Exclusive Networks Africa, a specialist in cyber security for digital infrastructure, has entered into a distribution partnership with Proofpoint, a provider of cyber security and compliance solutions.
The agreement enables Exclusive Networks Africa to promote, sell, and support Proofpoint’s full range of security and compliance solutions across several key regions, including East Africa, West Africa, and the Indian Ocean Islands.
Proofpoint’s portfolio, including the Aegis Threat Protection, Identity Threat Defence, and Sigma Information Protection platforms, will be available through Exclusive Networks Africa. These platforms use AI and machine learning to help security professionals detect and disrupt sophisticated threats across their organisations’ attack surfaces.
Mark Bennett, Senior Director Channel for Northern Europe, Middle East, and Africa, highlighted the importance of email security, stating that Proofpoint aims to safeguard an organisation’s most valuable assets, its people, by tailoring security approaches to individual employees across various cloud platforms.
Anton Jacobsz, Managing Director at Exclusive Networks Africa, welcomed the partnership with Proofpoint, noting that the company is recognised by Gartner for its AI and machine learning capabilities. Bennett added that the partnership with Exclusive Networks reinforces Proofpoint’s commitment to its channel business in Africa and EMEA as a whole.
