They can’t simply put their data in the cloud and walk away from the security responsibility, they have to take measures to also secure their investments, which is where Cloud App Security comes into play,” states Indi Siriniwasa, Vice President at Trend Micro Sub-Saharan Africa. “It is of critical importance that customers understand that cloud security is a shared responsibility between their cloud service providers and themselves. This will in turn will provide customers with data residency and reduced latency as the service will be hosted in South Africa. The local release of the service is coupled with the announcement of a Cloud App Security point of presence in the region providing direct and local integration to customer’s cloud services.

Notably, the success of Cloud App Security in underpinned by its direct integration with Office 365 and other services via APIs.

Not only does the service protect Office 365 environments, including advanced email protection, but it also enforces compliance on third-party cloud file sharing services that include: Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business. With Trend Micro Cloud App Security, local customers can now fully embrace Office 365 with the knowledge that their investment, email and data are secure. Trend Micro Southern Africa, is pleased to announce the local launch of its Trend Micro Cloud App Security point of presence designed to provide customers added security and protection of their Microsoft Office 365 environments.

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