Heimdal sysadmin Alex Panait spent weeks testing Claude Cowork inside the company. His verdict was blunt. It felt like onboarding a junior employee with no manager, no scoped access, and no clear accountability when something goes wrong. Except this one can delete your SharePoint. That is the uncomfortable reality behind autonomous AI desktop assistants. They […]

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Cybersecurity failures now happen beyond the OSI stack. Faulty governance, the human factor, and AI tools create new attack surfaces. After seven years working across cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and Zero Trust architecture, Jayal Yadav explains how we got here and what organizations still get wrong. “The original seven layers of the OSI model still matter. […]

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 8, 2026 – Heimdal has achieved ISAE 3000 SOC 2 Type II certification for the sixth consecutive year, reflecting the company’s continued focus on operational security, accountability, and data protection. The 2026 audit covered the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 and examined Heimdal’s controls across access management, data […]

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Key findings US executives are more than four times as confident as their own practitioners that AI risk is under control, 29% to 7%. The UK gap runs the same direction, 18% to 11%. The board’s view and the team’s view aren’t the same view. ChatGPT sits in 7 in 10 IT estates and Microsoft […]

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Over the last 10-15 years, the cybersecurity scene has gotten increasingly complex, as organizations adopt new technology and hackers evolve more innovative ways to target them. At the same time, data protection and compliance have become much more stringent across the world. Nowhere is this more true than in Europe. Today’s organizations have an ever-increasing […]

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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, 12 May 2026 — Heimdal’s managed SOC processes three million alerts a month. In the year ahead, fewer than 500 of those, less than 0.02%, are expected to need a human analyst. That’s the forecast from Heimdal founder Morten Kjaersgaard, based on the trajectory of AI Wingman SOC as it absorbs the bulk […]

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark, 21 April 2026 — Heimdal today unveiled the next phase of its AI strategy, expanding AI Wingman with three new layers – Assist, Triage and SOC – alongside the introduction of Third-Party AI Containment. Together, these capabilities build on Heimdal’s existing AI-powered protection and give organisations a clearer way to manage AI safely, speed […]

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Although Cyber Security is often seen as technical and maybe even dull, it has many similarities to our day-to-day life. In this blog I call out one of the most important – You Only Know What You’ve Got When Its Gone. Let me start by putting this statement into context in the current chapter of […]

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Copenhagen, Denmark – 18 March 2026 – Heimdal has appointed Elovade as its official distributor in the Nordic region. The move gives MSPs and resellers across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Finland direct access to Heimdal’s consolidated cybersecurity platform through a local value-added distributor. Most Nordic MSPs are running disconnected security tools: separate vendors for […]

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We’ve had four cases associated with OpenClaw in the last few weeks. This is what one MSP this told me. Not a researcher or a vendor trying to sell me a solution, but somebody that’s already dealing with the consequences, whilst most boards are still deciding whether to pay attention or not For those who […]

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London, UK, February 16, 2026 – Heimdal today announced an industry-first approach to Cyber Essentials readiness by publishing a Cyber Essentials control mapping for Privilege Elevation and Delegation Management (PEDM), helping organisations and MSPs enforce least privilege and evidence stronger control over administrative access. Privileged access remains one of the most exploited paths in modern […]

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During a recent Threat Watch Live session, Adam Pilton challenged Morten Kjaersgaard, Heimdal’s Chairman and Founder, to predict three cyber security trends for 2026.  Adam added his own predictions, drawing from this experience as a former cybercrime detective. Spoiler: Both Morten and Adam agreed that 2026 will bring a sharper focus on compliance.   Here’s what they predict.  SMBs catch a break if they’ve done compliance right  Hackers recently discovered there’s no use in targeting […]

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Copenhagen, Denmark – January 15, 2026 – Heimdal today announced that its Next-Gen Antivirus (NGAV) with Extended Threat Protection (XTP) has achieved OPSWAT Gold Certification for Anti-Malware, validating its compatibility and effectiveness within OPSWAT’s industry-leading Access Control Certification Program. What the OPSWAT Certification Validates The certification confirms that Heimdal meets OPSWAT’s strict requirements for anti-malware […]

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Christmas is the time where we allow our imaginations to run wild, it’s the season of goodwill, high spirits and Christmas joy. However, cybercriminals don’t take holidays. We still have to be on our guard, and question what is real and what is not. Common Holiday Scams Fake Online Stores Around this time of year, […]

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Key takeaways: ITDR solutions monitor identity-based threats that traditional security tools miss, like hackers logging in with stolen credentials Effective ITDR requires integration with privileged access management and automated responses tailored to your specific environment Consolidating threat detection into a single dashboard dramatically improves response times and reduces the cost of managing multiple security tools […]

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Your biggest customer loves you. Three years together. They trust you, pay on time, and refer others. From where you sit, that’s loyalty. From where a buyer sits, that’s a $$$ discount on your exit. This perception gap kills more MSP deals than bad financials. Sam Levy saw it constantly when he led tech mergers […]

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The world in which there are three groups of people, technical, not technical and those in between, is dead. AI just killed it, And if you’re a business leader still hiding behind “I’m not technical”, your time is up! Who are these groups? Well, the technical group are those who speak in acronyms, hide behind […]

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Ross Brouse has a name for what he sees every day. The Frankenstack. “The lack of operational simplicity comes from piling on tools, building that Frankenstack, as I call it,” says Brouse, President and COO of Continuous Networks, an MSP serving healthcare clients. He’s watched it happen over and over. MSPs go to a conference, […]

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The Heimdal 5.1.0 RC (Release Candidate) dashboard update is now live, bringing a powerful lineup of improvements designed to make IT management faster, safer, and more intuitive. From pre-built scripting and compliance dashboards to simpler agent management and refined privilege controls, this release takes another major step toward a fully unified cybersecurity experience. Smarter Automation […]

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Generative AI has emerged as one of the most powerful technologies of our era. Capable of producing realistic text, images, voice, and even code, these systems are revolutionizing industries. But while they fuel innovation and productivity, they also introduce an entirely new class of threats. As AI capabilities grow, so too does the potential for […]

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