CyberKnight, a cybersecurity advisory and value-added distributor (VAD) headquartered in Dubai with a local presence across the Middle East, announced its expansion into Africa. To spearhead business development efforts on the continent, the company has appointed Naoufal Mzali as the Regional Sales Director.
With over 17 years of experience in technology and cybersecurity, Naoufal’s strong engineering background and track record in sales make him a valuable addition to the CyberKnight team. As the newly appointed Regional Sales Director for Levant, Egypt, and Africa, he will lead efforts to strengthen CyberKnight’s presence in the region and drive growth in the African cybersecurity market.
Additionally, CyberKnight also announced its participation at GITEX Africa 2024, scheduled to take place in Marrakech from May 29 to 31. At GITEX Africa 2024, CyberKnight will collaborate with several key technology partners:
- Crowdstrike – EDR, Cloud Security & Threat Intel
- Xage – Zero Trust Security for OT Environments (MFA/SSO)
- Group-IB – Fraud Detection, ASM, DRP, Threat Intelligence & DFIR
- NetWitness – NDR, UEBA, & Network Forensics
- Fortra – Classification, DLP, PT, MFT, SEG, DMARC, CDR
“Since the company’s inception, we have been doing business opportunistically in multiple African countries from our HQ in Dubai. But now, our participation at GITEX Africa for the first time, underscores our commitment to delivering best-of-breed cybersecurity expertise to enterprise and government customers, as well as strategic partners across Africa. Moving forward, we will be building teams across the continent, starting with North Africa.,” commented Naoufal Mzali, Regional Sales Director at CyberKnight.
