Infinigate, the EMEA Value Added Distributor (VAD) specialising in cybersecurity, secure networks and secure cloud, has signed a deal with Bugcrowd, the world’s only multi-solution crowdsourced cybersecurity platform, to make its industry-leading solutions and services available to resellers in the UK and Ireland.
The agreement, which will be extended to Infinigate partners across EMEA, comes as the cybersecurity provider sees high demand for services like Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS).
Jason Cowie, VP Global Channel Sales and Strategic Alliances at Bugcrowd, commented: “This agreement is an important step for us as we move towards becoming a ‘channel first’ business. It speeds up the process of making our platform-based services available to anyone, anywhere.
“Organisations are struggling with the impact of the growing cybersecurity skills shortage and our collaboration with Infinigate will help their customers extend their in-house cybersecurity expertise, complementing their existing resources.”
Lewis Dick, Alliances Director at Infinigate, added: “Bugcrowd provides access to expert, CREST-Accredited Penetration Testing, which is key for testing a business’s defences against potential cyber-attacks. With the widening of the attack surface, and the global cyber skills shortage and cost considerations making it difficult to hire in-house experts, Bugcrowd’s services are in high demand.
“Through Bugcrowd, our partners can provide their customers with access to highly-skilled hackers who can ensure rigorous testing, on demand and on rotation. The growth potential in this area is exciting and PTaaS is at the perfect stage of the Hype Cycle, tipped for exponential growth.”
Research from ISC2 suggests that, while the global cybersecurity workforce now comprises 5.5 million people, an additional 4 million professionals are needed worldwide to adequately safeguard digital assets. The scale of the workforce gap means crowdsourcing is the fastest way to access the skills needed to stay secure.
Bugcrowd is a crowdsourced security platform that powers pen testing as a service, bug bounty, vulnerability disclosure programs (VDPs), and attack surface management. It helps organisations to take back control and stay ahead of threat actors by leveraging the collective expertise and creativity of its customers and trusted alliance of elite hackers.
Infinigate is a leading EMEA VAD covering over 100 countries. Its 1,250 staff are technical experts, providing partners with the specialist consultancy to deliver high-value solutions. In 2022, Starlink, Vuzion (now Infinigate Cloud) and Nuvias became part of the Infinigate Group.
Bugcrowd and Infinigate have joined forces to make Bugcrowd’s industry-leading solutions and services available to resellers in the UK and Ireland. The agreement, which will be extended to Infinigate partners across EMEA, comes as the cybersecurity provider sees high demand for services like Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS).
Jason Cowie, VP Global Channel Sales and Strategic Alliances at Bugcrowd, said: “Organisations are struggling with the impact of the growing cybersecurity skills shortage and our collaboration with Infinigate will help their customers extend their in-house cybersecurity expertise, complementing their existing resources.”
Lewis Dick, Alliances Director at Infinigate, added: “PTaaS is at the perfect stage of the Hype Cycle, tipped for exponential growth, and with the widening of the attack surface and the global cyber skills shortage and cost considerations limiting businesses’ ability to hire in-house experts, Bugcrowd’s services are in high demand.”
Research published by ISC2 in October 2023 suggests that, while the global cybersecurity workforce now comprises 5.5 million people, an additional 4 million professionals are needed worldwide to adequately safeguard digital assets. Crowdsourcing is the fastest way to access the full spectrum of cybersecurity skills needed to proactively stay secure.
Bugcrowd is a crowdsourced security platform that helps organisations to take back control and stay ahead of threat actors by uniting the collective ingenuity and expertise of its customers and trusted alliance of elite hackers. Infinigate is an EMEA VAD covering over 100 countries, with 1,250 staff providing partners with specialist consultancy to deliver high-value solutions.
The agreement between Bugcrowd and Infinigate is set to expand access to the essential cybersecurity skills needed to protect organisations against evolving threats.
