SECURITY
NEWS
Dubai’s Credence Security signed by ESET
as distribution partner for southern Africa
Credence to offer suite of ESET
security products, including twofactor
authentication, encryption,
and endpoint protection
Credence Security, a leading regional
distributor of specialised solutions in
cybersecurity, forensics, governance, risk
and compliance, has announced a new
partnership with award-winning global
endpoint and perimeter-protection vendor
ESET, to cover southern Africa.
In selecting a partner to expand its
footprint in southern Africa, ESET was
attracted to Credence Security’s regional
reach as a Dubai-based distributor with
offices in London, Nairobi, Noida and
Johannesburg. And the industry leader
believes that Credence Security’s portfolio
will be significantly enhanced by ESET’s
solutions, particularly its encryption and
endpoint-protection products.
“Today, a cyber-risk is a business risk,”
said Steve Flynn, Sales and Marketing
Director, ESET Southern Africa. “Attacks have
evolved; and we all must likewise evolve to
properly address them. The cybersecurity
landscape has become increasingly afflicted
with advanced persistent threats and zeroday
exploits, and enterprises of all scales
and industry need to understand – as they
continue on their Digital Transformation
trajectories – that sophisticated
infrastructure must be integral to the
operation of any modern business.
“ESET has been recognised as a global
leader in Endpoint Protection Platforms
by Gartner and Radicati. Through our
partnership with Credence Security, we
can bring the power and simplicity of our
protection capabilities to African enterprises.”
The development of ESET’s unique
offerings is driven by its global research
labs, which incorporate multi-layered
technologies that go far beyond the
capabilities of basic endpoint protection.
ESET customers commonly cite simple
implementation and the wide choice of
configurations as procurement draws.
Among its many globally recognised clients
is Google, which uses ESET technology to
protect Chrome users against malware.
As the partnership launches, ESET will
conduct sales and pre-sales workshops and
provide training and certification to Credence
Security’s designated engineers. Credence
Security will meanwhile engage with existing
partners and onboard new ones to drive
sales of ESET solutions, targeting enterprise
customers, small and medium businesses
(SMBs) and government organisations.
Credence Security will also take
responsibility for its partner training and
will support partners with proof-of-concept
(POC) and demonstrations. The two
companies will collaborate on marketing
campaigns and events, with Credence
Security offering the entire suite of ESET
security products, including two-factor
authentication, endpoint protection and
endpoint encryption.
“Credence Security is always looking for
leading technologies in the cybersecurity
and forensics spaces,” said Garreth Scott,
Managing Director, Credence Security. “ESET
has spent three decades perfecting industry
endpoint and mobile security solutions,
leveraging the latest encryption standards
and two-factor authentication. ESET’s
high-performing, easy-to-use products give
consumers and businesses the peace of
mind they need to take an agile approach
to their technology stack. It helps to know
that whatever changes you need to make,
to grow your business, that you don’t need
to worry about cybersecurity – because
Credence Security and ESET have already
taken care of it for you.”
Philip Cherian, Channel Director,
Credence Security, said: “Over the years,
we have established an extensive channel
network across Africa of more than 500
partners that will now assist ESET in
providing additional depth and breadth to
expand its market share in southern Africa.
“We like to work with likeminded
individuals and organisations that want to
put our channel first. Our technical team will
be a great Value Add to the ESET portfolio
and that portfolio of next-generation
security solutions will be of great value to
businesses across the region.”
Garreth Scott,
Managing Director,
Credence Security
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