Leicestershire, UK, May 5th, 2026 – Kite, an independent IT distributor focused on supplying cybersecurity solutions to the UK and Ireland, has forged a new alliance with Cymulate, supplier of market-leading AI-driven adversarial exposure validation platform.
“Enterprises are under increasing pressure to prove ‘resilience’ – being able to adapt to and withstand the next attack before it happens,” said Kip Tumber, Director at Kite. “The Cymulate proactive approach to exposure management is truly ahead of the curve and fills a pressing demand within the security landscape.”
“Being at the cutting-edge of cybersecurity technology is at the heart of Kite’s mission statement, and we couldn’t be more excited by the opportunity to bring an ever-evolving vendor like Cymulate to the UK channel.”
Kite specialises in bringing next-generation cybersecurity solutions to the UK channel, helping innovative global vendors scale their presence in the UK and Ireland with bespoke marketing and sales services. By focusing on responsive, collaborative partnerships, Kite delivers top-tier service to its channel partners.
The Cymulate Platform validates threats, prioritises exposure and proactively adapts cyber defences. Cymulate combines autonomous threat validation and agentic cyber defence engineering to tailor offensive testing to your environment while integrating with your security stack to push updates for immediate prevention and detection. With the industry’s most complete attack library, daily threat feed and defence engineering control plane, the Cymulate Platform automates a closed-loop process to continuously prove, prioritise, improve and re-test cyber defences.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Kite Distribution as we accelerate our growth in the UK,” said Sam Murdoch, VP Sales EMEA at Cymulate. “The UK has been a strategic market for Cymulate since 2017, and as cyber risk continues to rise to board-level priority, security leaders are shifting their focus from reactive response to proactive resilience. Cymulate Exposure Validation provides organisations with real, empirical evidence to identify, prioritise and remediate security gaps before they can be exploited.”
“Kite’s agility and strong channel relationships make them an ideal partner as we scale our presence over the next 24 months. We’re excited about the opportunity to work together and drive meaningful outcomes for customers across the region.”
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 Cymulate
Cymulate is the leader in proactive, AI-powered security that continuously proves, prioritises and adapts against real attacker behaviour – before incidents occur. Cymulate goes beyond threat validation to build threat- and exposure-informed cyber defences. For more information, visit www.cymulate.com.
