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Newsroom, media kit and expert commentary.

For journalists, analysts, event organisers and partners. This page collects company news, the topics our team speaks to, brand and usage guidelines, and how to reach the right person quickly.

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Newsroom

Company news and announcements.

Every release issued through the Numata newsroom, newest first. Longer form perspectives, research and guides are published under Our Thinking.

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In the media

Where our team has appeared.

Interviews, panels, features and bylined pieces. Full citations are supplied on request through the media desk.

  • Podcast interview
    2026

    MSPs, AI and cybersecurity.

    Jason Scanlon, Numata's Chief Information Security Officer and Head of IT GRC, joined episode 19 of the Alldus Cybersecurity Series.

    The Alldus Podcast, Cybersecurity Series, episode 19

  • Panel moderator
    3 March 2026

    Who actually owns cyber risk inside a smaller business.

    Jason Scanlon moderated a panel on practical cybersecurity governance for SMEs, covering ownership of cyber risk, regulatory accountability, AI governance and the controls that matter first.

    Cybersecurity Governance Essentials for SMEs, Hardiman Hotel, Galway

  • Panel speaker
    February 2026

    Cyber and AI awareness in regulated engineering sectors.

    Jason Scanlon joined the Cybersecurity and AI Awareness panel, with discussion spanning AI risk, regulation, cyber resilience, governance and workforce awareness.

    Cybersecurity and AI Fundamentals for MedTech, Life Sciences and Engineering, MET Centre, ATU Galway

  • Judging panel member
    8 October 2025

    Assessing European cybersecurity solutions.

    Jason Scanlon represented Numata on the judging panel evaluating European cybersecurity solutions addressing security reporting, third party risk and cloud security.

    ECSO Cyber Solutions Day, Cyber Ireland National Conference 2025

  • Expert commentary
    2025

    Why mid-sized businesses are being priced out of cyber insurance, and what fixes it.

    Our team was approached for comment on the controls insurers now treat as table stakes: multi-factor authentication everywhere, tested backups, and evidence that detection and response actually runs.

    Business and technology press

  • Panel discussion
    2024

    2024 EMEA Cybersecurity Report: trends and expert analysis.

    Numata hosted an online discussion unpacking the findings of its 2024 EMEA Cybersecurity Report, with expert analysis of the trends shaping risk across the region and what mid-sized organisations should prioritise next.

    Numata EMEA Cybersecurity Report, online discussion

  • Interview
    2025

    Governed AI adoption: getting past the pilot graveyard.

    A long form conversation on why AI pilots stall inside smaller organisations, and how a managed adoption model with guardrails and named use cases changes the outcome.

    Industry podcast

  • Feature
    2024

    From managed services to business technology strategy: inside a repositioning.

    Coverage of the shift to Business Technology Strategists for SMEs® and the framework that sits behind delivery.

    Channel and MSP media

  • Byline
    2024

    Technology due diligence is the deal risk buyers keep missing.

    A contributed piece on what acquirers should test before completion, drawn from transaction advisory work across three markets.

    Regional business media

Commentary

What our team can speak to, on record.

Commentary, briefings, panel participation and technical review. We will tell you honestly if a topic sits outside our practice.

  • Cyber resilience for mid-sized businesses

    What smaller organisations get wrong about detection and response, and what insurers and regulators now expect.

  • Governed AI adoption

    Moving from experiments to governed, auditable use cases without slowing the business.

  • IT governance, risk and compliance

    POPIA, GDPR, NIS2 and framework cross-walking for organisations without a dedicated compliance function.

  • Technology due diligence in transactions

    How technology risk surfaces in deals, and what buyers should test before completion.

Media kit

Reference material and usage guidelines.

Logo files, colour values and typography are released with the media kit on request.

Naming and attribution
  • Company name is written Numata, never Numata Business IT in editorial copy.
  • The positioning line is Business Technology Strategists for SMEs®, including the registered mark on first use.
  • NumataOne™ carries the trademark symbol on first use and is described as a strategy enablement framework.
  • Client names are confidential. Case studies are published anonymised, with sector and scale only.
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