCyber announces hires, restructure and record growth

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SYDNEY, Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — StickmanCyber, one of Australia’s most trusted cybersecurity services businesses, has announced a significant restructuring and five new senior hires to help extend its recent record growth and keep pace with Australia’s soaring demand for cybersecurity services. The restructure reflects swift changes in the cybersecurity landscape, as Australian businesses grapple with new threats and the secure adoption of emerging technologies like AI. The restructured StickmanCyber now has a dedicated team to help Australian businesses navigate the challenge of building and using AI tools securely.

StickmanCyber has grown 200% since 2020, with an 84% increase in headcount over the last two year. It added 100+ customers, which are benefiting from StickmanCyber’s Compliance and Security as a Service (CSaaS) offering that has enabled mid-market Australian businesses to get access to the high quality, cost-effective service without having the need to build an internal capability. StickmanCyber has doubled its overall revenue with 80% recurring and 20% project-based contracts, this has enabled the business to forecast its growth, hire and retain quality staff and offer value to their customers. 

StickmanCyber has thrived by protecting Australian SMEs (Small-Medium Enterprises that are also referred to as mid-market and some of them are ASX listed) that need the specialist skills and resources to manage security, which is threatened by cyberattacks, data breaches, ransomware and service disruption. StickmanCyber has made four crucial new hires, four roles restructured in leadership positions and also, added a technical advisory board member to ensure it can grow effectively and meet increased demand for its services.
The new hires are: 

New AppointmentsHead of Competencies – Raj KunjiraHead of Cyber Advisory – Shaun WilliamsHead of Cloud Security – Aaron LawsHead of AI Safety & Security – Arun PrasadTechnical Advisory Board Member – Abbas Kudrati (Microsoft – Chief Cybersecurity Advisor / Customer Security Officer)RestructureHead of Operations – Priyanka RaghavendraHead of GRC – Maria HadiHead of Purple Team – Abartan DhakalHead of SOC Operations – Rishabh Khandelwal

With the new and improved leadership team, StickmanCyber has restructured the business to include six business units covering StickmanCyber’s core competencies (Cloud Security, AI Safety and Security, GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance), Purple Team, vCISO (Virtual Chief Information Security Officer) and SOC (Security Operations Center). The brand-new AI safety and security team will help Australian businesses to introduce AI tools and services securely, and conduct risk and red team assessments on existing AI tools. 

StickmanCyber has also launched a technical advisory board and dedicated centre of cyber excellence to ensure it maintains a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving cybersecurity market. These teams have been tasked to build enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions, to solve the biggest security challenges facing Australian businesses today. 

“I built this company with a simple premise, to help businesses tackle their hardest security problem,” said StickmanCyber CEO and founder, Ajay Unni. “20 years later, the security challenges have changed, but our purpose has not. We’ve restructured the business to reflect the biggest cybersecurity challenges in 2024 and believe we are geared for massive growth in the years ahead. 

Moving to the Cloud and adoption of AI is quickly becoming a major challenge for security teams. Australian businesses are rushing to move to the Cloud and adopt AI tools without due diligence and are leaving themselves vulnerable to attack. Our Cloud Security and AI Safety and Security teams will guide customers through the secure adoption transformation to the cloud and manage and maintain security and compliance and also Secure and Safe use of AI tools, so that they can realise the benefits of emerging tech, without the pitfalls.” 

ABOUT STICKMANCYBER 

StickmanCyber is a leading and innovative Australian Compliance and Security as a Service (CSaaS) provider. It keeps organisations safe by identifying & mitigating cyber risks, threats, while also automating their compliance and providing comprehensive reporting across all cyber risks, operations and compliance standards. 

For mid-market enterprises that often lack resources and specialised cyber expertise, StickmanCyber offers complete cybersecurity protection, compliance and certification at a fraction of the cost of doing it in-house. Its complete range of services includes Compliance and Security As A Service (CSaaS), Virtual CISO, CREST accredited Penetration Testing, Threat Intelligence, 24×7/365 days security operations with Incident Response, AI-powered security and Compliance Platform and more. 

Its team of qualified, certified, customer-focused, cybersecurity consultants have years of practical experience across multiple industries. The company offers a pre-built ready-to-deploy cybersecurity and compliance function, helping hundreds of Australian enterprises simplify their cybersecurity and compliance functions. 

 

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Intouch Insight to Host Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call on November 19, 2026 at 10:00am ET

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OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 10, 2026 /CNW/ — Intouch Insight Ltd. (TSXV: INX) (OTCQX: INXSF) (“Intouch” or the “Company”), a provider of customer experience management solutions, today announced it will host a conference call and live webcast on November 19, 2026, at 10:00am Eastern Time to discuss the results of the third quarter 2026.

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To participate in this event, register and log-in approximately 5 to 10 minutes before the beginning of the call.

Date: November 19, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. eastern time
Register for the live webcast and access on-demand recording: https://events.zoom.us/ev/Aq_AtYFwvnSkc7aeqsTFIC_LdYPICTnz8ZjPj_YseBMND0NNP7jE~AvG8jHOHsLPt1c2RaU-obNjJjkuGHfdJQz1kBIedcTx8Z58PrcUhkoG0iw

About Intouch Insight
Intouch Insight offers a complete portfolio of customer experience management (CEM) products and services that help global brands delight their customers, strengthen brand reputation and improve financial performance. Intouch helps clients collect and centralize data from multiple customer touch points, gives them actionable, real-time insights, and provides them with the tools to continuously improve customer experience. Founded in 1992, Intouch is trusted by over 300 of North America’s most-loved brands for their customer experience management, customer survey, mystery shopping, mobile forms, operational and compliance audits, geolocation data capture and event marketing automation solutions. For more information, visit intouchinsight.com.

Certain statements included in this news release including those related to the Company’s quarterly results, future products, opportunities and cost initiatives, strategies, and other statements that are predictive in nature that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “estimates”, or similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward looking statements that are made of the date hereof, which by their nature are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events, and are based on information currently available to the Company and on hypotheses which it considers to be reasonable; however, management warns the reader that hypotheses relative to future events which are beyond the control of management could prove to be false, given that they are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Please refer to the risks set forth in the Company’s most recent annual MD&A and the Company’s continuous disclosure documents that can be found on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com. The Company does not intend, and disclaims any obligation, except as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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Media Advisory – Minister Hodgson to give keynote speech and participate in fireside chat with Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce

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MEDICINE HAT, AB, Nov. 10, 2026 /CNW/ — The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, will deliver a keynote speech and participate in a fireside chat hosted by the Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce to discuss Budget 2026: Masters of our Destiny.  

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026

Time: 10:30 a.m. ABT

All accredited media are asked to pre-register by emailing events@southeastalbertachamber.ca . Details on how to participate will be provided upon registration.

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AI Opportunity Fund Expands AI Skills Training Across Asia Pacific with 28 Phase Three Local Implementing Partners

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AVPN is also launching the AI Opportunity Learning Platform, giving learners access to localised AI training and recommended learning pathways in 16 languages

SINGAPORE, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AVPN, Asia’s largest platform for social impact, today announced the 28 organisations selected as local implementing partners joining phase three of the AI Opportunity Fund: Asia-Pacific, supported by Google.org and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The new cohort expands the Fund’s AI skills training into classrooms and workplaces across 19 markets, including through organisations participating in AI Ready ASEAN led by ASEAN Foundation.

Most of the new local implementing partners will work directly with K-12 teachers, university students and faculty, extending the Fund beyond today’s workforce to the educators shaping the next generation of workers. By building AI fluency among teachers and faculty, phase three is designed to carry that capability through successive cohorts of students. Other local implementing partners will reach healthcare workers, agricultural and service-sector workers, as well as employees of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

More information on the phase three organisations are here. Among the organisations receiving funding are:

Pratham Education Foundation (India) – works across schools and communities to improve education and prepare children and young people for a changing world. Pratham will train teachers to use AI critically in the classroom, adapting and localising content including Experience AI and Google for Education for its learners, alongside practical skills such as understanding when not to rely on AI tools.JA Korea (South Korea) – has trained 11,000 teachers over six years, and will pair Google’s AI training with formal certification for public school educators, with dedicated outreach to rural teachers. Classroom results will also feed into policy convenings with ministry officials, aiming to institutionalise national K-12 AI education policy, with dedicated outreach to give rural teachers equal access. AI Edu Corp (Vietnam) – a pioneer in digital skills training in Vietnam, AI Edu Corp has trained nearly 150,000 educators, students and workers since 2019. It has existing partnerships with Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training and will support efforts to embed AI literacy into teacher standards nationwide.

“AI tools are already entering classrooms and workplaces across Asia-Pacific. The challenge now is making sure people have the skills to use them well, and the judgement to know when not to be overly reliant on them. Phase Three takes that work further into the places where people learn and work, from schools and universities to healthcare, agriculture and small businesses,” said Naina Subberwal Batra, CEO at AVPN.

“Local organisations are central to making that happen. They understand the languages, communities and institutions they serve, and can adapt training in ways that a regional programme alone cannot. By also equipping educators, we have an opportunity for that knowledge to carry forward through successive generations of students,” she added.

A Single Point of Access to AI Learning

Today, AVPN is also launching the AI Opportunity Learning Platform, AVPN’s gateway to AI training programmes across Asia-Pacific. The platform connects learners with AI learning opportunities and resources designed and delivered by trusted local partners. Each programme is tailored to its target learners, kept up to date, and delivered in local languages, helping educators, students, workers, and MSMEs apply AI confidently and responsibly in their own fields.

Available in 16 languages, the platform will recommend a learning pathway based on a short assessment. Certification available upon completion of training. A Gemini-powered assistant will help users navigate the platform, answer questions about it and provide guided learning.

For Phase 3, AVPN has brought on a new strategic partner, the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The Foundation will work with local implementing partners to localise Experience AI content for their markets and languages, while providing training and guidance on using the content. Another new strategic partner is the Ayala Foundation, who will provide access to Google AI learning resources for educators and students in the Philippines. Additionally, Ayala Foundation will support the AI Opportunity Fund’s local implementing partners in the Philippines to access more opportunities for organisational growth.

“Access to AI skills depends on whether people can find training that is relevant to them, in a language and setting that works for them. The 28 organisations joining Phase Three bring that local knowledge, whether they are working with teachers, students, healthcare workers or small businesses,” said Marija Ralic, Head of Google.org APAC.

“The AI Opportunity Learning Platform extends that approach. By bringing training and local partners together in one place and making it available in 16 languages, we can make it easier for learners across Asia-Pacific to find relevant training and connect with organisations in their market.”

Launched in 2024 with a USD 15 million commitment, the Fund received a further USD 10 million in Phase Two in May 2025 and another USD 10 million in Phase Three in May 2026, bringing Google.org’s total commitment to USD 35 million.

To date, the Fund has trained more than 850,000 workers and 63,000 small businesses across Asia-Pacific, working through almost 60 local implementing partner organisations and delivering programmes in more than 30 local languages.

About AVPN

AVPN is Asia’s largest platform for social impact, where close to 1,000 resource providers, innovators and intermediaries from across 48 markets collaborate to mobilise capital.  Grounded in deep regional expertise and partnerships, AVPN is building a thriving ecosystem that accelerates measurable progress toward inclusive growth, empowering Asia to lead the way in global impact. AVPN’s mission is to translate intent into impact by bringing together people, ideas, and resources for Asia. We do this by strengthening partnerships, fostering open collaboration, and enabling the coordinated flow of resources across markets and borders. Together with our community, AVPN is building a thriving impact ecosystem that drives a prosperous and inclusive Asia.

For more information about AVPN and our work, please visit our website and read our latest Annual Review.

About Google.org

Google.org, Google’s philanthropy, brings the best of Google to help solve some of humanity’s biggest challenges combining funding, product donations and technical expertise to support underserved communities and provide opportunity for everyone. We engage nonprofits, social enterprises and civic entities who make a significant impact on the communities they serve, and whose work has the potential to produce scalable, meaningful change.

 

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