Derek Manky of Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs details some of the emerging types of threats solution providers need to be ready for this year.
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Be prepared for these cyberthreats in 2021
by Guest Poster •
Security
Managed Services, Security
Kaseya adds managed SOC to IT Complete platform with RocketCyber acquisition
by Mark Cox •
RocketCyber, the Dallas-based startup Kaseya has acquired, was custom-built for smaller MSPs serving the SMB market, and will be quickly integrated with the other Kaseya solutions on their platform.
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Protecting the water supply – hacker edition
by ESET Guest Blog •
What can municipalities do to better protect their water supply systems? Cameron Camp of ESET offers some insights.
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Channel Programs, Security
BIO-key remakes channel program to meet needs of new platform approach
by Mark Cox •
BIO-key’s broadening of their offerings, from their initial biometric solutions to a broader range of IAM solutions delivered through a platform, has led them to remake their channel program, to help partners sell the platform.
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US government organizations set for networking and cybersecurity reforms
by Infoblox Guest Blog •
Allen McNaughton of Infoblox offers some thoughts on how public sector entities are reforming their cybersecurity defenses in the face of a changing threat landscape.
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Channel Programs, Security
Cloud-native IAM startup Britive features Optiv in newly launched partner program
by Mark Cox •
Britive has established a partner program designed to enable a select number of partners to build a major business with their technology.
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Operation NightScout: Supply‑chain attack targets online gaming in Asia
by ESET Guest Blog •
ESET researchers uncover a supply-chain attack used in a cyberespionage operation targeting online‑gaming communities in Asia
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Index Engines looks to stimulate partner integrations with CyberSense developers kit
by Mark Cox •
The new kit is a formalization of assistance they had previously provided to partners looking to integrate CyberSense with their own solutions.
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Cloud, Distribution, Security
Blancco extends Carahsoft distribution partnership to AWS Marketplace
by Mark Cox •
Blancco, which has been transitioning to a channel-first model, has added the AWS Marketplace to their distribution relationship with Carahsoft. It will apply in both the U.S. and Canada.
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Cloud, Security
WatchGuard continues expansion of Cloud Platform capabilities
by Mark Cox •
WatchGuard enhances their existing UTM and MFA capabilities on Cloud Platform, while adding ThreatSync’s threat correlation service to the platform, which will have even greater import when Panda’s technology is added to it later this year.
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Barracuda redesigns Email Threat Scanner tool to improve user interface and experience
by Mark Cox •
The Email Threat Scanner has always been an important presales tool for partners, and some new tweaks improve stickiness here as well.
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Trend Micro broadens XDR platform into Trend Micro Vision One
by Mark Cox •
Trend Micro’s old XDR platform is one of three components of the new Vision One, a broader security microservices platform that the company says will be expanded with additional functionality going forward.
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New Year’s Podcast Series: Brian Babineau of Barracuda MSP
by Robert Dutt •
Barracuda MSP SVP and GM Brian Babineau discusses the company’s business in 2020 and its plans for 2021 in this edition of the New Year’s Podcast Series.
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Lucideus rebrands as Safe Security, taking the name of their product as part of move from services to product company
by Mark Cox •
The startup likely best known for the involvement of John Chambers as an investor changes its name from one with potential for controversy to one with absolutely none, and which has the advantage of being the name of their platform.
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Check Point beefs up SMB-focused Quantum Spark gateway portfolio with two new models
by Mark Cox •
The new 1600 and 1800 models both have higher density and throughput than earlier models in the series, and are aimed at the mid and higher levels of the SMB space.
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Data Management, Security
HelpSystems likely to operate Digital Defense as standalone security company
by Mark Cox •
HelpSystems has been aggressive in building out their security portfolio through acquisition over the last couple years, and this has been a common model with other acquisitions.
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Networking, Security, Small Business
Untangle looks to significantly upgrade partner support with state of the art portal
by Mark Cox •
Untangle had been using a portal they built years ago, which used Google Drive for document sharing, but it scaled poorly as their partner base passed the 1000 mark, and as they acquired more partners outside North America.
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Managed Services, Security
ESET revamps B2B security lineup with cloud-based Protect suites
by Robert Dutt •
With a new management console and a series of bundles of its security wares, ESET sees upsell opportunities for solution providers in ESET Protect.
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Networking, Security
Fortinet adds Zero Trust Network Access, SASE capabilities in 7.0 version of FortiOS operating system
by Mark Cox •
While the release has over 300 new features, the ones involving newer technologies like ZTNA, SASE and 5G are most likely to turn heads.
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Networking, Security
Infoblox adds new security capabilities, enhanced integrations to Network Identity Operating System
by Mark Cox •
The addition of DoH and DoT protocol support are important for DNS encryption, with the DoT likely to be especially significant for partners since it has been less used until now and so is less well understood.
