Saudi STCS to utilize Trend Micro products under its cloud offerings

Under the MoU, STCS will now work with Trend Micro as the latter’s Managed Services Provider Partner in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait. The agreement will allow STCS to utilize the security vendor’s products as part of their Cloud Offering. This will also enable STCS to provide its customers all relevant Trend Micro products and the accompanying services that come with each of these products. Services such as implementation and first level support will also be carried out through STCS.

The agreement will see STCS strengthening its position as among the region’s leading organizations enabling digital transformation in support of government and private sector goals. Furthermore, STCS will gain access to Trend Micro’s customer base and be able to offer them their specialized services.

“Our strength is in the huge collective experience and knowledge gained in providing integrated communications services across our market base. By collaborating with a global cybersecurity leader like Trend Micro, our customers are assured of next-generation ICT security and pioneering digital defense solutions. Equally important is that STCS gains insight from a wider and deeper pool of experts, therefore allowing us in the organization to expand further the expertise we’ve developed through the years,” said Fahad AlJutaily, Vice President, Cybersecurity Services at STCS.

“STCS is offering a state-of-the-art Cloud services, and by having Trend Micro as part of this offering, we are even more confident of achieving top-level customer satisfaction, which in the end will translate to a successful realization of a true cloud secured service offering,” Fahad AlJutaily added.

Trend Micro is keen to gain access to STCS customers, among them government ministries and strategic companies. This cooperation will also boost the company’s local capabilities to offer Managed Services Provider as part of license acquisitions.

“The region’s shift towards digital transformation is an important step towards a transformative, sustainable growth,” said Dr. Moataz bin Ali, VP for Trend Micro Middle East and North Africa. “We are delighted to work with STCS, to bring significant value for KSA, Bahrain and Kuwait society and help both the public and private sectors increase their resilience against cyber-attacks and keep a wider security conversation going,” he noted.