MediaPro and Cloud Distribution Announce Partnership to Deliver Adaptive Security and Privacy Awareness Training Solutions

SYDNEY, NSW. September 13, 2016 - Cloud Distribution, Asia Pacific’s leading Value Added Cloud Distributor (VACD) today announced a strategic partnership with MediaPro, an internationally-recognised leader in security and privacy awareness programs, to distribute their award-winning learning materials throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Already recognised by Gartner’s 2014 and 2015 Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness Computer-based Training Vendors, MediaPro and its suite of awareness program solutions represent more than 23 years’ experience in delivering the highest-quality offerings that grow knowledge, change behavior, and support cultural change.

“The majority of cyber incidents that result in the compromise of data and cause reputational damage can be traced back to user-level decision making and the absence or lack of security awareness”, said Jason Burn, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Cloud Distribution. “You can spend millions of dollars on the latest and greatest security technology, but if you don’t educate your users on how to avoid being compromised, then you are simply wasting your investment.”

 “Our partnership with MediaPro will help our channel partners in the region deliver impactful awareness and privacy programs for their clients equipping them with the ability to address a risk landscape that is constantly evolving,” Jason concluded.

Charlie Creegan, Cloud Distribution Chief Channel Officer (CCO), said the company’s channel partners have seen an upward trend in in client interest in strengthening their security and privacy awareness programs, triggering Cloud Distribution’s desire to seek out an industry leading awareness training partner.

“Security and risk professionals want to deliver programs that are engaging and empower people to take a more active role in the privacy and security effort,” he said. “As the workplace continues to become more distributed and mobile in nature, it’s imperative that organisations equip their employees with the knowledge needed to recognise and report incidents that put information, reputation, and privacy at risk.”

Steve Williams, MediaPro’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, said the partnership will allow Cloud Distribution to provide customers and channel partners within the Asia-Pacific region with improved access to MediaPro’s award-winning security awareness, privacy, and compliance solutions.

 “The Cloud Distribution team sees the big picture of information security and data privacy, and that is well represented by their continued growth,” Williams said.

A webinar will be held focusing on the opportunity for the channel titled “The Business Opportunity in Security Awareness Training” on Tuesday 20th September 2016. Partners can register here: http://tiny.cc/mediaprochannel

About MediaPro

MediaPro, headquartered in Bothell, Washington, works with Fortune 500 CISOs, CIOs, and boards to diminish the human-based security threat through adaptive training and reinforcement programs. Over the past two decades, MediaPro has won hundreds of industry awards and is recognised by Gartner as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness Training Vendors. For more information, please visit www.mediapro.com, or follow MediaPro on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.

About Cloud Distribution
Cloud Distribution is an Information Security specialist value added cloud distributor (VACD) bringing together some of the world leading cloud vendors with Asia Pacific’s extensive network of cloud focused resellers and channel partners through its C-CAP (Cloud Channel Alliance Program) partner program. The C-CAP program has been developed to assist both vendors and the channel in maximising their reach, revenue and profit opportunities in this new cloud era.

At Cloud Distribution we take a “Predictable Revenue” approach that puts both the vendor and reseller in the best overall position to maximise their cloud success. http://www.cloud-distribution.com.au