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HackerOne, the pioneer in human-powered security, announced partnerships with GuidePoint Security and Softcat to simplify how enterprises access the world’s largest security researcher community. Through PartnerOne, partners will open new revenue streams with buyers worldwide who must meet growing global regulatory requirements and fight complex, emerging threats. Additional international partners, including APNT and BlueFort Security will serve a diverse customer base.  Security strategies For the first time, partners can offer their customers human-powered, AI-boosted services, including AI red teaming, vulnerability disclosure, bug bounty, and on-demand pentesting that complement existing security strategies to deliver cyber resilience.  PartnerOne supports channel and technology partners, including value-added resellers (VAR), solutions providers, and referral partners, among others. The program prioritises simplifying customers’ access to the global security researcher community and providing transparency and profitability for partners, offering: Transparent pricing and program structures - HackerOne solutions follow a simple subscription-style pricing structure, with one hundred percent of bounty rewards continuing to go to researchers engaging on the platform. Hands-on partner and program support - Partners gain tools like free online training and enablement, opportunity management, lead source sharing, renewals managers, and more.  A dedicated partnerships leader - John Addeo, VP of Global Channels, brings more than two decades of global enterprise IT and cybersecurity business expertise to lead the program and advocate for ParterOne’s partners and their customers' best interests. Leading brand-name testimonials - Partners can provide their customers with case studies and testimonials from leading organisations, including General Motors, the U.S. Department of Defense, the UK Ministry of Defence, Adobe, Zoom, Hyatt, Salesforce, and Goldman Sachs. Continuous innovation and platform improvements - In February, HackerOne announced its new AI co-pilot Hai, which is changing the way organisations run their programs, reducing the time it takes to find and address threats. The company also announced CREST certification of its penetration testing solution, so testers are up-to-date on best practices so organisations stay compliant.  Complex cybersecurity challenges "As the threat landscape grows, all industries are confronted with increasingly complex cybersecurity challenges. More complexity also means automated solutions might not always detect gaps that a bad actor could exploit," said Justin Iwaniszyn, Director of New and Emerging Alliances at GuidePoint Security. "HackerOne's solutions offer access to a global community of security researchers who find elusive, high-impact vulnerabilities, so customers stay ahead of emerging threats and remain compliant in an evolving regulatory landscape." Human-powered security solutions “With the addition of HackerOne, our customers have gained access to pioneering human-powered security solutions, which complement and extend our existing suite of offerings,” said Remco Poortvliet, CTO at APNT. “Our customers can now access an extensive, global community of security researchers and benefit from AI red teaming, bug bounty programs, and penetration testing.” “Partnering with HackerOne was a no-brainer for Bluefort,” said David Henderson, CEO at BlueFort Security Ltd. “As our clients increasingly drove demand for vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty programs, we assessed the UK market and arrived at the conclusion that HackerOne’s proposition and execution were the most complete." Critical challenges Henderson added: "Coupled with a 100% channel-friendly partnership model, we are excited to build on the impressive traction that we have already made with HackerOne to solve these critical challenges for our customers.” “A rapidly evolving threat landscape has driven strong market demand for the adversarial testing skills, services, and risk reduction that only security researchers can provide,” said John Addeo, VP of Global Channels at HackerOne. “Expanding access to HackerOne across the channel enables our growing partner network to build an additional revenue opportunity and support their customers through increasingly complex cybersecurity challenges.” HackerOne’s platform PartnerOne will simplify how global organisations access HackerOne’s platform, which continues to grow as businesses discover the benefits of the diverse security researcher community.  Earlier this month, HackerOne announced a record-breaking Q2, with AI red teaming and pentesting businesses growing 200% quarter-over-quarter. 

Invicti Security has named GuidePoint Security - the North America region Partner of the Year in its 2023 Channel Partner Awards. Award winners for the Channel Partner Awards recognise Invicti’s top-performing global partners and highlight the immense work done to cultivate a partner programme that delivers best-in-class service and provides exceptional value for customers. Accelerated growth  The prestigious award recognised GuidePoint Security’s impressive 151% year-over-year growth The prestigious award recognised GuidePoint Security’s impressive 151% year-over-year growth between 2022 and 2023 as an Invicti partner. This growth underscores their dedication to helping organisations transform and improve their application security strategies. Additionally, they made an upward move to the Elite tier in Invicti’s Accelerate Partner programme, which provides top-performing partners like GuidePoint Security with benefits that will help them reach even more organisations in need of web application security. Modern software development "We’re thrilled to accept the North American Partner of the Year award from Invicti Security. With modern software development needing to move at the speed of business, organisations are challenged to scale security to meet that demand,” said Mark Thornberry, SVP, of Vendor Management, GuidePoint Security. Mark Thornberry adds, "GuidePoint Security is committed to ensuring our customers stay ahead of evolving threats by being a security partner you can trust in the AppSec landscape." Elite tier “We work very closely with the regional AppSec Practice Leads at GuidePoint Security, which brings a level of cohesiveness to our joint sales and marketing efforts and allows us to better serve customers and prospects with the solutions they need most,” said Alvaro Warden, Director of Global Channels and Partnerships at Invicti. Alvaro Warden adds, “We are thrilled to honour GuidePoint Security with this award and welcome them to the Elite tier of our Accelerate Partner programme, and we couldn’t be more excited heading into FY24, continuing to build upon the success we’ve seen together through the partnership.” Accelerate Partner programme The refreshed Accelerate Partner programme showcases Invicti’s continued investment in the growth of its channel. The programme empowers partners to take on more sales and value-driving initiatives, benefiting organisations looking to secure their landscape of web applications and APIs.  Accuracy, coverage, speed, and scale Invicti continues to invest in providing a strong combination of accuracy, coverage, speed, and scale for their customers’ application security needs. This is highlighted by its proof-based scanning capabilities which verify 94% of severe, direct-impact vulnerabilities with 99.98% accuracy, expediting the prioritisation of issues for remediation.

Invicti Security announced the 2023 Channel Partner Awards for valued partners in North America, EMEA, and APAC regions. These global awards recognise Invicti’s top-performing channel partners and highlight the immense work done to cultivate a partner programme that delivers best-in-class service for Invicti’s customers. Accelerate Partner programme The awards come on the tailwind of Invicti’s refreshed Accelerate Partner programme, which was expanded with a new Elite tier to reward the highest-performing partners. The Accelerate Partner programme enables global distributors, resellers, and technology partners with the knowledge and tools they need to provide Invicti’s application security solutions to prospects and customers.  Sales and value-driving initiatives Accelerate Partner programme empowers partners, benefiting organisations Invicti’s continued investment in the growth of its Accelerate Partner programme empowers partners to take on more sales and value-driving initiatives, benefiting organisations looking to secure their landscape of web applications and APIs. “The success of our customers is always a top priority at Invicti, and with our dedicated global partners, we can deliver exponential value through the Accelerate programme,” said Alvaro Warden, Director of Global Channels and Partnerships at Invicti.  Growth and achievements Alvaro Warden adds, “Our Accelerate Partner programme grew 18% year-over-year (YoY) globally and realised up to 60% growth in the regions of North America as well as the Middle East and Africa. Due to the increased channel growth, we added a new Elite tier and have set the stage for the level of excellence we’re aiming for in 2024 and beyond.” Award winners for the 2023 Partner Awards contribute to Invicti’s growth and to the growth of the Accelerate Partner programme through outstanding revenue achievements and continuous commitment to providing exceptional value for customers. Awardees by region for 2023 North America Region 2023 North America Partner of the Year: GuidePoint Security 2023 North America Emerging Partner: Trace3 2023 North America Loyalty Partner: Winmill EMEA Region 2023 EMEA Partner of the Year: FVC 2023 EMEA Emerging Partner: Cyberwise 2023 EMEA Loyalty Partner: Bulwark APAC Region 2023 APAC Partner of the Year: emt Distribution 2023 APAC Emerging Partner: Vietnam Cyberspace Security Technology 2023 APAC Loyalty Partner: Esperto Cybersecurity solutions “We greatly value our partners for what they bring to Invicti’s business success and want to congratulate each partner organisation that won an award for 2023,” said Monicka Mann, Director of Global Channel & Field Marketing at Invicti. Monicka Mann adds, “Helping prospects and customers navigate the often tumultuous world of cybersecurity with the right guidance and solutions is crucial, and we’ve seen immense success in building strong and lasting relationships with those customers through our Accelerate Partner programme.” Reliable, and accurate solutions The Accelerate Partner programme experienced double-digit growth in 2023 with channel-driven activities enabling 44% year-over-year growth in Q4. These inaugural awards recognise the hard work of partners in 2023 and set a standard of excellence for the procurement and delivery of Invicti’s industry-pioneering, reliable, and accurate solutions. In 2024, Invicti is committed to continuing to cultivate and support its global initiatives through its best-in-class Accelerate Partner programme.