FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Secure Domains builds channel and MSP strategy for startup product
Launched as a local and regional startup , Secure Domains offers cybersecurity solutions around the protection of DNS through its flagship product DNS Armor . In order to get scale and market penetration across GCC , it considers onboarding of MSPs and development of a two-tier distribution structure to be essential . Wissam Saadeddine and Mohammed Al Tenbakji , Co-founders of Secure Domains , explain further .
Secure Domains has begun its operation initially targeting UAE and Saudi Arabia from the GCC countries and then scaling across the GCC and into the MENA region . As a cyber security vendor it has selected a cloud native platform to offer DNS security services through its flagship SaaS product , DNS Armor .
DNS Armor is positioning itself as the first line of defence for businesses . It combines advanced threat intelligence with AI-driven DNS security , blocking malicious
Secure Domains plans to develop a two-tier distribution model including distributors , channel partners , and MSPs .
Mohammed Al Tenbakji , Co-founder of Secure Domains
Wissam Saadeddine , Co-Founder of Secure Domains domains , detecting DNS tunnelling , and preventing data exfiltration . DNS Armor leverages Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to stay ahead of evolving threats .
Digital transformation has changed the architecture of cybersecurity and network security and new concepts and blueprints such as SASE , have been established to address these emerging needs . Cybersecurity needs to scale and evolve at the Edge , and this is where the network is expanding . One of the easiest , fastest and most scalable approaches is to extend organisational security policies and protection to the Edge using DNS .
Cybersecurity platforms and cybersecurity regulations highlight DNS as a necessity for next generation networking . Research has shown that more than 80 % of malware , ransomware , botnets , use DNS aggressively in cyber kill chains to do various kinds of malicious activity like command and control , tunnelling and exfiltration .
“ With all of that , securing DNS is no longer optional now ,” says Mohammed Al Tenbakji , Co-founder of Secure Domains .
34 www . intelligenttechchannels . com