Leicestershire, United Kingdom, September 30, 2024 — Kite, a leading independent IT cybersecurity distributor serving the UK and Ireland, has announced a strategic partnership with Cyberbit, provider of the world’s leading cyber readiness and skill development platform. This collaboration is set to redefine cyber readiness across various sectors, offering a range of advanced skill development opportunities, from foundational hands-on labs and live-fire attack simulations to crisis management exercises for both technical teams and executives.
“Kite is thrilled to partner with Cyberbit, the most advance platform of its kind,” said Stuart Nairne-Clark, Business Development Director of Kite. “In a market that continues to be flooded with Cyber Security tools, the Cyberbit proposition will maximise the skills of information security teams, focusing on the human layer, to ensure SOC teams are ready for the next attack’’. The partner proposition includes a sell to ‘’to’’ and ‘’through’’ model with partners able to enhance their own SOC Services’’
Kite specializes in next-generation cybersecurity solutions, helping innovative global vendors scale their presence in the UK and Ireland with specialized marketing and sales services. By focusing on responsive, collaborative partnerships, Kite delivers top-tier service to its channel partners.
Cyberbit supports the entire cybersecurity talent development lifecycle, offering solutions from hiring assessments to individual skill development, live-fire team exercises, and crisis simulations. It was named a Leader in the The Forrester Wave™: Cybersecurity Skills and Training Platforms, Q4 2023, further solidifying its position as the industry leader in cyber readiness and skill development.
The platform includes the world’s leading ultra-realistic cyber range, which gives cyber defense teams the opportunity to practice incident response against simulated real-world cyber-attacks in a virtual security operations center. This hands-on approach allows teams to hone their skills in enterprise-grade environments, using real-world tools, which significantly improves their readiness to respond to threats. Many of the world’s leading enterprise customers, global consultancies, and systems integrators rely on Cyberbit to address critical cyber readiness needs.
Through this partnership, Kite will enhance its value proposition by offering its customers an innovative solution to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and mitigate risks. The Cyberbit platform aligns perfectly with Kite’s mission to provide forward-thinking, advanced cybersecurity solutions that meet the growing challenges of today’s digital landscape.
“We are excited to partner with Kite to bring our cybersecurity skills platform to a broader audience through the extensive and professional partner network that they have,” said Nick Wetton, Chief Revenue Officer of Cyberbit. “Together, we will help organizations better protect their assets, improve their cybersecurity posture, and reduce business risks through enhanced cyber readiness.”
About Kite
Kite is a UK and Ireland-focused distributor of next-generation cybersecurity solutions, working with innovative technology vendors and specialist partners to scale their businesses in the region. With a responsive and collaborative approach, Kite provides comprehensive marketing and sales services to help vendors and partners succeed in the competitive cybersecurity market.
About Cyberbit
Cyberbit provides hands-on cybersecurity skills development and addresses the global cybersecurity skill gap through its world-leading cyber range platform. The Platform empowers security leaders to make the most of their cybersecurity investment by boosting the impact of the human element in their organization. Cyberbit delivers hyper-realistic attack simulation mirroring real-world scenarios, enabling security leaders to dramatically reduce MTTR, dwell time and cybercrime costs, improve hiring and onboarding, and increase employee retention. Cyberbit delivers over one million training sessions annually across 5 continents. Customers include Fortune 500 companies, MSSPs, system integrators, higher education institutions and governments. Cyberbit has offices in the US, Europe, and Asia.
Kite Contact: marketing@kitedistribution.co.uk for media inquiries, or sales@kitedistribution.co.uk for sales inquiries.
Cyberbit Contact: media@cyberbit.com for media inquiries, or sales@cyberbit.com for sales inquiries.
