Macquarie Telecom partners with Netskope

Macquarie Telecom, part of Macquarie Technology Group, and Netskope have partnered, aiming to simplify how Australian organisations secure and accelerate their use of data, cloud, and AI applications.

By integrating Netskope’s Security Service Edge (SSE) platform with Macquarie Telecom’s software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN), the collaboration intends to make advanced security and networking capabilities (Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE) available to more organisations, particularly as they seek to better secure networks and adopt cloud and AI for business use.

Netskope’s platform consolidates web, data, cloud and AI security capabilities and the company is IRAP-assessed at the PROTECTED level for use within the Australian Government and critical industries.

The combined offering is able to support Australian companies working to meet the compliance criteria of SOCI (Security of Critical Infrastructure), or follow the Essential Eight framework.

“By joining forces with Netskope, we’re giving customers a smarter, more resilient network backed by integrated, enterprise-grade security," said Luke Clifton, group executive for Macquarie Telecom. 

"They’re getting the best of both worlds."

“Modern networks need to be both fast and secure, but many organisations are still having to accept trade-offs between performance and security, which result in either an inferior security posture, or a degraded user experience,” said Tony Burnside, Netskope's SVP and head of APAC

“Networking and security consolidation is now a cornerstone of the demands of modern business, and through this partnership with Macquarie Telecom, we will help more Australian organisations unlock enhanced levels of data security, enabling agility, innovation, and competitiveness.”

Last month, Netskope launched an AI assistant and announced it is previewing the ability to connect LLMs with its security platform.