Alsid is targeting the APJ region with the opening of a regional head office in Hong Kong as well as the launch of a technical delivery team in Malaysia to support new client contracts and regional partnerships.

PARIS, FRANCE - Media OutReach - 11 February 2019 - Alsid, which provides the first proactive solution to anticipate cyber attacks on Active Directory infrastructures,announces the opening of its regional head office in Hong Kong, as well as a technicaldelivery team in Malaysia that speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin & Bahasa.This establishment, based on highregional expertise, fits perfectly with the global strategy Alsid has beenpursuing over the last months.

The choice of a Hong Kong location for Alsid'sregional head office seemed natural. Commercial, financial, logistic hub and highlyconnected, it is an attractive cyberattacks target. For example, HKCERT advisedthat there were 47,134 unique security events related to Hong Kong per their 'HongKong Security Watch Report (Q2 2018). * This context confirms the need totackle the security of the digital space with powerful and effectivecybersecurity measures.

Furthermore, the Hong Kong opening comes with Alsid's concurrent announcement of ambitiouspartnerships across the APJ region within cybersecurity experts in their respectivemarkets, including Master Concept in Hong Kong and The Missing Link in Australiaas well as other strategic partners in markets such as Malaysia, Singapore &Japan.

Thanks to this strong Partners network, Alsid will nowaddress the complex needs of clientsestablished in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia.

Ollie Kwan will manage the Hong Kong office as the VPSales for Alsid in APJ, thanks to his solid experience bringing other innovativecybersecurity startups to market in theregion, such as Prolexic and PhishLine, that were subsequently acquired byAkamai & Barracuda Networks respectively. Kenneth Teo, a 7 year Microsoftveteran, will run the Alsid Technical Delivery Team in Asia from the Alsidoffice in Malaysia.

"Our localpresence will be a precious asset to expand our activities in Asia-Pacificarea. Our new partnerships combined with anoptimal business support is a keystone for our international expansion."said Emmanuel Gras, Alsid Co-founder 

The first clientcontracts enhance the relevance of a local presence

Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited, a Hong Kong-basedinformation technology and telecommunication company, looked to a solution thatcould prevent and detect advanced cyber attacks.Their fast-growing, as well as multipleacquisitions, made HKBN frequently targeted by the most advanced threats. Thus, by implementing Alsid's solution, the group added strongsecurity and integrity to a key component of the Information Systems, ActiveDirectory.

« Being astep ahead of attackers is key to ensuring strong security for our customers.Alsid's solution protects our network from insider threats in a seamless and transparentapproach, so we never have to stop ourwork of building the most innovative network." Eric Ho -- HKBN Co-founder &CIO

About Alsid's solution

Alsid's solution is the firstproactive and reactive platform able to identify breaches, detect real-worldexploitation on Active Directory infrastructures and elaborate in-contextremediation plan to secure critical assets. Agentless, administrative rightsfree and packaged as a service, Alsid is continuously improved to ensureresiliency against start-of-the-art of security.  Alsid hardens your directoryinfrastructure, enriches your SOC capabilities with AD threat detection, and empowersyour incident response and hunting teams into investigating AD-related threats.

About Alsid

Alsid is a disruptive leader in corporate cybersecurity market. Foundedby experts with years of experience in the service of the State, the companyincreases resiliency against modern cyberattacks,regardless of their technical expertise, by offering practical solutions toprevent incidents on systems guarding the company's vital assets.

Following advanced attackerstrategies, Alsid provides the first proactive solution to anticipate cyberattacks on Active Directoryinfrastructures. Today, Alsid is protecting more than 2.5 million users in morethan 6 countries and helping majorcompanies stay safe against advanced attacks.

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