SYDNEY, Australia – July 16, 2025 – AttackIQ®, the leading vendor of Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) solutions and founding research partner of the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense (CTID), today announced a strategic partnership with NEXTGEN, an Exclusive Networks company, to expand AttackIQ’s channel footprint to deliver its industry-leading security validation platform to organisations across Australia and New Zealand.

This partnership allows AttackIQ to deepen its regional presence by leveraging NEXTGEN’s channel expertise to grow its partner ecosystem and provide stronger local support for organisations adopting proactive cyber strategies.

By combining AttackIQ’s advanced platform, which includes Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), and Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV), together with NEXTGEN’s enablement services, partners will gain new ways to differentiate in a competitive security market. These capabilities help organisations continuously test, validate, and optimise their defences against real-world threats, ensuring that security controls are working as intended.

“This partnership is about more than regional expansion. It’s about arming partners with the tools to lead a fundamental shift in how cybersecurity is delivered,” said Rupen Shah, VP of Business Development at AttackIQ. “NEXTGEN understands the value of outcomes over activity, and together we’re enabling a new era of measurable, threat-informed defense across A/NZ.”

Together, AttackIQ and NEXTGEN are creating new opportunities for partners to offer measurable security outcomes, align cyber defences with business risk, and deliver greater resilience for their customers.

“We are very excited to partner with AttackIQ as they address a critical gap in the market, the ability to continuously validate security controls against real-world threats,” said Wendy O’Keeffe, Managing Director at NEXTGEN Connect. “Partners across A/NZ can expect support from NEXTGEN through our channel services, proactive sales and technical enablement in addition to our in-house AWS Marketplace team.”

AttackIQ can now leverage the Marketplace as a strategic route to market, accelerating procurement, simplifying deal execution, and tapping into co-sell opportunities. As an approved seller, AttackIQ will shorten sales cycles by removing traditional route to market roadblocks.

By integrating AttackIQ into NEXTGEN’s AWS Marketplace Acceleration Program, partners gain access to dedicated support, curated enablement, and a clear path to building high-impact, cloud-aligned offerings that resonate with both public and private sector buyers. Together, the companies are helping organisations shift from reactive security practices to a proactive, exposure-driven defence model tailored for today’s threat landscape.

About AttackIQ

AttackIQ®, the leading provider of Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) solutions, is trusted by top organizations worldwide to validate security controls in real time. By emulating real-world adversary behavior, AttackIQ closes the gap between knowing about a vulnerability and understanding its true risk. AttackIQ’s AEV platform aligns with the Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) framework, enabling a structured, risk-based approach to ongoing security assessment and improvement.

The company is committed to supporting its MSSP partners with a Flexible Preactive Partner Program that provides turn-key solutions, empowering them to elevate client security. AttackIQ is passionate about giving back to the cybersecurity community through its free award-winning AttackIQ Academy and founding research partnership with MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense.

For more information visit www.attackiq.com. Follow AttackIQ on Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

About NEXTGEN

NEXTGEN, An Exclusive Networks Company, is a pioneering technology services provider that makes it easy for technology partners to do business with international vendors on complex and ever-changing product suites through the active management of a portfolio of established and emerging technology vendors, coupled with innovative and unique services across cybersecurity, cloud, enterprise software and data management solutions. Acquired by Exclusive Networks, the global cybersecurity specialist with the ability to serve customers in over 170 countries, NEXTGEN’s specialist knowledge, technology platforms and services are now combined with the scale and delivery of a single global organization, enabling more partners and vendors to stay relevant and remain ahead in this dynamic IT environment.

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