New York, New York, USA; March 20th, 2023 – DefensX™, a developer of zero-trust cybersecurity applications, today announced they have signed an agreement with Exertis MENA, the Dubai-based arm of global distributor DCC Technology (Exertis), to offer DefensX cloud-based cybersecurity solutions to their regional base of consumer, business, and enterprise customers across the Middle East and Africa.

Exertis MENA is part of DCC Technology, trading as Exertis, one of four divisions within DCC PLC, a FTSE 100 company. In the financial year ending 2022, Exertis had a turnover of £4.644 billion. Employing 4,900 people in 21 countries, their businesses are located across Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, including: UK, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, Canada, and the UAE. 

Exertis MENA will offer the full range of DefensX solutions with capabilities including DNS Security, Zero-Trust Web Protection, Zero-Trust Credentials, Zero-Trust File Protection, Remote Browser Isolation, and Cyber-Security Training in the Middle East and Africa region.

“We are delighted to bring our channel partners and customers the advanced protection they need, with DefensX software that is easy to install and use, with a pure cloud platform that works on any device, including smartphones, tablets and computers,” said Mark Kahr, Managing Director, Exertis MENA. “This new addition to our vendor portfolio adds a new dimension to cyber security offering and fits perfectly with our strategy to bring AI-powered, highly automated, and proven SaaS solutions. DefensX protects against growing web borne threats, including phishing attacks which businesses and consumers continue to struggle with, dramatically reducing risk at the edge, protecting devices, applications, and data.”

“It has been a great pleasure to work with the team at Exertis to capitalize on this regional opportunity and meet the demand of tens of millions of organizations and individuals who understand the need to immediately and cost-effectively defend against growing threats,” said Osman Erkan, Founder and CEO, DefensX. “Exertis is one of the largest and fastest growing technology distribution and specialist service providers in the markets they serve, we are confident that with Exertis’ expertise, excellent reputation, world-class team, and modern distribution platform we will succeed together for many years to come.”

About DefensX

DefensX protects users from sophisticated cybersecurity attacks by isolating threats before reaching end-point devices, such as desktops, laptops, smart phones, and tablets. Our zero-trust transformational "application to content protection" technology gives an immediate boost to security posture on any device, anywhere, and over any network.

Learn more at DefensX.com.

About Exertis 

Exertis is a leading technology distributor of consumer, business and enterprise products from pioneering technology brands, playing an integral role in supplying the world with cutting-edge tech. Over forty years Exertis has distributed the technology that transforms societies and facilitated the world’s transition to digital. These days Exertis distributes everything from AV solutions to AI-powered smart-tech in to 21 countries across the globe. The Exertis group’s scale, knowledge and experience in the technology sector and complete end-to-end product portfolio enable the organization to deliver innovative solutions and market leading services for partners. With state of the art logistics, range of value add services and solutions, Exertis delivers more for customers.

To learn more about Exertis MENA please visit www.exertismena.com.

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