CQURE

On 1st July 2026, Paula Januszkiewicz, CEO of CQURE and CQURE Academy, participated in the meeting of the Presidium of the Program Council of the Poland Total Security Congress and the Defence Horizon Committee. During the discussion, she shared the following perspectives:

1. Paula shared her perspective on the need for stronger cybersecurity awareness campaigns aimed at Polish citizens, emphasizing that public education remains an essential component of improving the country’s overall cyber resilience.
2. She highlighted the importance of establishing a central cybersecurity testing hub that organizations could leverage to ensure a consistent, measurable, and high standard of cybersecurity assessments across the market.
3. Drawing on her experience managing major cyber incidents, she observed that many organizations affected by serious breaches had previously undergone pe*******on testing. This raises an important question: whether the quality of some pe*******on tests is insufficient, whether organizations fail to implement the recommended hardening measures, or whether both factors contribute to the problem.

Quality has always been one of the core professional values at CQURE and a principle deeply embedded in our culture. In cybersecurity, a mass-production approach and short-term thinking are ineffective. Lasting security requires technical excellence, rigorous standards, and a long-term commitment to quality. Cybersecurity MUST be comprehensive, consistent, and complete.

The meeting brought together distinguished representatives from government, industry, academia, and the cybersecurity community, including:

Michał Kalinowski, Tomasz Reszel, Piotr Stepniewicz, Katarzyna Piotrowska-Radziewicz, Bartosz Józefowski, Daniel Ladno, Marzena Farion-Rzeźniczak, Agata Pietrzyk, Wojciech Wysocki, Marcin Gałuszkiewicz, Radosław Mackiewicz, Krzysztof Dyki, Piotr Zesiuk, Aneta Pernak, Monika Nowak, Matylda Matecka, Konrad Wojnarowski, Artur Dąbrowski, Andrzej Dopierała, Paula Januszkiewicz, Leon Komornicki, Przemysław Kuna, Małgorzata Bjørum, Michał Sobolewski, Leszek Stachowiak, Tomasz Zakrzewski, Wojciech Milke, Artur Jakubczyk, Ryszard Madziar, Piotr Rutkowski, Jacek Babczyński, Rafał Biały, Piotr Ciepiela, Jacek Cyrek, Przemysław Gęsiak, Jarosław Misztal, Zbigniew Muszyński, Radosław Nielek, PhD, Jacek Terpiłowski, Paweł Tkaczyk, Tomasz Zdzikot, Tomasz Badowski, Wojciech Barański, Tomasz Bąk, Dawid Petrów, Krzysztof Cedrowski, Wojciech Dalka, Sławomir Peptoński, Jędrzejczak Łukasz

*******onTesting Kongres Bezpieczeństwo Polski

Malware is becoming more sophisticated, stealthier, and increasingly difficult to detect. Staying ahead requires more than just the right tools, it requires the right skills.

Join our Advanced Malware Hunting & Prevention Live Virtual Class starting July 20 and learn how to identify, analyze, and respond to modern malware through realistic, hands-on exercises.

Led by Amr Thabet, malware researcher, incident handler, and author of Mastering Malware Analysis, this intensive training combines practical techniques with real-world scenarios to help you strengthen your malware hunting and prevention capabilities.

What you'll learn:
🔺 Identify malware indicators and compromise techniques
🔺 Perform static malware analysis using industry tools
🔺 Hunt for threats in enterprise environments
🔺 Build effective malware prevention and hardening strategies
🔺 Respond to real-world malware incidents through hands-on labs

Whether you're a SOC analyst, incident responder, security engineer, or system administrator, you'll leave with practical skills you can apply immediately in your daily work.

📅 July 20-24, 2026

🔗 Learn more and register here: https://cqureacademy.com/cyber-security-training/lvc-advanced-malware-hunting/

One more milestone before summer. 🦝

According to the latest Favikon ranking, our CEO, Paula Januszkiewicz, has been recognized as:

#10 Worldwide Female Cybersecurity Creator on LinkedIn. 🏆

What makes this recognition truly meaningful is seeing so many exceptional women shaping every corner of cybersecurity.

Researchers. CISOs. Founders. Educators. Executives. AI specialists. Policy experts. Incident responders. Community builders. Different paths. Different expertise. One shared goal: making the digital world safer.

At CQURE, we've had the privilege of seeing firsthand the dedication behind this achievement. Every keynote, training, research project, customer engagement, incident response, and conversation with the cybersecurity community has been part of this journey, not only for Paula, but for our entire team.

Congratulations to everyone featured in this year's ranking, and especially to the incredible Top 10:

1. Yasmine DOUADI - CEO & Founder RISKINTEL, LE CYBER MEDIA
2. Youna Bentabed - Global Security Mag, Founder The Human Factor
3. Vasu Jakkal - Corporate Vice President, Microsoft
4. Confidence Staveley - Director, MerkleFence
5. Chenxi Wang, Ph.D. - Managing General Partner, Rain Capital
6. Jen Easterly - CEO, RSAC
7. Ann Johnson - Executive VP, Mastercard
8. Dr Iretioluwa Akerele - Co-Founder, CyBlack
9. Rinki Sethi - CISO & CSO, Upwind Security
10. Paula Januszkiewicz – Cybersecurity Expert & CEO of CQURE

Rankings will change.

Our commitment to learning, sharing knowledge, and raising the technical bar will not.

Congratulations, Paula! We're proud to have you leading CQURE. 💙

Microsoft Black Hat Events

Want to finally feel confident that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is configured the way your environment actually needs - not just left on defaults?

Join the upcoming Live Virtual Class: Configuring and Managing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with CQURE expert Norbert Krzepicki.

📅 Starting date: July 13, 2026
⌛ Duration: 3 days
🌐 Delivery: Fully remote

During this course, you will learn how to:
🔺 Understand how Microsoft Defender for Endpoint works under the hood in enterprise environments
🔺 Plan and roll out secure, scalable deployments across servers and workstations
🔺 Configure policies, baselines and integrations instead of relying on "next, next, finish"
🔺 Use advanced hunting, alerts and dashboards to separate noise from real incidents
🔺 Build workflows for ongoing monitoring, investigation and response

You also get:
⚙️ Virtual Labs access for the duration of the course
🏆 A CQURE Certificate of Completion with no renewal fees
🧠 Intensive, practical exercises based on real endpoint security scenarios
👨‍💻 A chance to interact with a CQURE Expert in a small group (max. 12 participants)
📘 Extra self-study materials after the training ends

✅ Perfect for:
Security engineers, SOC analysts, IT administrators, and anyone responsible for deploying, configuring, or operating Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in production.

Don’t miss this opportunity to move from "we turned it on" to "we know exactly how it’s protecting us."

Check the full agenda and register on our website: https://cqureacademy.com/cyber-security-training/masterclass-configuring-and-managing-microsoft-defender-for-endpoint/

Blue Team Con is back, and so are we!

After an incredible experience last year, we're excited to announce that CQURE will once again be joining Blue Team Con in Chicago this September.

Join Paula Januszkiewicz for the System Forensics, Incident Handling & Threat Hunting an intensive, hands-on workshop designed for cybersecurity professionals looking to strengthen their threat detection, incident response, and digital forensics skills.

During this workshop, participants will explore:

1. Windows internals and system forensics
2. Malware analysis and incident handling
3. Network forensics and monitoring
4. Memory forensics and incident response
5. Disk forensics and data recovery
6. Advanced threat hunting and detection techniques

Through practical labs, real-world case studies, and expert guidance, attendees will learn how to investigate modern cyber threats and respond effectively to security incidents.

We're looking forward to meeting the Blue Team community in Chicago!

More details and registration:
https://blueteamcon2026.sched.com/event/2OVGT/cqure-masterclass-system-forensics-incident-handling