LEESBURG, Va. – October 16, 2019 – Cofense™, the global leader in intelligent phishing defense solutions, today announced it has entered a strategic Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) partnership with Eze Castle Integration, a leading provider of managed services and complete cloud solutions for the investment industry. Cofense will provide world-class security awareness and phishing simulation solutions to Eze Castle, enhancing their cybersecurity services portfolio to offer an end-to-end managed awareness and phishing simulation service for their financial customers.

Cyber-attacks and data breaches remain at the top of risks facing organizations today, and the majority of breaches begin with phishing. Effective employee education, training and conditioning is a critical element of a robust cyber defense strategy, allowing enterprises to bolster their resiliency to attacks. Eze Castle customers can take advantage of Cofense’s award-winning, human-driven training tools through Eze Castle’s managed service expertise, including more than 50 cyber-related and compliance-based training modules and insight into the latest phishing campaigns affecting the financial industry.

Eze Castle will also receive hands-on training from Cofense to help identify the right cadence of phishing simulations—from basic to more nuanced scenarios—along with tips for measuring results and communicating program success to an organization’s executives.

“We are proud to partner with Eze Castle Integration as part of our elite group of service providers that are enabling more organizations with the resources needed to thwart phishing attacks across the globe,” said Robert Iannicello, vice president of global channel sales, Cofense. “Together, we look forward to empowering employees in the investment industry to proactively report suspicious emails and generate actionable intelligence that gives their organization the upper hand in stopping phishing attacks in their tracks.”

“In today’s technology-driven world, cybersecurity threats are one of the greatest risks facing the investment industry,’ said Steve Schoener, chief technology officer, Eze Castle Integration. “We follow a security first approach to IT and deliver fully managed security solutions, such as Cofense PhishMe and Security Awareness Modules, to help our customers bolster the security of their environments – whether they reside in a public, private or hybrid cloud, or on-premises.”