Email

Compliance

 71% of in-house IT builds don’t deliver on time or on budget

November 24, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on  71% of in-house IT builds don’t deliver on time or on budget
Exclaimer’s Build vs Buy Report exposes the hidden costs and productivity drain of DIY IT tools, urging organizations to rethink how they balance control, compliance, and innovation.

Agent

Zendesk deepens Microsoft collaboration with new integrations for Microsoft Agent 365, and Zendesk Agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot

November 21, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zendesk deepens Microsoft collaboration with new integrations for Microsoft Agent 365, and Zendesk Agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot
New integrations bring Zendesk’s AI-driven support directly into Microsoft 365, driving efficiency, security, and control for IT, HR, and Finance teams

Artificial Intelligence

MSP-centric Guardz partners with  Check Point to embed their Harmony Email into the Guardz unified security platform

November 5, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on MSP-centric Guardz partners with  Check Point to embed their Harmony Email into the Guardz unified security platform
The partnership enhances Guardz’s AI-native, unified cybersecurity platform with Check Point’s patented, inline API-based email protection engine, in order to provide MSPs with the industry’s most advanced email security solutions to improve operational efficiency.

Email

Organizations that take more than nine hours to deal with email breaches 79% more likely to be hit by ransomware

October 30, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Organizations that take more than nine hours to deal with email breaches 79% more likely to be hit by ransomware
New research from Barracuda also finds that 78% of respondents experienced an email security breach in the previous 12 months, that smaller companies have the heaviest recovery costs and that the average cost of recovering from a single email security breach exceeds $200,000.

Artificial Intelligence

Barracuda improves AI-powered BarracudaONE Platform for MSPs

October 14, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda improves AI-powered BarracudaONE Platform for MSPs
The updates are purpose-built to help MSPs accelerate threat response across multi-tenant environments, simplify operations and drive scalable growth, and include bulk remediation for email threats, PSA integrations for automated billing and invoicing, and streamlined account management.

Agent

Autonomous AI agents key to Email security startup AegisAI leaving stealth

October 1, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Autonomous AI agents key to Email security startup AegisAI leaving stealth
Cybersecurity startup AegisAI has announced a radical approach to email security as parts of both its public launch and seed funding round, with the premise being the use of autonomous AI agents that eliminate phishing, malware, and business email compromise attacks before they ever reach user inboxes.

Artificial Intelligence

IT service provider Blue Mantis launches midmarket cybersecurity service with GenAI

September 20, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on IT service provider Blue Mantis launches midmarket cybersecurity service with GenAI
Blue Mantis unveils a comprehensive and fully managed cybersecurity service to defend midsized businesses against advanced threats

Data Management

Barracuda Managed XDR beefs up  both Microsoft and Google with Automated Threat Response

September 18, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda Managed XDR beefs up  both Microsoft and Google with Automated Threat Response
Barracuda Managed XDR has had Automated Threat Response added for two major platforms – Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Google Workspace.

Agent

Sublime Security launches Autonomous Detection Engineer, an AI agent that detects threats and improves detection

September 15, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sublime Security launches Autonomous Detection Engineer, an AI agent that detects threats and improves detection
Sublimeʼs Autonomous Detection Engineer [ADE] offers transparent, explainable protection that continuously improves in response to attacker behavior, closing critical gaps.