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TechBridge MEA and Cylerian announce a new strategic partnership

(L-R) Vijay Akasapu, CEO and Co-Founder of Cylerian & Steve Lockie, Managing Director of TechBridge MEA.

TechBridge MEA, a leading Channel Value-Added Distributor (CVAD), recently announced a strategic partnership with Cylerian, a provider of enterprise-grade, AI-native cybersecurity and IT operations platforms, to expand the availability of unified security, observability, and compliance solutions across the Middle East and Africa (MEA).

The partnership comes at a time when organisations across the region are facing mounting pressure to strengthen cybersecurity resilience while managing rising operational complexity, compliance requirements, and escalating security costs. Enterprises, MSPs, and MSSPs are increasingly seeking alternatives to fragmented security stacks that require multiple tools, costly integrations, and specialised resources to manage effectively.

Cylerian addresses these challenges through a unified, cloud-native platform that combines SIEM, SOAR, XDR, observability, compliance management, and IT operations into a single operational layer. Built with multi-tenancy at its core, the platform enables service providers and enterprises to manage multiple environments through a single pane of glass, simplifying security operations while significantly reducing tool sprawl and ingestion costs.

“The Middle East and Africa represent one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity markets in the world, and TechBridge Middle East has built a reputation as a trusted technology distributor with the regional relationships, market knowledge, and customer trust needed to serve organisations across the region”, said Vijay Akasapu, CEO and Co-Founder of Cylerian. “We are excited to combine Cylerian’s unified, AI-native security and IT operations platform with TechBridge’s local expertise and presence to give enterprises, service providers, and public-sector organisations a faster, simpler path to enterprise-grade threat detection, response, and resilience, without the complexity of stitching together a dozen point tools”.

Steve Lockie, Managing Director of TechBridge MEA, added: “Organisations across the MEA region are looking for practical cybersecurity solutions that simplify operations without compromising on visibility, compliance, or protection. Cylerian stands out by bringing together security operations, observability, and IT management within a single AI-native platform, helping partners and customers reduce complexity while improving operational efficiency. For our channel ecosystem, this creates a significant opportunity to deliver high-value managed security services with stronger profitability and scalability”.

Cylerian’s unified platform helps organisations reduce the high costs and operational complexity traditionally associated with SIEM and log management solutions by consolidating security operations, observability, compliance, and threat detection into a single platform. For MSPs and MSSPs, the solution reduces ingestion costs, eliminates tool sprawl across multiple point products, and improves analyst efficiency through AI-enabled automation and multi-tenant management capabilities. The platform also plays an important role in democratizing enterprise-grade cybersecurity, enabling SMB and mid-market organisations to access advanced security and compliance capabilities that were previously out of reach due to cost and complexity.

The partnership also aligns closely with growing regional demand for sovereign log management, data residency compliance, and scalable SOC-as-a-service offerings. Together, TechBridge and Cylerian aim to help organisations across the MEA region strengthen cybersecurity maturity while simplifying security operations and compliance management.

Cylerian has recently received multiple industry recognitions from The ChannelPro Network, including:
• Best Software Solution – ChannelPro Orlando Summit 2026
• Most Exciting Solution – ChannelPro Charlotte Summit 2026
• Editor’s Choice Award – ChannelPro Columbus Summit 2026
• Best Security Solution – ChannelPro DEFEND Conference 2025

Unlike traditional security platforms that often require multiple add-ons and complex integrations, Cylerian delivers a unified approach that combines security, observability, and operations within a single platform built for outcome-driven partners and organisations.

Image Credit: TechBridge & Cylerian

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