Adaptive Shield Announces Major ANZ Expansion to Bolster SaaS Security for Organizations
24 June 2024 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Grows presence in the region amid increasing
cybersecurity threats on SaaS applications
Adaptive Shield, the leader in SaaS security, today announced
its official market expansion into Australia and New Zealand with
the appointment of Kendal Watt as Regional Director.
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Adaptive Shield appoints Kendal Watt as
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The launch of Adaptive Shield’s ANZ regional operations will
help meet the growing demand for SaaS security as businesses
increase their investment in business-critical applications such as
Salesforce, Microsoft365, Google Workspace, Github, ServiceNow,
Zoom, Slack and more.
Adaptive Shield’s SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)
platform enables security teams to stay on top of
misconfigurations, interconnected apps, shadow apps, identity
security, GenAI configurations and threat detection and response
within SaaS environments.
Based in Melbourne, Watt brings 20 years of experience leading
successful cybersecurity teams in Australia, including at Abnormal
Security, Recorded Future and Mimecast. He has worked with a range
of companies from startups to multinationals and has advised on
holistic cybersecurity strategy and GRC.
The appointment follows the rollout of Adaptive Shield’s new
Fast Forward Global Partner Program, aimed to accelerate
channel-led growth and deliver SaaS Security Posture Management
(SSPM) technology alongside local support. Existing regional
partners include Netpoleon and Restack, providing services to
Adaptive Shield’s customers in ANZ.
Adaptive Shield will exhibit (Booth #1) at the AISA SydneySEC
Cyber Security Conference, taking place June 25th.
“Expanding our presence in ANZ will help support the rapidly
growing customer base in the region. Bringing Kendal to the team,
with his expertise and experience, will play a pivotal role in
driving ANZ market adoption of SaaS security at a time when attack
vectors are rapidly evolving,” said Maor Bin, CEO and co-founder of
Adaptive Shield. “The establishment of our presence in the region
marks a significant milestone in our global strategy and
underscores our commitment to providing localized support for our
large enterprise customers.”
About Adaptive Shield
Chosen by hundreds of large enterprises, including numerous
Fortune 500 companies, Adaptive Shield continues to be the trusted
SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) and Identity Threat
Detection and Response (ITDR) platform that enables security teams
to stay on top of their organization’s apps, identities and any
unusual user behavior in the SaaS ecosystem. Adaptive Shield leads
the SaaS security space and is recognized with awards such as
Gartner Cool Vendor, Frost & Sullivan’s Global Technology
Innovation Leadership and the Global Infosec Awards 2024.
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