Trend Micro deepens strategic partnering initiatives in intensified Internet of Things strategy

Trend Micro recently made multiple announcements around different elements of their IoT strategy, with a new program that leverages and publicizes Trends vulnerability research to provide IoT device makers with risk assessment services before they go to market being particularly important.

Global Technology Distribution Council gears up for GTDC Summit this week

The GTDC, which articulates the value of distribution to IT vendors, starts its most popular event tomorrow in San Francisco, in the midst of an expansion of their distribution members, and with the massive changes to the market meaning somewhat surprising good news for a very old product category, as well as for smaller VARs.

VMware rolls security into core with vSphere Platinum

VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger at VMworld 2018

LAS VEGAS — Pat Gelsinger does not have a lot nice to say about the state of security. In his VMworld 2018 keynote here, VMware’s CEO called the state of security “broken today” because “the industry got it wrong” in trying to bolt on security, and, as he puts it, “chasing bad.” “We’re spending more,…