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Immersive, the leader in cyber resilience, is revealing a widening gap between confidence and capability in cybersecurity. Despite record investment, heightened board oversight, and nonstop training, measurable readiness has flatlined. While nearly every organization believes it can handle a major incident, the data tells a different story.

Immersive, the leader in cyber resilience, today announced the appointment of Aniket Menon as Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Thanos Karpouzis as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to its executive leadership team. These critical additions will support innovation in Immersive One, the company’s unified cyber readiness platform, and reinforce Immersive’s mission to help organizations be ready for cyber threats through its AI-powered, evidence based Prove, Improve, Benchmark, and Report (PIBR) approach.

Immersive, the leader in people-centric cybersecurity, today announced its Immersive One AI-powered Lab Builder feature to give customers and partners powerful new ways to rapidly improve cyber skills across teams through customized labs and learning experiences. With this new tool supporting Immersive’s Prove, Improve, Benchmark, and Report (PIBR) approach, cyber leaders will be able to easily create hands-on exercises and simulations for their technical workforce, including offensive, defensive, and secure-coding-based simulations to improve readiness against real-world threats.

Immersive, the leader in people-centric cyber resilience, today announced the launch of its cutting-edge Operational Technology (OT) security solution to help organizations prove and improve their readiness for OT threats. This new offering marks a pivotal milestone in advancing cyber readiness for industrial environments in the OT space, which have traditionally lacked robust security measures. As threat actors increasingly target OT infrastructure, with 73% of OT professionals reporting intrusions that impact these environments, organizations can no longer rely solely on traditional IT security practices.

Immersive, the leader in people-centric cybersecurity, today announced the launch of AppSec Range Exercises, expanding its AppSec solution beyond hands-on labs to help cyber leaders and practitioners prove and improve their capabilities as part of a holistic cyber readiness program. The new product offers range exercises for Engineering, AppSec and DevSecOps teams to embed security into workflows, reduce friction, and ignite secure development practices at scale.

Immersive, the leader in people-centric cybersecurity, today announced the appointment of Mark Schmitz as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Following the momentum of Immersive’s recent brand launch, this strategic appointment marks a significant milestone in the company’s growth trajectory aimed at further solidifying its leadership in the cyber resilience and readiness space. Founder James Hadley will remain on the company’s board and transition to the role of Chief Innovation Officer, focusing on driving strategic vision and innovation in partnership with Schmitz.

Immersive Labs, the leader in people-centric cyber resilience, today announced its official name change to “Immersive,” along with its new “Be Ready” tagline. The company has also rebranded its platform as “Immersive One,” a unified platform that is relevant and impactful for every employee. This rebrand reflects the company’s broader mission of helping organizations prepare for the future of cyber threats. Central to this evolution is Immersive’s pioneering approach to cyber drills—dynamic, realistic exercises designed to continuously prove and improve organizational cyber resilience across all teams and functions.

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