WitFoo has expanded into the New Zealand market through an OEM agreement with SSS Cybersecurity, embedding its Conductor platform into SSS's Managed Security Service Provider offerings to enhance sovereign cyber defense capabilities.
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WitFoo advances its international presence with a strategic OEM partnership in New Zealand, integrating its advanced cybersecurity technology directly into local managed services to strengthen sovereign defense against escalating threats.
The agreement with SSS Cybersecurity marks a significant evolution in how cyber solutions are deployed, moving beyond conventional distribution to core platform integration. SSS will leverage WitFoo’s Conductor platform to power its next-generation Security Operations Center, incorporating proprietary "Empathetic Processing" that dramatically reduces resource demands without compromising detection accuracy or data integrity. This enables SSS to offer more efficient, outcome-focused managed security services tailored to New Zealand's unique market dynamics.
" WitFoo’s Conductor platform is an important part of how we are rethinking automation and scale within our SOC," said Luke Taylor, Chief Executive Officer at SSS. "The OEM relationship gives us the flexibility to embed orchestration deeply into our managed services, align it to local market requirements, and continue investing in differentiated outcomes for our clients rather than standalone tooling."
WitFoo's choice of New Zealand as its global growth hub reflects the country's conducive environment for cybersecurity innovation, characterized by strong community cohesion, a single centralized government, and unified security agencies. This structure facilitates rapid adoption and scaling of advanced solutions.
"New Zealand offers a unique environment where innovation is not just encouraged, but accelerated by community cohesion," said Charles Herring, Co-Founder and CEO of WitFoo. "Our partnership with SSS goes far beyond a transaction; it is a collaboration with a local leader that understands the nuances of this market. By building our technology directly into their services, SSS is proving that New Zealand is ready to lead the world in sustainable, high-fidelity cyber defense."
The partnership directly confronts the growing economic impact of cybercrime in New Zealand, with annual costs reaching approximately $1.6 billion according to the National Cyber Security Centre. By combining WitFoo’s data science-driven breakthroughs with SSS’s managed service expertise, the collaboration prioritizes active threat attribution, resilience, and cost-effective protection for government, enterprise, and critical infrastructure.
This milestone underscores WitFoo's mission to bridge people, data, and decisions in cybersecurity while positioning New Zealand as a leader in sustainable, nation-scale cyber defense strategies.
About WitFoo
Founded in 2016 by prominent US Military and cyber security veteran Charles Herring, WitFoo is a cybersecurity software company that bridges the gaps between people, data, and decisions. WitFoo's mission is to fuel new levels of collaboration and collective defense by bringing understanding to complexity, believing that progress should be made with purpose. For more information, visit https://www.witfoo.com/about/.
About SSS Cybersecurity
SSS Cybersecurity is a New Zealand–based managed security services provider delivering nationally trusted cyber defence capabilities to government and large organisations. SSS designs, builds, and operates managed services across security operations, detection and response, identity and access management, and cyber risk, with a strong focus on outcomes, resilience, and operational simplicity. Trusted by central and local government and enterprise customers, SSS combines deep local expertise with modern platforms, automation, and continuous service improvement to help organisations reduce cyber risk and operate with confidence. SSS is headquartered in Wellington, with teams across New Zealand.
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