Swimlane, the low-code security automation company, announced its expansion to the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) with the appointment of Ashraf Sheet as vice president of the region. Sheet will build on the increasing demand for Swimlane security automation throughout META while accelerating the company’s go-to-market and channel growth plans in the region.
According to a report, globally, there is already a shortage of some 2.72 million cybersecurity professionals, and a critical need for the workforce to grow 65% to effectively defend organisations’ assets. The Middle East cybersecurity market on its own is projected to more than double from US $20.3 billion in 2022 to $44.7 billion by 2027, driven by significant government economic diversification drives, it’s fair to say that the recruitment of cybersecurity professionals from within the region or from international markets, will continue to significantly challenge organisations.
Security operations teams are overburdened by manual, repetitive and time-consuming tasks that are required to track, mitigate and respond to security events. Swimlane Turbine was introduced earlier this year to address this challenge, representing a breakthrough in low-code security automation that captures hard-to-reach telemetry and expands actionability beyond today’s closed extended detection and response (XDR) ecosystems. The platform provides maximum flexibility for META organisations with cloud, on-prem and air-gapped deployment options for secure-access environments.
“Ashraf brings immense credibility and go-to-market experience throughout META, and I’m excited to have him lead Swimlane’s expansion in the region,” said Jim Pickering, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Swimlane. “Our unique low-code approach to security automation is a game-changer for security teams in META, offering a solution that meets the region’s most-demanding and constantly evolving security operations requirements.”
“As the complexity and sophistication of attacks persists, security teams are making every effort to mature their operations with security automation at the center,” said Sheet. “Swimlane offers customers a system of record for security operations with the ability to enable automation in and outside of the SOC. Swimlane’s low-code approach to automation means customers can unlock new use cases previously not possible with traditional security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR).”
