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GuardWare Australia becomes GuardWare as sovereign cybersecurity company expands globally.

GuardWare Australia, a sovereign Australian cybersecurity company, has announced a global brand shift as it expands operations across the United Kingdom, Nepal and international markets. Effective immediately, the business will drop “Australia” from its name and operate as GuardWare. 

The change reflects the company’s growing customer base and delivery footprint outside Australia, while keeping its roots firmly anchored at home. 

GuardWare has established an office in Manchester (UK) and in Nepal, supporting customers and partners in multiple regions. The simplified name is designed to match how the company now operates: one team, one product suite, one global market. 

The move comes as security teams face a sharper data challenge in 2026: sensitive information is spread across M365, shared drives, endpoints, cloud services and supplier ecosystems and AI tools can rapidly surface what organisations have already left exposed through messy permissions, poor classification or unclear ownership. 

GuardWare was born in Australia, and we’re staying sovereign Australian, but our customers operate globally,” “Dropping ‘Australia’ reflects the reality of where we’re delivering, and where we’re heading next.” 
Rizwan Mahmood, CEO, GuardWare
Rizwan Mahmood

Co-Founder and CEO,GuardWare.

GuardWare helps organisations regain control of sensitive data by making it easier to find what matters, understand exposure, monitor movement, and protect files even after they leave the environment. Its data-first security suite includes: 

DISCOVER

Scans data in place to locate and classify sensitive information across key repositories, including M365.

INSIGHT

Continuous visibility across endpoints, file shares, cloud drives and web activity to detect risky movement and behaviour.

PROTECT

Persistent file encryption designed to keep sensitive files protected outside the organisation, with controls to revoke access if needed.

Visit GuardWare online to learn more or book a demo. 

About GuardWare 

GuardWare is a sovereign Australian cybersecurity company focused on data-first security. GuardWare helps organisations produce a defensible view of where sensitive data lives, what it is, who can access it, how it moves, and what to fix first, so teams can act on evidence, not assumptions. 

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