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Credence Security, a Leading Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics Value-Added Distributor, has Launched a New Partner Portal

CREDENCE SECURITY | June 03, 2021

The demand for leading cybersecurity and digital forensics solutions is higher than ever. For over 20 years, Credence Security, a PAN-EMEA specialty distributor, has led in these areas along with governance, risk, and compliance, based in Dubai and regional presence in Johannesburg, London, Nairobi, New Delhi, and Saudi Arabia. Credence Security provides cybersecurity and digital forensics solutions to both public and private sector enterprises through a select network of specialist resellers.

In exciting news from the company, in response to its continued rapid growth, Credence Security recently announced the launch of its new Credence Security Partner Portal, which will enable easier deal registration, better tracking of opportunities, and SPIFF programs, access to sales and marketing materials, and much more. This is expected to be a precious tool for the company's resellers.

"Our channel partners are one of our most important relationships," commented Philip Cherian, Regional Channel Director. "We paid attention to our partner feedback and enhanced our Channel Partner Program and Partner Experience Portal, doubling down on our commitment to helping them succeed by continuing to invest in our Channel, tools, and infrastructure to support our partners across the region and make it even easier for them to do business with our vendors and us."

Credence Security is built on the foundation of 4 focus pillars – Continuous Adaptive Risk and Trust Assessment, Data Protection and Governance, Digital Forensics and Incident Response and Identity, Payments, and Data Security. "The value delivered in all of these areas is something that continues to grow, both as technology advances, but also from the company making every effort to understand the challenges partners and clients face so they can be more effectively addressed," commented Moe Bux, Regional Sales Director. "This strategy has been a key component in Credence Security's success and continued value-added growth."

The Credence Security Partner Portal launch arrives on the back of a record-breaking year for the channel team, which saw its best year across the channel in respect of:

• Channel team growth
• Overall revenue growth generated by our specialist resellers
• Partner growth in both geographical as well as vertical expansion

ABOUT CREDENCE SECURITY

Established in 1999, Credence Security, a PAN-EMEA specialty distributor, is cybersecurity, forensics, governance, risk, and compliance. Unlike most other distributors, we take a consultative "value-add" solution approach; we collaborate with our partners and their customers to understand their needs, both from a technology and business perspective, and then work very closely with our partners to deliver tailor-made solutions. Working closely with globally recognized, award-winning vendors including AccessData, ESET, Entrust, Magnet Forensics, ZeroFox, and Trustwave, Credence Security provides best-in-class, Cybersecurity and Forensics technologies and solutions to protect organizations against advanced persistent threats, malicious adversaries, and internal malpractice.

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