An ICT powerhouse in Nigeria is entering into cybersecurity solutions business
21st Century Technologies Limited, a leading ICT powerhouse in Nigeria, today announced its partnership
with Nexusguard, a leading DDoS security solution provider. 21st Century Technologies
tapped Nexusguard to build its DDoS scrubbing center in Nigeria to provide DDoS
mitigation service to enterprise and government customers in Africa.
21st Century builds digital infrastructure including most
advanced global digital security point of present in Nigeria, Tier 4 data centre,
academy, software development centre to help esteem customers, partners and
government in Africa to deploy necessary innovation solutions to remain secure,
competitive, lead and win in the era of digital transformation and engagement.
“We opted to partner with Nexusguard because of their
global reach and robustness of their platform. They have helped many companies
and governments globally defend against cyberattack. Nexusguard is consistently
recognised by analysts such as Gartner and Forrester as a market leader,” said
Wale Ajisebutu, CEO of 21st Century Technologies. “Customers choose to take
advantage of our new compelling cybersecurity solution will surely capture
enormous opportunities for unlimited growth.”
With
DDoS risk increasing worldwide, service providers are updating their
capabilities to provide not only bandwidth and subscriptions, but also
cybersecurity. That transformation, known as Telco 5.0, demands the methodology
and mechanics to shift platforms, people and processes to provide optimal
security. Nexusguard fulfills that need with its global scrubbing cloud. Paired
with 21st Century Technologies’s local capacity, the companies will provide a
seamless “global+local” scrubbing network that detects and mitigates both
international and local DDoS attacks, simultaneously.
“Communications
service providers (CSP) have a new opportunity to help create a global DDoS
defense network to protect internet users,” said Andy Ng, Nexusguard CEO. “Our
partnership with 21st Century Technologies in Nigeria, as with
other Telco 5.0 providers around the globe, are
critical to not only helping enterprises fortify themselves against future
attacks but also to telcos transforming their business.”
About Nexusguard
Founded
in 2008, Nexusguard is a leading cloud-based distributed denial of service
(DDoS) security solution provider fighting malicious internet attacks.
Nexusguard ensures uninterrupted internet service, visibility, optimization and
performance. Nexusguard is focused on developing and providing the best
cybersecurity solution for every client across a range of industries with
specific business and technical requirements. Nexusguard also enables
communication service providers to deliver DDoS protection solution as a
service. Nexusguard delivers on its promise to provide you with peace of mind
by countering threats and ensuring maximum uptime. Visit www.nexusguard.com for more
information.
About 21st Century Technologies
21st Century Technologies Limited is a Licensed
Information Communications and Technology Services Provider in Nigeria
incorporated in 1997. In the last 21 years, 21st century technologies limited
has been in the front of providing cutting edge telecom solutions such as voice,
data, internet, infrastructure and platform as a service, colocation to over 100,000
customers in Nigeria. Visit www.21ctl.com for more
information.
