India, Oct. 7 -- For cybersecurity companies, building a large partner network can look like an easy way to expand reach. Eventus Security India is taking a different approach. The company is strengthening its Global Partner Program around a smaller group of partners that can bring security expertise, customer relationships and service capabilities together.

The focus extends across India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and the United States. Instead of measuring the programme by the number of partners signed, Eventus is putting more weight on how effectively partners can understand customer needs and stay involved beyond deployment.

The programme is aimed at regional partners, system integrators and IT service providers that already h...