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Fastly appoints Nueva as first managed security partner

Fastly has appointed Nueva as its first managed security partner in Australia – enabling Nueva to offer Fastly solutions on top of its own services . and bot management giving enterprises a competitive edge with built-in security so that they can deliver content and digital experiences both fast and secure .

Based in Sydney and with nationwide reach , Nueva offers a range of comprehensive cybersecurity services , working with Fastly will enable Nueva to expand its current suite of security offerings .
Alan Chan , Head of Channel and Partnership – ANZ , Fastly , said : “ The demand for highly skilled cybersecurity professionals is one of the biggest challenges in our industry . The new program offers MSPs a set of incentives , training and enablement to capitalise on the growing demand for the Fastly Platform delivered as a service .”
Nueva will now complement its services with the addition of Fastly ’ s security platform range of Next-Gen WAF , DDoS mitigation
“ We ’ re incredibly impressed with Fastly ’ s security solutions whose scalable web application security and controls can fundamentally reinforce how we deliver even more robust security to our end customers ,” said Ferdinand Tadiaman , CEO , Nueva .
“ Fastly is a great brand for us to work with in uplifting and simplifying the cybersecurity posture of price conscious medium and large-sized enterprises in Australia .
“ In addition , Fastly ’ s positive reputation in the market will give us a head start in bringing technological advantage and improve customer web experiences through feature sets such as access control authentication and SSL TLS encryption .”

Netskope Security Service Edge announce MSP agreement

Netskope and SoftBank have reached an

MSP agreement that sees Netskope ’ s Intelligent Security Services Edge ( SSE ) solution provided to Japanese enterprises .
The partnership is the first of its kind for Netskope in Japan and marks a significant milestone in the American company ’ s expansion in the market .
SoftBank ’ s fully managed Netskope Intelligent SSE service is an expansion of a successful partnership which first started in 2023 . To promote adoption among a wide range of businesses , including large corporations as well as small and mediumsized enterprises , SoftBank has recently strengthened their service delivery system , including the development of engineers to execute the MSP agreement .
The service includes comprehensive support for customers ’ cloud security , data protection , and compliance measures , which are provided in addition to the security monitoring already available through SoftBank ’ s existing managed security services .
Hironori Nakano , Vice President , Enterprise Product & Business Strategy Division , SoftBank , said : “ As the demand for digitization grows – driven by cutting-edge technology such as Generative AI – the importance of
SSE in enabling secure cloud utilization also grows – we are confident that our work with Netskope will further improve our service to a wide range of customers together .”
Jin Ichiro Daikoku , Country Manager , Netskope Japan , said : “ To have a company of SoftBank ’ s caliber offer our platform as a managed service is a testament to the industry recognition and technology leadership .” p
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