The Rise of Application Security in MEA: How Strategic Cybersecurity Partnerships Are Closing the Region's Growing Digital Vulnerability Gap

CyberKnight, a leading cybersecurity-focused value-added distributor (VAD) with its headquarters in Dubai has entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Invicti Security, a global leader in dynamic application security testing (DAST). The aim of this partnership is to bring advanced web application and API security capabilities to enterprise and government customers across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.

With its head office located in Dubai, CyberKnight is a cybersecurity-focused VAD that serves the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and all of the major regional markets. The updated agreement calls for CyberKnight to support and distribute Invicti's application security platform throughout its regional network of managed security service providers, systems integrator, and resellers.

With the DAST-first AppSec platform in the industry, Invicti provides precise and automated application security testing that is intended to safeguard thousands of websites, apps, and APIs. Invicti as a global leader in dynamic application security testing, is committed to implementing security into the application development lifecycle and carries on the long history of DAST pioneers Netsparker and Acunetix.

Avinash Advani, Founder and CEO of CyberKnight, noted that as digital transformation accelerates across the MEA region, the need to secure web applications and APIs has never been more urgent. The addition of Invicti's DAST-first platform to CyberKnight's portfolio directly addresses this gap for enterprise and government sectors dealing with rapidly expanding attack surfaces.

The partnership improves CyberKnight's developing line of application security products. The Art of Cybersecurity by CyberKnight Strategic partners can increase market penetration, return on investment, and time-to-value by using a distribution approach. CyberKnight is a model that the business has continually employed to deliver breakthroughs in global security to local clients.

The agreement reflects the ongoing development in MEA's application security industry, where companies are transforming their digital infrastructure and there is a substantial rise in demand for scalable, automated testing solutions.