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AI vs AI in Cybersecurity: When defenders and attackers both use AI

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Replace, Wrap, or Rebuild? : Core modernization in financial services and insurance, without a full rewrite.

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Belgium 22-5-26 Invitation Only Physical english

Managing Vendor Lock-In: Balancing dependence, cost, and control in strategic partnerships

Every vendor swears their platform is open, flexible, and built for freedom. Then comes the renewal date. The price goes up, migration looks painful, and “strategic partnership” starts to feel more like dependency. Most organisations don’t get trapped overnight, they walk into it one contract at a time. Broadcom, anyone? We know lock-in isn’t only technical, it’s commercial, architectural, and even cultural. Once tools shape how teams work, switching becomes not only costly but politically impossible. So how do you manage dependency without losing leverage? What do you do when moving away costs more than staying? How do you negotiate from a position of weakness? And what governance models help prevent lock-in before it happens? Let’s share how to keep options open, make vendors compete without breaking partnerships, and find leverage even when it seems there’s none left. A closed conversation for those who’ve learned that freedom in IT is rarely free.

May 19, 2026 Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

AI vs AI in Cybersecurity: When defenders and attackers both use AI

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Managing Vendor Lock-In: Balancing dependence, cost, and control in strategic partnerships

May 26, 2026 Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual english

The Career Path of the Cloud Engineer: From system builder to strategic enabler of digital scale

The cloud engineer’s world keeps expanding. It started with provisioning and automation, but now it touches everything: resilience, security, cost, and even business continuity. What used to be a back-end function has become one of the most visible roles in digital operations. Yet with that visibility comes pressure: constant evolution, constant firefighting, and very little time to step back and ask, “Where is this career actually going?”

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Camelot national lottery operator is winning with multi-layered defense from Trend Micro

National lottery operator is winning with multi-layered defense from Trend Micro

OVERVIEW

For over two decades, Camelot Group has been making dreams come true as steward of the UK’s National Lottery. The Watford-headquartered company has grown to over 700 employees and generates billions of pounds in revenue each year, although much of this goes to good causes, as well as national treasury, the Exchequer.

CHALLENGES

In early 2017, Camelot Head of Information Security, David Boda, and his team reviewed the firm’s endpoint protection capabilities, shortlisting Trend Micro after carrying out in-depth due diligence in the market. Being shortlisted was no mean feat: Boda and his team conducted exhaustive market research, rating solutions by as many as 40 different criteria. As the operator of the UK’s National Lottery, the firm represents a major target to online attackers, so he was keen to source the latest functionality from mounting endpoint threats, including ransomware, data theft, phishing and more.

WHY TREND

It was also crucial to invest in a trusted cybersecurity expert with strong cross-platform support, offering best-in-class capabilities across multiple layers of IT infrastructure. With previous experience with Trend Micro™ TippingPoint™ products, Boda already knew “the engineering was really good”, causing him to line Trend Micro up for a proof-of-concept trial.

"Because we run such a wide technology stack, it’s been great that Trend Micro works across all our different platforms."

David Boda

Head of Information Security, Camelot

SOLUTION

The results were outstanding and Camelot chose Trend Micro™ Smart Protection™ for Endpoints for comprehensive, cloud-based endpoint protection, complementing its previous investment in Trend Micro™ Deep Security™ data center platform for on-premise and cloud environments.

Trend Micro™ Worry-Free™ Services is part of the Smart Protection for Endpoint platform. It’s powered by XGen™ security, offering a blend of cross-generational threat prevention techniques optimized so the right tool is always used at the right time. This includes everything from web and file reputation to app control, behavioural analysis and pre-execution and runtime machine learning.

Smart Protection for Endpoints offers:

100 percent SaaS (software as a service), which means it’s simple to deploy, with zero maintenance and 24/7 support
Lightweight and optimized security uses the right detection technique at the right time to ensure minimal impact on devices and networks
Comprehensive security capabilities on Microsoft® Windows®, iOS, Android™ and Mac® devices
Global intelligence from industry-leading cloud-based Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ infrastructure

Deep Security is Trend Micro’s flagship offering for protecting server workloads, providing:

Optimized security across leading cloud environments like AWS®, Azure®, VMware® — including protection for containers
Comprehensive protection including IPS, host firewall, virtual patching, anti-malware, app control, integrity monitoring and more
Centralized management and control across on-premise and hybrid cloud deployments
Accelerated compliance with GDPR, PCI DSS, and more
Reduced risk by automatically enforcing policies depending on context

RESULTS

Camelot Group’s increasing investment in Trend Micro products across its IT infrastructure illustrates a partnership based on trust and exceptional performance. Trend Micro’s technical team worked hand-in-hand with Camelot from the initial investigation phase to align with both business and technical needs. That engagement had grown even closer over time to include discussions over product feature roadmaps and rapid response to any ongoing support queries.

“Because we run such a wide technology stack, it’s been great that Trend Micro works across all our different platforms,” says Boda. “When we buy technology, we’re only partly buying the tech itself. The real investment is in outsourcing the engineering function behind it, so knowing it works well and is protecting us against the mounting cyber threats out there is vital.”

The relationship has even expanded beyond product into other areas. Trend Micro accepted an invitation recently to speak at Camelot HQ on how employees can create a more secure online environment at home for their families. It’s a great idea and one we’re delighted to get behind as part of our push to raise awareness about internet safety for kids and families.

Technologies

Smart Protection Suite Trend Micro TippingPoint Trend Micro™ Deep Security™ Worry Free Services

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