LONDON & CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 19, 2024--
Inversion6, a comprehensive cybersecurity solutions provider and a division of global managed services provider TRG, is pleased to announce its first UK hire, Ian Thornton-Trump, as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). With his extensive background in IT security and information technology, Ian will spearhead the company’s efforts to expand its successful model from the US into the UK and EU markets.
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"We are thrilled to welcome Ian to the Inversion6 team," said Matt Kennedy, President of Inversion6 and co-Managing Member of TruWest Holdings. "His impressive background in both public and private sectors and his expertise in threat intelligence and security operations make him the perfect fit to lead our UK and EU expansion."
In his new role at Inversion6, Ian will focus on providing fractional CISO services and advanced cybersecurity solutions tailored to the UK and EU markets and will help support the strong customer base that TRG has built throughout these regions. With his extensive knowledge of the threats faced by small, medium and enterprise businesses, Ian will be instrumental in developing Inversion6's presence and offerings in these regions.
“With cybersecurity a major focus for many customers, we’re beyond excited to bring a well-known expert to help support TRG’s UK and European customers and expand Inversion6’s reach worldwide,” said Sean Kennedy, CEO of TRG and co-Managing Member of TruWest Holdings.
Before joining Inversion6, Ian served as the CISO for Cyjax Ltd., a UK-based threat intelligence provider to enterprise customers. An ITIL-certified professional, he has held various positions across military, public sector and corporate roles. From 1989 to 1992, Ian served with the Canadian Forces (CF) Military Intelligence Branch and later joined the CF Military Police Reserves in 2002, where he retired as a Public Affairs Officer in 2013. His career further includes a tenure with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst.
Following his public service, he worked as a cybersecurity analyst and consultant across multiple industries, including multinational insurance, banking and healthcare. His deep expertise in cyber threat intelligence has made him a sought-after consultant, specializing in building and optimizing security operations centers and providing services as a fractional CISO.
"Joining Inversion6 at this pivotal moment is an incredible opportunity,” said Thornton-Trump. “I am eager to bring my passion for building effective threat intelligence programs and enhancing cybersecurity operations to businesses in the UK and EU, helping them navigate and mitigate evolving cyber threats."
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Inversion6, a comprehensive cybersecurity solutions provider and a division of global managed services provider TRG, announces Ian Thornton-Trump as its first UK hire. Thornton-Trump joins the company as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), with an extensive background in IT security and information technology. He will spearhead the company’s efforts to expand its successful model from the US into the UK and EU markets. www.inversion6.com (Graphic: Business Wire)
A U.S. envoy has arrived in Beirut to meet with Lebanese officials about a possible cease-fire in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
Amos Hochstein, a senior advisor to United States President Joe Biden, arrived Tuesday, a day after Hezbollah reportedly gave a positive response to a U.S. draft proposal to end the war, which has been ongoing for more than 13 months.
The U.S. has been working on a proposal to end hostilities that would remove Israeli ground forces from Lebanon and push Hezbollah forces away from the Israeli border. More Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers would be sent to the buffer zone in southern Lebanon as part of the deal.
Hochstein’s main meeting on Tuesday will be with Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally who is mediating for the militants.
Hochstein’s arrival came hours after an Israeli strike in central Beirut killed five people and wounded others. It was the third Israeli strike in the heart of Beirut in two days.
Since late September, Israel has dramatically escalated its bombardment of Lebanon, vowing to severely weaken Hezbollah and end its rocket barrages into Israel.
Hezbollah began firing rockets, and drawing Israeli retaliation, on Oct. 8, 2023, a day after Hamas’ attack on southern Israel ignited the war in Gaza. Both groups are supported by Iran. The fighting has left more than 3,500 dead in Lebanon and almost 15,000 wounded, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. It also has displaced nearly 1.2 million, or a quarter of Lebanon’s population.
On the Israeli side, 87 soldiers and 50 civilians, including some foreign laborers who work in agriculture, have been killed by attacks involving rockets, drones and missiles.
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GENEVA — The U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, under pressure from an Israeli military campaign against militant group Hezbollah in its area of operations, says Argentina has asked three of its officers in the contingent to return home, while all other contributing countries are maintaining their commitments.
Spokesman Andrea Tenenti of UNIFIL said its “operational capabilities have not changed” after the move by Argentina, and U.N. forces have not moved from their positions – despite Israeli Defense Forces asking them to move from positions near the “blue line” along the Lebanon-Israel border about a month ago.
“The posture of our more than 10,000 peacekeepers from nearly 50 countries remain unchanged,” he told a U.N. briefing in Geneva by video conference from Beirut. The UNIFIL forces have not left the 50 positions across their area of operations, aiming to monitor and report on this situation since Israeli forces began their military campaign in Lebanon in September.
He said UNIFIL has limited means to monitor the situation amid the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. While Israeli forces have at times moved deeper into Lebanon, it’s not “permanently,” and the level of destruction in UNIFIL zones was “huge” and “shocking.”
Separately, UNICEF spokesman James Elder told the U.N. briefing that more than 200 children have been killed in Lebanon in less than the last two months, saying “their deaths are being met with inertia from those able to stop this violence.”
“It’s become a silent normalization of horror,” Elder said.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of Yemen’s Houthi rebels beginning their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea corridor.
On Nov. 19, 2023, the Houthis seized the car carrier Galaxy Leader in a helicopter-borne attack in the Red Sea. The ship and its 25 crew remain held until today, something the United Nations Security Council noted in a statement calling on the rebels to release the ship and its crew.
The Houthis have attacked over 90 commercial vessels in the time since. They sank two vessels in the campaign, which also killed four sailors. Other missiles and drones have either been intercepted by a U.S.-led coalition in the Red Sea or failed to reach their targets, which have included Western military vessels as well.
People inspect a destroyed building hit on Monday evening by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
A man passes in front of a destroyed building hit on Monday evening by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
A destroyed building hit on Monday evening by an Israeli airstrike is seen in central Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
A man clears broken glass from his damaged shop near a building hit on Monday evening by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
A destroyed building hit on Monday evening by an Israeli airstrike is seen in central Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
People inspect a destroyed building that was hit on Monday evening by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
A destroyed building hit on Monday evening by an Israeli airstrike is seen in central Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Women react as they pass through debris of a building hit on Monday evening by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
People stand next to a destroyed building hit on Monday evening by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
A destroyed building hit on Monday evening by an Israeli airstrike is seen in central Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
