Fishtech Group Preps North Arkansas Cyber Defense Center

Cybersecurity services provider Fishtech Group, which has a Top 200 MSSP arm, has announced plans to open a 10,000-square-foot Cyber Defense Center (CDC) in Rogers, Arkansas.

Fishtech's Arkansas CDC will complement the company's CDC in Martin City, Missouri. It will initially house 20 employees and expand to host up to 100 onsite staff, the company stated.

Also, the new CDC will be run by Fishtech CISO Kerry Kilker, a former Walmart executive who joined the company earlier this year. It is expected to open in the second quarter of next year.

Fishtech's Arkansas CDC will bring cybersecurity training, technology and resources to Northwest Arkansas, the company said. In doing so, the CDC will help organizations bridge the cybersecurity resource and talent gap.

Approximately 58 percent of enterprises have unfilled cybersecurity positions, according to the 2019 "State of Cybersecurity" survey from information security organization ISACA. Furthermore, 62 percent of survey respondents said they have to wait three to six months to fill open cybersecurity positions.

Fishtech Joins the OneLogin Accelerate Partner Program

In addition to announcing plans to open a new CDC, Fishtech in April joined the OneLogin Accelerate identity and access management (IAM) partner program. Fishtech has incorporated the OneLogin unified access management (UAM) platform into its offerings and added IAM solutions to its portfolio.

Fishtech provides data-driven cybersecurity solutions designed to help organizations identify security gaps and comply with industry mandates, the company indicated. It also partners with other cybersecurity companies to deliver on-premises and cloud security solutions.