StarLink, the Value-Added Distributor (VAD) in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region has signed a distribution partnership with Cofense, formerly PhishMe, to distribute their range of anti-phishing solutions in the META region.
Cofense is a leading provider of intelligent phishing solutions worldwide and enables organisations to stop phishing attacks by combining phishing simulation training, human intelligence and leading-edge incident response technology. In short, Cofense strengthens an organisation’s ability for detection and provides superior response, engagement and mitigation results.
Today, phishing attacks are one of the most rampant cybersecurity threats in the world. Cofense equips end users to intelligently recognize and report suspicious emails and provide SOC teams with the means to prioritize, understand and quarantine active threats quickly and effectively.
As a VAD, StarLink will distribute the Cofense solution portfolio through its extensive channel network and provide customers with the next-generation spear phishing awareness and mitigation solutions. Cofense fits in to all the StarLink domains i.e. data centre and cloud security, network and endpoint security with its ability to integrate with leading technology partners – LogRhythm, Palo Alto Networks, Recorded Future, Trend Micro and FireEye, from the StarLink portfolio.
Nidal Othman, managing director, StarLink, said, “We are delighted to partner with Cofense and offer our customers a collaborative and collective approach to cybersecurity. We will be promoting Cofense’s full suite of phishing defense solutions, and jointly help SMBs in the region combat advanced security threats and become cyber-resilient.”
“Collaboration with industry leading IT and security companies such as StarLink extends our reach to a greater number of customers facing an unprecedented increase in frequency and damage caused by cyber-attacks,” explained Robert Lannicello, VP, global channel sales at Cofense. “Cofense is the only security company that provides a comprehensive and scalable human phishing defense solution. Through our partnership with StarLink, we are giving organisations across the META region the security solutions and intelligence they need to proactively detect and quickly respond to cyber-attacks,” he added.
