Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 21 | Page 13

SECURITY NEWS Spire Solutions to boost security operations in ME region with CyberSponse D isruptive distributor Spire Solutions has partnered with CyberSponse to enable organisations in the Middle East to adopt a holistic automation and orchestration platform to protect their most valuable assets, drive operational efficiencies and evolve against cyberthreats through the integration of people, processes and technology components of a security operations centre. “Being the first and only patented platform to combine security orchestration, incident management and interactive investigation tools gives CyberSponse a competitive edge over other SOAR technologies. Our consistent efforts to focus on helping customers in region will only be strengthened by this partnership,” said Avinash Advani, CEO of Spire Solutions. In its Innovation Insight for Security Orchestration, Automation and Response report published in November last year, Gartner forecasts that by the end of 2020, 15% of organisations with a security team larger than five people will use SOAR tools, up from an estimated 1% in 2017. Larry Johnson, CEO of CyberSponse, said: “Security automation around orchestrated incident response will be a new standard for organisations in the coming years. We believe that security automation technology, when done right, can revolutionise an enterprise’s cybersecurity posture.” Spire Solutions has partnered with CyberSponse Z Services enhances cloud-based cybersecurity suite with OneLogin partnership Z Services, an innovative cloud-based cybersecurity solutions provider in the MENA region, has announced a strategic partnership with OneLogin, industry leaders in unified access management, to bring advanced single sign-on, MFA and unified access identity management capabilities. This will add a critical and differentiating layer to Z Services’ existing and leading cybersecurity-as-a-service portfolio, which customers across the region access in a subscription model, directly from Z Services and from leading telcos. Nidal Taha, President, Z Services, said: “There is no doubt that OneLogin is a leader in access and identity management, and the primary driver for this relationship was that our visions for security and the future are well aligned. “We are confident that this will be a very compelling capability addition to our in-country multi-tenant cloud security infrastructure built for the MENA region. “Our customers have come to expect innovative security solutions from us, and, apart from access to the OneLogin suite of solutions, they will also now benefit from OneLogin’s expertise and cloud engine.” INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS Issue 21 Solutions from OneLogin that will complement the Z Services cybersecurity offering include Identity Management (IM), Single Sign On (SSO), Web Access Management (WAM), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and more, all of which will be offered ‘as-a- service’ across the MENA region through Z Services. ˜ Matthew Hurley VP Global Channels, OneLogin, right, with Nidal Taha, President, Z Services, left 13