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Trend Micro launches Cloud App
Security Services
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T
rend Micro Southern Africa has
announced the local launch of its
Trend Micro Cloud App Security point
of presence designed to provide customers
added security and protection of their
Microsoft Office 365 environments.
With Trend Micro Cloud App Security, local
customers can now fully embrace Office 365
with the knowledge that their investment,
email and data are secure. Not only does
the service protect Office 365 environments,
including advanced email protection, but
it also enforces compliance on third-party
cloud file sharing services that include: Box;
Dropbox; Google Drive; Microsoft SharePoint
Online; and OneDrive for Business.
Notably, the success of Cloud App Security
is underpinned by its direct integration with
Office 365 and other services via APIs. The
local release of the service is coupled with the
announcement of a Cloud App Security point
of presence in the region providing direct and
local integration to customer’s cloud services.
This will in turn will provide customers with
data residency and reduced latency as the
service will be hosted in South Africa.
“It is of critical importance that customers
understand that cloud security is a shared
responsibility between their cloud service
providers and themselves, they can’t
simply put their data in the cloud and
walk away from the security responsibility,
they have to take measures to also secure
their investments, which is where Cloud
App Security comes into play.” Said Indi
Siriniwasa, Vice President at Trend Micro
Sub-Saharan Africa.
“Our announcement that we will be
hosting a local point of presence for the
service is testimony to our commitment
to local customers and answers a growing
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need by clients to better secure their
cloud investments.”
The Sub-Saharan Africa Cloud App Security
service will be available through Trend
Micro’s partner network in the region, as
well as on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
Furthermore, the service will initially service
customers in South Africa and SADC, while
WECA customers will have the option of
continuing to use the service through the
data centres hosted in both Amsterdam
and Ireland – dependant on where they
experience the best latency.
The Trend Micro Cloud App Security
service will help customers address the
following concerns:
• Provides added security to the Microsoft
stack and complements and adds to both
Azure and Office 365 security controls
• Is able to assist a customer with
identifying Business Email Compromise
(whaling) attacks using Artificial
Intelligence built into the Trend Micro
threat intelligence network
• Protects a customer’s internal email
and allows on-demand scanning of the
mail storage
• Provides visibility into sensitive data
use with cloud file-sharing services,
ensuring a customer can better monitor
and manage risk and compliance.
Furthermore, with the presence of an
integrated DLP solution customers can
better comply with GDPR and POPI
• Ensures all user functionality is
preserved on any device, with simple
API integration, and that ultimately
granular security policies follow the user
and their devices
• Helps customers detect and stop
known and unknown threats, protect
applications, stop suspicious and
unauthorised changes and harden the
Azure environment.
“Back in 2017, we conducted a Cloud App
Security report where we tracked the security
risks in the cloud,” added Siriniwasa.
“This was a major concern for customers
but working with Microsoft we have been
able to extend our offerings and develop
a security service that deploys a multi-
layered approach to securing the cloud. In
short, it gives our customers the assurance
that their cloud investments are better
secured and protected, from both known
and unknown threats, hardening security
around your Microsoft environment – and
now our local customers can leverage these
benefits more effectively.” n
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