SECURITY NEWS
KnowBe4 signs partnership agreement with BlueFort Security
UK-based cybersecurity company BlueFort Security has signed a new partnership agreement with KnowBe4 , a provider of security awareness training and simulated phishing platform . Under the terms of the agreement , KnowBe4 will become BlueFort Security ’ s preferred security awareness training partner , further expanding BlueFort ’ s cybersecurity solutions which address key areas of cyber risk including end-point protection , discovery and classification , and identify and access management . In addition , KnowBe4 will become a core value-add offering within BlueFort Evolve , a cyber-focused services package .
“ This is a very exciting partnership for KnowBe4 , and we look forward to working with BlueFort to deliver our security awareness training and simulated phishing platform to even more organisations across Europe ,” said Tony Jennings , EVP of international and global channel sales , KnowBe4 . “ This new partnership provides us with endless new opportunities to help organisations better manage the ongoing problem of social engineering .”
Dave Henderson , CEO , Sales and Marketing , BlueFort Security commented : “ The impact of the past two years ’ disruption caused by COVID-19 has forced organisations to look differently at their cybersecurity needs . The combination of an increasingly mobile workforce and a worsening cybersecurity skills crisis has created a perfect storm for cyber criminals to do their worst . KnowBe4 is an important addition to our portfolio because it will help our customers tackle cybersecurity at the grass roots level .”
Microsoft experts underline the need for a Zero Trust approach to hybrid workplace
Software titan Microsoft used its participation at GISEC 2022 to reiterate its commitment to securing the hybrid workplace of the future .
“ Security has never been more critical for our customers given the evolving threat landscape and the move to hybrid work that so many companies are now forced to navigate ,” said Sayed Hashish , General Manager , Microsoft UAE .
“ At Microsoft , we have been hard at work to empower our customers to defend themselves against cyberthreats , and we have earned their trust : we generated US $ 15 billion in security revenue in 2021 , up nearly 45 % from the prior year . This makes Microsoft the biggest security company in terms of revenue and allows us to invest in our security offering further strategically . In 2020 , we committed to invest US $ 20 billion over five years , a four-fold increase from previous rates , to speed up our cybersecurity work .”
The company continues to safeguard the hybrid workplace by providing organisations of all sizes with a host of solutions , such as Microsoft ’ s Defender for Cloud .
Hashish added : “ Digital Transformation cannot happen without security transformation . Our GISEC participation was aligned with the objectives of the country ’ s public and private enterprises as they look to secure their digital estates .”
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