{"id":42812,"date":"2025-02-12T08:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T08:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/?p=42812"},"modified":"2025-02-12T08:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T08:56:08","slug":"bitdefender-acquires-bitshield-division-to-expand-apac-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/2025\/02\/12\/bitdefender-acquires-bitshield-division-to-expand-apac-presence\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitdefender acquires BitShield division to expand APAC presence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bitdefender has acquired a key division of BitShield, responsible for distributing Bitdefender solutions in Malaysia and Brunei as a trusted Country Partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The acquisition underscores Bitdefender\u2019s continued investment in the APAC region &#8211; one of cybersecurity\u2019s fastest-growing markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This acquisition aligns with Bitdefender\u2019s broader strategy to expand its presence in the APAC region through both organic growth and strategic partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur long-standing collaboration with Bitdefender has enabled us to deliver leading-edge cybersecurity solutions to hundreds of partners and thousands of customers across Malaysia and Brunei,\u201d said Susan Lulla, CEO, BitShield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy combining our deep understanding of the local market around security and data regulation challenges with Bitdefender\u2019s global operations, we are well-positioned to deliver tailored security solutions and exceptional outcomes for organisations as the threat landscape evolves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to announce this strategic acquisition as part of our ongoing commitment to expanding our APAC presence,\u201d said Florin Talpes, Co-founder and CEO, Bitdefender. \u201cBuilding on our initial success in Singapore and Malaysia, this marks another step in our journey to grow our business there by working with more partners, reaching more customers, and expanding our team significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For several years, BitShield has sold and supported Bitdefender solutions in Malaysia and Brunei &#8211; including endpoint protection and other offerings &#8211; to organisations across several key sectors, including government entities, financial institutions, multinational corporations and technology companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitdefender has acquired a key division of BitShield, responsible for distributing Bitdefender solutions in Malaysia and Brunei as a trusted Country Partner. The acquisition underscores Bitdefender\u2019s continued investment in the APAC region &#8211; one of cybersecurity\u2019s fastest-growing markets. This acquisition aligns with Bitdefender\u2019s broader strategy to expand its presence in the APAC region through both [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":42813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1463,3559,44],"tags":[6180,157,1028,8063],"class_list":["post-42812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apac","category-cybersecurity","category-top-stories","tag-acquistions","tag-apac","tag-bitdefender","tag-bitshield"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42812"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42814,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42812\/revisions\/42814"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}