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AttackForge Launches ‘Action Pack’ – a World 1st for Pentest Management Tools

Global leader in Pentest Management solutions introduces affordable & on-demand, dedicated tenant software-as-a-service platform for consultancies and medium-sized enterprises.

AttackForge Core Action Pack – Deployment Process

MELBOURNE, Australia, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AttackForge®, a global leader in Pentest Management solutions, has announced today AttackForge Core: Action Pack – the worlds’ first on-demand, dedicated tenant pentest management platform.

“With the launch of AttackForge Core: Action Pack, any cyber security team can deploy their own dedicated tenant in under 2 minutes, on infrastructure hosted in their preferred Microsoft Azure region. This means anybody can now provide a sophisticated Pentest-as-a-Service (PTaaS) to their customers in a matter of minutes,” said Stas Filshtinskiy, Co-Founder of AttackForge.

AttackForge Core Action Pack is aimed at making pentest management solutions more affordable and easier to access, helping security teams get more done with less time and effort.

“Traditionally, gaining access to such tools would require a significant investment in time and money, resulting in vendor lock-in contracts costing tens of thousands of dollars. We’re turning that on its head. Action Pack is only $300 per month and is pay as you go – placing it within reach for any cyber security team, boutique consultancy or freelancer,” said Fil Filiposki, Co-Founder at AttackForge.

AttackForge Core was introduced in 2021 as a solution to address the growing demand for pentest management tools by small-to-medium sized organisations. It benefits from gaining access to many workflows already used by enterprise security teams in its big brother – AttackForge Enterprise.

“Action Pack includes all the capabilities, methodologies and workflows to run a successful Pentest-as-a-Service or to manage your own penetration testing program. We’ve built it from years of experience working with some of the most mature security teams in Fortune 500 and across various industry sectors. We’ve made it possible to enhance your tenant as your requirements change, with in-app upgrades for more flexibility and muscle when you need it,” said Fil Filiposki.

At the time of release, AttackForge Core Action Pack is the only pentest management tool currently available on the market which can be deployed on-demand in a dedicated tenant.

“Our team has pushed the envelope forward when it comes to innovation for pentest management tools. A solution like Action Pack seemed out of reach only few years ago, however today we are proud to say it is a reality and it can be done with the right team, product and pricing strategy,” said Stas Filshtinskiy.

Action Pack can be deployed starting today from https://buy.attackforge.io.

You can find more information on AttackForge Core here.

If you would like to compare the AttackForge family of products, more information can be found here.

About AttackForge

AttackForge Pty Ltd is the leading provider of penetration testing management and workflow solutions, pioneering the worlds’ first full lifecycle pentest management platform. The company’s Enterprise product is trusted across all industries and verticals – in government, healthcare, banking, retail, oil & energy, telecommunications, and other regulated industries. AttackForge’s vision is to create trusted and rigorous industry standard tools for managing pentesting projects & workflows. The current family of products include AttackForge Community (for individuals); AttackForge Core (for small-to-medium sized organizations); and AttackForge Enterprise (for large organizations). Visit https://attackforge.com/compare.html for a comparison.

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Rhiana Parolma
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Trelica Named ‘Leader’ and ‘Outperformer’ in GigaOm’s SaaS Management Platforms Radar Report

GigaOm Radar for SaaS Management Platforms

CAMBRIDGE, England, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trelica has been identified as a SaaS Management ‘outperformer’ in GigaOm’s Radar Report on SaaS Management Platform providers. The report: ‘Key Criteria for Evaluating SaaS Management Platforms,’ positions Trelica as one of three industry ‘leaders’ and one of just two industry ‘outperformers’.

In the report, outperformers are defined as companies that provide “end-to-end platforms that offer features for both SaaSFinOps and SaaSOps”. By supporting both financial optimization for SaaS portfolios (SaaSFinOps), and tools for automating SaaS management and user onboarding (SaaSOps), outperformers provide the widest possible range of SaaS management benefits available in the market.

Based on its rare ability to provide end-to-end SaaS management coverage, Trelica “scores highly across all key criteria and evaluation metrics,” according to the report.

About the report

The GigaOm Radar report highlights key Software-as-a-Service Management Platform vendors, equipping IT decision-makers with the information they need to select the best fit for their business and use case requirements. Specifically, the report locates companies on two key axes: ‘maturity’ and ‘innovation’ based on evaluated criteria such as feature-richness, scalability, performance and total cost of ownership. Industry leaders are positioned in the innermost, dark gray circle of the GigaOm ‘Radar’.

Why was Trelica identified a market outperformer?

The vendor insights section of the GigaOm report explains why Trelica has been named an ‘outperformer’, listing the company’s key strengths vs. other providers who were evaluated. These include “end-to-end SMP features with a wide range of integrations, a content rich application catalog, full visibility of spend, an innovative contract renewal module, and a user-friendly lifecycle management workflow solution.”

Trelica viewpoint: why ‘end-to-end’ SaaS Management is the way to go

Many SaaS Management solutions focus only on Spend Management, which looks for opportunities for cost-reduction across the app portfolio. Others focus on Operations Management, which automates employee onboarding, deprovisioning of unused licenses and other time-consuming processes.

With Trelica, organizations can address these two key requirements with a single provider, and a single system – providing the widest range of benefits and delivering more ROI.

Helping IT take a strategic role in SaaS Management

Another key benefit of the end-to-end approach that earned Trelica its outperformer status is a more strategic role for the IT team in SaaS Management. This is based on the ability to involve lines of business who source and pay for apps, and to equip them with tools for optimizing SaaS usage and budgets, while also allowing IT to maintain overall visibility and control of the entire SaaS estate.

Validation for Trelica’s end-to-end SaaS approach

Trelica’s holistic, end-to-end SaaS management capabilities help organizations to maximize ROI based on tactical spend optimization, and longer-term savings based on efficient, standardized SaaS operations.

Iain McGhee, Co-Founder of Trelica, says, “there will always be a business need to control IT spend but the bigger picture in this space – and the very reason we created Trelica – is to help IT teams seize the opportunity to take an ever more strategic role with SaaS management.”

You can request a full version of the report here. You can also learn more about Trelica’s SaaS Management Platform at trelica.com.

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RC Cola International at Drinktec 2022 in Munich, Germany

Meet us at Drinktec

COLUMBUS, Ga., July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RC Cola International, its clients, and guests from around the world will get together for one of the biggest beverage expos in the industry, Drinktec 2022, this September 12 to 16 in Munich, Germany. Drinktec is the world’s leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry. RC Cola International and its team will be present at the trade show, introducing new and exciting products and portfolio additions.

With world economies opening up, an overdue show and tell of exciting new innovations in the industry are awaited by Drinktec’s audience. With that, RC Cola International is thrilled to get together with bottlers and partners to showcase all that has been happening over the last couple of years. From improvements in business continuity during the pandemic to exciting and tasty new portfolio additions and introductions, as well as the newly launched marketing campaign for the company’s flagship brand, RC Cola.

“We are excited to see the world opening up again, as being able to meet our partners and colleagues from around the world in person is such an important part of our business”, said Francis J Lamprea, Managing Director at RC Cola International. “This Drinktec, we are looking forward to sharing our most recent developments and innovations with our visitors, and we are inviting them into the wonderful world of RC Cola, a world that has been ever-evolving and reinventing itself, since 1905.”

In correlation with the digital nature of business interactions during the pandemic, the RC Cola team has also launched a unique digital portal for its partners around the world. The portal assures the continuity of business for bottlers, answering different marketing, sales, technology, and training needs, online.

RC Cola welcomes members of the industry to visit the team at their Drinktec booth 455 in Hall A5 and learn more about the new products and updates. You may request a meeting with one of our Business Managers by emailing WeWelcomeBottlers@rcgbi.com  

For more information please visit www.rccolainternational.com

Press Contact: 
Anton Panajon
avpanajon@rcgbi.com 
Senior Marketing Director
RC Cola International

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Hong Kong to get China-style COVID-19 app, sparking fears of totalitarian control

Hong Kong will impose a China-style COVID-19 app on the city’s seven million residents, sparking fears of ever-increasing state control over the movements of individuals.

The city will start putting electronic bracelets on those who test positive for the virus from July 15, health secretary Lo Chung-mau told a news conference on Monday.

In China, red codes banning movement in public places have already been used to target people for political reasons that have little to do with their health.

Chief executive John Lee said the city needed to “be realistic” about the kind of risks it could be facing, citing average daily infections of around 3,000 with hospitalizations rising rapidly.

“That is why we are thinking of designing methods that will be able to allow us to react more quickly, to respond more precisely, and at the same time, allow more people to be not so restrictive in their activities,” Lee told journalists on Tuesday.

He added: “There may be some misinformation which we will need to address very quickly so that everybody knows what we are doing.”

Health secretary Lo said the LeaveHomeSafe app would be updated soon, and would require people to register using a verified form of ID.

“We must do real-name registration, so we can mainly use it for identification rather than tracking,” Lo said. “We need to identify high-risk people to ensure that they don’t endanger the health of other citizens, especially high-risk groups.”

Lo said a person’s health code would turn red, preventing them from going to public places, on confirmation of a COVID-19 positive result, while new arrivals to the city would be given an amber code, restricting entry to certain places deemed high risk.

A Hong Kong resident surnamed Mak said the app will function as a tool for those in power to monitor and control citizens.

“It divides people into different categories, and people with a red code are denied the right to use any facilities or services, including withdrawing money from the bank,” Mak said.

“Is it an exaggeration to think that one day, you could also get a red code if you are a dissident? … I think the government is easing into total control.”

A Hong Kong resident surnamed Liu said she has similar concerns.

“If they do this with the health code, then I will worry about being monitored,” she said. “What’s worse is that it seems they can integrate their system with that of mainland China.”

“They don’t seem to think Hong Kong has any special privileges,” Liu said.

A resident of the central Chinese provicne of Hubei surnamed Gao said he has been subjected to China’s health code app for two years now.

“A red code means you stay isolated at home, and the yellow code means you can’t take the bus or go to a shopping mall,” Gao said, adding that the app is being used for “stability maintenance” as well as COVID-19 prevention.

Several Chinese rights defenders have had their health code turn red or stop working for no reason, preventing them from going to Beijing, Shanghai or other places.

Rights lawyer Xie Yang said his health code turned red after he made plans to visit the mother jailed citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, against the wishes of the Changsha police.

Hong Kong commentator Sang Pu said depositors at rural banks in Henan province had also been given red codes when they planned to protest a ban on withdrawals of their savings.

“The so-called infected people have no freedom to go anywhere, which is terrible,” Sang said. “Today they can decide that you can’t go everywhere because of COVID, and tomorrow they may decide that you can’t go anywhere because of a disease such as a cold.”

“Then it could be that you have a mental health problem and can’t go anywhere … They want to act in line with the wishes of the CCP, rather than considering science, truth or rationality.”

The LeaveHomeSafe app is already required to access any government-controlled premises, and is currently based on an individual’s vaccination status.

Meanwhile, authorities in Shanghai have resumed local lockdowns, barricading some residents into their apartment buildings, amid a rise in the highly transmissible omicron BA5 variant of COVID-19.

Photos and video clips uploaded to social media by Shanghai residents showed steel sheeting in place at the entrances of alleyways to prevent people from restricted areas from leaving.

In one video, the move prompted an angry altercation between COVID-19 enforcement officials and residents.

“Why are you blocking this?” a resident asks. “Because we are managing this community,” the official replies.

“Where are you sending us?” the resident says. “We’re not here to argue with you,” the official replies.

A Shanghai resident surnamed Liang said her residential compound was locked down for two days because one resident was identified as a close contact of an infected person.

“Our community was closed for a couple of days because there was a close contact,” she said.

“I heard that they have to go ahead with restrictions because this [variant] is more damaging than the last one,” Liang said. “Wherever there are cases or contacts, they will lock down the building.”

The return to partial lockdowns comes after Shanghai ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) chief Li Qiang announced on June 25 that the “battle to defend Shanghai has been won.”

Similar restrictions are in place in the northwestern city of Lanzhou, where authorities have told people not to leave their homes unless necessary, and implemented three waves of mass, compulsory COVID-19 testing.

“They don’t call it lockdown any more, but temporary restrictions,” Lanzhou resident Ma Guoqiang told RFA. “At midnight, they put steel gates outside our community gates, and locked them from the side facing the street.”

“This time it’s for at least seven days,” Ma said. “Takeout is allowed, but dine-in is not. We are all cooking and eating for ourselves at home.”

He said the restrictions had scuppered the Lanzhou Trade and Investment Fair, prompting many potential investors to turn around and leave after just two days of the event.

“A lot of people turned around and left as soon as they got to Lanzhou,” Ma said. “They arrived at the train station, saw the situation, then bought tickets and left.”

The city reported 28 new asymptomatic cases in Lanzhou, with more than 2,000 contacts, on Monday.

Translated and edited by Luisetta Mudie.

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Wood Mackenzie and Ball Corporation introduce new tool that tracks global LNG liquefaction train statuses in near real-time

LONDON/HOUSTON/WESTMINSTER, Colo., July 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wood Mackenzie, Inc. a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), and Ball Corporation (NYSE: BALL) today announced the launch of Global LNG Liquefaction Monitoring – the first product arising from their strategic agreement to accelerate the development of advanced analytics for energy markets.

The Global LNG Liquefaction Monitoring product provides near real-time market intelligence on liquefaction train statuses. The tool is a powerful combination of Ball’s satellite expertise and remote sensing data analytics capabilities and Wood Mackenzie’s proprietary ground-based monitoring of U.S. liquefaction sites.

Lucas Schmitt, Principal Analyst – Global LNG Liquefaction Monitoring for Wood Mackenzie said: “The number of liquefaction plant outages has increased significantly in recent years – and these events impact market prices. With LNG cargoes trading at record high prices, having access to timely and accurate data is critical.”

Wood Mackenzie’s proprietary dataset alerts users to train outages and restarts before other indicators, such as vessel tracking. For example, Wood Mackenzie’s algorithms detected maintenance on two Qatari trains in early February 2022 with a 7-day lead time before any other indicators.

“Our alerts flag disruptions so customers can react quickly and identify potential trading opportunities. Additionally, the high granularity of the data allows clients to understand train-level dynamics to derive valuable insight on companies involved in these assets.” Schmitt added.

Kendall Ackerman, director of Ball’s commercial-facing satellite analytics business, commented: “Through our collaboration with Wood Mackenzie, we are identifying new and exciting applications for our proprietary satellite analytics. The opportunity to provide the industry with time-critical data that will help drive decisions in the global LNG markets is ground-breaking.”

EDITOR’S NOTES

About Wood Mackenzie Global LNG Liquefaction monitoring tool – near real-time market intelligence across global LNG markets in collaboration with Ball Aerospace – read more here on woodmac.com and download a brochure here.

Further reading
News release: Wood Mackenzie and Ball Corporation announce satellite data analytics collaboration, 11 November 2021

About Wood Mackenzie
Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk Analytics business, is a trusted source of commercial intelligence for the world’s natural resources sector. We empower clients to make better strategic decisions, providing objective analysis and advice on assets, companies and markets. For more information, visit: www.woodmac.com or follow us on Twitter @WoodMackenzie

WOOD MACKENZIE is a trademark of Wood Mackenzie Limited and is the subject of trademark registrations and/or applications in the European Community, the USA and other countries around the world.

About Ball Corporation
Ball Corporation supplies innovative, sustainable aluminum packaging solutions for beverage, personal care and household products for customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ 24,300 people worldwide and reported 2021 net sales of $13.8 billion. For more information, visit www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.

About Verisk
Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) provides data-driven analytic insights and solutions for the insurance and energy industries. Through advanced data analytics, software, scientific research and deep industry knowledge, Verisk empowers customers to strengthen operating efficiency, improve underwriting and claims outcomes, combat fraud and make informed decisions about global issues, including climate change and extreme events as well as political and ESG topics. With offices in more than 30 countries, Verisk consistently earns certification by Great Place to Work and fosters an inclusive culture where all team members feel they belong. For more, visit Verisk.com and the Verisk Newsroom.

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Media contact: Joanna Climer, (303) 939-7041, jclimer@ball.com; Investor Relations: Ann Scott, (303) 460-3537, ascott@ball.com

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Fogo de Chão Announces Plans to Open Five Restaurants in the Philippines

Global restaurant brand signs franchise agreement with Manila-based Bistro Americano Corp. to bring the Fogo experience to Asia for the first time

BarraShopping

Fogo de Chão recently opened the doors to its newest location at Rio de Janeiro’s BarraShopping, one of the largest retail and dining destinations in South America. https://fogodechao.com/newsroom

DALLAS, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fogo de Chão, the internationally-renowned restaurant from Brazil that allows guests to make discoveries at every turn, today announced its plans to enter Asia for the first time with the signing of a franchise development agreement that will bring Fogo’s award-winning dining experience to the Philippines. In partnership with Bistro Americano Corp., a division of the leading Manila-based multi-brand restaurant operator The Bistro Group, the deal will bring five Fogo de Chão locations to the country over the next six years. The agreement reflects the next step in Fogo’s growth plans as the Company accelerates expansion in domestic and international markets. The Bistro Group joins Fogo’s existing international franchise partners in Mexico and the Middle East.

With 66 locations worldwide and growing, Fogo earlier in 2022 announced a 15 percent planned annual growth rate through company-owned restaurants, with an additional international capital light franchise development strategy. With the goal to bring the culinary art of churrasco to guests worldwide, the Company has announced 8-10 company-owned and 1-2 international franchise restaurant openings for 2022, supported by a strong pipeline of new restaurant development to meet demand in new and existing markets. Fogo’s newest openings include restaurants in Rio Barra, Brazil, El Segundo, Calif., Coral Gables, Fla. and Monterrey, Mexico, with planned openings in Elmhurst, N.Y., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Paramus, N.J. and others expected later this year.

“We are honored to partner with Bill and his accomplished team at The Bistro Group, who have successfully developed premium brands throughout the Philippines for the past 25 years,” said Barry McGowan, Chief Executive Officer of Fogo de Chão. “Our entrance into Asia marks a monumental step in our brand’s strategic growth plan. At Fogo, we celebrate culinary discoveries and are proud to introduce guests to the art of churrasco at each of our restaurants around the world.”

For over 25 years, the experienced team at The Bistro Group has built a track record of excellence introducing and operating iconic restaurant brands within the Philippines. As the leading premium dining retailer in the region, the Company currently operates 111 restaurants across a 21-brand portfolio, which includes international names like Texas Roadhouse, TGI Fridays, Italianni’s and Buffalo Wild Wings.

El Segundo

In May of 2022 Fogo opened its newest U.S. location and third Los Angeles-area restaurant in El Segundo, Calif. https://fogodechao.com/newsroom

“We are continually looking for opportunities to bring distinctive and innovative hospitality brands to our guests within the Philippines, and we see incredible potential in Fogo de Chão,” said Bill Stelton, Chairman and CEO of The Bistro Group. “For over 40 years Fogo has set the standard in upscale, experiential dining by bringing authentic flavors of churrasco globally, and for that reason, we’re proud to represent Fogo as it makes its Asia debut.”

Founded in Southern Brazil in 1979, Fogo de Chão is a nearly 45-year-old brand known for its dining experience of discovery and showcasing the culinary art of churrasco where guests can watch as gaucho chefs butcher, hand-carve and grill high-quality cuts of protein over an open flame. With a modern, timeless design and signature offerings including a fresh and seasonal Market Table and an award-winning Bar Fogo menu featuring hand-crafted cocktails and South American wines, Fogo has become a destination of choice by both brand advocates and new guests globally.

Coral Gables

Guests can enjoy new brand extensions such at the Next Level Lounge and The Butchery in the recently opened Coral Gables, Fla. Location. https://fogodechao.com/newsroom

For more information about Fogo de Chão, visit fogo.com. To learn more about global franchising opportunities, visit fogo.com/global-development/.

About Fogo de Chão
Fogo de Chão (fogo-dee-shown) is an internationally renowned restaurant that allows guests to discover what’s next at every turn. Founded in Southern Brazil in 1979, Fogo elevates the centuries-old cooking technique of churrasco – the art of roasting high-quality cuts of meat over an open flame – into a cultural dining experience of discovery. In addition to its Market Table and Feijoada Bar – which includes seasonal salads and soup, fresh vegetables, imported charcuterie and more – guests are served simply-seasoned meats that are butchered, fire-roasted and carved tableside by gaucho chefs. Guests can also indulge in dry-aged or premium Wagyu cuts, seafood a la carte, All-Day Happy Hour including signature cocktails, and an award-winning South American wine list, as well as smaller, sharable plates in Bar Fogo. Fogo offers differentiated menus for all dayparts including lunch, dinner, weekend brunch and group dining, plus full-service catering and contactless takeout and delivery options. For locations and more information about Fogo de Chão, visit fogo.com.

Monterrey

Fogo de Chão opened a location in Monterrey, Mexico earlier this year as part of its larger international franchise expansion plan. https://fogodechao.com/newsroom

About The Bistro Group
Founded in 1994, The Bistro Group is one of the Philippines’ most progressive restaurant chains that popularized the casual dining concept with the entry of TGI Fridays in the country over 25 years ago. Its success led to the launch of other reputable, world-class brands such as Italianni’s, Denny’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Texas Roadhouse and Hard Rock Café among others as well as Asian concepts like Watami, Modern Shanghai, Bulgogi Brothers and Fish & Co. In May this year, The Bistro Group introduced LA’s iconic Randy’s Donuts which was received enthusiastically by the local market. The company also owns and operates Bistronomia, a collection of boutique Spanish/Mediterranean restaurants, Las Flores, Rambla, Tomatito, BCN by Las Flores and Rumba. TBG Elite by The Bistro Group’s award-winning chef, Josh Boutwood, is also a part of the company. Its upscale, chef-driven restaurants (Helm, The Test Kitchen, Savage and Ember) highlight quality ingredients, seasonality and unique cooking methods.

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FogoPR@icrinc.com

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