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TECHx
16-04-2025
- Business
- TECHx
CyberKnight and Scanwave Partner to Deliver IRM Across META
CyberKnight has announced a new distribution partnership with Scanwave, a provider of advanced Integrated Risk Management (IRM) solutions. This collaboration aims to support enterprise and government organizations across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) in enhancing their risk and compliance programs. The timing is critical. According to Gartner, by 2026, 50% of large enterprises will use IRM platforms to manage risk and compliance. This is a significant increase from just 20% in 2021. Gartner also notes that IRM is evolving beyond traditional GRC systems, offering a more real-time and business-aligned view of risk. Market demand is growing rapidly. Research from MarketsandMarkets predicts that the global IRM market will reach $19.4 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of over 14%. This growth is driven by increasing regulatory requirements and the pace of digital transformation. Through this partnership, CyberKnight will distribute Scanwave's IRM platform across the META region. The platform helps organizations digitally transform their risk, compliance, and audit programs. It also supports alignment between business goals and risk mitigation strategies. Scanwave's offering includes RiskWave, an AI-powered platform for cyber risk assessment and management. It automates the risk profiling process and matches risk treatment deadlines with the right owners. Another key solution, CyberWave AI, delivers intelligent reporting on the security posture of each host. It also integrates with industry scanners to provide advanced threat insights. Wael Jaber, Chief Strategy Officer at CyberKnight, stated, 'As digital transformation speeds up, IRM has become essential for business continuity, threat reduction, and compliance. Our partnership with Scanwave supports the Governance pillar of our Zero Trust Security model and allows customers to manage risk more effectively.' Dr. Ramzi Sunnar, Executive Chairman at Scanwave, added, 'We are pleased to work with CyberKnight, a trusted cybersecurity advisor in the META region. This partnership will help us bring our advanced IRM tools to more organizations navigating complex regulatory environments. Together, we aim to deliver smarter, more integrated risk management.' As regional organizations face increasing risk challenges, the CyberKnight-Scanwave partnership is positioned to offer timely, scalable, and intelligent solutions that strengthen cyber resilience.
Zawya
16-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
CyberKnight and Scanwave partner to advance GRC across META
Dubai, UAE — According to Gartner, by 2026, 50% of large enterprises will use an Integrated Risk Management (IRM) solution set to manage risk and compliance issues, up from 20% in 2021. Gartner also notes that IRM is evolving from traditional GRC platforms by offering a more real-time, and dynamic view of risk that aligns with business outcomes. Based on MarketsandMarkets Research, the global IRM market is expected to reach $19.4 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of over 14%, driven by increased regulatory complexity and digital transformation. To support enterprise and government organizations across the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) to build cyber resilience by enhancing their risk and compliance frameworks, CyberKnight has announced a strategic distribution partnership with Scanwave, an advanced Digital Integrated Risk Management (IRM) platform provider. Scanwave offers an end-to-end IRM platform that helps organizations digitally transform their risk, compliance, and audit programs — aligning business objectives with proactive risk mitigation strategies. Scanwave offers their unique RiskWave Cyber Risk Assessment and Management platform powered by AI which uses an automated risk assessment to manage risk profile based on priority that matches risk treatment deadlines with control and risk owners. In addition, Scanwave provides the CyberWave AI solution – advanced Intelligent reporting that summaries the security posture of each host, covering a wide range of security testing services reporting and integration with the latest industry scanners. 'GRC has become a top priority in the regulatory environment across the region. Our collaboration with Scanwave comes at a time when META enterprises are accelerating digital transformation, making Integrated Risk Management essential to ensure business continuity, reduce operational threats, and meet evolving compliance standards. This partnership with Scanwave is perfectly aligned with the Governance layer of our Zero Trust Security methodology, enabling customers to operationalize risk management in a holistic and efficient way', commented Wael Jaber, Chief Strategy Officer, at CyberKnight. 'We are excited to collaborate with CyberKnight, the leading Zero Trust Security advisor and pure-play cybersecurity VAD in the META region. Our joint mission is to deliver value through smarter, integrated risk solutions that empower CISOs, compliance officers, and executive leaders to confidently navigate an increasingly volatile risk landscape and optimize operational costs. Through this partnership we aim to extend our footprint in the region and bring our advanced IRM capabilities to organizations navigating the complex regulatory environment.', added Dr. Ramzi Sunnar, Executive Chairman, at Scanwave. About CyberKnight: CyberKnight Technologies is a cybersecurity focused value-added-distributor (VAD), headquartered in Dubai, covering META region with on-the-ground presence in all key markets. Our ZTX (Zero Trust Security) methodology, based on the Forrester framework, incorporates emerging and market-leading cybersecurity solutions that protect the entire attack surface, by leveraging AI, to help security teams at enterprise and government customers fortify breach detection, accelerate incident response & remediation, while addressing regulatory compliance. CyberKnight's Art of Cybersecurity Distribution methodology enables strategic partners to achieve greater market penetration, return-on-investment, and time-to-value. About Scanwave: Digital Integrated Risk Management (IRM) technology, consultancy service provider, and IRM integrator. We are specialized in IRM roadmap development and implementation to create strategic objectives, goals, strategies, and measures that help your organization be secure by offering advanced governance, risk and compliance expert services and programs.
