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South Africa founded fleet management company GoMetro , receives grant from UK Freight Innovation Fund
South Africa founded B2B software-asa-service fleet management company GoMetro , now headquartered in London , has been selected as a recipient of a £ 147,000 grant from the UK Freight Innovation Fund . This comes within months of GoMetro announcing its Series A funding of £ 9 million , ~$ 11.4 million , led by Zenob Energy and Futuregrowth Asset Management .
Says Group CEO and founder of GoMetro Justin Coetzee , “ The grant will be used to finance a six-month trial with UK logistics companies Maritime Transport and Welch ’ s Transport to implement GoMetro ’ s EV- FIT solution for electric vehicle , EV fleet transformation and the GoMetro Bridge fleet management software platform .”
With its trial partners , GoMetro will be collecting and analysing fleet movement data for a chosen UK depot , from which they will identify critical vehicle and infrastructure specification needs .
“ The grant is an amazing validation for GoMetro in the UK freight market , and implementing our solution with major logistics players is an incredible opportunity to show how our software platform can help fleet owners achieve better results ,” Coetzee continues .
GoMetro ’ s EV-FIT project lead , Christopher de Saxe , comments : “ I am thrilled to be trialling our solution with MaritimeTransport and Welch ’ s Transport to address one of the UK ’ s biggest decarbonisation challenges . Data is fundamental to decarbonising UK road freight , and we have the tools needed to unlock key insights for the industry .”
The funding , announced on 10 October by UK Future of Roads Minister Lilian
Greenwood , is the third tranche of the UK department ’ s Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator Programme . The programme is a £ 7-million government investment across three years to support the freight sector in deploying AI and automation to improve the way trains , lorries , vans , and ships carry parcels and goods .
It is funded by the UK Department for Transport , DfT and delivered through Connected Places Catapult .
Justin Coetzee , Group CEO and Founder , GoMetro and Christopher de Saxe , EV-FIT Project Lead , GoMetro
South African cyber security provider BlueVision highlights importance of penetration testing
South African cyber security provider
BlueVision ITM highlights the importance of penetration testing and the fact that it goes beyond vulnerability scanning . This approach is echoed by global research house , Gartner who explains this is how advanced targeted attacks work . Penetration testing provides visibility into aggregations of misconfigurations or vulnerabilities that could lead to an attack that could cause serious business impact .
Christo Coetzer , Director , and CEO , BlueVision ITM
Gartner further confirms as a minimum , penetration testing provides a means for prioritising the highest risk vulnerabilities .
“ At BlueVision ITM we believe penetration testing , often also referred to as pen testing is a critical component of modern cyber security endeavours , ” says Christo Coetzer , Director , and CEO , BlueVision ITM .
“ It is particularly significant for businesses aiming to identify and address vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them . Our engineers use multi-step and multi-vector attack scenarios to find vulnerabilities and misconfigurations and then attempt to exploit them to move deeper into an enterprise ’ s infrastructure .”
Pen testing involves ethical hackers simulating real-world attacks on a system , network , or application to uncover weaknesses in security controls . This
process helps companies to stay ahead of cybercriminals by identifying and rectifying potential risks before they become actual incidents . One of the key points to consider is clarification of what exactly is penetration testing .
It is imperative to understand that this is a simulated cyberattack conducted by skilled professionals with the permission of the organisation . It is a hugely important exercise as it provides early identification of vulnerabilities , prevents exploitation , enhances security posture , reveals the potential impact of an attack , and ensures compliance with regulations like GDPR or ISO 27001 and more .
Pen testing can occur at different levels , including network , web application , mobile and even physical . Understanding what an organisation needs is paramount in tailoring they type of pen test .
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