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CyberKnight partners with Replil to offer AI driven industrial patch management in META
To enhance security in critical infrastructure environments across the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa, META with assessment, management, and deployment of validated patches, CyberKnight has announced a strategic distribution partnership with Replil, the world’ s first real-time centralised industrial patch management solution.
Replil’ s AI-driven engine continuously maintains the health of patch infrastructure reducing operational overhead, scans, prioritises, and patch deployment across industrial systems, significantly reducing downtime, operational costs, and risk.
Replil Industrial Patch Manager offers a comprehensive, innovative solution designed to safeguard critical infrastructure against emerging threats inline to IEC62443-2-3 and Department of Homeland
Security, DHS Industrial Patch Management Guidelines, ensuring that organisations stay ahead of vulnerabilities and maintain resilience in operations.
The platform provides enhanced visibility and correlation capabilities for industrial automation vendors validated patches, Software, Operating Systems and network assets to efficiently assess, manage, and deploy validated patches from various automation vendors incorporating industrial patch management strategies.
REPLIL’ s OT Patch Sandbox minimises OT patching risks by providing a controlled testing environment. It automatically tracks patch behaviour and hardware utilisation, while validating industrial applications before and after patching. This proactive approach identifies potential issues, significantly reducing the risk of unplanned downtime and ensuring critical operations remain stable.
“ With unique features like realtime facility patch status using unified Central Monitoring Console with detailed monitoring, KPI, compliance and centralised posture visibility of multivendor environments we aim to optimise patching processes, reduce vulnerabilities, and enhance cyber resilience in critical infrastructure environments,” commented Amr Elsayed, OT, xIoT Security Business Unit Head at CyberKnight.
Founded in 2021, REPLIL Industrial Patch Manager has rapidly emerged as a trusted name in OT cybersecurity.
Mindware opens East Africa office in Kenya, Spiros Rafailovits is Territory Manager
As part of its strategic expansion,
Mindware, a value-added distributor, VAD in the Middle East and Africa, announced the opening of its brand new office in Kenya, which will also serve as its East African headquarters. This milestone reinforces Mindware’ s commitment to strengthening its presence in the MEA
Spiros Rafailovits region and delivering world-class IT solutions to its growing network of partners and customers.
Spiros Rafailovits has been appointed as the Territory Manager for East Africa, a dedicated team of locally-based professionals to drive business growth and to deepen channel partnerships. Nicholas Argyrides, Regional Vice President, Gulf and East Africa at Mindware will oversee operations.
Located in Nairobi’ s vibrant Westlands Business District, the new office offers strategic proximity to vendors, partners, and key stakeholders. Mindware’ s presence in Kenya will enable faster response times, enhanced local support, and stronger engagement with the East African partner ecosystem.
“ Mindware’ s expansion into Kenya is a strategic move driven by the country’ s rapid economic growth and its position as a technology hub in Africa. With a thriving digital economy and increasing demand for IT infrastructure, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and AI, our aim is to provide localised support to our channel partners.”
“ Through concrete global vendor partnerships and by investing in technical training, financial support, and market awareness initiatives, we are committed to accelerating digital transformation in Kenya and beyond. Our mid-term vision is to establish Kenya as our East African hub while expanding into Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Ethiopia,” said Nicholas Argyrides.
In the coming weeks, Mindware will be hosting an official inauguration event, bringing together key stakeholders, industry leaders, technology vendors, and regional partners.
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