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Viettel Cyber Security (VCS) Introduces a Consolidated SOC Solution in the Philippines to Strengthen Cyber Resilience

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MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Southeast Asia faces escalating cyber threats, with the Philippines emerging as a prime target due to its growing digital economy. In H1 2024, ransomware attacks across the region encrypted over 7 terabytes of data, with ransom demands totaling $13 million. In the Philippines alone, over 315,000 credentials were compromised, and phishing incidents increased by 23%, heavily targeting financial, e-commerce, and government sectors.

Recognizing these challenges, Viettel Cyber Security (VCS) has launched its Managed Security Operations Center (Viettel MSOC) solution in the Philippines, empowering local businesses with world-class cybersecurity services and products to address the evolving threat landscape.

Enterprise Cybersecurity: From Chaos to Control

When traditional solutions like antivirus software and firewalls are no longer sufficient to address modern, sophisticated cyber threats or provide comprehensive 24/7 protection, businesses are often presented with two primary options: building an in-house Security Operations Center (SOC) team or outsourcing.

Both approaches have inherent challenges. Establishing an in-house SOC requires substantial investment in technology, expert personnel, and ongoing training, which can strain resources. On the other hand, outsourcing to multiple vendors can lead to fragmented communication, inconsistent security coverage, and higher costs. This highlights the need for integrated solutions that address these gaps efficiently and cost-effectively.

An integrated approach is essential for building a resilient defense. Viettel MSOC addresses these challenges with a unified platform that consolidates security efforts across people, processes, and technology. By integrating advanced Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR), and User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), Viettel MSOC provides seamless, round-the-clock protection, leaving no security gaps.

A Consolidated Platform for Robust Cybersecurity with 24/7 Protection

Instead of managing multiple separate security solutions, Viettel Consolidated SOC enables comprehensive monitoring across all layers of cybersecurity, from network to every endpoint. When a potential threat is identified, VCS SOC automatically triggers a response based on predefined playbooks and rules, ensuring swift and consistent actions. By automating these processes, Viettel MSOC reduces false positives, ensures 24/7 protection, and mitigates risks without increasing the burden on human resources.

VCS’s security solutions are highly adaptable, meeting the needs of diverse organizational models. The content analysis team customizes rules and playbooks to align with each business’s specific requirements, especially Banking, Financial Services, Insurance companies and Government. Organizations that already have solutions in the Network and Endpoint layers can enhance their security by upgrading to the Viettel MSOC system, which seamlessly integrates with existing solutions at each layer.

Enhancing Cybersecurity with Localized Threat Intelligence and Free Threat Check for the Philippines

A cornerstone of the Viettel MSOC service is its localized threat intelligence, which combines AI-driven analytics with human expertise to deliver actionable insights tailored to the Philippines’ threat landscape.

“Localized threat intelligence is vital for combating cyberattacks effectively,” said Tran Minh Quang, Director of the Intelligence Center at Viettel Cyber Security. “Our SOC service leverages Viettel’s extensive global experience while tailoring our approach to the Philippines’ unique security requirements.”

Prior to implementing a SOC service, organizations must first assess the specific threats they face in order to determine the appropriate scale and scope of the service. To address this need, VCS offers a free cyber threat check service specifically tailored for the Philippine market. This service provides real-time insights into threats such as data breaches and leaked company accounts, along with personalized recommendations. Customers can easily access the service by entering their domain, and the system will perform an automated scan, delivering results in just a few minutes—no complex setup required.

Organizations can easily register here to get started.

About Viettel Cyber Security

Viettel Cyber Security (VCS), headquartered in Vietnam, was recognized as the Best Cyber Security Company in Asia by the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards 2022-2023. As an MSSP, our team helps businesses of all sizes and sectors, from government to BFSI and healthcare, anticipate and prevent threats before they occur.

VCS offers a wide range of services tailored to meet the unique needs of its clients, including:

Security Operations Center (SOC): Real-time threat monitoring and incident response.Threat Intelligence (TI): Proactively identifying and mitigating potential risks.Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT): Detecting and addressing system vulnerabilities.Compromise Assessment (CA): Evaluating and remediating security breaches.

With expertise and cutting-edge technologies, VCS ensures robust protection and peace of mind for organizations navigating the complexities of cybersecurity.

Website: viettelcybersecurity.com
Email: vcs.sales@viettel.com.vn

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Simply announces compatibility with AI glasses from Meta

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NEW YORK, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Simply, the creative hobbies leader behind the market leading apps Simply Piano, Simply Guitar, Simply Sing, and Simply Draw, today announced compatibility with AI glasses from Meta.

 

The launch signals Simply’s next leap – from mobile and augmented reality into AI glasses – as part of its long–term vision to build a fully multimodal AI platform that connects physical creativity, digital experiences, and wearable interfaces.

After pioneering music learning through augmented reality with Simply Piano for Apple Vision Pro and Simply Piano for Android XR, Simply is now expanding its creative hobbies ecosystem into AI–powered wearables. The new integration with Simply Draw and AI glasses from Meta lets learners capture their drawing process in real time, generating AI–enhanced timelapses and shareable creative assets that showcase their creation. 

“This is an exciting step toward a new era for creativity,” said Yuval Kaminka, CEO and Co–Founder of Simply. “We believe that the way we experience the arts, learning, playing and creative expression at home will become fully contextual. AI glasses allow us to move closer to a true AI creative companion – a multimodal AI, one that understands what you’re doing and supports you in the moment.”

“AI glasses are becoming a natural extension of how we learn and create,” added Eliran Douenias, Head of Product Innovation at Simply. “Our products already enable immersive and virtual experiences with XR and spatial computing, now we’re adding AI glasses from Meta as the next interface – and it’s just the first of an exciting roadmap ahead.”

“Simply’s early move into the AI glasses space puts us ahead of the curve and positions us to lead in how wearables – specifically AI glasses – become part of everyday creative life,” said Douenias.

With this launch, Simply is expanding its platform for the AI era. The new compatibility with AI glasses from Meta enhances how learners see, capture, and share their creative process, with many more experiences to follow.

About Simply

Simply is the world’s leading AI creativity platform redefining how people learn and express themselves through music, arts, crafts, and more. Its award–winning apps – Simply Piano, Simply Guitar, Simply Sing, and Simply Draw – have empowered millions globally to pick up and develop fulfilling creative hobbies that last.

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Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Hires James Smith as Managing Director

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LONDON, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (“LLCP”) announced today that James Smith has joined the Firm as a Managing Director in the Investment Management group. James will be based in LLCP’s London office.

Josh Kaufman, Head of Europe at LLCP, said, “We are thrilled to welcome James to LLCP. James adds valuable experience to the team within our core Business Services sector vertical. We look forward to the impact he will have as our European business and team continues to grow.”

James joins LLCP from Advent International where he was a senior member of the European Business & Financial Services team and participated in numerous successful transactions over his 12-year tenure. Prior to Advent, James worked at Bain & Company. James’ full biography can be found at https://www.llcp.com/team

About Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC is a middle-market private equity firm with a 42-year track record of investing across various targeted sectors, including Business Services, Franchising & Multi-unit, Education & Training and Engineered Products & Manufacturing. LLCP utilizes a differentiated Structured Private Equity investment strategy, combining debt and equity capital investments in portfolio companies. LLCP believes that by investing in a combination of debt and equity securities, it offers management teams growth capital in a highly tailored, flexible investment structure that can be a more attractive alternative than traditional private equity.

LLCP’s global team of dedicated investment professionals is led by 9 partners who have worked at LLCP for an average of 20 years. Since inception, LLCP and its affiliates have managed approximately $18.5 billion of capital across nearly 20 investment funds and has invested in approximately 120 portfolio companies. LLCP currently manages $12.6 billion of assets and has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Miami, London, Stockholm, Amsterdam and Frankfurt.

Media Contact: Isabel Moon, imoon@llcp.com

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Appian Advances AI in Process to Deliver Enterprise Outcomes at Scale

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New capabilities in agentic automation and AI-assisted spec-driven development transform complex work.

ORLANDO, Fla., April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Appian [Nasdaq: APPN] today announced enhancements to the Appian Platform, including AI-assisted spec-driven development and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration for agents. By anchoring AI within processes, Appian eliminates the primary hurdles to AI value: fragmented data, and a lack of reliability and control. Process models provide the structure needed to deliver results safely, and at scale.

Advancements in AI agents enable more intelligent, coordinated work

AI agents in Appian are smarter, safer and more effective because they have better structure, context and guardrails. Appian is enhancing interoperability across its AI ecosystem. By adopting powerful standards like Model Context Protocol (MCP), Appian agents will be able to interface securely with external enterprise systems. Third party AI agents will have access to powerful Appian tools like data fabric which uniquely provides unified read-write access to enterprise data.

Appian is also advancing agent learning by providing users the ability to track agent performance, and then apply an agent’s memory across processes to improve decision making. Users will soon be able to expand on this by giving AI guidance on what objectives to optimize against and recommend improvements that can be applied safely.

Customer value

Global Excel Management, a worldwide healthcare risk management provider, uses Appian to transform claims processes with AI.

“As part of our digital transformation we are evolving our claims processes by transitioning from fragmented workflows to an enhanced level of operations using technological advancements enabled with AI features,” said Pascal Tanguay, SVP, Global Technology Services, Global Excel Management. “With Appian, our processes will be unified. From initial intake to adjudication, our advanced technology will reduce redundant tasks and lessen complexity for our team members. This ensures that our claims processes are consistent and completed more efficiently and accurately.”

Context gives agents a common vocabulary for business data

To support advanced agent capabilities, Appian is augmenting its industry-leading data fabric. Appian’s data fabric has been enhanced to provide a unified metadata model that gives agents clearer context about how information is structured and connected across systems.

Furthering its commitment to supporting industry-leading data platforms, Appian is launching a technology partnership with Snowflake. This unites Appian as the AI orchestration layer with Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud, combining data aggregation, model training, and process orchestration to enable immediate business value. Direct MCP-enabled integration between Appian data fabric and Snowflake equips agents with deep enterprise context, and allows them to interact directly with Snowflake Cortex AI to drive intelligent, data-backed decisions.

“Enterprises don’t need more AI experiments, they need AI that delivers real business outcomes on governed data,” said Baris Gultekin, Vice President of AI, Snowflake. “By combining Appian’s process orchestration and data fabric with the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, we’re bringing intelligence directly into the flow of work. Together, we enable secure, enterprise-grade AI where agents can access trusted data through Cortex AI, act with context, and drive measurable impact across the business.”

AI-assisted spec-driven development

AI-assisted development has revolutionized coding, but mission-critical work needs more than fast, cheap code. Appian puts structure around AI-assisted development. Without that structure, AI-generated code can introduce compliance issues and technical debt instead of business value.

Appian is introducing AI-assisted spec-driven development. AI extracts rich specifications from legacy applications to create a clear visual plan. This plan helps visualize the UI, data models and process flows for rapid and iterative operational improvements. AI developer agents, operating under human supervision, complete tasks according to specifications, accelerating delivery and reducing rework.

New developer MCP servers will allow organizations to use their choice of AI development tools, such as Claude Code or Kiro to build and update Appian applications. Appian will support a wide range of AI models, enabling teams to work in the environments they prefer.

Together, these enhancements will deliver the speed and developer productivity of AI-assisted development, with enterprise-grade control.

“Appian Composer, Agents and Appian MCP servers enable trusted agentic process orchestration and application modernization,” said Mike Beckley, Chief Technology Officer and Founder of Appian. “Composer complements Appian’s agentic orchestration and data fabric with new spec-driven development tools that are both conversational and iterative. Beneath the covers, Appian Composer is built on Appian’s new open MCP – a model-driven representation of your complete application estate—requirements, apps, data entities, logic, workflows, security/governance rules, integrations, and multi-object dependencies—now exposed as context for developers and agents to safely evolve and optimize.”

The advancements announced today were unveiled at Appian World 2026 and will be available in coming releases. Learn more at www.appian.com

About Appian

Appian provides process automation technology. We automate complex processes in large enterprises and governments. Our platform is known for its unique reliability and scale. We’ve been automating processes for 25 years and understand enterprise operations like no one else. For more information, visit appian.com. [Nasdaq: APPN]

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