CRITICALSTART®’s Dwayne Myers Honored as 2023 CRN Channel Chief

Channel leader makes prestigious list for the second time

PLANO, Texas, February 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Critical starta leading provider of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) cybersecurity solutions, announced today CRN^®a brand of The Channel Companyhas recognized Dwayne MyersVP of Channels and Alliances, on the Channel Chiefs list for 2023. Each year, this list honors the IT channel executives who work tirelessly to advance the channel agenda and deliver successful channel partner programs and strategies.

Myers has more than two decades of experience in channel development, sales strategy and operations for both manufacturing and channel partners ranging from start-ups to large global corporations. In his current role, Myers is responsible for partner growth and channel management, maintaining customer satisfaction and improving business processes.

“Organizations today are looking for help to reduce the risk of a breach in a cost-effective manner,” said the spokesperson. Robert Davis, CEO and founder of Critical Start. “Our platform-based MDR solution provides the detection and response capabilities to mitigate cyber-attacks while delivering demonstrable risk mitigation. Combined with our trusted advisor channel partners, we provide confidence in preventing breaches and business disruptions across our joint customers.”

Over the past year, Critical Start has made significant improvements to its channel partner program and to its MDR service offering as a whole. The company launched its affiliate rewards program, added new training content for its software engineering boot camps, and expanded its channel team. Critical Start also recently announced several new MDR service offerings that support it Microsoft Defender for Servers, Palo Alto Networks® Cortex® XSIAM™And Trend Micro™ Vision One™as well as a new one Managed SIEM service that supports Microsoft Sentinel™ and Splunk Cloud®. Partners can expect more of the same in 2023 with new services and integrations on the horizon, along with new branding and messaging, and improved partner enablement.

“Critical Start is committed to a 100% channel go-to-market model and Dwayne has been integral to its success, fueling our exponential growth,” Davis continued. “He has been a champion in building our channel program to work with partners, enabling them to provide the best security options to their customers and establishing Critical Start as a go-to MDR vendor within the channel.”

The Channel Chiefs of 2023 have helped their solutions providers and customers navigate an increasingly complex landscape of interconnected challenges and changing industry dynamics. With the innovative strategies, programs and partnerships of these Channel Chiefs, the solution provider community continues to grow.

The 2023 CRN Channel Chiefs were selected by the Editorial Board based on their track record of business innovation and commitment to the partner community. This year’s list represents the top IT executives responsible for building a robust channel ecosystem.

“Once again, this year’s list provides well-deserved recognition to the IT Channel Chiefs who are committed to driving the channel agenda and advocating for the development of strong channel partnerships,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “Under their exceptional leadership, influence and innovation, the IT channel vendor community continues to deliver solutions and services that meet the rapidly evolving needs of their solution providers and their customers.”

The CRN Channel Chiefs list for 2023 will be included in the February 2023 issue of CRN Magazine and online at www.CRN.com/ChannelChiefs.

About critical start
Today’s enterprise faces radical, ever-growing and increasingly sophisticated multi-vector cyber-attacks. Facing this situation is hard, but it doesn’t have to be. Critical Start simplifies breach prevention by delivering the most effective managed detection and incident response services, powered by the Zero Trust Analytics Platform™ (ZTAP®) with the industry’s only Trusted Behavior Registry™ (TBR) and MOBILESOC®. With 24x7x365 expert security analysts and Cyber ​​Research Unit (CRU), we monitor, investigate and remediate alerts quickly and effectively, through contractual Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for Time to Detection (TTD) and Median Time to Resolution (MTTR), and 100 % transparency in our service. For more information, visit criticalstart.com. Monitor Critical Start LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

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