Year: 2022

Security

IAM market strengthening with password authentication on the rise

March 15, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on IAM market strengthening with password authentication on the rise
A new report sponsored by IAM vendor SecureAuth validates its strategy of moving towards passwordless as the first stage in an IAM strategy, to be backed up by other technologies like MFA, 2FA and SSO.

ESET Sponsored Content

ESET Research webinar: How APT groups have turned Ukraine into a cyber‑battlefield

March 14, 2022 ESET Research Comments Off on ESET Research webinar: How APT groups have turned Ukraine into a cyber‑battlefield
Ukraine has been under cyber-fire for years now – here’s what you should know about various disruptive cyberattacks that have hit the country since 2014

Security

Anti-phishing vendor SlashNext goes after Microsoft market with SlashNext Email Protection for Microsoft 365

March 14, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Anti-phishing vendor SlashNext goes after Microsoft market with SlashNext Email Protection for Microsoft 365
SlashNext sees a major void in the Microsoft 365 anti-phishing market, as neither Microsoft nor general purpose email-protection solution are current with the state of today’s phishing threats.

Barracuda MSP Sponsored Content

Data privacy is a very public challenge

March 11, 2022 Neal Bradbury, Senior Vice President, Barracuda MSP Comments Off on Data privacy is a very public challenge
Privacy regulations and best practices for MSPs, courtesy of Barracuda MSP’s Neal Bradbury.

Channel Programs

Deep focus on Customer Lifecycle Management highlights Mitel strategy under new channel chief

March 11, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Deep focus on Customer Lifecycle Management highlights Mitel strategy under new channel chief
Other priorities include more emphasis on partner business plans, and making it clear to partners how switching to the RingCentral partnership for their UCaaS puts both Mitel and their partners in a stronger position than before.

Distribution

Expansion of Ingram Micro-Okta relationship means green fields for Canadian distribution

March 11, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Expansion of Ingram Micro-Okta relationship means green fields for Canadian distribution
Okta has not worked through distribution in Canada at all before, and the new relationship with Ingram should expand the Canadian partner base significantly, although Ingram, like Okta itself, will be choosy in bringing new partners on board

Cloud

Vcinity launches partnership with Dell to take their hybrid cloud solution to market through Dell’s OEM Engineered Solutions program

March 11, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Vcinity launches partnership with Dell to take their hybrid cloud solution to market through Dell’s OEM Engineered Solutions program
Vcinity offers a unique solution in the marketplace which doesn’t move data to the cloud, but provides the same effect while allowing the data to remain in place.

Distribution

D&H Canada hires David Stephens as Head of Sales as part of continuing ramp-up of Canadian resources

March 10, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H Canada hires David Stephens as Head of Sales as part of continuing ramp-up of Canadian resources
Having both a Head of Sales and a Country Manager in place in Canada at the same time is part of a general surge in resources devoted to Canada as part of D&H’s BFG initiative.

Cloud

Armorblox fully integrates its Natural Language Understanding within its DLP in major upgrade

March 10, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Armorblox fully integrates its Natural Language Understanding within its DLP in major upgrade
Armorblox has expanded its use of Natural Language Understanding from the solution’s core engine to specific business workflows, like preventing data loss in Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Exchange and Google Workspace.

Mobility

Mixed results from Palo Alto Networks survey on remote work in Canada

March 10, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Mixed results from Palo Alto Networks survey on remote work in Canada
This study is the first of several that Palo Alto Networks will be rolling out which cover different areas with data compiled entirely from the Canadian market.