Feature
The Lookout Cloud Security Platform, a Security Service Edge or SSE solution, consolidates cloud access security broker CASB, zero trust network access ZTNA and secure web gateway SWG with mobile threat defence into one platform that reduces cost and complexity while simplifying management of security and access across all endpoints, clouds, and on-premises infrastructures.
By combining Lookout data security, access control, threat protection, security monitoring and acceptable use control functionality into a single strategy, organisations can modify access and protect data using advanced DLP capabilities. This encrypts and restricts data sharing in real-time ensuring access only to the authorised users. It also delivers automated assessments of all cloud apps and infrastructure to ensure proper configuration.
The Lookout SSE solution enables organisations to secure their data while supporting a modern, anywhere anytime workforce with consistent cloud-delivered security policies regardless of where data is stored. Besides integrating CASB, ZTNA, and SWG into a single platform, the solution integrates policy and data security enforcements deeply across web, SaaS and private applications. These include user and entity behaviour analytics or UEBA, data loss prevention or DLP, and enterprise digital rights management or EDRM. This helps Lookout deliver an easy-to-use unified user interface across SWG, CASB and ZTNA and simplify policy and reporting workflows.
Lookout SSE solution enables organisations to secure their data while supporting a modern, anywhere anytime workforce
Lookout was named a Visionary in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SSE. In the Gartner Critical Capabilities for SSE, Lookout ranked a top three vendor across four predefined use cases. These reports provide powerful validation of Lookout’s key differentiators.
By integrating the above SSE technologies, as well as DLP, EDRM, UEBA and the pioneering Lookout Mobile Endpoint Security, Lookout’s unified model offers unmatched security and overall user experience.
SSE is a massive market opportunity for the channel and Lookout is helping partners capture their share of the growing global revenue demand. According to Gartner, by 2025, 80% of organisations seeking to procure SSE-related security services will purchase a consolidated SSE solution rather than stand-alone CASB, SSE, and ZTNA offerings, up from 15% in 2021.
Lookout has a hybrid channel and field marketing model where the company’s field and channel teams work together as one without any silos. Lookout has one integrated marketing plan that lifts the whole business with and for its channel partners.
It plans to invest in cloud-delivered security to enable organisations to achieve their digital transformation goals. This is critical for the work-from-anywhere economy where consistent security must be applied to all managed and unmanaged devices accessing cloud and enterprise apps. The company has made a long-term commitment with its employees, customers and partners in the Middle East, and looks forward to helping even more organisations in the region secure their most sensitive data.
TOP EXECUTIVE
Bahaa is responsible for setting and executing the GTM strategy for each country within the broad META region. Managing both, the internal team and the channel, Bahaa is laser-focused on growing Lookout’s footprint across the region and driving the adoption of Lookout technology among enterprises and public sector entities across the region.
He started his career as a technical engineer in 1998 but moved into cybersecurity sales engineering role within a year. After spending nearly eight years in sales engineering roles with some of the region’s leading SIs and cybersecurity vendors, Bahaa joined MobileIron in 2013 as Regional Director, where he was responsible for setting up and building the company’s operations in the region. After three successful years, Hudairi joined Lookout in his current role.
Bahaa is very proud of having established Lookout’s presence in the region and building its reputation among customers, channel players and prospective employees. Under his stewardship, Lookout is now used by some of the largest enterprises across the GCC and Middle East.
DREAM ROLE
While the Middle East currently falls under Lookout’s broader EMEA region, Bahaa aspires to grow the team and the business to the point where he can run the region as a VP of standalone geography.
ROLE MODEL
Bahaa is inspired by organisations that operate in the cybersecurity sector and those that can offer niche technology to address a key customer pain point and quickly scale from challenger to established market leader. He believes that Lookout, with its technology, leadership and regional resources is well positioned to follow this blueprint and become a market leader, in the SSE space.
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He enjoys travelling to new destinations and exploring various cultures. Bahaa also enjoys watching and playing basketball and football. He is looking forward to the World Cup in Qatar this winter and plans on attending a few matches with his son.
