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DarkMatter to integrate
Guidance Software products
C
yber security firm, DarkMatter,
and Guidance Software, makers
of EnCase and EnForce, an
automated risk management platform,
have announced a partnership
agreement to help DarkMatter clients
leverage the powerful capabilities of
forensic security tools.
Under the agreement, DarkMatter
will integrate Guidance Software
products, including EnCase Endpoint
Security, EnCase Endpoint Investigator,
and EnForce Risk Manager, into its
comprehensive cyber security solutions for
clients across the Middle East. Guidance
solutions will help DarkMatter clients find,
assess, respond to, and remediate hidden
cyber threats within their networks.
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With the exponential growth in
data and the ever-increasing cost
of a breach, organisations across
the Middle East, and the world, are
looking for complete cyber security
solutions. As cyber attacks become
more advanced, security teams are
shifting focus beyond traditional
perimeter protection technologies
to focus on rapid detection and
response. Gartner estimates that
by 2020, 60% of security budgets
will be focused on detection and
response, an increase from less than
10 percent two years ago.
Commenting on the partnership,
Rabih Dabboussi, DarkMatter’s Senior
Vice President of Sales, Marketing
and Business Development said,
“Forensic cyber security tools are
being demande d by our clients with
increasing regularity as a result of the
rising sophistication of cyber threats.
This collaboration with Guidance
Software will add to our mission
to provide planning, detection,
protection and recovery capabilities to
digital environments in order to offer
a heightened level of cyber security
resilience to digital transformation.”
Rabih Dabboussi continued,
“Partnerships with leading global
technology providers is part of
DarkMatter’s go-to-market strategy,
and we look forward to our clients
enjoying the added active cyber
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