Tech First Gulf, Seclore partner to grow Africa’s cybersecurity market

Seclore, a provider of data-centric security, announced a strategic partnership with Tech First Gulf (TFG), an IT infrastructure and Cybersecurity Value Add Distributor, to provide digital asset protection for Africa’s largest businesses.

The move comes against a backdrop of steadily rising cases of cyber threats and attacks, which, according to a Deloitte report, have affected over 40% of African organizations, complicating growth prospects and costing the market an estimated US$4 billion per year. 

“In recent years, Africa has become both an eager adopter of all things digital. With these advancements, the need for innovative cybersecurity solutions isn’t far behind. Our data-centric security solution meets this need and is a long-awaited milestone for us to build a local presence in Africa, the world’s next big growth market,” said Jimmi James, president – Asia and the Middle East, Seclore.

Seclore and TFG will provide a comprehensive data security solution that protects sensitive data wherever it goes – any device, any cloud, anyone, and anywhere – to address critical use cases like data theft, data privacy and compliance, and secure external collaboration. This SECLORE+TFG collaboration was also highlighted at the recently concluded global GITEX Technology Week 2022. 

“Our commitment is to bring our expertise and add the local touch to democratize and deliver the best-of-breed data security solutions to enterprises in the African continent,” said Sudhanshu Saroha, chief executive officer, Tech First Gulf. “Seclore’s proven product expertise across industries and TFG’s experience in the African market set us up well to deliver accelerated business impact for our customers and partners.”