Group-IB to open Digital Crime Resistance Center in Thailand, signs partnership with leading Thai cybersecurity distributor nForce

Singapore, March 16, 2023 — Group-IB, a global cybersecurity leader headquartered in Singapore, has announced its plans to open a Digital Crime Resistance Center in Thailand. At a press conference held in Bangkok on March 15, the company also signed a strategic partnership agreement with nForce (SECURE), Thailand's top cybersecurity-focused value-added distributor. Under this partnership, nForce will act as a distributor for Group-IB's entire range of products and services accumulated under Group-IB’s Unified Risk Platform, an ecosystem of solutions that understands each organization’s threat profile and tailors defenses against them in real-time from a single interface. nForce will set up the first Incident Response (IR) Team in Thailand with the assistance of seasoned Group-IB Digital Forensics & Incident Response experts, who have over 70,000 hours of incident response operations worldwide under their belt. Group-IB will also provide training and dedicated support to nForce's newly established Incident Response team. To streamline IR operations in the country and ease the process of data collection for forensic analysis nForce’s team will be equipped with Group-IB’s Managed Extended Detection and Response solution. 

nForce has a strong presence in Thailand and is the leading cybersecurity-focused distributor in the country. Over 100 nForce partners cover all market segments, and the distributor has a particularly strong presence in the financial sector. Group-IB aims to improve coverage of the Thai market and assist local companies in dealing with ever-evolving cyber threats.

Thai companies are increasingly being targeted by various cyber threats.  According to a recent Hi-Tech Crime Trends Report 2022/2023, Thailand ranked 5th in the Asia Pacific region with 27 victim companies whose data was published on ransomware dedicated leak sites (DLS) between H2 2021 – H1 2022. It’s worth noting that the actual amount of ransomware attacks is significantly higher, as many companies choose to pay the ransom. Another worrying trend is the growing interest of initial access brokers in Thai corporate networks. IABs attempted to sell network access to 28 local companies over the same period, according to the Group-IB Threat Intelligence team’s findings.

To counter growing cyber risks, Group-IB’s Digital Crime Resistance Center in Thailand will bring together seasoned cybersecurity experts in the areas of Threat Intelligence, Digital Forensics & Incident Response, Cyber Investigations, Digital Risk Protection as well as Computer Emergency Response Team analysts. Equipped with the patented technologies tried and tested in more than 60 countries, the Group-IB team together with nForce experts will fortify the digital defenses of Thai companies by establishing a top-notch DFIR team.

Collecting digital evidence fully and correctly allows one to clearly understand the scope and develop appropriate measures to effectively contain a threat and prevent similar incidents in the future. Group-IB’s highly skilled digital forensics and incident response experts will train nForce personnel to respond to a wide range of security threats. Group-IB’s team uses cutting-edge Threat Intelligence-driven technologies and has a proven track record of effectively investigating and resolving complex cybercrime cases. As such, Group-IB’s decryptor for version four of the infamous Hive ransomware, written by the company’s DFIR team, helped to decrypt the network of a medical organization in Thailand.

“We at nForce are very pleased to partner with Group-IB, a global cybersecurity leader. By establishing an Incident Response team in collaboration with Group-IB, we aim to help organizations in Thailand to deter and prevent cyber threats. With a dedicated team on the ground capable of responding to incidents regardless of their complexity, local businesses can operate safely. Group-IB’s products and services will complement nForce's offering and strengthen our market position. As more businesses embark on digital transformations, the demand for cybersecurity continues to rise. In 2023, we anticipate a 15-20% revenue growth from our government and enterprise sector customers in Thailand," said Mr. Nakrop Niamnamtham, CEO of nForce Secure Public Company Limited.

“We are excited to partner with nForce, which has a great reputation in the Thai market and will help us expand our footprint in the region. Group-IB’s Digital Crime Resistance Center and this partnership are significant steps forward in extending our global mission of fighting cybercrime to Thai shores. We believe that together with nForce we will build an incident response team of passionate professionals committed to creating safer cyberspace,” said Dmitry Volkov, CEO of Group-IB.

About nForce     

nForce Secure Public Company Limited  focuses on being a distributor of products that can meet the needs of customers in the field of cybersecurity by offering quality and reputable products in each product category, which can be classified into 4 categories; (1) End Point Security, (2) Network Security, (3) Network Performance and Monitoring and (4)Others, such as Encryption Solution, software related to Authentication and software related to Archiving, etc.

Moreover, there are also services related to the products that the Company is the distributor to facilitate customers who use products such as installation services (Installation) and maintenance service (Maintenance), including consulting services for various problems caused by the use of the system or software that the Company is a distributor and training services for the using of system (Training), etc.

The Company's main customers are System Integrators or SI that act as aggregators of various information technology needs of users directly (End User), design and install various information technology systems by presenting in the form of information technology solutions to meet the needs of users directly in the enterprise. The direct users consist of Government and private sectors. The system and technology integrator contractors will work with product dealers (distributors), who are knowledgeable and specialized in the desired products. The dealer will be responsible for the procurement and delivery of the product to be in accordance with the information technology system that the contractor assembles the design system according to the requirements. The system integrator (SI) who are the Company's main customers are mostly well-known companies and have business potential, making them often those who have been selected to undertake various projects of both public and private organizations

We take pride in being the gateway of security product distribution to Thai market, pipelining trust and success with vendors and partners through value-added services and channel empowerment.

About Group-IB

Group-IB, with its headquarters in Singapore, is one of the leading solutions providers dedicated to detecting and preventing cyberattacks, investigating high-tech crimes, identifying online fraud, and protecting intellectual property. The company’s Threat Intelligence and Research Centers are located in the Middle East (Dubai), Asia-Pacific (Singapore), and Europe (Amsterdam).

Group-IB’s Unified Risk Platform is an ecosystem of solutions that understands each organization’s threat profile and tailors defenses against them in real-time from a single interface. The Unified Risk Platform provides complete coverage of the cyber response chain. Group-IB’s products and services consolidated in Group-IB’s Unified Risk Platform include Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence, Managed XDR, Digital Risk Protection, Fraud Protection, Attack, Surface Management, Business Email Protection, Audit & Consulting, Education & Training, Digital Forensics & Incident Response, Managed Detection & Response, and Cyber Investigations.

Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence system has been named one of the best in its class by Gartner, Forrester, and IDC. Group-IB’s Managed XDR, intended for proactively searching for and protecting against complex and previously unknown cyber threats, has been recognized as one of the market leaders in the Network Detection and Response category by KuppingerCole Analysts AG, the leading European analyst agency, while Group-IB itself has been recognized as a Product Leader and an Innovation Leader.

Gartner has named Group-IB a Representative Vendor in Online Fraud Detection for its Fraud Protection. In addition, Group-IB was granted Frost & Sullivan’s Innovation Excellence award for Digital Risk Protection (DRP), an Al-driven platform for identifying and mitigating digital risks and counteracting brand impersonation attacks, with the company’s patented technologies at its core. Group-IB’s technological leadership and R&D capabilities are built on the company’s 19 years of hands-on experience in cybercrime investigations worldwide and over 70,000 hours of cybersecurity incident response accumulated in our leading DFIR Laboratory, High-Tech Crime Investigations Department, and round-the-clock CERT-GIB.

Group-IB is an active partner in global investigations led by international law enforcement organizations such as Europol and INTERPOL. Group-IB is also a member of the Europol European Cybercrime Centre’s (EC3) Advisory Group on Internet Security, which was created to foster closer cooperation between Europol and its leading non-law enforcement partners.

Group-IB's experience in threat hunting and cyber intelligence has been fused into an ecosystem of highly sophisticated software and hardware solutions designed to monitor, identify, and prevent cyberattacks. Group-IB's mission is to protect its clients in cyberspace every day by creating and leveraging innovative solutions and services.