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Cyber Security Awareness and Human Risk Management Leader SoSafe Launches in Australia

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By leveraging behavioural science and learning psychology, SoSafe effectively trains users on cybersecurity, with the ultimate goal of strengthening self-defence in a digital and connected world.SoSafe was founded in 2018 and it has quickly become the world’s fastest growing scale-up in cyber security awareness and human risk management.

SYDNEY, March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — SoSafe, a leading provider of security awareness training and human risk management, has today announced its Australia launch, bringing its human-centric approach to cybersecurity to Australian businesses. As Australian firms continue to be battered by cybercrime, this latest expansion is a result of identifying an urgent need for a better approach to mitigating human-related security risks locally.

By using behavioural science and learning psychology, SoSafe helps security leaders make cybersecurity training simple, engaging, and effective — helping people recognise risks faster and take smarter actions effortlessly. It also makes sure security teams can manage their human risk by turning AI into their ally and using data-driven insights to make smarter security decisions. The ultimate goal is to create security cultures among organisations where safe behaviours become second nature – like looking both ways before crossing the street.

According to the Australian Signals Directorate’s Annual Cyber Threat Report, one cybercrime was reported every six minutes on average in FY24. Concerningly, large businesses continue to be impacted by cyberattacks, while an average self-reported cybercrime costs $63,600.

Importantly, human error breaches accounted for a third of total breaches (30%) while 12% of all breaches were caused by phishing. However, such attacks can be avoided by increasing the awareness of cyber threats among employees.

As part of the launch, SoSafe has appointed Jacqueline Jayne as Advocate for Human-Centric Security. A leading expert in the Australian market, Jacqueline has helped numerous companies strengthen their security culture and programs by raising awareness of the human element of cybersecurity and protecting individuals online.

Jacqueline said, “With the pace of cybercriminal innovation outpacing our collective ability to respond, true protection requires more than tools and compliance — it demands a shift in behaviour and a culture of security awareness. The best defence against cyber threats is informed and empowered people. My goal is to make sure Australians have the confidence, context, and knowledge to stay safe online.”

Niklas Hellemann, co-founder and CEO of SoSafe said, “The Australia expansion represents a major milestone for us. Given that we already work with global businesses with operations in Australia, we have deep insights into the challenges they face as cyberattacks become more sophisticated and prevalent. We are committed to providing a powerful solution for Australian businesses that not only engages employees, but actively strengthens cybersecurity at every level of an organisation.

Andrew Rose, Chief Security Officer of SoSafe commented, “Cybersecurity often focuses on technology, while attackers prefer exploiting the human element. SoSafe takes a different approach – combining behavioural science with real-world insights to empower people as the first line of defence. Our platform gives security leaders the visibility and tools to seamlessly integrate awareness into daily operations – not through fear, but with confidence.”

Headquartered in Cologne, Germany, SoSafe supports over 5,500 companies in 37 countries, helping them strengthen the security awareness of thousands of employees and build a sustainable security culture. SoSafe currently has offices in Cologne, Amsterdam, Berlin, Chemnitz, Dublin, London, Paris, Lisbon, Munich, and now, Sydney.

SoSafe has also recently been recognised as a Strong Performer in the inaugural Forrester Wave™: Human Risk Management Solutions, Q3 2024 report, led by Australian based Forrester’s Vice President, Research Director, International Security and Risk Research, Jinan Budge, highlighting its strong market position and strategy.

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About SoSafe

SoSafe, founded by a team of behavioural scientists and technology experts, is the largest provider of security awareness and human risk management in Europe. SoSafe enables more than 5,500 customers worldwide to effectively minimise cyber risks. With a behavioural psychology approach that focuses on people, SoSafe ensures that safe behaviour becomes innate. 

The company’s aim is to strengthen digital self-defence and sustainably reduce human security risks. To achieve this, they focus on building robust safety cultures and actively involve employees in reducing human safety risks. Based on behaviour-based data and driven by innovative technologies and AI, SoSafe enables security managers to identify, prioritise and effectively reduce human safety risks. The SoSafe team now consists of more than 500 employees in ten locations: Cologne (headquarters), Amsterdam, Berlin, Chemnitz, Dublin, London, Paris, Lisbon, Munich and Sydney.

Website: www.sosafe-awareness.com

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Media Advisory – Minister Hodgson to deliver keynote speech on One Year of Nation Building

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TORONTO, April 22, 2026 /CNW/ – The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, will speak at the Empire Club of Canada regarding this past year’s accomplishments and future strategic directions.

Date: April 24, 2026

Time: 11:30 a.m. ET

All accredited media are asked to register using the Empire Club’s press accreditation and registration form. Details on how to participate will be provided upon registration.

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Harness Delivers Unified AI Intelligence Across Software Delivery with Google Cloud

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Harness integrates Google Cloud’s Developer Connect into its Software Delivery Knowledge Graph to give engineering teams smarter, faster AI-driven insights

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Harness, the AI Software Delivery Platform™ company, today announced that it will bring together Harness’s Software Delivery Knowledge Graph and Google Cloud’s Developer Connect. The initiative gives joint customers a unified, AI-ready view of their entire software delivery lifecycle, and the intelligence to act on it with confidence.

The announcement was made at Google Cloud Next, where Harness also won the 2026 Google Cloud Technology Partner of the Year Award in the Application Development – DevOps category.

The Missing Piece in AI Software Delivery

Modern software delivery environments are inherently complex. Pipelines, services, build and deploy infrastructure, artifacts, and dependencies are deeply interconnected — and the data that describes how they relate to one another is scattered across dozens of tools. As organizations accelerate their adoption of AI-powered engineering, that fragmentation becomes a critical liability. AI is only as effective as the context it can access, and today, most AI agents are operating with an incomplete picture.

Harness is addressing this challenge head-on. By integrating Google Cloud Developer Connect insights into the Harness Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, joint customers gain a continuously updated, relationship-aware model of their software delivery environment that spans both platforms, bridging the visibility gap between development and production so that AI agents can operate with complete and reliable context. For engineering teams, this translates directly to making decisions grounded in situational awareness rather than generic training data, allowing them to execute complex workflows with greater accuracy.

Where the Partnership Comes to Life

For joint customers of Harness and Google Cloud, this integration means Harness AI can now make smarter, faster decisions on their behalf. By bringing together deployment event logs, runtime data, and application dependency information from Google Cloud into the Harness Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, teams gain a continuously updated, comprehensive view of their software delivery environment. When an issue arises, engineers can diagnose and remediate faster, trace problems back to specific source files or infrastructure, and link artifacts to the teams responsible for them, without having to manually piece together context from multiple systems.

The result is AI that works harder for customers. With richer context available upfront, AI agents can operate more efficiently, delivering answers and recommendations that reflect the true state of the environment. Everything teams need is in one place, and their AI has everything it needs to act on it confidently.

Security is central to how this integration was built. Data shared between Harness and Google Cloud is governed by enterprise-grade access controls, ensuring the right information reaches the right people within the guardrails organizations require.

“AI is only as powerful as the context behind it. Without it, teams fall into the AI Velocity Paradox: moving code faster than ever, but risking shipping software that is unverified, insecure, and unreliable,” said Jyoti Bansal, co-founder and CEO of Harness. “This is exactly what our expanded work with Google Cloud directly addresses, giving joint customers a unified view of their software delivery environment and AI that can actually reason across it. When context is complete, speed and confidence go hand in hand.”

A Collaboration That Keeps Deepening

This integration is the latest evolution of a long-standing collaboration between Harness and Google Cloud. Harness AI runs on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, and joint customers already benefit from expanded access through Google Cloud Marketplace. With this announcement, that work expands from the infrastructure layer into the application layer — and directly into how AI understands and acts on the software delivery environment. And it doesn’t stop there. The Harness MCP Server is now accessible within Google’s Gemini Enterprise app environment, enabling Gemini Enterprise customers to leverage Harness capabilities directly from their existing AI interface.

“Google Cloud provides cutting-edge technology that helps partners innovate and deliver more impactful solutions for business transformation,” said Ritika Suri, Managing Director, AI and Data Partnerships at Google Cloud. “Through our partnership with Harness, we will provide customers with innovative capabilities that can improve operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive innovation.”

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As our Knowledge Graph ecosystem continues to grow, Harness remains committed to expanding the breadth of integrations available to customers with the goal of being the most comprehensive AI-ready software delivery platform on the market.

To connect with the Harness team in person, visit the Harness booth at Google Cloud Next.

About Harness
Harness is the AI Software Delivery Platform™ company, enabling engineering teams to build, test, and deliver software faster and more securely. Powered by Harness AI and the Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, the platform brings intelligent automation to every stage of the software delivery lifecycle after code — removing toil and freeing developers from manual, repetitive work. Companies like United Airlines, Morningstar, and Choice Hotels use Harness to deploy up to 70% faster, reduce change failure rates by 50%, cut deployment effort by 80%, and lower security noise by 65%. Based in San Francisco, Harness is backed by Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, and Citi Ventures.

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H.I.G. Capital Announces the Sale of Celerion

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MIAMI, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative investment firm with $74 billion of capital under management, is pleased to announce that one of its affiliates has signed a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company, Celerion Holdings, Inc. (“Celerion” or the “Company”), a global CRO and leader in clinical pharmacology and bioanalytical sciences, to funds affiliated with THL Partners (“THL”).

Headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, Celerion is a leading provider of highly specialized clinical pharmacology and bioanalytical sciences with deep expertise in first-in-human dose escalation, cardiac safety (TQT), drug-drug interaction, and other complex clinical pharmacology studies that support regulatory approval and drug labeling. Celerion offers an integrated suite of services spanning data management, biostatistics, and clinical monitoring that supports a global base of pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers through its purpose-built clinical and laboratory infrastructure with facilities in Lincoln, Phoenix, Zurich, and Belfast.

H.I.G. acquired Celerion in November 2022 and worked closely with management to accelerate growth and strengthen the Company’s market position. During its ownership, H.I.G. supported strategic investments across commercial, operational, and technology initiatives, including the expansion of Celerion’s clinical and bioanalytical laboratory footprint. These efforts drove exceptional growth and solidified Celerion’s standing as a leading, clinical pharmacology-focused, contract research organization.

Susan Thornton, Celerion’s President & CEO, commented, “H.I.G. has been an exceptional partner to Celerion, helping us accelerate key strategic initiatives and invest meaningfully in our people, capabilities, and infrastructure. These efforts have strengthened our platform and enhanced the quality and consistency of outcomes we deliver to customers. We are excited to carry this momentum forward with THL as we enter our next phase of growth.”

Mike Gallagher, Managing Director at H.I.G., commented, “We are proud of what Celerion’s best-in-class team has accomplished during our partnership. The team has delivered industry- leading growth during our ownership, and we are confident it is uniquely positioned for its next chapter.”

Michael Kuritzky, Managing Director at H.I.G., added, “We are very proud of the work Celerion does to help drug sponsors worldwide navigate the complexities of clinical trial management. It has been a privilege to partner with Susan and her team, and we look forward to Celerion’s continued success.”

BofA Securities, Inc. and Lazard Frères & Co. LLC were financial advisors to H.I.G. and Celerion. McDermott Will & Schulte LLP was legal counsel for H.I.G. and Celerion in connection with the transaction.

About Celerion

Celerion is a clinical research organization that provides comprehensive clinical trial solutions to pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients conducting early clinical research throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. The Company serves its clients through a global network of facilities and provides first-in-human to proof-of-concept studies as well as bioanalytical laboratory services, data management and biometrics, and drug development services. For more information, visit celerion.com.

About H.I.G. Capital

H.I.G. Capital is a leading global alternative investment firm with $74 billion of capital under management.* Based in Miami, and with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Stamford in the United States, as well as international affiliate offices in Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Dubai, and Hong Kong, H.I.G. specializes in providing both debt and equity capital to middle market companies, utilizing a flexible and operationally focused/value-added approach:

H.I.G.’s equity funds invest in management buyouts, recapitalizations, and corporate carve-outs of both profitable as well as underperforming manufacturing and service businesses.H.I.G.’s debt funds invest in senior, unitranche, and junior debt financing to companies across the size spectrum, both on a primary (direct origination) basis, as well as in the secondary markets. H.I.G. also manages a publicly traded BDC, WhiteHorse Finance.H.I.G.’s real estate funds invest in value-added properties, which can benefit from improved asset management practices.H.I.G. Infrastructure focuses on making value-add and core plus investments in the infrastructure sector.

Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. has invested in and managed more than 400 companies worldwide. The Firm’s current portfolio includes more than 100 companies with combined sales in excess of $53 billion. For more information, please refer to the H.I.G. website at hig.com.

*Based on total capital raised by H.I.G. Capital and its affiliates.

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Michael Kuritzky
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