By : Bakinam Khaled – Rasha Hussein
The Middle East Information Security Services Company "MCS" has signed a partnership agreement with "BeyondTrust", a global company specialized in the field of smart identity solutions and information access security. The agreement aims to open channels of cooperation between the two companies to provide privileged access management (PAM) solutions to meet security requirements. For business enterprises in the Egyptian market.
The agreement was signed by Engineer Tariq Shabaka, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Middle East Information Security Services Company "MCS" and "John Hathaway", Vice President of Sales at "Beyond Trust" in India, the Middle East and Africa. Based on the agreement, "MCS" will be able to resell Beyond Trust products, and providing enhanced and managed security services to its clients in the Egyptian market.
For his part, Eng. Tariq Shabaka said, in response to a question from "Digital World", that "we are committed in" MCS "to provide comprehensive security services to our customer base, and the addition of "Beyond Trust", the leading company in providing identity and access management solutions, to our list of partners will contribute to Enhancing security services and accelerating the process of digital transformation for institutional and corporate customers.
He added that, in addition to helping government institutions and companies from the private sector to be able to respond intelligently to threats, this partnership will also enhance the security of entry through the digital identity and the security of information access that is monitored, managed and protected in a timely manner.
In response to the question of "Digital World", he said that according to the partnership agreement, the Middle East company will provide comprehensive, flexible and scalable services to its customers through cloud or hybrid models, in addition to working on training and qualifying human cadres specialized in "Beyond Trust" solutions, which require very high skills. In the process of installation and ensuring the efficient operation of these solutions for our corporate clients.
In response to a question from "Digital World" about the possibility of expanding this partnership to extend to African markets, Eng. Shabaka confirmed that we already in "MCS" have a future strategy to expand in regional markets, especially in African markets, especially as many African countries adopt the process of digital transformation to develop and improve government services and provide an environment Suitable business to encourage the private sector, and we look forward to the new partnership with "Beyond Trust" helping us to achieve this strategy.
For his part, John Hathaway, Vice President of Sales at Beyond Trust India, Middle East and Africa, said, "We are pleased to cooperate with MCS, a company specialized in cybersecurity and enterprise security solutions in Egypt. Our solutions will protect organizations' digital identities and informational access to their digital data, as well as protect IT environments from security threats. The partnership will create an excellent user experience that offers customers operational efficiencies and advanced protections."
Hathaway added, based on his experience that extends to 10 years in the markets of the Middle East, the Egyptian market is one of the largest markets in the region and is most aware of the importance of business and government agencies having an integrated strategy to protect and secure data and confront electronic threats.
Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions from Beyond Trust reduce the risk of misuse of privileged credentials through automated session and password management, through full control and accountability over privileged accounts, stop malware attacks and combat cyber-spyware by Assign privileges instantly and secure, audit and manage internal access remotely without the need for a VPN.
In response to a question by “Digital World” about how the company employs artificial intelligence technologies, the Vice President of Sales at “Beyond Trust” confirmed, “We know that since the spread of the Corona pandemic, about 3 years ago, and the increasing digital transformation operations on the part of all governmental and private business institutions, there is An increase in the volume of data that is being generated in an instantaneous manner and in a very large way, which requires protecting this data and at the same time analyzing it well in order to use it for information. Here comes the role of our solutions equipped with artificial intelligence technologies, which allow our customers to achieve this with a high level of quality and great efficiency.
