Westcon-Comstor has signed an EMEA distribution agreement with enterprise API security company Noname Security.
The deal will strengthen the Westcon Next Generation Solutions (NGS) offering in the cloud and DevOps security pillar.
By 2022, abuse of application programming interfaces will become one of the most frequent attack vectors, according to analyst house Gartner. Businesses that utilise APIs need to protect them in real-time, detecting vulnerabilities and mis-configurations before they can be exploited.
The Noname API Security Platform allows businesses to mitigate API security risks by discovering all APIs, data and metadata; analysing API behaviour; remediating API vulnerabilities and detecting and preventing API threats.
Users have the ability to connect to any cloud or on-premise environment and the flexibility and choice in where they'd like the Noname API Security Platform to reside.
Daniel Hurel, vice president of Westcon EMEA, said: “Noname Security will help our partners significantly reduce the API attack surface of their customers. Its proven value in protecting some of the largest businesses by discovering and securing exposed and unprotected APIs makes Noname Security a natural partner for us.”
Dirk Marichal (pictured), vice president for EMEA at US-headquartered Noname Security, added: “APIs have found their way into most elements of a business’ technology stack for a reason, and that's because they’re effective.
“Unfortunately, they aren’t as secure as traditional applications and bad actors are taking notice. Our platform helps to mitigate these risks and keep business APIs secure and out of the headlines.
“Westcon-Comstor is the ideal partner for us to reach new customers, its wide regional reach, value-added services and marketing support are second to none,” said Marichal.
Marichal joined Noname this July and was previously vice president of sales for EMEA at Cohesity, and was tasked with building up Noname's EMEA channel.
The company says it wants to extend the reach of its product through the hiring of additional channel partners and system integrators. In July, the company said it had signed four large enterprise customers in Europe and eight channel partners in the UK, France, the Benelux region and Germany.
