# ChannelBuzz.ca

> Cutting through the noise for Canadian VARs and MSPs

## Core Content

- [The Buzz: Blumira launches universal AI security command center, Vistera brings AI professional services to Canadian SMBs, and CrowdStrike warns on ransomware targeting MSPs](https://channelbuzz.ca/2026/08/the-buzz-blumira-launches-universal-ai-security-command-center-vistera-brings-ai-professional-services-to-canadian-smbs-and-crowdstrike-warns-on-ransomware-targeting-msps-47306/): Blumira unveils a universal AI command center for security tools, Vistera launches a Canadian-built professional services platform for SMBs, and CrowdStrike warns that Punk Spider ransomware attacks on MSPs are up 134 percent. Plus ConnectSecure expands M365 security, GTIA warns on AI adoption gaps, and Verizon channel chief Mark Tina departs for Humana.
- [The Buzz: Expel extends MDR to AI attack surface, Huntress warns on autonomous adversaries, and Myriad360 crosses $1 billion](https://channelbuzz.ca/2026/08/the-buzz-expel-extends-mdr-to-ai-attack-surface-huntress-warns-on-autonomous-adversaries-and-myriad360-crosses-1-billion-47282/): Expel launches the first MDR for the full AI attack surface, Huntress CEO Kyle Hanslovan says autonomous AI attacks are already here, and Myriad360 acquires F3 Technology Partners to cross $1 billion in revenue. Plus Nutanix and Halo announce MCP integrations for MSPs, and CRN names its Annual Report Card winners. Here's your Wednesday, August 12 channel briefing.
- [Logging in, not breaking in: Blackpoint Cyber's Wil Santiago on the 2026 threat landscape](https://channelbuzz.ca/2026/08/logging-in-not-breaking-in-blackpoint-cybers-wil-santiago-on-the-2026-threat-landscape-46428/): Wil Santiago, chief security and trust officer at Blackpoint Cyber, joins In The Channel to unpack the company's 2026 Annual Threat Report - and what thousands of real SOC incidents reveal about how attackers are using trusted credentials and IT tools to get inside MSP environments undetected.
- [From order takers to order makers: Sanjib Sahoo on Ingram Micro’s AI revenue intelligence momentum](https://channelbuzz.ca/2026/08/from-order-takers-to-order-makers-sanjib-sahoo-on-ingram-micros-ai-revenue-intelligence-momentum-47251/): Sanjib Sahoo joins the podcast to discuss Ingram Micro's record Q2 results and how the Xvantage platform is moving the channel from 'instinct to intelligence' with the new XI Hub and MCP Server.
- [The Buzz: Schneider Electric brings multi-chemistry UPS to the edge, Ingram Micro connects AI to partner workflows, and D&H expands Dell storage distribution](https://channelbuzz.ca/2026/08/the-buzz-schneider-electric-brings-multi-chemistry-ups-to-the-edge-ingram-micro-connects-ai-to-partner-workflows-and-dh-expands-dell-storage-distribution-47254/): Schneider Electric debuts a multi-chemistry UPS platform for distributed environments, Ingram Micro says hundreds of partners are using its Xvantage Integration Hub and MCP Server, and D&H Distributing picks up Dell's full enterprise storage portfolio in the U.S. and Canada.

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# Last updated: 2026-08-15T22:23:02+00:00