Johannesburg, 22 Mar 2023
SPI, the African distributor for utility software products and services to the open systems segment of the IT industry and the sub-Saharan Africa distributor for Help/Systems, now Fortra, today announced that the latter has won gold in 20 categories at the 2023 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. This achievement includes the notable honour of being named one of the best cyber security companies in North America, a recognition of the organisation’s ongoing innovation and growth.
The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards highlight the movers and shakers bringing innovative approaches to information security. The global programme acknowledges individuals and organisations across 300 highly competitive award categories.
“We are honoured that Fortra and its products and services have received these important accolades, which underscores our dedication to being a trusted cyber security ally for our customers,” commented Kate Bolseth, CEO, Fortra. “We have grown into one of the world’s leading cyber security providers, with some of the best minds and leading solutions the industry has to offer. Our comprehensive cyber security portfolio offers the breadth of solutions our customers need to address many of today’s challenges. This, backed by first-class services and support, makes us a compelling partner for organisations looking to protect against a wide range of cyber threats.”
Fortra and its products were awarded gold in the following areas:
- Company Awards:
Best Cybersecurity Company – Fortra
- Product Awards:
Access Control – Fortra’s Core Access
Anti Malware – Fortra’s Powertech Antivirus
Anti Phishing – Fortra’s Agari
Breach and Attack Simulation – Fortra’s Core Impact
Data Classification – Fortra’s Data Classification
Data Leakage Protection – Fortra’s Digital Guardian
Data Security Platform – Fortra’s Data Security Solutions
Data-Centric Security – Fortra’s Data Security Solutions
Digital Rights Management – Fortra’s Vera
Email Security – Fortra’s Advanced Email Security
Identity and Access Governance – Fortra’s Core Access Assurance Suite
Managed Detection and Response – Fortra’s Alert Logic
Phishing Detection and Response – Fortra’s PhishLabs
Policy and User Management – Fortra’s Tripwire Enterprise
Privileged Access Management – Fortra’s Core Privilege Access Manager (BoKS)
Red Teaming – Fortra’s Cobalt Strike
Secure File Transfer – Fortra’s MFT
Threat Detection, Intelligence and Response – Fortra’s PhishLabs
Vulnerability Management – Fortra’s Frontline VM
For further information, please contact Chris Anderson at tel. (+27) 11 234 1560; fax (+27) 11 234 1387; e-mail chris@spi.co.za
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Fortra is a cybersecurity company like no other with a simpler and stronger future for its customers. Its trusted experts and portfolio of integrated and scalable solutions bring balance and control to organisations around the world. They’re the positive changemakers and a relentless ally to provide peace of mind through every step of a cybersecurity journey
SPI
SPI is a company that provides utility software products and services to the Open Systems segment of the IT industry. It is the sub-Saharan Africa distributor for USA-based Innovative Routines; USA-based Help/Systems; USA-based Linoma Software; France-based Esker; and; UK-based Xi Software. SPI also develops some of its own software utilities to complement the overseas products that it distributes.
SPI has a wide and varied customer base and includes organisations such as Aspen Pharmacare, Johannesburg Municipality, University of Johannesburg, MMI Holdings, Nampak, National Brands, Stellenbosch University and UNISA