Partners can strengthen their cybersecurity offerings at a time when organisations are seeking enhanced visibility and responsiveness
Rapid7, a leader in extended risk and threat detection, today announced the appointment of Duo, a division of Sektor, as a strategic distributor in New Zealand.
Under the new agreement which is now in effect, Duo’s partner network of resellers, value-added resellers (VARs), and managed security service providers (MSSPs) will get access to Rapid7’s Managed Threat Complete and Cloud Risk Complete solutions, which will strengthen their cybersecurity portfolios by providing the visibility and responsiveness their customers need in today’s dynamic threat environment.
Rapid7’s partnership with Duo also comes at a time when spending on cybersecurity and risk management is a priority for organisations as they look to strengthen their security posture. According to Gartner, security spending in New Zealand is forecast to grow 11 per cent in 2024, reaching almost NZ$1 billion.
“With organisations set to increase their cybersecurity spending, resellers, VARs, and MSSPs will each play a pivotal role in providing the cyber tools that businesses need to bolster their defences,” said Anita Moorhouse, Partner Director, Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) for Rapid7. “We’re delighted to have Duo join us as a strategic distributor in New Zealand and look forward to working closely with them and their partner network.“
"We're excited to collaborate with the team at Rapid7 as they expand into the New Zealand market” said David Long, GM Cyber AU/NZ at Sektor. “Their solution is perfect for commercial and large enterprises looking to enhance asset visibility and address vulnerabilities across their entire IT estate. The platform provides automated, actionable insights, presenting a market opportunity for the channel community and service providers to deliver additional value to their customer base."
Rapid7 Managed Threat Complete is a single solution with unmatched value and complete coverage. Unified vulnerability management and MDR creates a full picture of risk and threats, and at the same time drives greater efficiency and consolidation. With unmatched time-to-value, customers have tangible results and return on day one.
Rapid7 Cloud Risk Complete delivers world-class cloud security along with unlimited dynamic application security testing and on-prem vulnerability management. The solution helps teams secure even the most complex cloud environments by surfacing and applying context to risk signals to understand and prioritise them based on potential impact. It utilises real-time detections and native automation to enable customers to detect and remediate misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, policy violations, and overly-permissive roles in real-time to significantly reduce mean time to respond (MTTR).
For VARs and MSSPs that wish to build services and offerings underpinned by Rapid7 technologies, Duo and Rapid7 will provide a comprehensive pathway to market.
About Rapid7
Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD) is on a mission to create a safer digital world by making cybersecurity simpler and more accessible. We empower security professionals to manage a modern attack surface through our best-in-class technology, leading-edge research, and broad, strategic expertise. Rapid7’s comprehensive security solutions help more than 11,000 global customers unite cloud risk management with threat detection and response to reduce attack surfaces and eliminate threats with speed and precision. For more information, visit our website, check out our blog, or follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.
About Duo, a division of Sektor
Duo is New Zealand’s largest dedicated cyber security distributor bringing best of breed and innovative solutions to the partner community. Having been in the cybersecurity market for well over a decade, Duo brings a depth of expertise and experience which has helped it support the industry to advance New Zealand’s security posture together. Sektor, which acquired Duo in 2019, is a technology distribution group helping customers build innovative and efficient solutions for the retail, networking, healthcare, mobility, security, ergonomics and cyber security markets. Sektor’s passionate, dedicated and deeply knowledgeable team are industry and technology experts, helping resellers build winning solutions for clients. Sektor is a New Zealand company with offices in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. With over 200 staff it is the largest value-added IT distributor in the Asia Pacific region.