LinkShadow, a cybersecurity analytics platform that modernises the security operations centre (SOC) with extended threat hunting and response, has signed Security Matterz, a specialised in providing cybersecurity solutions and managed services. The area of focus for this partnership is to provide managed services to enterprises in the region. Both LinkShadow and Security Matterz will now […]

Looking to expand its management consulting and advisory services to the channel and partner ecosystem in Asia Pacific (APAC), Australia-based Levels Ventures is looking to cement its footprint in this broad region. Maury G, Managing Partner, Levels Ventures, tells Intelligent Tech Channels how the company is engaging with channel partners, distributors and vendors, and why […]

HelpSystems has announced the acquisition of Digital Guardian, a SaaS provider of data loss prevention (DLP) solutions for large and mid-sized organisations. Digital Guardian’s solutions give customers visibility and protection of their data across many operating systems and applications. The company also provides a popular managed service that operates as an extension of their customers’ […]

Injazat, a UAE home-grown technology champion in Digital Transformation, cloud, and cybersecurity, has inked a strategic alliance with StarLink, a specialised cyber and cloud value-added distributor (VAD), to accelerate the Digital Transformation journey of businesses and organisations in the Middle East region. The partnership will benefit from the unique advantage offered by Injazat’s local expertise […]

StarLink, a regional value-added distributor (VAD) in the META region, has announced its participation at @HACK, KSA. The VAD is set to showcase top cyber technologies at the three-day cybersecurity event. The much awaited and bespoke infosec event co-organised by the Saudi Federation for Cyber Security, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP) and the iconic Blackhat is […]

While the number of attacks from online resources (known as web threats) blocked by Kaspersky in Kenya and Nigeria combined for the second quarter of 2021 decreased to 14.9 million from the 16.4 million blocked in the first quarter of the year, the number of unique malicious URLs detected and blocked by Kaspersky in these […]

Cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky has acquired Brain4Net in a move the vendor said will boost its XDR platform with orchestrated SASE. By acquiring Brain4Net, Kaspersky aims to bring a completely new SASE offering to the market as a unified platform which will combine its best-in-class security solutions and technologies with Brain4Net’s network orchestration and control capabilities […]

Cloud networking vendor, Extreme Networks, has announced it has completed the acquisition of Ipanema, the cloud-native, enterprise SD-WAN division of Infovista. The acquisition expands Extreme’s market-leading ExtremeCloudä portfolio, offering new cloud-managed SD-WAN and security software solutions required to power the Infinite Enterprise. Following the acquisition, Extreme will augment its ExtremeCloud portfolio with Ipanema’s SD-WAN capabilities, […]

Forcepoint, a maker of data-first security solutions, has announced the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire security service edge (SSE) provider Bitglass. Bitglass delivers the industry’s only truly integrated cloud-native SSE platform for securing access to and usage of information as organisations transform to the cloud. In addition, it brings together best-in-class cloud […]