SEACOM and Cloudflare Announce Partnership to Deliver Advanced Cybersecurity Solutions Across Africa, with Forefront as Trusted Managed Services Partner

[Johannesburg,South Africa – Wednesday, 20 November 2024] — SEACOM, a leadingprovider of connectivity and cloud services in Africa, together with Forefront, a cybersecurity managed services provider, have announced a partnership with Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET). This collaboration aims to enhance cybersecurity resilience across Africa by providing Cloudflare's industry-leading, security services to businesses across the continent who are looking to modernize their infrastructure.

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On this announcement, Sajid Khan, SEACOM’s Group Managing Director for Digital Services mentioned that “this partnership marks an exciting new addition to our product portfolio of providing cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions to our customers”. By collaborating with Cloudflare, a respected name in the industry, SEACOM is committed to bringing innovative products to market while ensuring that our clients have access to the best security tools available. Graham Turnbull, Account Executive at Cloudflare, marked this announcement by expressing that “Cloudflare is proud to partner with SEACOM to enhance connectivity, performance, and cybersecurity across Africa. SEACOM's extensive network infrastructure provides a strong foundation for delivering Cloudflare’s solutions, including advanced security and zero-trust services, through the Managed Services Program. Together, we’re empowering African businesses with world-class internet and security services.”

Cloudflare is a leading connectivity cloud company on a mission to help build a betterInternet. It empowers organisations to make their employees, applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud delivers the most full-featured, unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools, so any organisation can gain the control they need to work, develop, and accelerate their business. 

Every Cloudflare product runs in each of their 330+ points of presence (PoPs) globally. With over 40 PoPs across Africa and three in South Africa (CPT, DUR,JNB), the Cloudflare network allows businesses to achieve zero trade-off between security and performance.

CLOUDFLARE AS A MANAGED SERVICE

SEACOM customers will have access to a range of Cloudflare tools at their disposal, all as managed services. These include optimisations, integrations, health checks, as well as local support provided by teams certified on the Cloudflare portfolio. Ilyas Esmail, CEO at Forefront, affirmed that “We are committed to providing best-in-class Cloudflare services and local support, having our expert teams work closely alongside SEACOM, a leader in the region for Enterprise connectivity”.

This partnership represents a powerful step forward in empowering African businesses to operate securely and resiliently in an ever-evolving cyber landscape, with more services and solutions to come in the coming months.