Expanded partnership helps regional providers build the skills and services customers need to turn security technology into operational capability
17th August 2026 - Dubai, UAE - Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD), a leader in AI-powered managed cybersecurity operations, today announced an expanded strategic distribution partnership with StarLink, an Infinigate Group company, across Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya.
The collaboration will help regional partners build the technical expertise and services capabilities customers need to improve visibility, prioritize risk, and respond faster, turning security technology into practical operational capability.
Organizations across Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya are expanding their use of cloud services, artificial intelligence, and digitally connected infrastructure. As these environments grow, security teams must understand more assets, identities, and sources of risk, often without equivalent increases in time or specialist capacity.
Rapid7 and StarLink will work together to support resellers, systems integrators, and managed security service providers through technical training, solution engineering, sales enablement, and joint go-to-market activity. The partnership is intended to help partners build sustainable security practices while improving customer access to modern security operations capabilities.
“Africa has been an important market for Rapid7 for many years, where we’re proud to protect some of the region’s leading organizations, and we will continue to invest and expand our presence.” said Gopan Sivasankaran, Regional Director, Middle East and Africa, Rapid7. “As digital environments grow, security teams need to understand two things quickly: where they are most exposed and where attackers are active. By combining Rapid7’s approach to exposure management, detection, response, and managed services with StarLink’s regional expertise, we can help partners give customers the context they need to prioritize action and respond faster.”
Rapid7’s security operations platform connects exposure management, threat detection and response, managed detection and response, and security automation. Its open architecture integrates with third-party technologies, helping organizations gain more value from existing investments while creating a more connected view of risk and active threats.
“Customers do not simply need access to more security products. They need partners with the expertise to integrate technology, simplify operations, and support long-term resilience,” said Alaa Abdo, Vice President, Vendor Management and Alliances, StarLink. “Our collaboration with Rapid7 will give partners access to technology, enablement, and regional support that can help them build stronger security practices, expand their services, and help customers turn security investment into practical operational outcomes.”
The initial programme will focus on Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya. Rapid7 and StarLink will share further information about partner onboarding and technical training following the launch.
About Rapid7
Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD) is a global leader in AI-powered managed cybersecurity operations, trusted to advance organizations' cyber resilience. Open and extensible, the Rapid7 Command Platform integrates security data, enriching it with AI, threat intelligence, and 25 years of expertise and innovation to reduce risk and disrupt attackers.
As a recognized leader in preemptive managed detection and response (MDR), Rapid7 unifies exposure and detection to transform the cybersecurity operations of more than 11,500 customers worldwide.
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About StarLink
StarLink, an Infinigate Group company, is a Trusted Digital Advisor empowering organization across MEA to thrive in the digital era. Through a unified platform, StarLink delivers expertise and solutions across five strategic pillars – Cyber Resilience, Cloud Transformation, Agentic Automation, Enterprise AI and Digital Infrastructure. By bridging global innovation with regional expertise, StarLink enables enterprises and SMBs to accelerate business transformation, build resilience, and unlock new opportunities for growth in an increasingly connected and dynamic world. For more information about StarLink, please visit https://www.starlinkme.net
About the Infinigate Group
The Infinigate Group, the leading technology platform and trusted advisor in Cybersecurity, Cloud & Network Infrastructure sets itself apart for its deep technical expertise, delivering locally tailored solutions and services to SMB and enterprise customers across EMEA and ANZ. Relying on a strong central supply chain and an extensive portfolio of leading-edge solutions, Infinigate sparks growth for vendor and channel partners.
