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Vivan Gevers, Managing Director, Credence Security
Credence Security enters
in to partnership with
CensorNet for Africa
CensorNet, the complete cloud
security company, has announced
that it has selected Credence Security,
a subsidiary of Cognosec AB and
the region’s speciality distribution
company, as its Value Added
Distributor (VAD) for the Middle East,
Africa, India and Pakistan regions.
Credence Security and CensorNet will
offer the cyber security company’s
advanced cloud security products,
including its Unified Security Solution
(USS) to enterprises and resellers
across the region.
The deal further expands CensorNet’s
global reach, and addresses the
growing demand for cloud security
solutions in the Middle East and
across Africa. The partnership provides
Credence Security with access to a
unique cloud security solution that
consolidates point solutions into one
easy-to-manage platform.
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“Credence Security
has two decades
of experience
delivering
IT security
technologies”
Commenting on the partnership,
Vivian Gevers, Credence Security
Managing Director, said, “CensorNet’s
Unified Security Solution (USS) with
its award-winning cloud application
control makes it an ideal security
solution and managed service for
our value added channel partners. By
partnering with CensorNet, we add a
critical best-in-class security solution
to our existing portfolio and as such
are one step closer to delivering on our
commitment of offering our partners
and enterprises in the region a one-
stop-shop for all their security needs.”
USS is a comprehensive cybersecurity
service that combines modules for
the security, monitoring and control
of web, email and cloud application
across an organisations’ network in
one single dashboard, meaning that
common policies can be easily applied
and incidents tracked across different
media. USS provides the security and
control of an on-premise or endpoint
component with the flexibility and
mobility of a cloud service. It is the
next generation in email and web
security with cloud application control
giving enterprises the power to extend
web access policies to Bring Your
Own Device (BYOD) initiatives and to
monitor and control shadow IT.
Ed Macnair, CensorNet CEO,
commented, “Credence Security has
two decades of experience delivering
IT security technologies to enterprise
customers in the Middle East, Africa
and the India subcontinent through
its strong network of reseller partners
and is therefore perfectly placed to
promote our security solutions in the
region. We are excited to have them
join the CensorNet family.”
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