SECURITY NEWS
Kaspersky celebrates fourfold growth in MSP sales since 2019
In the first three years of its managed service provider ( MSP ) Foundation project , Kaspersky has achieved fourfold growth in sales among its MSPs . In addition , the number of active partners has increased three and a half times since 2018 , with significant growth in countries within Europe , North America , and South Africa .
The introduction of a flexible pay-as-you-go monthly subscription payment plan , user-friendly License Management Portal for partners , and multi-layer cybersecurity product stack has made the Kaspersky MSP programme attractive and beneficial for service providers .
The MSP market is expected to double in the next few years , growing from US $ 243.33 billion in 2021 to US $ 557.10 billion in 2028 . It is not only an increase in client base that the majority of MSPs reported but also a focus on expanding their service portfolio , as a recent global survey of service providers revealed . With data breaches , cloud adoption and other unsolved security challenges named by clients in the study , IT security services have been gaining weight and becoming the ‘ must have ’ in MSPs ’ service portfolios .
“ We ’ ve come a long way and our partners note this . Our efforts have been recognised with an MSP Innovation Award in the category of Best Managed Services Partner ( MSP ) Programme ,” said Veniamin Levtsov , VP Corporate Business , Kaspersky .
Obscure Technologies named Tenable distributor in Africa
Cybersecurity specialist Obscure
Technologies has been appointed distributor for Tenable , the cyber exposure company . This new agreement covers 26 countries in Africa and is effective from January 1 , 2022 .
Francois van Hirtum , Chief Technology Officer , Obscure Technologies , said this is an exciting addition to the company ’ s comprehensive range of solutions . “ Tenable arms its customers , regardless of the size of their organisation , with the breadth of visibility into cyber risk across the modern attack surface ( including OT , AD , Cloud ) with the depth of analytics to communicate cyber risk in business terms to enable better strategic security decisions ,” Van Hirtum said . “ This is an astute approach to mission critical issues for all businesses . It cuts to the heart of today ’ s cyberthreat landscape . It is Tenable ’ s vision to empower all organisations to understand and reduce their cybersecurity risk in an age when it is one of the existential threats of our time . They are pioneering a new approach and Obscure Technologies is excited to be part of this drive .”
Van Hirtum noted that Tenable is a global leader at the forefront of cyber innovation in the age of digital transformation . “ Tenable is helping businesses to rethink how they secure the modern digital enterprise ,” he said .
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